Anez Cooper's Transformation

[TOcane]

Good job feld?

 

[TriStarCane]

I wish they would’ve pushed this kid into the DL.

He would’ve been a straight killer there.

I agree but prob never a shot with Mario and Alex once they saw this guys feet and lateral movement. This guy is their wet dream of a prospect

 

[LuCane]

I agree but prob never a shot with Mario and Alex once they saw this guys feet and lateral movement. This guy is their wet dream of a prospect

And, wait till everyone gets to see Tinsler.

 

[bdcane4eva]

literally looks like a completely different guy...
props to the kid, that can't have been easy...

 

[TriStarCane]

And, wait till everyone gets to see Tinsler.

Pull, baby, pull. They are going to maul people at multiple levels. GT pulls with Cooper and Mauigoa? I’d make a business decision

 

[lindend]

 

[Home Slice]

Radical change since enrolling last year

Great for his football career, but also great for his health in general! Looks good. Hoping he has a great season and a phenomenal career for Us! Go Canes

 

[AtlAtty]

The 2 issues for the Oline seem to be;
1. Can Rivers actually play well at tackle? It is clear the coaches love him but he was not great in the spring game
2. Depth. We know Samson can play, but who else do we have as reliable backups at any position?

 

[TriStarCane]

The 2 issue for the Oline seem to be;
1. Can Rivers actually play well at tackle? It is clear the coaches love him but he was not great in the spring game
2. Depth. We know Samson can play, but who else do we have as reliable backups at any position?

I want Samson to take LT, personally. We aren’t winning a championship this year anyway so give him the reps. Rivers can be the swing guy. Maybe a McCoy or Kinsler can break through for an IOL guy as our 7th. Not counting on Zion.

 

[GrozDozer]

There will be alot of "How did Bama and Auburn let him get out of the state??" comments by the announcers over the next 2 years. This guy looks like he will be a stud. And to think idiots like me wanted him at DT! Lol.

Pretty sure as recently as last week people were still wondering if he could play DT

 

[Ghandi]

I thought he resisted the move?

TBH, we need IOL as much as we need DTs, maybe even more so. He's a starter at OG. I doubt he would have started ahead of Taylor, Deen and JHH

Have you seen how that kid was getting substantial push as a TFr against ACC opponents?

He’s not going to collapse the pocket…but you’re not going to run in his vicinity either.

 

[AtlAtty]

I want Samson to take LT, personally. We aren’t winning a championship this year anyway so give him the reps. Rivers can be the swing guy. Maybe a McCoy or Kinsler can break through for an IOL guy as our 7th. Not counting on Zion.

I agree with you on Samson. And frankly this will probably happen because Rivers has cross trained at all the positions so he is the 1st backup guard and center and will be the first sub which will mean Samson steps in at tackle.

Realistically I think a team needs 8 Oline to have a successful season with a backup at each position. If any team has to play its 9th or 10th lineman, that team is in trouble, even if it is Bama or UGA.

 

[skeeter]

The 2 issues for the Oline seem to be;
1. Can Rivers actually play well at tackle? It is clear the coaches love him but he was not great in the spring game
2. Depth. We know Samson can play, but who else do we have as reliable backups at any position?

Yup LT
Interior Depth

The two questions…Looks strong otherwise.

 

[Ghandi]

Pretty sure as recently as last week people were still wondering if he could play DT

I just did it in this thread…haha

 

[ben]

Radical change since enrolling last year

he's lost so much weight, his "pressure" shirt now reads "relief"

 

[wnycanesfan]

Pretty sure as recently as last week people were still wondering if he could play DT

Last week there are posts in this thread.

 

[JHallCanes]

This guy's the man. Loved him as a prospect. And, has done nothing but exceed his expectations through actual play. A handful of occasions last year, while still likely very out of shape, he'd simply wash out one side of the DL.

I don’t want to get into too much hype and hyperbole but he was also doing it on the right side which has been frankly abysmal for us

I can’t remember the last time I saw a freshman doing what he did on a few plays last year

 

[TheOriginalCane]

This a Cortez Kennedy level of transformation in body. Tez turned into a 1st round pick and, for my money, in the same conversation as Brown, Sapp, Maryland and Wilfork.

Or was it Russell Maryland who lost all the Weight? @SWFLCane help me out.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

It was Russell Maryland. Overweight kid from a Chicago high school who was only identified and recruited after another kid at his HS stiffed us.

While Tez transferred to UM from a Mississippi JuCo and may have not been in the best shape in HS, I don't think he arrived at UM in terrible condition.

 

[HurricanesR1]

Anez Cooper is the complete opposite of Navaughn Donaldson, which is a good thing.

 

[JD08]

It was Russell Maryland. Overweight kid from a Chicago high school who was only identified and recruited after another kid at his HS stiffed us.

While Tez transferred to UM from a Mississippi JuCo and may have not been in the best shape in HS, I don't think he arrived at UM in terrible condition.

I seem to recall a story about someone helping Cortez Kennedy with conditioning.