Mark Pope to defensive back

[Ziggy]

Wiggins too? lol

 

[AUcane]

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

And he isnt' even the athlete that SS was.

 

[TC@ne]

The feet and fluidity are there, but then again they were there for him at WR too. The mindset just isn’t.

If he can’t go and catch a ball away from his body or break a tackle, how does one expect him to MAKE a tackle?

 

[Page305]

Good news- Avantae Williams back practicing

 

[Hurricane5Champs]

I'm sure he'll end up being the best tackler on the team. Not saying much but in this clown world we're living in, it only makes sense.

 

[SoFlaSmitty]

Harley joining him?

 

[Deleted member 16870]

I’ve been saying this for a while. Him and Wiggins should have moved. But then again why would they have? They were still getting burn with the drops anyway. He has an extra year of eligibility, who knows, maybe he comes back and provides depth. He’s definitely got all the tools to do it

 

[miamicanephins]

Had to check the calender to make sure it's not April 1. It's not, it's just Manny being Manny. He truly is a players corch and best buddy.

 

[MichiCANE]

Hearing Leonard Taylor now working at TE too.

We byke

 

[The Svengali]

I said he was a DB 3 years ago. It’s the best position for him. He could be a very good corner . He moves like a corner and flips his hips like one.

Pope needs to sit out this year and RS…practice at corner this year in practice, abd be ready fully next season as a DB

 

[TRick72]

Clearly part of Manny’s “youth movement” plan

 

[SWFLHurricane]

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.

I watched him in HS....Absolutely electrifying

 

[Bender]

You dont have anything to lose and I dont think Mark is an *******, so I will root for him to make this work. Heck, Troy Brown and Julian Edelman made it work too...

With that being said, we will cover slot receivers with safeties, so...

 

[ddann]

This must be what Manny meant after the game when he said he was gonna get things fixed.

 

[pacusmc]

either some of you guys are too young to remember or just have bad memories
Lol comparing him to shields

 

[CANEMC]

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...

He can get a medical RS somehow and play CB next year...

 

[ssvir]

He can probably RS and come back again next year. Gulp.

 

[CANEMC]

Mallory at DE too...

 

[RVACane]

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...

I feel bad for a bunch of these kids. I’m finding it difficult to laugh at them.

 

[Trav]

Yea fine I guess, but if Clarke and Dunson and Curtis aren't even seeing the field suddenly brand new to the position Pope is going to?