Marcus Wright (parade all american)

00Burdell said:
True but there is a simple equation that will reveal the accuracy of a recruit's rating/ranking given by any given media outlet or scouting service:

A = Recruit is committed to Tech (True or False)
B = Recruit is highly rated (True or False)

If A and B are equal (both TRUE or both FALSE) then the rating/assessment of the recruit is, in fact, correct.

If A and B are not equal, the writer or scout is a knucklehead just trying to pander to some football factory's fan base to sell subscriptions and, in fact, knows nothing of football.

Glad I was able to clear that up.
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Thanks for clearing that up! :biggthumpup:
 
I just went and watched his highlights on Rivals again and this kid can run with some surprising power. I saw several times when the tackler had him and he just ran right out of it. He also has great vision. He slows down and waits for blockers (that is if he doesn't totally outrun the guy with the angle :biggthumpup:). This kid is going to be fun to watch as a "cog in the machine."
 
I love that article. The author and 6 of the 7 coaches interviewed thought Wright was better, and the only one who didn't was the Mix-a-Lot of RB coaches (he likes big backs and he cannot lie).

Wright is Noel Devine's athletic equal, but Wright is a good student from a good home who sought much less publicity.

Told a couple of non-GT buddies that that and they were very skeptical -- until they watched the highlight videos side by side and read his numbers and accomplishments. Then they completely agreed.
 
GoldenTornado said:
I love that article. The author and 6 of the 7 coaches interviewed thought Wright was better, and the only one who didn't was the Mix-a-Lot of RB coaches (he likes big backs and he cannot lie).

Wright is Noel Devine's athletic equal, but Wright is a good student from a good home who sought much less publicity.

Told a couple of non-GT buddies that that and they were very skeptical -- until they watched the highlight videos side by side and read his numbers and accomplishments. Then they completely agreed.
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It should be noted that they were talking about what Wright did as a JUNIOR.

As a senior, he exceeded everything he did as a junior.

Also, his total HS stats as a running back (over 7000 yards rushing) were accomplished in 2 and a half seasons.....he switched from DB in the middle of his sophomore year.
 
ElTechelero said:
Great thing is all Wright really has to do is fit in as a cog in the machine at GT. His strengths match the slotback position's strengths perfectly, so he should be a great addition.

Anything else like returning kicks is bonus.

Gone are the days when our offense relies exclusively on one back like we did T. Choice this past year.

Only other existing slotbacks are the Jamal & Tyler Evans, and Roddy Jones. Possibly Earls gets some looks, and Dwyer's got the speed to play the position as well if he doesn't win the B-back spot.

Peeples & Wright had best be ready!
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Hey El Techo...use A back or B back...this is the CPJ era. Learn the Lingo
 
FatJacket said:
Hey El Techo...use A back or B back...this is the CPJ era. Learn the Lingo
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LOL, I will try to get with the program!

What is funny is I've noticed many people confusing their A's and B's. Hopefully our fan base will eventually will eventually figure it out:laugher:.
 
If you want to get really pumped up about Wright, go to the XXL video section on CSTV.com, select the navy channel, "past games", then "all dates".

You will be able to watch several of last year's navy games for free (and can fast forward thru commercials & when the other team has the ball).

This way you won't have any difficulty imagining where Wright, Peeples, or Richard Watson are going to play.

Then, just for fun, imagine Navy's offense if they could actually throw the ball even moderately better. Also picture it without all the midgets (no disrespect intended, but those guys are undersized). Also with faster players.

Folks, that will be the reality at GT.

The other thing watching those games will do for you is make you respect those NAVY kids. If you put their hearts and minds in bigger, better athletes, they would not lose a game.
 
Leatherjacket said:
It should be noted that they were talking about what Wright did as a JUNIOR.

As a senior, he exceeded everything he did as a junior.
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Agreed, his overall numbers were far more impressive as a senior.

Somewhere I saw his game by game stats and he seems to have come on really strong midway through his junior year, which carried over into the playoffs.

The fact that he was Texas 5A OPOY probably hints at how SA area coaches felt about him in his senior year. :biggthumpup:

It'll be interesting to see how he does in this year's track season.
 
Wreck02 said:
How in the world does the Texas 5-A Offensive POY have 3,000+ yds, make Parade All-America team and only be a 3 Star? This proves to me that prospect rankings on these websites do not measure talent but how the player measures up in a traditional Pro offense.
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Charlie Ward won the Heisman and didn't get drafted. The world is full of folks that did great things but failed at the next level, simply because the things necessary to succeed at the next level aren't important to today's results.

