Nuggets: Coaches testing Homer at CB and more

Nov 16, 2016

**With the end of the season approaching and the Canes becoming thin at certain spots such as cornerback and offensive line, coaches have been experimenting with a couple of players such as Travis Homer at cornerback. Homer, who has been a special teams ace for the Canes this season, turned heads at running back in fall camp and possesses game-breaking speed. This is not a permanent switch and Homer is still with the running backs primarily, but coaches are keeping their options open for the future. He will most likely stay put at running back because he brings a different skill set than the other Canes backs.

**Another possibility that is being evaluated is Courtel Jenkins moving from defensive tackle to interior offensive lineman. This isn't a move that he is particularly open to making, but it has been tossed around nonetheless.

**Earlier in the season, sources told CanesInSight that Gus Edwards (redshirt junior) was considering a post-grad transfer to Syracuse -- an opportunity for him to get more touches and play close to home. However, with Edwards' increased role in the offense over the past few weeks, Gus looks like he will stick around for another year.

**Evidence Njoku has indicated that his commitment to the Hurricanes is solid, but one program that his trying to make a strong push for him is Tennessee. Former Canes tight ends coach/interim head coach Larry Scott is leading Njoku's recruitment to the Volunteers and head coach Butch Jones is making him a top priority as well, according to a source. Remember, Scott recruited and coached Evidence's brother, David, when he was at Miami. There is also talk that David could bolt for the NFL after this season, which might also affect things. Evidence was on the CanesInSight podcast last week and sounded solid with the Hurricanes coming off of a visit, but this is just something to track.

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JayCane20

Nov 16, 2016

Golsen82 said:
skibbyskibby said:

Njoku would be making a huge mistake leaving early. He's a late round guy right now, but with another year, he could work his way into the 2nd or 3rd round.

I think moving Homer to CB is a mistake too. He's the most physically gifted RB on the roster, and is more physically gifted than the RB's we are recruiting too. If his instincts match his physical abilities and toughness, he could be special.

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Can Homer be our Jabrill Peppers? If he's that athletic i'd love to see him play multiple positions, gotta keep your best players on the field

Idk if Homer ever played defense in high school so there could be a bigger learning curve than Corn Elder had but I'd expect him to be that type of player only in a bigger body. He'd be pretty appealing as a corner going in the draft at 6'1 200 pounds. Very similar to what teams saw in Artie

SA Cane

Nov 16, 2016

Homer to CB makes sense to me if he can play because RBs are going to get crowded

Walton Jr
Yearby Sr
Edwards Sr
Burns Fr
McFarland Fr

Coach brown said we are landing two good backs yesterday plus 2018 has Lingard and Cook

OldhamA

Nov 16, 2016

Jassid82 said:
Homer has everything you would want in a DB. Size, supreme athlete, speed, loves to hit, and has that nasty streak in him that only certain DBs have. Don't blame Rumph for trying to sneak him away from time to time.

The way he runs down the field on STs makes me think he's a defensive player. I'd love to see him at CB next year - we're so thin there.

cane4life254

Nov 16, 2016

I dont wanna see Jenkins switch to o line, i think that core d line is one of our few strengths we have on this team and they should continue to let the develop

JayCane20

Nov 16, 2016

cane4life254 said:
I dont wanna see Jenkins switch to o line, i think that core d line is one of our few strengths we have on this team and they should continue to let the develop

Fines needs to be the one to make the move

01Canes

Nov 16, 2016

WR and DB recruiting continue to look utterly atrocious despite plenty of early playing time to sell to premier talent.

Unacceptable.

theibisrules

Nov 16, 2016

CanesFactory said:
Butch Davis and Larry scott need to worry about half their team quitting after the season, not trying to pull njoku

Freudian slip I think you mean Butch Jones homie

CanesAreAble

Nov 16, 2016

LMAO Pete said Tennessee is recruiting Njoku and everybody starts panicking.

Do you want coveted players or not?

NVA CANE

Nov 16, 2016

Richt should set aside another million, hand it to our official bag man and land us a top 5 recruiting class.

BeachCanes

Nov 16, 2016

CanesAreAble said:
LMAO Pete said Tennessee is recruiting Njoku and everybody starts panicking.

Do you want coveted players or not?

Not saying he's not an athlete or a prospect, but is "coveted" really the word for a guy who has offers by Missouri, Louisville, Tenn. and those ******* schools up north?

DMoney

Nov 16, 2016

Ryan Fines is the guy who should move to OL.

Memnon

Nov 16, 2016

CanesAreAble said:
LMAO Pete said Tennessee is recruiting Njoku and everybody starts panicking.

Do you want coveted players or not?

That's not the issue... Tennessee has been recruiting Evidence for months, that's nothing new.

The problem is, now that David may be going to draft that it could apparently affect whether we can keep him or not...

