hiveredtech
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Everyone should just save their breath and save the question, "Was he recruited as a ___ or a ___ ?"
It does not matter at all.
1) We are recruiting a lot of athletes and jumbo athletes that could end up in several spots. Heck...when Barnes was signed one coach said we could mold this young man into a TB, FB, WR, TE, DE, LB, FS, or SS.
2) You do not know how they body is going to change...these kids are either 17 or 18 years old at this point and may not stop growing until 21 years of age. Plus...you put them on a training table and with a strength coach and you never know what you will end up with.
3) How they play head to head at the college level from a mental and physical standpoint. Some positions are more mentally challenging and some lean toward the more physically challenging. You do not discover much of this until they hit the D1 practice field...and then another notch during ACC play.
4) How does this kid work in space? Some kids get lost if they have to work the more open areas of the playing field...and they just do much better inside because of their footwork. It is not just about bounce and speed moving forward...it has to do with adjusting your feet in your backpedal or moving laterally.
So....no need to ask "why are we recruiting 2 DE's or 3 DE's or 4 LB's or 2 TB's". I am sure the coaches have a good idea of where they want the kid in 2 to 3 years...but it may also be something that none of us know...or need to know.
It does not matter at all.
1) We are recruiting a lot of athletes and jumbo athletes that could end up in several spots. Heck...when Barnes was signed one coach said we could mold this young man into a TB, FB, WR, TE, DE, LB, FS, or SS.
2) You do not know how they body is going to change...these kids are either 17 or 18 years old at this point and may not stop growing until 21 years of age. Plus...you put them on a training table and with a strength coach and you never know what you will end up with.
3) How they play head to head at the college level from a mental and physical standpoint. Some positions are more mentally challenging and some lean toward the more physically challenging. You do not discover much of this until they hit the D1 practice field...and then another notch during ACC play.
4) How does this kid work in space? Some kids get lost if they have to work the more open areas of the playing field...and they just do much better inside because of their footwork. It is not just about bounce and speed moving forward...it has to do with adjusting your feet in your backpedal or moving laterally.
So....no need to ask "why are we recruiting 2 DE's or 3 DE's or 4 LB's or 2 TB's". I am sure the coaches have a good idea of where they want the kid in 2 to 3 years...but it may also be something that none of us know...or need to know.