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<blockquote data-quote="TromboneJacket" data-source="post: 861133" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>I suppose it depends on what the threshold is for those “Top 8” players. And what it means for the opposing coach to have to plan around them. I’ll put Sims on the list (even though the opposing DC will always be scheming around the QB no matter how good or bad he is) because of his athleticism and arm strength. One of our issues has been that we have a number of guys who, on paper, look like they could be those dominant players, but we haven’t had guys producing like that for the most part.</p><p></p><p>In no particular order, let me see if I can come up with 8 guys:</p><p></p><p>1. Jeff Sims QB</p><p>2. Dontae Smith RB (I think he’s earned the attention of our opponents)</p><p>3. Jordan Domineck EDGE (he plays great when he’s asked to play his natural position)</p><p>4. Jared Ivey DE</p><p>5. Charlie Thomas LB</p><p>And this is where it starts getting iffy. </p><p>6. Ace Eley LB (he’s played well, but I don’t know whether we can say he needs to be schemed around. It’s tricky judging LBs who aren’t All-Conference or obvious early draft picks)</p><p>7. Leo Blackburn WR (Going entirely off potential with this one, which is part of the problem I mentioned)</p><p>8. Zeek Biggers DT (Another based on potential)</p><p></p><p>On another note, is it just me or have we been snakebit with WRs? Brown looked pretty dominant in 2019 and then basically disappeared the following year before transferring. Bryce Gowdy looked really promising and was highly rated, and then his tragedy happened before he got to campus. Then Leo Blackburn looked promising and apparently was really balling out in practices, and then he gets a season-ending injury right before the season starts. Any one of them or even all of them could have been these types of dominant players, and if things had shaken out differently we could have had all three on the field last year balling out and excited to get even better this year, but instead we got none of them on the field last year, and only one of them is currently on campus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TromboneJacket, post: 861133, member: 2580"] I suppose it depends on what the threshold is for those “Top 8” players. And what it means for the opposing coach to have to plan around them. I’ll put Sims on the list (even though the opposing DC will always be scheming around the QB no matter how good or bad he is) because of his athleticism and arm strength. One of our issues has been that we have a number of guys who, on paper, look like they could be those dominant players, but we haven’t had guys producing like that for the most part. In no particular order, let me see if I can come up with 8 guys: 1. Jeff Sims QB 2. Dontae Smith RB (I think he’s earned the attention of our opponents) 3. Jordan Domineck EDGE (he plays great when he’s asked to play his natural position) 4. Jared Ivey DE 5. Charlie Thomas LB And this is where it starts getting iffy. 6. Ace Eley LB (he’s played well, but I don’t know whether we can say he needs to be schemed around. It’s tricky judging LBs who aren’t All-Conference or obvious early draft picks) 7. Leo Blackburn WR (Going entirely off potential with this one, which is part of the problem I mentioned) 8. Zeek Biggers DT (Another based on potential) On another note, is it just me or have we been snakebit with WRs? Brown looked pretty dominant in 2019 and then basically disappeared the following year before transferring. Bryce Gowdy looked really promising and was highly rated, and then his tragedy happened before he got to campus. Then Leo Blackburn looked promising and apparently was really balling out in practices, and then he gets a season-ending injury right before the season starts. Any one of them or even all of them could have been these types of dominant players, and if things had shaken out differently we could have had all three on the field last year balling out and excited to get even better this year, but instead we got none of them on the field last year, and only one of them is currently on campus. [/QUOTE]
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