Football question

hoopsaustin said:
X robinson might be the best RB of the group imo. People need to not discount him
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i'm not ready to write off tatum either. he showed outstanding potential last season.
just needs to hold onto the ball. sounds like he's still nursing an injury.
 
daqman said:
i'm not ready to write off tatum either. he showed outstanding potential last season.
just needs to hold onto the ball. sounds like he's still nursing an injury.
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I've rarely heard a player called out more directly by OU media members (including ones who actually know the game) than Tatum for his lack of knowledge of the playbook. It sounds like the guy rarely knew his own assignment. If Ott can't get on the field, it's hard to see Tatum getting much run after missing this much time, unless he has done a 180 in his prep work.

At some point (I would argue it should happen very soon), we need to whittle it down to only playing three guys. The other two should only play if we have injuries or are playing Kent State. IMHO, those three would ideally be Blaylock, X, and Ott. If Ott doesn't figure stuff out, then I guess I could live with Barnes getting a few snaps in specific situations. But trying to play five guys in conference? No thanks.
 
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WichitaSooner said:
I've rarely heard a player called out more directly by OU media members (including ones who actually know the game) more than Tatum for his lack of knowledge of the playbook. It sounds like the guy rarely knew his own assignment. If Ott can't get on the field, it's hard to see Tatum getting much run after missing this much time, unless he has done a 180 in his prep work.

At some point (I would argue it should happen very soon), we need to whittle it down to only playing three guys. The other two should only play if we have injuries or are playing Kent State. IMHO, those three would ideally be Blaylock, X, and Ott. If Ott doesn't figure stuff out, then I guess I could live with Barnes getting a few snaps in specific situations. But trying to play five guys in conference? No thanks.
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at this point i almost expect ott to stop playing .. and take a RS year
 
BoulderSooner said:
at this point i almost expect ott to stop playing .. and take a RS year
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I think that is what is happening with Everett too.

Lost his starting job. Wants to play somewhere next year. Injury excuse to redshirt.

We'll see.
 
WTSooner said:
I think that is what is happening with Everett too.

Lost his starting job. Wants to play somewhere next year. Injury excuse to redshirt.

We'll see.
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Some captain if true

It was telling that everette didn't travel even though other injured players did.
 
BoulderSooner said:
at this point i almost expect ott to stop playing .. and take a RS year
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You might be right but he would really risk whatever chance he has of playing in the NFL if he does that. He is already coming off a lost season due to injury. If he bails on his team and/or isn’t healthy enough, that’s another major red flag. And running backs have such short shelf lives that you’d think he would do whatever he can to avoid having to come back for another season.

I think we’ll know within the next couple weeks if he is going to be a meaningful part of the team. If he hasn’t worked his way into a prominent role before Texas, it’s hard to see it happening unless someone else goes down. Then again, it’s impossible to predict our running back room so who knows.
 
WichitaSooner said:
You might be right but he would really risk whatever chance he has of playing in the NFL if he does that. He is already coming off a lost season due to injury. If he bails on his team and/or isn’t healthy enough, that’s another major red flag. And running backs have such short shelf lives that you’d think he would do whatever he can to avoid having to come back for another season.

I think we’ll know within the next couple weeks if he is going to be a meaningful part of the team. If he hasn’t worked his way into a prominent role before Texas, it’s hard to see it happening unless someone else goes down. Then again, it’s impossible to predict our running back room so who knows.
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if he stays 4 string all year he kills his draft stock AND has to turn pro ..

RS lets him play somewhere else next year and rebuilt his stock
 
WichitaSooner said:
Do you know what the injury is? That could be an issue since it sounds like we basically only have two viable centers on the roster.
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Informed poster on the 247 board said he blew out his knee in practice. I'm hoping "blew out" is an exaggeration since that would be multi-month if true.
 
bearcreekfan said:
Informed poster on the 247 board said he blew out his knee in practice. I'm hoping "blew out" is an exaggeration since that would be multi-month if true.
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Damn, that sucks for him. I know Gabe was annoyed they still had the starter in late in the game Saturday, but it sounds like the only alternative would be to move one of the guards to center. Let's hope Maikkula stays healthy!
 
WichitaSooner said:
Damn, that sucks for him. I know Gabe was annoyed they still had the starter in late in the game Saturday, but it sounds like the only alternative would be to move one of the guards to center. Let's hope Maikkula stays healthy!
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febechi is now the real back up center is maikkula was to get hurt
 
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