Mark Pope to defensive back

[Gables Canes]

 

[canes1996]

About 4 years too late. Only partially kidding. I know most hate on him, but I’m a sucker for second chance/reinvention stories.

 

[Page305]

........... I ..... Don't know how to feel about this....

Apart of me thinks this is a joke and want to laugh but.... I lowkey respect the move.

And I do remember a while back some of the members here suggested and even predicted this will happen.

 

[zoisgod]

2 games into his senior year Incompetent

 

[Gables Canes]

My take is why did they not make this move during the spring? If it was clear his reps at WR were all but gone, and we are clearly pretty thin at DB, this should've been done 6+ months ago.

 

[Yoyo423]

Sam Shields comes to mind.. he switched from receiver to CB his senior season and made an nfl career out of it..

 

[Allabouttheu95]

Lol at him trying to tackle. Perfect fit for manny’s D

 

[Sabetta]

And just like that our tackling problem is solved

 

[streetja]

A dropped INT is better than a dropped TD. Manny just gets it. I think we're back guys.

 

[CaneBoiFL]

he was afraid of being hit, now he's supposed to like hitting?

 

[DMoney]

Too late but it's the right move.

What do you have to lose?

 

[BigCaneAl]

I’m pulling for him

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Jesus H Christ...instead of dropping passes...he'll be dropping INTs...

 

[CANEMC]

Starting CB over Tyrique.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Sam Shields comes to mind.. he switched from receiver to CB his senior season and made an nfl career out of it..

Pope isn't Shields...even in HS....

 

[mirasuegui]

About 4 years too late. Only partially kidding. I know most hate on him, but I’m a sucker for second chance/reinvention stories.

maybe another Shields ?

 

[CFLCane]

Wont fight for the ball on O. Def cant do it on D.

 

[Page305]

A dropped INT is better than a dropped TD. Manny just gets it. I think we're back guys.

Look on the bright side, he's going to lead the nation in PBUs

 

[HurricaneAce07]

Pope isn't Shields...even in HS....

Yeah I was on campus when Shields showed up and he was a legend for showing up the upperclassman on Greentree. Made some high level 20-22 y/o DBs look silly when he was barely 18. It was the right move for him, can't say if this is the right move for Pope based purely on timing.

 

[Yoyo423]

Pope isn't Shields...even in HS....

just saying that Shields played as a WR for 3 years then switched to CB his senior season (although I think it happened during the spring so he had a full spring/summer/fall of practice).

yeah this is too late for Pope and he's probably too soft for CB as well but just an example that if it's a better natural fit, maybe he can still get into the league based on his combine and then make a career out of it.. if i remember correctly Shields ran a sub 4.4 during the combine...