Who will make the BIGGEST IMPACT FROSH this year??

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I say it will be Jamal Evans. He has been very impressive early on. I say that he will continue to pick up PT as the year progresses....It should be exciting to see how our RB's do this year....GO J.Evans make us PROUD! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/drinking.gif
 
Jamal is the leading candidate to fill that role but he is the only freshman who any of us have seen practice so far. Look for Earls and Marius to make contributions also.
 
IMHO, none of our Frosh look like immediate impact guys. They should all need to grow before they can help us tremendously. I like Marius to be the immediate impact frosh as a kick and punt returner. Except for Receiver, RB, and Safety(barring few injuries), I dont see too many position that a frosh could come in and play any substantial minutes unless they are just tremendous talent-wise.
 
Evidently you haven't been to practice or have read any of the quotes from CCG on Evans. He has made an impact in the spring and will continue to make an impact once the season starts. Geis has been quoted many times also about Earls and their plan to use him as a kick returner.
 
You are exactly right panther.

We will likely see Tongo on the field as a freshman as well. He is ready physically and mentally, just a matter of whether or not he can pick up our defensive package.

Jamaal Evans is the real deal after seeing him in person and on film. This kid is physically and mentally ready. He has an uncanny knack for always getting positive yardage. He even blocks well. The coaches are extremely high on him.
 
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I think Evans is almost certain to be our best freshman since Calvin, perhaps even ACC freshmen of the year. Texas 5A football is the best in the nation and the Dallas area is probably it's best region. Not to mention how amazing he looked in practice. Marius could also contribute a lot on punt returns. The other recruits I don't know too much about, but a few will probably step up and provide depth for us.
 
I see Rashaun Grant having a big year. He was outstanding at the end of '04, but injured most of last year. He has great acceleration and has cut back moves. He and Tashard should be a great 1,2 punch.
I like what I hear of Jamaal Evans, but I hope we can utilize him. If we have 2 top level backs, do you redshirt Evans?
 
I think the coaches believe Grant is the best pure TB on the team, however he has not proven to be durable. This year he is much stronger and heavier than ever before, so that could change.

Evans will end up playing though and getting some experience.
 
I have read about what Evans is doing and do expect him to play some, but when there are a proven player and a 4th year player that has all the talent in the world ahead of ya, then it will be tough to make an enormous impact. All ACC, or FOY will be major stretches considering that there are probably a few teams starting frechman backs.
 
Well, I think we have seen over the past few years that the third string TB has to be ready. I also believe we are setting the table for good TB's for years to come with some kids we are trying to get in here for 2007. Combine that with the fact that a TB could easily suffer a season ending injury down the road, thus using a redshirt at that time, you may as well play them some if they can contribute.

Third string at any other position is probably not worth wasting the reshirt.
 
Evans will not redshirt. Gailey only redshirts players that aren't ready to step on the field and contribute in some way. Evans, based on his spring performance, is not one of those players.
 
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Evidently you haven't been to practice or have read any of the quotes from CCG on Evans. He has made an impact in the spring and will continue to make an impact once the season starts. Geis has been quoted many times also about Earls and their plan to use him as a kick returner.

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Panther, I have a question for you... can the kid block? Seriously, at that size will he be able to take on 230 lb LB's blitzing up the middle? I look at Jamaal kind of like Reshaun Grant. Grant came in weighing around 180 lbs and was redshirted because his blocking wasn't there, but boy could he run. The practice reports were glowing that Reshaun Grant is a "Special Player". Well I believe he is if he gets on the field. The NCST game two years ago told me that he can carry a team on his back which no offense to PJ Daniels, he never did that.

That said, Grant was still redshirted and has played sparingly. This year he seems to be positioned to split time with Choice. I see Jamaal as a possible third down back, but would he get the nod over a bigger more experienced Grant in that position? I don't know. I haven't seen Evans play yet, but the practice reports are at least encouraging.
 
He plays tackle his job is not to pick up someone blitzing up the middle. Take a look at the job he did against Golston in the last game of the year against Georgia. Honestly I wouldn't have said what I said if I hadn't watched him all through the spring and saw the way he shut down whoever lined up against him in team drills and one on one drills.
 
Jamaal is a third down back? How do you figure that? It's usually the bigger backs that get in on third down and can get you the tough short yardage stuff.
 
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Jamaal is a third down back? How do you figure that? It's usually the bigger backs that get in on third down and can get you the tough short yardage stuff.

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Uhh... no. Third down backs also known as "third down specialists" are small squat scat back types. Of course you don't put them in on 3rd and 1 because like you said, you want a big guy. But 3rd and 3, 4, 5, 6 which happen a lot more often than 3rd and 1, I don't want a couple of Fullback size RB's in the backfield. I want someone who is capable of making the big play.

Many people call Warrick Dunn a "third down back" or "third down specialist" becuase he can run the draw, toss, or be a receiver out of the backfield which is what you want on 3rd down and more than a yard. Someone who can give you a lot of looks. You send your big back in there on third and 4, and the defense is going to know you probably aren;t going to hand it off to him, or pass it to him, or run a delayed hand off to him.

So like I said, Jamaal Evans is a third down back as I see it.
 
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He plays tackle his job is not to pick up someone blitzing up the middle. Take a look at the job he did against Golston in the last game of the year against Georgia. Honestly I wouldn't have said what I said if I hadn't watched him all through the spring and saw the way he shut down whoever lined up against him in team drills and one on one drills.

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Uhh, Panther, who are you talking about? I asked you a question on Evans and his ability to block in the backfield. Like a blitzing 230lb LB. I'm not talking about the oline. Re-read my post.
 
To everyone with their questiona about Evans.

1) He has shown he can block
2) He is much more thick than Rashaun as a freshman. This is the first year Rashaun has shown up looking far more ready for a pouding.
3) Rashaun has had durability issues like ankles, hamstrings, etc. as he did in high school. That is not a result of taking poundings as much as his own personal make up. Derrek Steagall was a big kid that just always pulled muscles and tweaked things.
4) I have watched Jamaal run. This kid just has great vision and knows how to make positive yardage even as a play is breaking down. he is football smart...which can prevent a lot of injuries and bad plays.
%) He is 193 on a 5'8" frame, no fat, which means he is built like a rock. This kid has power and burst, stays low, keeps his pads in front of him, etc. which means he will take very few licks without proper body control.

I do not know how else to put it. One knows a good RB when they see one. I have seen 6-2, 215 Rb's that will get hurt more frequently because they do not know how to play football.
 
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