Camping Out: Running Backs
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kbbccandyman
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As the new season approaches, I have been popping in a little bit ... trying to get a heads-up on how Adam Taylor is doing. Has he recovered from his broken foot and regained his confidence? How is he stacking up against the stable of able RBs the Huskers have in the fold for this year? It sure has to be tough on a player like Adam to "red shirt" a year and then miss another year due to an injury. Hope he gets some play time this year as it would be hard on him mentally not being able to play for such an extended period of time.
Thanks in advance for anyone in the know that could bring us Katy folks up to speed on Adam.
I can't remember if I posted this or not, but this is the 8th grade video of Deondrick Glass, the 14 yr old freshman RB,QB, WR coming into the Katy Football Program. Kid has crazy good football skills,
but with a nick-name of "showtime" we may have to give him an extra helping of "humble pie" or he might not be able to fit in with the "team first attitude" that is mandatory if you want to play at Katy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSgMHKYJvY
Hope the Huskers have a relatively injury free pre-season.
Thanks in advance for anyone in the know that could bring us Katy folks up to speed on Adam.
I can't remember if I posted this or not, but this is the 8th grade video of Deondrick Glass, the 14 yr old freshman RB,QB, WR coming into the Katy Football Program. Kid has crazy good football skills,
but with a nick-name of "showtime" we may have to give him an extra helping of "humble pie" or he might not be able to fit in with the "team first attitude" that is mandatory if you want to play at Katy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSgMHKYJvY
Hope the Huskers have a relatively injury free pre-season.
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Mavric
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Unfortunately, it sounds like Taylor is down the depth chart a ways. From the media guys watching practice, there seems to be two guys who are at the top of the list - Newby and Wilbon - and then kind of a jumble behind them with Taylor and at least one or two other guys all vying for the #3 spot.
However, it will be interesting to see how the new coaching staff uses the backs. They've said a couple times it will probably be some sort of committee approach. Taylor is a bigger back than those first two so he may carve out a niche for himself. But right now it's sounding like those first two guys will probably get most of the snaps.
However, it will be interesting to see how the new coaching staff uses the backs. They've said a couple times it will probably be some sort of committee approach. Taylor is a bigger back than those first two so he may carve out a niche for himself. But right now it's sounding like those first two guys will probably get most of the snaps.
Enhance
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Heard that, too. I'm not sure what to make of that and I kind of think DB would've been better off not saying anything, because there could be 1,000 reasons Taylor seemed not right or off. Sharp didn't really have anything to say about it in response to DB and seemed to think it wasn't worth speculating.
kbbccandyman
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Maybe Riley and the RB coach need to take a look at this video so they may get an appreciation for what Adam Taylor can do
so they can do something to encourage him to reach his potential. I can just imagine how discouraged Adam may be having not touched the ball in a game for over 2 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP_zQYt9o2w
The coaches may think they have an idea of what Adam can do, but after watching this maybe it could open their eyes as to what his potential really is if given the opportunity. Not giving him the opportunity to be productive is the fastest way to have the door closed to the Huskers for any future opportunities to recruit others from a great high school program.
so they can do something to encourage him to reach his potential. I can just imagine how discouraged Adam may be having not touched the ball in a game for over 2 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP_zQYt9o2w
The coaches may think they have an idea of what Adam can do, but after watching this maybe it could open their eyes as to what his potential really is if given the opportunity. Not giving him the opportunity to be productive is the fastest way to have the door closed to the Huskers for any future opportunities to recruit others from a great high school program.
Enhance
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I have a different mentality what it comes to playing time, even when I played sports. You earn what you get and there's nothing else to it. I don't feel bad for Adam Taylor not getting touches, especially at the division one college football level. As Herm Edwards once said, "you play to win the game." If players out there are better than you, it's your job to compete and fight for your carries. The door is always right there if any player isn't comfortable handling that. You just have to.
In terms of running back by committee, I'm interested to see what happens. If Newby is only getting 15-20 touches a game, and a couple other guys are getting 10-15, the only logical explanation is that one guy hasn't set himself far enough apart to earn the vast majority of carries. I feel pretty confident saying if AA was on the team still, he'd be getting 25-30 carries a game and there wouldn't be much debate about it.
In terms of running back by committee, I'm interested to see what happens. If Newby is only getting 15-20 touches a game, and a couple other guys are getting 10-15, the only logical explanation is that one guy hasn't set himself far enough apart to earn the vast majority of carries. I feel pretty confident saying if AA was on the team still, he'd be getting 25-30 carries a game and there wouldn't be much debate about it.
Landlord
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Man, you've been a lot of fun to have around and provide insight on Adam and the Katy program, but do you not think that the coaches know better than you do?
The tone of your post(s) seems to be that you're sure the coaches think they know about Adam, but if they knew what you knew, they would see him more truly, and that seems kind of silly to me. I'm sure they have a better grasp of him as a player right now than any of us do, especially since we haven't seen him play the last two years, and we haven't seen how he responded from his injury.
These guys are successful, paid professionals. You're a guy on the internet linking film of 8th graders, and I'm a guy on the internet giving you grief for it. I'm still very high on Adam as well, in large part to your input through his recruiting process and since, but it doesn't look like he's ready to be a gamechanger yet.
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HuskerExpat
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Living in Chicago I get that sort of thing all the time. It is easy to make it stop. I just said something like "I don't really care about academics. I just want my team to win. Do the high academic standards make you feel better when your team loses?" That shuts up most people right away. It is a huge oversimplification of my true feelings, but I think most of us care mostly about winning. With that said, I think it is a very good idea for our guys to take advantage of their opportunity to get a good education.I am getting all sorts of grief from Wisconsin fan I work with about Nebraska athletic standards.
This is a great development! Who would've thought it a couple months back?
onlyHskrfaninIL
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You dont just hand out the candy there candyman (unless you want to end up with subway jared)...taylor has to earn his carries like everyone else. Hes probably behind taylor in the goal lineback role at this point and may notbe a great fit in this offense.
Landlord
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I love the irony of your username being onlyHskrfaninIL and the last two posts before yours were both from guys living in Chicago.
HuskerExpat
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Yeah, not sure where in IL he lives, but there are a lot of Husker fans in Chicago. There are some Nebraska bars within a few miles of each other that both pack in hundreds of people for each game.