re: Does Welter prove his haters wrong this season?

Without reading the thread I will say I think he will hold his own and pleasently surprise a lot of people.

I have to disagree. I felt like the coaches didn't really open up the playbook until that Bama game.

It wasn't like he woke up that morning, and magically had a cannon of an arm.

It's all debatable, but I do feel like the coaches realized we couldn't pound our way through Bama, from the 2011 debacles (scoring 6 points in 8 quarters, trying to run the option). I think Les and crew realized that we would have to throw the ball down field to win. Not just quick slants and WR screens.
I'm not one to think he found his game that weekend.
His game was there, they finally took him off of the leash that Sat.

Once again, it's all debatable.

Speed doesn't translate into courage.

Meaning, the the most dominant defenders play football with no regards for their physical well being. It may sound crazy, but it is the only way to describe it.

You have to be willing to attack the LOS as if blockers are non existant.

Brandon Spikes of Florida was timed at a 5.1 in the 40.

That has little to do with how willing he is to run full speed into an incoming blocker.

Burfict, of Arizona State, now the All Pro for the Bengals, ran a 5.01 in the 40.

Speed has absolutely nothing to do with a persons ability to take on a blocker and get to the ball carrier.

That's all "want to."

Which again, is something you can't teach.
Either the player is fearless, or he isn't.
It has nothing to do with speed.

You can wait to get blocked, or you can attack the blocker on your way to the ball carrier.

Welter has shown that he would rather wait and be blocked, rather them blowing up the FB or Offensive lineman in front of him.

:-)

That's a great photo.

Here are some other outstanding images.




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Reason for posting.

These are two players I felt were giving ample chances to succeed, despite many sub-standard perfomrances.

Jefferson/ Over Lee and Mettenberger (most importantly Mettenberger).

Sadly, Shepard was a talent.
I would have much rather us use Shepard as our option QB, than trying to force JJ into that role. Shepard was always a below average wideout, but I don't fault him for that. We recruited the guy to be a QB. He averaged 7 yards per carry for his career! If we were going to go two QB's in 2011, I would have preferred Lee do the passing, and Shepard operate the option.


Once again, I don't have any personal dislikes of Welter. He might possibly be a grade A personality and citizen. That doesn't change the fact that we may have players behind him that bring more to the table as football players.

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You post a picture of a tackle..what's your point?

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It is just as valid of a point as the numbnutz that post a picture of Welter missing a tackle.
Neither proves anything which I think is the purpose of the post.

No worries.

Let's revisit the topic later in the year.
Like I said earlier, the best thing about football is that it all plays out on the field.


Maybe I was wrong when I told everyone I knew that Jarvis Landry had the best paid of hands I had ever seen on a high school tape (before he ever suited up for the Tigers).

Maybe I had no clue what i was telling anyone who would listen that Jeremy Hill was the best back on our team, before he ever took a carry (just by looking at his Redemporist footage),

Also, after watching PP7 at the Army Navy Practices, that I had never seen a kid who could cover so well.

I, mean, it's completely ridiculous to think that you can judge talent by watching tape. -sarcasm off-

P. S.
You sound a bit mad, as if I have insulted your son or something.

If he is related to you in some way, don't take it personal. Or maybe you should stop reading this thread.

It's like a musician getting mad because fans get mad about a bad album. You put the album out, it will be judged and critiqued.
Or an actor getting mad because they get horrie movie reviews. You put out a movie, it will be reviewed and critiqued.

You step onto a football field, you will be analyzed and critiqued.

I'm only judging what I see.

Substandard is far from an insulting term.
That means, below standard.
Not equaling the playmaking norm that was set forth by players like
The likes of T. Faulk, B. James, P. Riley, Highsmith, Shepard, and Minter.

You aren't being objective if you had no problem with the line play.

Listen, we were a few plays away, in two games. From an 11-1 Regular season.

I'm well aware that Allen, Hunter and Rasco didn't produce like Montgomery and Mingo. That said, Johnson and Ferguson were far from liabilities. Though, I did see enough from Hunter and Rasco to be excited about their upcoming seasons.

I'll give you another example.

Tre'Davious White.

I often had a headache watching him holding onto WR's and failing to get his head around to find the ball.

However, I did see enough of his reaction skills/ football instincts and aggressiveness to have the reasonable expectation that he should improve. Let's not talk about the # of INT's he could have had, if he would have caught the balls that he made great breaks on, but just didn't catch.

My point is this, I see more potential in the footage I see of our JR LB's and the incoming C. Garrett, than I saw in a full season of Welter in the middle.


P.S.
I do agree that our D-Line wasn't as dominant as the prior year, but I wouldn't agree that they were the weakness on our team.

I'll say again, this is not a personal attack on Welter. Simply stating that there or some Tigers being caged that I feel need to be let onto the field in his place.