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re: Is Duke Riley really a Four(4) Star?
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:08 am to skullhawk
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:08 am to skullhawk
quote:Dude he was Defensive player of the year in the STATE!!! State trumps school!?!
He's a good player but he's not even the best LB on his high school team.
I just watched Kendall Beckwith's highlights and compared his MLB play to DR...On my team I start Duke at MLB. I understand that KB is considered an athlete but he is too rough...he will need to learn how to attack down hill; he needs to learn reads; he needs to learn how to attack a seal block by a OL...i dont have to TEACH Duke these things...we just review and i would be comfortable with allowing him to play as a freshman...KB not so much
This post was edited on 1/25/13 at 8:26 am
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:21 am to jrevonte
I trust the staff's ability to evaluate, and its obvious that this staff is DEFINITELY not collectively sold enough to even issue this guy a commitable offer in 2013.
Beyond that, if he & Melvin Jones both make it to campus, there will be 11 scholarship linebackers at LSU for Fall Camp of 2013.
I repeat-ELEVEN Scholarship Linebackers. That's a lot for three spots on the field. Even more when you consider the necessity of SEC teams to play Nickel & Dime personnel packages.
Drilling down a little further, including him & Melvin Jones will mean that of those 11, no less than 8 of those 11 will be Sophomores, RS Freshman or True Freshman.
We're talking about an incredibly stacked depth chart. It borders on bloated, in all honesty.
I doubt-sincerely-his ability to make an impact this year, and at best he'll be a RS with an opportunity to make an impact in his 4th or 5th year on campus.
He's a long, long term project at this point. Not due to physical skill, mind you. I have zero idea of his ability to translate his play to a college football field.
No, I say he's a long-term project because we're absolutely stacked at LB ahead of him for at least 2-3 more years.
Put it this way...I'll put Debo Jones & Kwon Alexanders are True Sophomores ahead of him right now, and again in the Fall. Those two cats will be hard pressed to start once Barrow slides to the middle. With Tahj Jones starting as well, that means that the two guys who are absolutely, demonstrably better and already have at least one year of on-the-field demonstrated ability to play won't see the field for at least one more year after NEXT year as consistent starters.
I just don't see this cat making an impact at LSU unless he stays a helluva long time.
Beyond that, if he & Melvin Jones both make it to campus, there will be 11 scholarship linebackers at LSU for Fall Camp of 2013.
I repeat-ELEVEN Scholarship Linebackers. That's a lot for three spots on the field. Even more when you consider the necessity of SEC teams to play Nickel & Dime personnel packages.
Drilling down a little further, including him & Melvin Jones will mean that of those 11, no less than 8 of those 11 will be Sophomores, RS Freshman or True Freshman.
We're talking about an incredibly stacked depth chart. It borders on bloated, in all honesty.
I doubt-sincerely-his ability to make an impact this year, and at best he'll be a RS with an opportunity to make an impact in his 4th or 5th year on campus.
He's a long, long term project at this point. Not due to physical skill, mind you. I have zero idea of his ability to translate his play to a college football field.
No, I say he's a long-term project because we're absolutely stacked at LB ahead of him for at least 2-3 more years.
Put it this way...I'll put Debo Jones & Kwon Alexanders are True Sophomores ahead of him right now, and again in the Fall. Those two cats will be hard pressed to start once Barrow slides to the middle. With Tahj Jones starting as well, that means that the two guys who are absolutely, demonstrably better and already have at least one year of on-the-field demonstrated ability to play won't see the field for at least one more year after NEXT year as consistent starters.
I just don't see this cat making an impact at LSU unless he stays a helluva long time.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:27 am to jrevonte
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Dude he was Defensive player of the year in the STATE!!! State trumps school!?!
Yeah, and Teo was at the Heisman presentation. The experts weren't deciding who is MVP. They were too busy offering scholarships, and they didn't offer one to him!
About 35 years ago UPitt had a LBer named Hugh Green who was supposed to be the greatest in the nation and one of the best of all time according to the media. He wasn't even the best on his team (Rickey Jackson), and he definitely wasn't the best in the country (Lawrence Taylor). I don't have an opinion on this guy, Riley, but MVP per the media doesn't mean much.
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