Now, I certainly think we've gotten a good kid here, considering his past production and speed. I'm just saying that past performance does not guarantee future results, so you should expect star rankings to totally correlate with production or post-season awards.

Certainly, every school is recruiting for their system, and different systems require different types of players. Probably 90-95% schools feature a pro-style offense, so that's what kids are going to get evaluated against, not their ability to flourish in an option offense.
 
well, the charlie ward comment is kind of way out of place here as everyone knew he would go to the NBA, so that is why he was not drafted... not a good analogy
 
Okay, then, what about Gino Torretta (7th round pick), Eric Crouch (3rd round--but as a WR, not a QB), Ty Detmer (9th round)--all Heisman winners, who were deemed not great NFL'ers.
 
midatlantech said:
RB is a whole lot easier to predict a player then QB or K.
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Hmmm three heismann winning QBs who werent all star pro material...maybe we should listen to this midatlantech...

A heismann winning RB would be more material. Or a Texas 5A OPTY RB who washed out. Our own Jimmy Dixon had a lot of yards in Texas in high school and far fewer yards as a Yellow Jacket. It's possible Marcus' career looks more like Jimmy's than Tashard's.

However, I predict barring injuries, that he'll set the standard for a-back.
 
GTCrew said:
Hmmm three heismann winning QBs who werent all star pro material...maybe we should listen to this midatlantech...

A heismann winning RB would be more material. Or a Texas 5A OPTY RB who washed out. Our own Jimmy Dixon had a lot of yards in Texas in high school and far fewer yards as a Yellow Jacket. It's possible Marcus' career looks more like Jimmy's than Tashard's.

However, I predict barring injuries, that he'll set the standard for a-back.
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How about Ron Dayne? He didn't exactly light it on fire in the pro ranks. Or Joe Hamilton, second in the voting and never started a pro game. Jimmy Dixon is the big one for us that I remembered, too.
 
Heisman flops as RB--Rashaan Salaam and could argue Archie Griffin as well (he was a good NFL player, but not 2-time Heisman good). But QB is more hit or miss compared to RB
 
TechPhi97 said:
How about Ron Dayne? He didn't exactly light it on fire in the pro ranks. Or Joe Hamilton, second in the voting and never started a pro game. Jimmy Dixon is the big one for us that I remembered, too.
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With a lot of the QBs that won the Heisman, I think you could argue that no pro team had an offense that took advantage of their specific talents. Joe Hamilton was a great option/spread/Freidgen thingy QB. Eric Crouch was an outstanding option QB. They had a lot of success running an offense in the college ranks that no one used in the pros. Also, with the RBs who won the Heisman, so much of that could be attributed to their O-Line. There are the few freaks who can do it without an O-Line, but they are far between.

You could also argue that that is why FSU and Miami went up...and then went down. Throughout the 90s, they got the guys who wanted to go pro, because they ran those kind of offenses. Then everyone started to use those offenses...and their talent pool dropped.
 
ElTechelero said:
If you want to get really pumped up about Wright, go to the XXL video section on CSTV.com, select the navy channel, "past games", then "all dates".

You will be able to watch several of last year's navy games for free (and can fast forward thru commercials & when the other team has the ball).

This way you won't have any difficulty imagining where Wright, Peeples, or Richard Watson are going to play.

Then, just for fun, imagine Navy's offense if they could actually throw the ball even moderately better. Also picture it without all the midgets (no disrespect intended, but those guys are undersized). Also with faster players.

Folks, that will be the reality at GT.

The other thing watching those games will do for you is make you respect those NAVY kids. If you put their hearts and minds in bigger, better athletes, they would not lose a game.
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I went to the XXL video link on CSTV.com and it seems you have to pay a $14.95 subscription. How can you watch those Navy games for free???

I'd love to watch those game and see more of CPJ and that offense.
 
Negative. No payment required.

Choose XXL under the Past Games tab on the main webpage. Then, after getting into the football area, do the following IN THIS EXACT ORDER: Navy Channel, Past Games, and finanlly, "all past dates".

The correct order is important because some of those menus reset when you select something somewhere else. Just recheck the headings if you aren't getting any games to come up. Happy viewing.
 
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