Brandon Powell question?

[Jassid82]

Franchise, maybe comparing Powell to Dallas wasnt giving the kid much to shoot for but I see cats on here comparing him to DeAnthony Thomas. Now THAT is way off base. DT has that lean muscle and prob will never get caught from behind. A true speed freak. I dont know if I see that kind of speed in BP. Mind you, just because you are not as fast as DT doesnt mean you arent fast. Im just glad he is on our side and Tennessees.

 

[The Franchise]

UM fans are weirdos. That's what's wrong. Alabama signs three 5 star RBs every year, yet if we even think of doing it we gotta switch them all to some other position (even though we are woefully inadequate at RB right now). UM fans love two things: 1. switching players' positions; 2. talking about redshirting players.

And Derrick Henry is probably going to end up being wasted at the position.

Not even looking at positional depth, Cook has incredible potential as a defensive back (as well as RB, obviously), and not considering that potential at a position other than RB would be a foolish thing to do. And when you consider we have Duke/Dallas/Gus on the roster and Yearby/Powell committed, if we were to add a Cook to the class, given our depth at safety and his potential on that side of the ball, considering him playing there is hardly something overly farfetched.

If we sign Yearby and Powell this year, and then one of the top 2 backs in Florida next year, all of a sudden we're really good at the position. So what harm exactly would there be in having an elite athlete on the defensive side of the ball at a position that seems much more thin atm?

Game-changers is what you're looking for if you want to win championships. Cook is a potential homerun hitter at RB. Dallas isn't. You need to move game-changers into positions where you currently have good but not spectacular players if you're looking to win championships. You need to constantly be looking to upgrade your roster to championship level, and our RB position, as it is currently composed, is nowhere near that level.

Safeties can't be game changers? We have terrible safety depth and a huge lack of prospects at the position. Meanwhile, we have a stud in Yearby and a very good player in Powell committed at RB. How would adding an athlete of Cook's caliber at DB not be upgrading the roster to championship level?

First, a great RB impacts a game more than a great Safety. We really have no idea what kind of S that Cook would be. Everyone's pretty sure he'll be nasty at RB. Second, RBs get injured regularly, so you need a ton of depth there. You don't need that kind of depth at S, and we've got a few really nice ones already here. My advice would be to recruit another great S prospect if that's what you're looking for.

I'm a dude who believes in getting as many guys as you can who are electric and can put points on the board. Cook is one of those guys. Look at fsu. They didn't get markedly better overnight because of their defense. They got better because of one game-changer on offense--Jemima.

 

[The Franchise]

Franchise, maybe comparing Powell to Dallas wasnt giving the kid much to shoot for but I see cats on here comparing him to DeAnthony Thomas. Now THAT is way off base. DT has that lean muscle and prob will never get caught from behind. A true speed freak. I dont know if I see that kind of speed in BP. Mind you, just because you are not as fast as DT doesnt mean you arent fast. Im just glad he is on our side and Tennessees.

I don't think he's anything like Thomas. Different skillsets. Different body types.

 

[Deleted User]

He looks like Pacman Jones, physically.