GIVE US CHASE SMITH AT LB

[Dwinstitles]

Who was low key hoping Flagg got the targeting call just to see what we got on the bench?


Also we keep saying let's see the youth and it's funny Flagg is considered the youth of the team lol.

 

[nobeastofburden]

What quarter? I caught the 2nd half and wasn't aware he was out

I think 2nd quarter he went out. Went to the locker room and came back.

 

[Olema24]

Trout looked slow to me wasn't impressed with HS film but obviously he's probably better than Flagg

Troutman might be a bit slow but , he’s definitely a thumper and I believe would be a upgrade over who’s playing now. I don’t understand why our staff is so stubborn with playing time.

 

[dirtyred786]

Great point.

Ive been preaching this for a couple years @waynejr31 . 17 at Mike with Chase and KS would be a good unit and athletic. Steed is a very heady player and isn’t nearly as bad of an athlete as some think. He’s actually pretty good all things considered.

K. Smith needs to move back to safety. He is too small. He gets manhandled by lineman

 

[Dwinstitles]

Troutman might be a bit slow but , he’s definitely a thumper and I believe would be a upgrade over who’s playing now. I don’t understand why our staff is so stubborn with playing time.

Yea I get that....doesn't make any sense. After I saw the Pitt QB run by him I would bench him immediately.

 

[Olema24]

Yea I get that....doesn't make any sense. After I saw the Pitt QB run by him I would bench him immediately.

The thing is if we can see this you know opposing coaching staff see’s it and you’re 100% right it will cost us at least one more game

 

[Trav]

I don't think he is actually

I don't think he was dressed yesterday

 

[twes.305]

Who was low key hoping Flagg got the targeting call just to see what we got on the bench?


Also we keep saying let's see the youth and it's funny Flagg is considered the youth of the team lol.

Me

 

[waynejr31]

To all that may doubt 17’s athleticism, I say go back and look at the games he has played in. Review snap count and look at how many plays he has made versus his snap count. Check the stats and see who leads the team in tackles. He is a high production guy and does things that might not get noticed by the causal football fan but I notice everything he does whether good or bad. I am happy for the wins and hope that they can continue to put it together throughout the season.

 

[RangerGranger]

I honestly couldn’t believe that I saw Ragone on the field.

Thought the same!

 

[RangerGranger]

Chase's athleticism is comparable to James Williams (OK maybe a tad less), who has been an absolute game changer since we got him on the field. Chase was an early enrollee so he should know his assignments at least as well as the rest of the players on defense.

There is something bigger at play.

Manny, being so desperate, not starting him, that says something.

Whole heartedly, Chase Smith not seeing the field with the other freshman is disappointing. Whether that be a coaches decision or if it's it's on Chase.

 

[frostycane]

To all that may doubt 17’s athleticism, I say go back and look at the games he has played in. Review snap count and look at how many plays he has made versus his snap count. Check the stats and see who leads the team in tackles. He is a high production guy and does things that might get not get noticed by the causal football fan but I notice everything he does whether good or bad. I am happy for the wins and hope that they can continue to put it together throughout the season.

Your boy has been good man!
If anything I think guys are commenting that he maybe doesn’t move as well as he used to due to the injuries he’s dealt with.
I commend him for sticking with it! Must’ve been hard to fight through all that!

 

[DancingBear]

Chase will be gone if he does not play.He knows that he is our best linebacker if given a chance.

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

That is all.

He doesn’t know the playbook yet.

That’s probably for the best. The defensive playbook isn’t working.

He played well in spring and flashed in small amounts of pt during the season. I guess we’ll have to wait for injuries to get him on the field , just like everyone else did.

When the first 4 posts are ALL on point.

 

[rok]

With that being said, what’s going on with GB3. Watching try to tackle yesterday was atrocious.

They just opened a Popeyes near campus so it's over for him. He'll be 240 lbs by the spring.

 

[grover]

Who was low key hoping Flagg got the targeting call just to see what we got on the bench?

My brother and I were actually saying exactly that, hoping we'd see Cave out there.

 

[grover]

To all that may doubt 17’s athleticism, I say go back and look at the games he has played in. Review snap count and look at how many plays he has made versus his snap count. Check the stats and see who leads the team in tackles. He is a high production guy and does things that might get not get noticed by the causal football fan but I notice everything he does whether good or bad. I am happy for the wins and hope that they can continue to put it together throughout the season.

Looking better, pops. Looks like he's almost fully back now. I believe he's got another step in him relative to his HS tape. Also, he's going to improve with more reps, as he's struggling with coverage handoffs. Still not quite as instinctual as I know he could be. But when your boy and Keontra are out there, we are a better team.

 

[rok]

Chase Smith was dressed at Pitt but he wasn't on the kickoff team. Did he play?

 

[Sabetta]

I just read that he hasn’t practiced at Will or Mike the entire year! Just striker

 

[nobeastofburden]

That play he made on special teams was a thing of beauty. Dude looked like he was gliding across the field. Attacks forward. One of issues I see on defense, we let ball carriers get to us, little attacking from lb group. He needs to play.