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Brains said:
Mark Higgs with Alge Crumpler.
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Sir, that’s easily beaten because Higgs was never much of a pass catcher, and Lofton is destined for a record number of 3rd down catches.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you…

Daryl Johnston crossed with Jim Crash Jensen further crossed with Christian Okoye, but solely for a few carries out of the backfield and skin melanin.
 
Problem2 said:
I feel the koolaid running through my veins

inject that **** directly into my veins GIF by MOST EXPENSIVEST
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This off-season news makes me feel like the Ultimate Warrior during one of his vintage promos.

 
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jdg3158 said:
I was at practice today and here are my expanded thoughts. I watched mostly offensive as my son is a QB so I focused on them and the WRs.

1. Trader and Carr are the real deal. WOW is all I have to say - it’s why they are the first words out for me. Those guys are awesome and for freshman beyond impressive. Both should play a ton. With Restrepo and Horton and these 2 I feel we are good. I’m not even thinking of George. Although I did like Ray Ray and he made some nice grabs.

2. Horton is gonna make a lot of plays. He’s matured and has taken the next step. I was very encouraged by his overall demeanor and play. Huge too.

3. Cam is as expected. Confident. Has a cannon and can sling the ball. He has an extremely quick release and uses his hips well. Also his footwork is pretty good. Also lots of confidence. You can just tell he has a good head for this and someone who the guys will rally around.

4. Reece I am so excited by him and his presence. Smart, good arm especially in short area and good footwork. He’s mature and will be good for the locker room. Also more accurate than you might think. I could see him being the starter next year.

5. Jacurri is a freak but his fundamentals are just not great. Someone needs to get his footwork and have him spend the year working on that. He misses throw’s because his feet are not planted or all over the place. He’s a stud athletically but for him to take the next step and become more accurate he needs to really improve mechanically and fundamentally in a few areas. He could be very good but really should learn from Cam and Reese.

6. Emory is a good ball player. Nothing he does is overly impressive and I have to be honest I do not know for the life of me how he throws without laces. It’s weird. But he’s a gamer and you can tell a smart kid and good guy. He’s just not the most athletic or imposing guy and his arm is average at best. He’s every bit 6’4 though.

7. Judd is HUGE. A big big dude and has a rifle. He’s young and was doing like 4th/5th string work so not a ton but he’s a big boy who has the physical look. Just too early to really tell but can sling it. He also needs to improve his footwork. Wasnt the cleanest and you can see because he missed some easy throws if only he planted better.

8. #9 Lofton if he isn’t one of the 10-15 best players already on the team I don’t know. He doesn’t look the eye test like he’s got a little belly and not the biggest but he’s a football player. This kid is the goods and real deal. He just gets it. There are guys that just have the IT factor and know how to play the game and it flows. He’s that guy.

9. Arroyo has his mojo back and you can tell will be a leader. I was very also impressed by Riley and he made a nice grab I saw. I like him a lot.

10. Bain didn’t suit up not sure what that was about. But saw him on the second floor.

11. OL - they are BIG and the new guy bell is a slightly skinner version of Mount McKinnie. Rivers is HUGE. We have to have one of the largest most imposing OLs in the county. The new Bell kid will learn a bunch on leverage and hand placement. He’s a work in progress but you cannot build guys like that.

12. Duke Johnson was working with Citizen and I think he’s close. The kid has a big brace on but give him a little time you can see he’s a well built guy and hopefully he can make it. I was happy to see Duke out there and hear he’s been around the program.

13. Lastly saw a ton of recruits and some big big kids. Now I couldn’t tell who is who but it seemed like a good amount of prospects and excitement. I did see the Bell QB kid.

Overall you can see the difference in player size, ability and confidence. We still have areas to go but I was very encouraged by what I saw. A very different team than the day Mario got here. I think we need a few more big body DTs like Horton who is big compared to JHH. Now are we a top 10 team I dunno. All I know is we are better than where we were and can see us making some strong strides this year as long as we stay healthy.
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Wait why is jacolby being written off? Did i miss something or did i read this wrong
 
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DMoney said:
- One person (football guy) who has been going to practices forever said this is the best we've looked in a decade. "Talent level, character, energy level, physicality." He repeatedly stressed the intangible qualities of the kids while noting the improvement across the board in body types.
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Outside of injuries, this is what I have been looking into the most this spring and offseason. Is Mario able to establish a championship culture that JJ, Howard and Butch did? Supposedly, the competition is at a different level and this staff is very competitive. Inject this with winning (confidence) and look out.
 
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MumbleRap said:
Aye if we keeping it a buck. 2014 team was LOADED with talent but struggled due to coaching. Honestly could be the comparison if team struggles this year 😂
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Mario is amongst the worst game day coaches in the country - Golden was a superior game day coach.

He's good for - 3 wins, so if we have 11/12 win talent punch us in for 8/9 wins.
 
Been a really long time since we had this much talent across the board, a legit well above-average (at absolute worst) quarterback, and continuity with both coordinators who are again, at worst, decent.

Good lines, good QB, good coordinators both in Year 2, good skill talent…..barring injury to Ward you can’t lose more than 2 games with this rooster and schedule and avoid being labeled a flat out donkey as a coach/staff.
 
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jakeman1 said:
Lofton will be the Swiss Army knife.
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it’s going to take an incentive OC to maximize his talents. We’re gonna have to be in more 21 or 12 sets and that’s not what Dawson does. Lining him up at Y and flexing him out or in the backfield out of shotgun in 11 is just gonna tell the defense what’s coming. I’m hopeful but I won’t hold my breath
 
BeachCanes said:
Really wish Mario wasn’t a low IQ game day coach because that guy can recruit his *** off and I do believe he runs a program well. But scheme wise there’s a lot left to be desired.
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My main concern is him continuing to meddle with the offense. Hopefully he gets out of the way and Dawson is allowed to do what he wants but we'll see.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Been a really long time since we had this much talent across the board, a legit well above-average (at absolute worst) quarterback, and continuity with both coordinators who are again, at worst, decent.

Good lines, good QB, good coordinators both in Year 2, good skill talent…..barring injury to Ward you can’t lose more than 2 games with this rooster and schedule and avoid being labeled a flat out donkey as a coach/staff.
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I’d love to see us bring in more size inside on defense.
 
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