Cooper McDonald, 2020 3* LB, Justin (Northwest), TX (Committed)
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We’ll see next year. It depends on the redshirting freshman. He isn’t good, but we will want him back if those guys aren’t markedly better than Sirmon and Tafisi. Luckily, if they make any plays at all and aren’t completely useless, they will be better than Sirmon.FirePete said:
I am glad we did not redshirt WellingtonRoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies. -
I have not completely given up on sirmonRoadDawg55 said:
We’ll see next year. It depends on the redshirting freshman. He isn’t good, but we will want him back if those guys aren’t markedly better than Sirmon and Tafisi. Luckily, if they make any plays at all and aren’t completely useless, they will be better than Sirmon.FirePete said:
I am glad we did not redshirt WellingtonRoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies. -
Yeah. He could still learn to be a college football player. Guys like Kevin King, BBK, and a few others were written off early tooFirePete said:
I have not completely given up on sirmonRoadDawg55 said:
We’ll see next year. It depends on the redshirting freshman. He isn’t good, but we will want him back if those guys aren’t markedly better than Sirmon and Tafisi. Luckily, if they make any plays at all and aren’t completely useless, they will be better than Sirmon.FirePete said:
I am glad we did not redshirt WellingtonRoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies. -
Talking with someone who knows way more football than me & most else hear, said basically that about Wellington. He was good enough athletically to play ok the last couple years when he had BBK or Bierria on the field to tell him what to do.BeerThirty said:
Yep, Wellington just doesn't seem to get it.RoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies. -
It's easy to see. He has all the athleticism to be a top tier linebacker. He was a 4 star RB for a reason. But holy shit can he not diagnose plays, and his tackling has been pedestrian at best. He's a massive disappointment.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Talking with someone who knows way more football than me & most else hear, said basically that about Wellington. He was good enough athletically to play ok the last couple years when he had BBK or Bierria on the field to tell him what to do.BeerThirty said:
Yep, Wellington just doesn't seem to get it.RoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies.
But in the interest of fairness it's worth noting that Manu is in his own tier of bad. Cort Dennison athleticism with Wellington instincts.
I still can't wrap my head around over how destitute of a position group this is six years into a strong regime that has otherwise developed above average to elite units. Fuck, I'd kill just to have Fuimaono and Timu back there. -
Missing Beavers and Eifler big time. Kahlo too. FTGGreenRiverGatorz said:
It's easy to see. He has all the athleticism to be a top tier linebacker. He was a 4 star RB for a reason. But holy shit can he not diagnose plays, and his tackling has been pedestrian at best. He's a massive disappointment.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Talking with someone who knows way more football than me & most else hear, said basically that about Wellington. He was good enough athletically to play ok the last couple years when he had BBK or Bierria on the field to tell him what to do.BeerThirty said:
Yep, Wellington just doesn't seem to get it.RoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies.
But in the interest of fairness it's worth noting that Manu is in his own tier of bad. Cort Dennison athleticism with Wellington instincts.
I still can't wrap my head around over how destitute of a position group this is six years into a strong regime that has otherwise developed above average to elite units. Fuck, I'd kill just to have Fuimaono and Timu back there. -
I have a feeling, based on the pea soup I had for dinner last night, that this kid is going to be a steal and one of the studs of the class. BBK but bigger. Just a hunch
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BBK was always nonsense because he was productive even as a true freshman. Then as a sophomore the defense really didn’t drop at all with Beavers and BBK getting more time.bananasnblondes said:
Yeah. He could still learn to be a college football player. Guys like Kevin King, BBK, and a few others were written off early tooFirePete said:
I have not completely given up on sirmonRoadDawg55 said:
We’ll see next year. It depends on the redshirting freshman. He isn’t good, but we will want him back if those guys aren’t markedly better than Sirmon and Tafisi. Luckily, if they make any plays at all and aren’t completely useless, they will be better than Sirmon.FirePete said:
I am glad we did not redshirt WellingtonRoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies.
King was a great athlete who always tested near the top at the Husky Combines.
I don’t like Sirmon because he has no stand out skill. He has size but is soft, he’s slow, and I have seen nothing to suggest he has good instincts. Most guys that disappoint early but turn into players have something that stands out. Sirmon is out there doing absolutely nothing. He’s not a thumper, he’s not instinctual, and he’s nothing special as an athlete. -
Yep. Dennison was bad. He was still a lot better than Manu. He might have made plays 8 yards down the field, but he at least made tackles. Manu just gets washed up or shook outta his shoes.GreenRiverGatorz said:
It's easy to see. He has all the athleticism to be a top tier linebacker. He was a 4 star RB for a reason. But holy shit can he not diagnose plays, and his tackling has been pedestrian at best. He's a massive disappointment.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Talking with someone who knows way more football than me & most else hear, said basically that about Wellington. He was good enough athletically to play ok the last couple years when he had BBK or Bierria on the field to tell him what to do.BeerThirty said:
Yep, Wellington just doesn't seem to get it.RoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies.
But in the interest of fairness it's worth noting that Manu is in his own tier of bad. Cort Dennison athleticism with Wellington instincts.
I still can't wrap my head around over how destitute of a position group this is six years into a strong regime that has otherwise developed above average to elite units. Fuck, I'd kill just to have Fuimaono and Timu back there. -
BeerThirty said:
Missing Beavers and Eifler big time. Kahlo too. FTGGreenRiverGatorz said:
It's easy to see. He has all the athleticism to be a top tier linebacker. He was a 4 star RB for a reason. But holy shit can he not diagnose plays, and his tackling has been pedestrian at best. He's a massive disappointment.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Talking with someone who knows way more football than me & most else hear, said basically that about Wellington. He was good enough athletically to play ok the last couple years when he had BBK or Bierria on the field to tell him what to do.BeerThirty said:
Yep, Wellington just doesn't seem to get it.RoadDawg55 said:Not saying size isn’t important, but I think speed and instincts come first.
Wellington has very bad instincts and football IQ. The rest of them aren’t athletic enough to make up for their deficiencies.
But in the interest of fairness it's worth noting that Manu is in his own tier of bad. Cort Dennison athleticism with Wellington instincts.
I still can't wrap my head around over how destitute of a position group this is six years into a strong regime that has otherwise developed above average to elite units. Fuck, I'd kill just to have Fuimaono and Timu back there.
