I thought he looked good last year rushing the passer but clearly last year didn't mean shit and I'm sure he was aided by having ZTF across the line. Everyone outside of 3 DBs looks like shit though so is it any different. It seems like his plunge down to I think 4-star actually by 247 in the rankings was probably earned.
I've wondered how crowning kids as future Top 10 picks when they're freshmen in high school now would affect their development and of course the one UW lands is the one that seems to have had it have a negative impact on him.
I focused on him towards the end. He didn’t look good to me, but I didn’t watch the whole game.
He needs to be humbled and know he’s not going to be any good unless he works at it. His high school coaches all failed him and he loved and believed the hype.
Cooper McDonald starts over him. 5 star prospects should be making noise by year two.
Like I said at that Woodinville-Kennedy game from 2019... During pre-game warm-ups Smalls struts out to midfield and just stares menacingly at the Woodinville players, and the Woodinville guys didn't seem to pay it any mind.
By halftime, Woodinville was ahead 31-7 and Smalls was JAG.
I completely agree with Roadie, he needs a Come to Jesus Moment badly in order to maximize his above average physical skills
Yep, I remember you posting about it. Kind of like when you watched Sirmon and said he wasn’t very good, the tbsers were a little salty. A five star front 7 player from Washington should be absolutely dominating. Kennedy had a couple other guys on defense that had D-1 offers and a couple FCS kids too. I don’t get how they had such a shitty defense.
I thought Smalls looked okay last year. He belongs, but I don’t see an elite player and never really have.
He’s had 1 offseason of lifting. It took ZTF 3 years to pop. He’ll be fine.
Did Joe T ever pop? I mean dude is a beat now, especially with Vita taking on 3 blockers himself. Give Smalls time
He had 9 sacks in a season with a crazy high pressure rate. Yeah he did.
Not getting to see the 2020 front with ZTF popping, Tryon looking like he looks in the NFL now and Levi was a crime and I'm usually anti-doog and was never huge on Tryon or Levi.
He’s had 1 offseason of lifting. It took ZTF 3 years to pop. He’ll be fine.
Lifting? Seriously? ZTF at least always looked like he could play football. This isn't a athleticism thing, it's a can't play football thing. I don't think he should be close to writing off, but it is far from something that has to do with weight lifting, the guy is already huge.
He’s had 1 offseason of lifting. It took ZTF 3 years to pop. He’ll be fine.
Did Joe T ever pop? I mean dude is a beat now, especially with Vita taking on 3 blockers himself. Give Smalls time
He had 9 sacks in a season with a crazy high pressure rate. Yeah he did.
Not getting to see the 2020 front with ZTF popping, Tryon looking like he looks in the NFL now and Levi was a crime and I'm usually anti-doog and was never huge on Tryon or Levi.
He’s had 1 offseason of lifting. It took ZTF 3 years to pop. He’ll be fine.
Lifting? Seriously? ZTF at least always looked like he could play football. This isn't a athleticism thing, it's a can't play football thing. I don't think he should be close to writing off, but it is far from something that has to do with weight lifting, the guy is already huge.
Watch Utah last year, he was really good. He’s just a little stiff at the moment. I think he’ll be fine. He’s big but he needs to convert that body fat into muscle. He will. For someone so big he wasn't really that physically mature coming in. He looked explosive on that rush early in the game where he killed Blackmon. He flashes here and there which should have been the expectation for this and last year anyways.
He’s way ahead of ZTF and Tryon were in their second year at this point. Just let it play out.
Is he? Not that it's that relevant since both of those guys were projects and nowhere near college ready when they came into the program. The concern with Smalls is that he's already hit his ceiling. But Tryon was flashing by the end of his RS freshman year. If Smalls can have an Apple Cup like he did in 2018 then I'll be a lot more confident about him heading into 2022.
He’s way ahead of ZTF and Tryon were in their second year at this point. Just let it play out.
Is he? Not that it's that relevant since both of those guys were projects and nowhere near college ready when they came into the program. The concern with Smalls is that he's already hit his ceiling. But Tryon was flashing by the end of his RS freshman year. If Smalls can have an Apple Cup like he did in 2018 then I'll be a lot more confident about him heading into 2022.
Did either of them get this many snaps this early as a RS FR?
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We saw ZTF blow up last year, so maybe with some conditioning and coaching, he'll figure things out
I've wondered how crowning kids as future Top 10 picks when they're freshmen in high school now would affect their development and of course the one UW lands is the one that seems to have had it have a negative impact on him.
That said, LIPO.
I'm out of the shit talking Oregon scene. We're their bitch until we're not.
The
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Oh and another strip sack fumble against FSU this year.