Anyone got an inside on the reasons?
Some reasons seem obvious:
1) All defenses (always) need more big-time athletes at LB.
2) Harris has played so well.
Anything else?
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Anyone got an inside on the reasons?
Some reasons seem obvious:
1) All defenses (always) need more big-time athletes at LB.
2) Harris has played so well.
Anything else?
3)Griffin played LB more in HS and was considered a better prospect at LB.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedRover
4)Our defense requires more LBs than something like a 4-3 Defense. In this defense, LBs who have speed are more valuable than LBs with size.
i think harris and griffen are the same style of backs, basically in a 2 back system they would get the same carries and you would still have a change of pace back.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedRover
griffen was also a stud LB in high school,
We need linebackers who can go sideline to sideline, who have the speed to make plays. Griffin fits that mold.
Sooo what you're saying is that Reggie bush should have put on about 25 pounds and switched to LB? He was king at sideline to sideline!Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginCajun77
BIG PROPS to Griffin
He gave my son (6yrs old) his gloves after the New Orleans bowl. He wore them all that night and woke up the next morning at the hotel and put them on, lol.
I bet they smelled like crap lolQuote:
Originally Posted by trammell
Hey now. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by I_Bleed_RED
Some people never sniff WINNING.
His hit on the fullback in the bowl game shows that this dude can get into position and lay some wood. I like the move
He is a fast big linebacker in the 220 to 230 range. He will be a star.
Reggie Bush didn't play 3 years of LB in high school. And Reggie cant hit like Qyen.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthlandPride
And Qyen can't run the ball like Reggie.Quote:
Originally Posted by I_Bleed_RED
This is about the worst analogy I have ever seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthlandPride
I seem to think he was making a joke because Bush never ran north/south. Thats what I got out of it.
I'm pretty sure his point was that there is more to being a good LB than just speed as evident of the Bush joke. However, maybe he didn't know that Qyen was widely considered a better LB than he was RB in high school and was moved to RB his senior year out of necessity. I like him at RB too as I saw some good things from him this year but if he's that good at LB, I'm fine with the move.Quote:
Originally Posted by TuffGuy84
IMO the ball came out of his hands way too often some fumbles some near fumbles to keep him as a running back. If he was reeling off 50 yard runs you might overlook a back having a hard time hanging onto the ball. I like him at linebacker.Quote:
Originally Posted by zephyr
I like him at Linebacker as well but I don't recall a whole lot of fumbling out of Qyen. I think he had one but did he have an issue with that this year? I don't think that had anything to do with the move anyhow as it had more to do with his abilities to play LB and give us some speed and depth there in the future. I wonder if we will keep Jackson there as well or possibly move him back to RB.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS
One things for sure: This coaching staff believes that these are all football players (or, as they call them on the recruiting trail: "athletes") , and they will put their football players in the best position to make plays. I've never seen a coaching staff that's more creative with the way they use their players and less inclined to lock up a player into a single position in all my life. The way he's used people like McGuire, Griffin, Kelly, and others makes me really excited about what's to come for Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns.
I hear they are very high on the Reed kid out of Dutchtown at RB that red shirted this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedRover
Correct, I think this had a part in their decision to move Qyen as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Big Poppa
...any updates on Montrel Carter?
I think it went something like this...
Hud: Whats wrong QG?
QG: I haven't hit anyone in awhile.
Hud: Would you like to play Linebacker?
QG: Will I get to hit people?
Hud: Every play.
QG: Lets do it.
Montrell redshirted this year so you will see him next year. Hopefully he will help us in the return game but that kid needs to put on some weight. I saw him on the sidelines for the bowl game and he looked like he could get crushed out there, especially on punt returns.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginEsquire06
My two cents on Griffen. I'm thinking he has possibly had a history of concussion problems. This is why I believe many of the bigger schools didn't court him as a RB out of HS. He definitely got knocked out in the Miss./ Ala. All star game. The guy who did it instantly became the most sought after defensive player in the country. As a LB he will be able to give a lot more concussons than he will risk taking. He is also a beast on Special Teams. I'm thinking he was an all state LB as a sophomore before he became all world at RB.
He is a fast linebacker and a less than fast running back. As I recall that was the book on him during recruiting, but HUD gave him a chance and he apparently saw what the recruiters saw.