Might be his small school, but he's only a 2-star on Rivals - https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Eron-Carter-157428aka;n303837 said:My daughter cheers for PHS so I've been to all the games. This kid is good, he was everywhere against Menendez. Heard from some others at the last game he had a couple of SEC offers, not sure if it's true.
GatorBart;n303844 said:Might be his small school, but he's only a 2-star on Rivals - https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Eron-Carter-157428
I know, I know, stars don't matter. His best offers appear to Air Force and UMass right now. Maybe he's an unknown diamond in the rough, but being so close to Gainesville you'd think our staff have at least heard of him. Maybe so, maybe not.
I'm sure all the scouting services and coaches are wrong. Just get a memo to Mac and he will get the kid moved to his correct position.Concrete Helmet;n303723 said:He looks like a speed rush specialist, I wonder if he can play any LB, or maybe hybrid DE/LB position?
Law98gator;n303938 said:I'm sure all the scouting services and coaches are wrong. Just get a memo to Mac and he will get the kid moved to his correct position.
Thanks for all your expertise, Crete.
Of course, Ro Po was not a DE, and no one else could see it. Now I think, however, he would have served us better as a TE or receiver than a LB, but either change would have been an improvement.Concrete Helmet;n304004 said:I didn't say he would or should play LB, I was wondering if he played a hybrid position since his video only showed him rushing the passer. As far as the recruiting services go it would never happen for them to call a HS player 6'2" 220# when in reality they are 6'0" 205#. As far as our coaches go I trust they are better at determining a players best position than the last guys who let Ronald Powell believe he was a true DE for 4 years.
Let it go, Ancient.Ancient Reptile;n304089 said:Of course, Ro Po was not a DE, and no one else could see it. Now I think, however, he would have served us better as a TE or receiver than a LB, but either change would have been an improvement.
You are correct in every detail. I thought that I had let it go, but Crete brought it up and I had never seen a post saying Ro Po played out of position. My memory was that everyone thought he was wonderful at DE.GatorBart;n304100 said:Let it go, Ancient.
RoPo to TE would have been moot as the previous staff obviously thought the TE position was just for blocking - During RoPos time at UF, the previous staff managed to run off some pretty good TEs in Gerald Christian (2010), AC Leondard (2011) and the top two ranked TEs in Taylor and Thompson (2012), putting converted DEs (Burton and Westbrook) in the position. Given the previous staff's lack of knowledge on how to use a TE that could catch, RoPo was likely more valuable for us on the defensive side of the ball.
Where are they now:
Christian - Mr. Irrelevant in 2015 (selected last in the draft by the Cardinals) - tore his MCL in the final preseason game and out for the season
Leonard - Drafted by the Vikings in 2014 - now playing in the CFL
Taylor - playing for Charlie Cheeseburger at Kansas (9 catches and 1 TD through 5 games in what is incredibly his RS Sophomore year)
Thompson - playing for Temple (only 1 catch so far this year) - he's a RS Junior
Burton - listed as being on the Bills as a TE (no stats - not listed on roster or practice squad)
Westbrook - listed as being on the Bucs as a TE (no stats - listed on practice squad)
GatorBart;n304100 said:Where are they now:
Burton - listed as being on the Bills as a TE (no stats - not listed on roster or practice squad)
FYI - I was talking about Clay Burton - Trey gets a tackle every now and on Eagle's special teams unit.Yankeetown;n304179 said:As of 3 minutes ago, the Eagles website still has Trey Burton listed as their #3 TE, behind Celek & Ertz. Don't know if he has played a lot, but he made some noise in the pre-season.
Ancient Reptile;n304174 said:You are correct in every detail. I thought that I had let it go, but Crete brought it up and I had never seen a post saying Ro Po played out of position. My memory was that everyone thought he was wonderful at DE.