Bandy on The Pope, JT Money & Harley D

[CANEMC]

* What freshman wide receiver has stood out most to Bandy?

“Oh, Mark Pope definitely,” Bandy said. “He’s fast, he’s quick, he blocks. After practice he talks to me, asks me questions about what he did wrong in practice. I tell him and the next day he comes out and he runs his routes harder and blocks harder.”

* Of Jeff Thomas and Mike Harley, Bandy said, “Those guys are so fast, so twitchy. Off the ball they help me playing the nickel position because I have to go against the quickest, fastest guys on the football field. Going against them in practice, they prepare me for the game.”

 

[reg]

This is the true epitome of iron sharpening iron.

 

[TheSwagger1]

If you're a guy like Bandy, you can't ask for better than working against those 3 guys every single day. He won't see anything that twitchy on game day.

 

[CoachChin]

Pope asking questions shows he's trying to work towards that greatness. Keep pushing yourself Pope!

 

[TXBO]

Pope seems to have what it takes to get to, and stay at the the top of the hierarchy.

 

[Torocane]

We may have the deepest WR position group in the country.

 

[canesplaymaker]

Strange. No news on Hightower so far. I know only a few days but all the other frosh receivers have been getting some praise. I still think he has the biggest impact this year.

 

[brock]

Strange. No news on Hightower so far. I know only a few days but all the other frosh receivers have been getting some praise. I still think he has the biggest impact this year.

He’s been impressive, caught 2 tds passes In team work per Ivins the other day

 

[Colombie]

Strange. No news on Hightower so far. I know only a few days but all the other frosh receivers have been getting some praise. I still think he has the biggest impact this year.

Pope seems to be at another level when it comes to just flying past players one-on-one and getting separation.
Not a knock on Hightower at all because he can fly too. He just may not be as flashy as Pope but he seems like he is going to be a reliable player in the intermediate level routes and (hopefully0 third down and redzone situations.

 

[canesplaymaker]

Hurricanes have a lot of talented WRs competing for playing time. A look at where the group stands

Another article where Hightower is an afterthought.

 

[BeastMode]

Wiggins, Ezzard, Hightower might all see a redshirt. Let them play in 4 games and then give them a shirt if we are that deep at WR.

 

[skillydoo]

Strange. No news on Hightower so far. I know only a few days but all the other frosh receivers have been getting some praise. I still think he has the biggest impact this year.

Seems as though that’s Hightower’s style. Lull you into a false sense of security then bust out on you. The sleeping giant.