Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Texas must fix this or else...)
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Unlike you, I don't pretend to be smarter than I really am. I don't have a clue how many of them will be drafted.
Herman’s approach seems to be telling the recruits just how hard he expects them to work to be the best they can be.
He is emphasizing good character, which to me includes good work ethic on and off the field.
I think he expects his recruits to develop at a rate higher than the average.
We will see in a couple of years.
He is emphasizing good character, which to me includes good work ethic on and off the field.
I think he expects his recruits to develop at a rate higher than the average.
We will see in a couple of years.
Only if he starts (meaning Dak is hurt) and leads the Cowboys to the Super Bowl does Dalton get $7 mil. Think that's going to happen? If he gets $7 mil the Cowboys will be glad to write him that check as they bring the SB trophy home. If Dak starts as he has the last 4 years Dalton gets $3 mil. Only gets $7 mil if he wins the Super Bowl. Seriously.
He'll make a lot closer to $3 mil than $7 mil. Rush was set to make $2.1 mil riding the pine.
Also, in 4 years Dak has never missed a start.
Minus extraordinary circumstances (to put it mildly), moving from Rush to Dalton as backup QB most likely costs Dallas $900k. Well worth it as Dalton has a winning record and has won 70 games as an NFL starter. Check it out, Ketch. Good deal for Cowboys.
https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news...n-must-win-super-bowl-to-get-7-million-dallas
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I think they all claim they want kids with good character.
More than anything, they want bad ass dudes on the field. If they have passable character.... cool.
Had that answer for you pegged even before you answered. And it's right on target. In pretty much any year when Texas is humming it can pretty much land a top 10 class w/o breaking a sweat. For the loaded '21 class we probably don't even need to get out of bed. The problem is there's a HUGE difference between a top 10 class and a top 5 as you've pointed out for years.
I think he's a lesser prospect. Doesn't mean he can't have a great year. But right now if you are looking a top 10 QBs projected for next year's draft, he seems to be consistently in the back half of those lists.
From '17-'20 classes, here are the total number of 6.1/6.0 guys signed by each school:
Bama - 29
tOSU - 31
UGA - 34
LSU - 17
Clemson -22
TX - 11
Agree. And probably middle to late Day 3. IMO, he's not really close to even 4th rounder right now.
Perhaps you didn't mean to completely disregard what Brennan has done thus far, but he had 32 catches for 522 yds at a 16 yd/catch clip with 6 TDs. It's not like he's been sitting on the pot not doing anything for 2 seasons.
No doubt. I think if you looked at the roster, I'm not sure there's a player who fits their position better as a true NFL prospect than Eagles. Obviously an argument can be made about Cosmi. But Eagles has everything the NFL is looking for in a wideout. If Eagles had put up numbers like he did here in a backup role at, let's say, 'Bama, then NFL draft folks would be talking about how he's the next in line and projecting him as a Day 1/Early Day 2 prospect.
I know they all say that but our recruits give the impression that they really are thoughtful and respectful.
Do you not get that impression?
Herman has pointed out that he has passed on a few that didn’t fit.
It's the stat that tells you everything.From '17-'20 classes, here are the total number of 6.1/6.0 guys signed by each school:
Bama - 29
tOSU - 31
UGA - 34
LSU - 17
Clemson -22
TX - 11
He's had some production, but he's not getting drafted very high based on what he's done so far. If he doesn't end up a top 3 round draft choice I would think he would be disappointed. I would think 2 more years of similar production would not be enough to elevate his draft status very much. You disagree?
Of course I don't disagree. However, I also don't expect him to be a backup for 2 more seasons. You disagree?
No. Hence my original post. It's one thing for a young player to show potential, it's quite another for them to step up and fulfill their destiny. I think Duvernay is a perfect example of that. If Eagles can have the type of improvement Duvernay had he should be a first rounder in a couple of years.
He had one of the best second seasons in the history of the program. He projects moving. forward as a huge player.
My question for you was, do you think he is actually doing this? I get the impression that Such thinks he is.
Hey, I was picking him as one of the guys that would get drafted high vs what's happened historically. He still has work to do though.
I mean I think he thinks he is in some capacity. I don't know if I believe in the romance of it all.
I think my point is the phrasing of "sh*t or get off the pot" is a knock on a player that in this case isn't really warranted. The ironic thing is in year 2, Duvernay had 9 catches for 124 yds and zero TDs. So 2 years in, Eagles is on a significantly better trend than Duve was.
