In the past I would have absolutely called for Jones to redshirt but with Hamdan/Lubick fucking right now WR recruiting is on fire and we're stacking elite talent class after class. Saving one year of eligibility for Jones isn't as vital as is once was because now there is actually upper echelon Pac-12 WR talent on the roster. Its more important for him to see the field, acclimate to the speed of the game, and bank reps with Brownsox. With the shitty news that Hunter Bryant will be missing the 2018 season, its even more important that Jones saw time last year and with experience under his belt hopefully he steps up big time.
In the past I would have absolutely called for Jones to redshirt but with Hamdan/Lubick fucking right now WR recruiting is on fire and we're stacking elite talent class after class. Saving one year of eligibility for Jones isn't as vital as is once was because now there is actually upper echelon Pac-12 WR talent on the roster. Its more important for him to see the field, acclimate to the speed of the game, and bank reps with Brownsox. With the shitty news that Hunter Bryant will be missing the 2018 season, its even more important that Jones saw time last year and with experience under his belt hopefully he steps up big time.
Exactly. Maybe he didn't get as many reps as would have been ideal but Jones having experience at the PAC 12 and national level is going to be crucial for the WR this year. Chico returning is great in terms of explosiveness, but lacking at the outside WR positions is not a problem we? want to have. Jones looked college ready to me in his tape (not like Osborne or Spiker, but still). He's a breakout candidate this year and he's probably the best talent at WR Hamdan's been able to really mold yet. I'm cautiously optimistic.
In the past I would have absolutely called for Jones to redshirt but with Hamdan/Lubick fucking right now WR recruiting is on fire and we're stacking elite talent class after class. Saving one year of eligibility for Jones isn't as vital as is once was because now there is actually upper echelon Pac-12 WR talent on the roster. Its more important for him to see the field, acclimate to the speed of the game, and bank reps with Brownsox. With the shitty news that Hunter Bryant will be missing the 2018 season, its even more important that Jones saw time last year and with experience under his belt hopefully he steps up big time.
We'll see about the WR talent. We aren't exactly loaded at WR and while we have signed some nice prospects, they aren't can't miss guys.
Do we have a WR with elite speed? We have a few with size, but none of them have proven to be physically dominant.
I know it takes time with many players, but we had shitty WR's last year and if one of those young guys was truly dynamic, they would have played. Instead, we saw Jones in a bit role.
I don't have a ton of confidence in this group. I hope I'm wrong.
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what did he have, 5 catches all year?
In the past I would have absolutely called for Jones to redshirt but with Hamdan/Lubick fucking right now WR recruiting is on fire and we're stacking elite talent class after class. Saving one year of eligibility for Jones isn't as vital as is once was because now there is actually upper echelon Pac-12 WR talent on the roster. Its more important for him to see the field, acclimate to the speed of the game, and bank reps with Brownsox. With the shitty news that Hunter Bryant will be missing the 2018 season, its even more important that Jones saw time last year and with experience under his belt hopefully he steps up big time.
Do we have a WR with elite speed? We have a few with size, but none of them have proven to be physically dominant.
I know it takes time with many players, but we had shitty WR's last year and if one of those young guys was truly dynamic, they would have played. Instead, we saw Jones in a bit role.
I don't have a ton of confidence in this group. I hope I'm wrong.
If he is as good as we all think he is he is staying 3-4 years max anyway