@Dick Ash was in attendance yesterday and brings you his news, notes and observations: https://marshall.rivals.com/news/practice-report-3-27-18
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I know, we only landed one legit 3-star DT in the class that was only the 7th highest rated recruit in a highly rated class.I freaking called it that Harris and Smith wont be back.
Piss Poor recruiting this off-season at the DT position.
I agree that it is strange that Hames lost weight, but we do have 3 scholarship DTs over 280 and Charkie Johnson is some extra butter on his biscuits away from being over 280 as well. The Martinsburg kid that is very good was offered and he chose WVU while the other one wasn't quite good enough to get an offer. The shot at the coaches is stupid as Price is a solid coach and Brown was a good OLB/DE Coach at VT for 5 years. we will be fine in 2018, but we likely need a JUCO in the 2019 class or a top class 2018 NQ over the summer.Either way, we only have 1 scholarship DT over 280 pounds. That is pathetic. And we let the Ratliff kid walk away and ignored the 2 Martinsburg kids.
Hames coming in at 252 pounds? Did he have mono or something the last 3 months?
The lack of solid depth recruiting along the Dline is pathetic but then again we have 2 Dline coaches who have never sent a player to the NFL so it will be difficult to get any good DL to take us serious.
I agree that it is strange that Hames lost weight, but we do have 3 scholarship DTs over 280 and Charkie Johnson is some extra butter on his biscuits away from being over 280 as well. The Martinsburg kid that is very good was offered and he chose WVU while the other one wasn't quite good enough to get an offer. The shot at the coaches is stupid as Price is a solid coach and Brown was a good OLB/DE Coach at VT for 5 years. we will be fine in 2018, but we likely need a JUCO in the 2019 class or a top class 2018 NQ over the summer.
things are relative, the best (imo) 3 in the NFL weighs 280# (Aaron Donald)With our 250 3 tech DT?
No, on the Spring roster he is listed at 6-5/279.Charkie weighed in at 258
things are relative, the best (imo) 3 in the NFL weighs 280# (Aaron Donald)
but you were talking weight.Hames couldnt hold Donald jock please
but you were talking weight.
Donald was a beast at Pitt also
Hames is a DE forced to play DT because piss poor recruiting on the DL
I don't get why you think it's so piss poor? Some people act like teams jammed it down our throat last year and that's simply not true.
Maybe your concerns aren't the same concerns of the coaches and we know that they know far more about the game and team than anyone on here. We landed a 3-star DT in the recruiting class and I would almost guarantee that we get another as a future before the summer is over.Like Basketball, I wont be convinced until I see the recruiting to match my concerns.
Maybe your concerns aren't the same concerns of the coaches and we know that they know far more about the game and team than anyone on here. We landed a 3-star DT in the recruiting class and I would almost guarantee that we get another as a future before the summer is over.
Not really. Morgan has the frame to get into the 290+ range as a 3-Tech and is skinny at 6-4/242. We don't want fat asses with lesser talent by the way.Another Undersized DT
Not really. Morgan has the frame to get into the 290+ range as a 3-Tech and is skinny at 6-4/242. We don't want fat asses with lesser talent by the way.
You must be thinking of someone else. As for fat kids, the big problem is that a percentage of them stay that way as that were fat for a reason in the first place. I don't have anything against overweight players, it will work if you can get them to be disciplined in their eating, but they are a big risk. With Morgan, even if he doesn't get into the 280+ range, he still has the ability/technique to be a very good player at DE.Yea because after 3 years, Hames has really gained that 40 pounds to his frame. The current S&C staff havent really been great at adding muscle weight to our players.
I would rather take a Fat kid who has athletic ability and reshape his body vs. taking an undersized kid and hope he gains the 40+ pounds.
And speaking of fat asses. You didnt want the Cowart kid from Brooklyn that ended up at ODU and became their best interior DLineman.
of course being the best interior d lineman for odu is kinda like having the best teeth at a wvu game
Who didn’t? 2016 was an aberration. Living in the 757 i can tell you, ODU should really be referred to as OdU because they underperform so much on defense. And Bobby Wilder’s seat is getting warmer and warmer. Mainly because of recruiting and lackluster strength & conditioning.Torched us in 2016