2008 Recruiting Wars

[ulforlife]

I noticed that Curry is listed as High Interest in ULM and Low Interest in Louisiana, probably because we are signing Gauthier

[Clutch0364]

_ I say safety... _

Probably so but I love speed at the LB position...Speed Kills and thats one of the things we lack in our front 7.

[Clutch0364]

_ I noticed that Curry is listed as High Interest in ULM and Low Interest in Louisiana, probably because we are signing Gauthier _

He is also still committed to UTEP. Ohh and ULM has a QB committed as well in Morvant from Acadiana

[HoustonCajun]

_ The Cajun staff had Glazer rated higher, I don't know if we are going to trip Gumm. He is more of a nose tackle, we have Ramsey, Adams and now Dean, _

Dean is 6 ft. 280 and runs a 5.3 and is rated as **, whereas Glazer is 6 ft. 3", 285 lbs. and runs a 5.0 and is rated **** and was recruited by Kansas among others. Dean will need to put on more weight to handle 300+ lb. interior linemen and that will only make him slower. Who else was recruiting him? What is the upside to a 6 ft. slow DT? Bustle keeps recruiting huge OL but needs to seriously beef up the defense. Glazer is a great start. And, we seem to have a few DT & DE coming back from last year. But, our DEs are always too light at under 235 lbs. and we never have a pass rush. I thought our #1 priority this year was DL, but so far 80% of our recruits are on offense.

[Clutch0364]

_ Dean is 6 ft. 280 and runs a 5.3 and is rated as **, whereas Glazer is 6 ft. 3", 285 lbs. and runs a 5.0 and is rated **** and was recruited by Kansas among others. Dean will need to put on more weight to handle 300+ lb. interior linemen and that will only make him slower. Who else was recruiting him? What is the upside to a 6 ft. slow DT? Bustle keeps recruiting huge OL but needs to seriously beef up the defense. Glazer is a great start. And, we seem to have a few DT & DE coming back from last year. But, our DEs are always too light at under 235 lbs. and we never have a pass rush. I thought our #1 priority this year was DL, but so far 80% of our recruits are on offense. _

Dean might not have the top end speed but he is explosive....he had i believe 18 sacks this year. He will be a nice NT for us. He just needs to be a rock that is hard to get out of the way. The more blockers that our DT's take up the mroe our DE's and LB's will be able to run around and make plays.

[ulforlife]

He is also still committed to UTEP. Ohh and ULM has a QB committed as well in Morvant from Acadiana

True dat. I would rather have Gauthier than Curry anyway so I'm happy

[Clutch0364]

_ True dat. I would rather have Gauthier than Curry anyway so I'm happy _

I'm greedy I want both lol

[rhineaux]

_ True dat. I would rather have Gauthier than Curry anyway so I'm happy _

Why is that?

[CajunT]

_ Dean is 6 ft. 280 and runs a 5.3 and is rated as **, whereas Glazer is 6 ft. 3", 285 lbs. and runs a 5.0 and is rated **** and was recruited by Kansas among others. Dean will need to put on more weight to handle 300+ lb. interior linemen and that will only make him slower. Who else was recruiting him? What is the upside to a 6 ft. slow DT? Bustle keeps recruiting huge OL but needs to seriously beef up the defense. Glazer is a great start. And, we seem to have a few DT & DE coming back from last year. But, our DEs are always too light at under 235 lbs. and we never have a pass rush. I thought our #1 priority this year was DL, but so far 80% of our recruits are on offense. _

Dean actually ran a 4.8 or 4.9, so he is quicker then those pre-season times. The kid had 18 sacks this past season, that would lead you to believe that he is quicker then 5.3. There is a kid that was about the same size as Dean,and he signed with an out of state program last year. He was listed at 6-0, 290, but was really about 5-11,290. No state program offered this kid,not even the Cajuns. Guess what, he started his freshman this year at Arizona State, his name is Jonathan English. It depends on what you are asking from a three Tech DT, but Dean has plenty of pontential to play that position. Don't get caught up in size, if the athlete has potential. Don't forget that one of the best DT's in Sun Belt history was Brandon Kennedy from North Texas. He was about 5-10,330 lbs. We need kids that can play, Dean has that potential.

[CajunAmos]

I've never been too worried about the 40 yard dash time of an interior defensive lineman. I don't expect them to run more than 10 yards forward or side to side in 98% of the plays. A better question would be if he's quick off the line, how well does he shed blocks, and can he hold his position when he's double teamed to clog up the running lanes.

[rhineaux]

_ I've never been too worried about the 40 yard dash time of an interior defensive lineman. I don't expect them to run more than 10 yards forward or side to side in 98% of the plays. A better question would be if he's quick off the line, how well does he shed blocks, and can he hold his position when he's double teamed to clog up the running lanes. _

Has anyone ever seen Big Fat Sam Adams? My fat ass could probably run the 100 yd dash faster than he could run the 40 and he's been able to make millions because he could do the things Amos is talking about, namely fire off the ball, shed blocks, clog running lanes, etc. Its not like we're going to be counting on these guys to be covering kickoffs or anything.

[Zeebart21]

Has anyone ever seen Big Fat Sam Adams? My fat ass could probably run the 100 yd dash faster than he could run the 40 and he's been able to make millions because he could do the things Amos is talking about, namely fire off the ball, shed blocks, clog running lanes, etc. Its not like we're going to be counting on these guys to be covering kickoffs or anything.

If my memory serves... In the story on Cajun Redzone, his coach did say he covered kicks...was always in the mix when the tackle was made. The kid will do a great job.

Z