Nobody's panicking, but it's a problem if Dugans can't keep a kid who should be an absolute lock to us committed & you should know that if Pete is mentioning in the way that he is, then it's a possibility.

The issue is the fact that we shouldn't even have to put up a fight for a 3-star like Evidence when we have literally every single advantage working in our favor.

The fact that Larry Scott can pluck guys from regardless of who they are is completely unacceptable, he can't do that sh*t to any other staff but ours.

This staff hasn't been aggressive enough & teams are absolutely trying to take advantage of it, they smell blood in the water & we can't just act like it's no big deal or we're just going to have a whole bunch of "silent" 4-stars show up & sign at the last minute.

This is Miami, we've seen this movie before... They better step up and start locking this class down.

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Brooklyndee

Nov 16, 2016

skibbyskibby said:
Njoku would be making a huge mistake leaving early. He's a late round guy right now, but with another year, he could work his way into the 2nd or 3rd round.

I think moving Homer to CB is a mistake too. He's the most physically gifted RB on the roster, and is more physically gifted than the RB's we are recruiting too. If his instincts match his physical abilities and toughness, he could be special.

I guess you missed where he said it would only be a temporary move... staff loves Homer at rb

CanesAreAble

Nov 16, 2016

Liberty City El said:
CanesAreAble said:

LMAO Pete said Tennessee is recruiting Njoku and everybody starts panicking.

Do you want coveted players or not?

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That's not the issue... Tennessee has been recruiting Evidence for months, that's nothing new.

The problem is, now that David may be going to draft that it could apparently affect whether we can keep him or not...

Nobody's panicking, but it's a problem if Dugans can't keep a kid who should be an absolute lock to us committed & you should know that if Pete is mentioning in the way that he is, then it's a possibility.

The issue is the fact that we shouldn't even have to put up a fight for a 3-star like Evidence when we have literally evynsingle advantage working in our favor.

The fact that Larry Scott can pluck guys from regardless of who they are is completely unacceptable, he can't do that sh*t to any other staff but ours.

This staff hasn't been aggressive enough & teams are absolutely trying to take advantage of it, they smell blood in the water & we can't just act like it's no big deal or we're just going to have a whole bunch of "silent" 4-star show up & sign at the last minute.

This is Miami, we've seen this movie before... They better step up and start locking this class down.

I'm not sure what Miami is supposed to do here. We can't stop other schools from recruiting kids.

We'll see how it plays out, but I haven't seen any reason to be concerned about him flipping.

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Golsen82

Nov 16, 2016

CanesAreAble said:
Liberty City El said:

CanesAreAble said:

LMAO Pete said Tennessee is recruiting Njoku and everybody starts panicking.

Do you want coveted players or not?

Click to expand...

That's not the issue... Tennessee has been recruiting Evidence for months, that's nothing new.

The problem is, now that David may be going to draft that it could apparently affect whether we can keep him or not...

Nobody's panicking, but it's a problem if Dugans can't keep a kid who should be an absolute lock to us committed & you should know that if Pete is mentioning in the way that he is, then it's a possibility.

The issue is the fact that we shouldn't even have to put up a fight for a 3-star like Evidence when we have literally evynsingle advantage working in our favor.

The fact that Larry Scott can pluck guys from regardless of who they are is completely unacceptable, he can't do that sh*t to any other staff but ours.

This staff hasn't been aggressive enough & teams are absolutely trying to take advantage of it, they smell blood in the water & we can't just act like it's no big deal or we're just going to have a whole bunch of "silent" 4-star show up & sign at the last minute.

This is Miami, we've seen this movie before... They better step up and start locking this class down.

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I'm not sure what Miami is supposed to do here. We can't stop other schools from recruiting kids.

We'll see how it plays out, but I haven't seen any reason to be concerned about him flipping.

and Miami cant control what a kid does, at the end of the day, they'll sign where they want, it's their life

LustNCanes

Nov 16, 2016

Brooklyndee said:
skibbyskibby said:

Njoku would be making a huge mistake leaving early. He's a late round guy right now, but with another year, he could work his way into the 2nd or 3rd round.

I think moving Homer to CB is a mistake too. He's the most physically gifted RB on the roster, and is more physically gifted than the RB's we are recruiting too. If his instincts match his physical abilities and toughness, he could be special.

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I guess you missed where he said it would only be a temporary move... staff loves Homer at rb

Brooklyn, in my line of work, temporary means forever.... LOL...

U Know

Nov 16, 2016

I want to see Homer try out at RB first!

BeastMode

Nov 16, 2016

DMoney said:
Ryan Fines is the guy who should move to OL.

Fines probably won't even be on the roster next year. They at least see Jenkins has some talent and hope to get some production out of him at OL. He is 5th on the DT depth chart