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I'm laughing that posters on here think Dorsett and Perryman were maximized here.
Dorsett had 36 catches this year. We had probably the fastest guy in college football and he got the ball less then 3 times a game.
Perryman had 9.5 TFL this year. For comparison Sean Spence had 17 his Jr year and 14 his Sr year.
This is spot on. Dorsett was leading the country in yards per reception throughout the entire season, and yet, we weren't able to find a way to get the ball to him more, especially because we didn't really have another WR step up as a 2nd guy. There should have been a way to get him the ball another couple times a game in areas of the field where he could catch the ball on the run and use his speed to create big plays (and not just on deep balls over the top).
Perryman showed the ability to be a disruptive force in the running game and on blitzes when we gave him the rare opportunity to really come down hill and make plays behind the line. However, based on our garbage, passive defensive scheme, he was frequently lining up 7+ yards behind the DL, making it almost impossible for him to get TFLs. Add in the fact that he was playing behind mediocre DTs and it's pretty remarkable he was able to have the success he was able to have.
To suggest that either of these guys were developed as they should have been is silly. These guys obviously had more success in college than Chick, who was misused worse than almost anyone on the entire team, but both guys still could have had even more impact, especially this year.