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Saw this on another site. Wasnt a pay to see article. Not even sure if the poster just made this stuff up because he didnt post a link, but I thought it was worth sharing.
Quarterback Treon Harris: I just think he needs to work on being a better quarterback, because he's a really good football player. But being a good football player and being a good quarterback are two completely different things. Just like understanding what's going on, what the defense is going to do in certain situations, understanding where to go with the ball to be smart, stuff like that is all he needs to work on. Physically, he's got all the tools you can possibly think of. It's just more mental and emotional for him because he gets pretty fired up, especially in games where he's playing against guys he knows, like Georgia and Florida State. He gets fired up. He's just got to keep a level head.
-- On Harris' handling of his situation regarding the sexual assault allegations in early October: If it affected him, it affected him positively, because he knew that that's pretty much the worst thing that can happen to you when you're 18 years old, being accused of something like that. And I thought he handled it really well. He didn't say anything dumb, he didn't do anything stupid on social media. He cooperated, he told the truth. Especially after he had bad games, I think that helped him stay levelheaded.
-- On Harris' leadership in the locker room: Him and Jeff Driskel are the same type of leader. They're just real quiet and they just do what they're supposed to do. No hoorahs, start yelling and cussing people out. They just do what they're supposed to do and lead by example, which I think is good for a quarterback because we have enough dudes that feel the need to yell and start bitching at people. It's always nice to have somebody levelheaded all the time.
Quarterback Will Grier: I honestly think he was the best quarterback on our roster the whole year, but he just wasn't mentally ready to play. Everything he does is just so smooth. His feet, his motion, it just comes natural. He doesn't have to work like Treon does to drop back or keep his eyes down because it just comes so natural for Will because he's so far along being so young. Passing-wise, he's just night and day ahead. He actually threw the ball in high school and didn't just be an athlete and run around and make things happen. He had to drop back. I think his dad playing quarterback has helped him too. He just understands the game for a kid coming straight out of high school and skipping his last six months of high school and just learning straight-up football. He understands the game better than any freshman I've been around.
-- On last fall camp's Grier-Harris competition for the backup job: I don't think it was very even honestly. I think Will is two steps ahead, but they just didn't feel the need to waste a year for Will when we had Jeff. Treon could run around a little more, which I think is what they wanted to take some pressure off of other people, take some carries off of running backs and stuff. The coaches, I think they played it the best they could honestly. Get Will a year to sit and learn and gain some weight, because Treon came in and he's not going to get any bigger or any taller, so just let him go out there and run around like he did all year.
Wide receiver C.J. Worton: If C.J. Worton can stay out of trouble, I think he can be really, really good. He's probably the most natural receiver we have, just like running routes, catching the ball - just all the qualities you see in receivers, not athletes who can catch and run. He's a receiver. He can run great routes. He knows what's going on. He's got good hands. He's just very immature for a college kid. That's what he needs to work on, in my opinion. Other than that, he's the best receiver we have - and I know we have Demarcus Robinson and he's great, but C.J.'s really, really good.
Cornerback Quincy Wilson: I think Quincy Wilson is really, really good. He already has an NFL body. He's way bigger than many of the secondary guys except Keanu Neal that we have and he plays corner. He started coming on at the end, but there's just so much talent back there that it's hard for everybody to get the same amount reps. You've still got Duke Dawson, Brian Poole, Keanu Neal. It's a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless.
Running back/slot receiver Brandon Powell: I thought they used him more than he should have been used honestly. The main thing is they got really predictable about trying to put him in spots to give him the ball. That's all fine like 5-10 times a game, but you can't line him up all over the place and people not expect that he's getting the ball. I think he's a better receiver than he is a running back, because he's got really good hands. I think that's where they'll have him. Against FSU, he was in the slot a lot. He had a couple catches. If you can get the ball in his hands he's really good, but he's just so small you're just worried about him breaking down and breaking his arm or something freak like that and you'd lose him for the whole year.
Offensive tackle David Sharpe: I thought his freshman season was better than when D.J. Humphries played a lot in his freshman year. I thought it was better overall. He's just so talented and so big and so fast and so athletic. It's just understanding what to do again. Like with all young guys, it's just understanding where to go, what steps to take, what call to make, stuff like that. I think Mike Summers is the perfect coach for him for guys like that, because he gets lazy at times and Coach Summers does not tolerate people who are lazy.
On defensive linemen Khairi Clark and Taven Bryan: I think Khairi Clark's pretty good. He's a big, strong guy. Quick, can clog up space. I think Taven Bryan can be pretty good, too. He's a big, strong, fast dude, but he just doesn't know how to play football yet - just like technique wise. You see Dante Fowler run up with his hands and swat people's hands down and get them off. Players don't just run up and run into people. Instead of trying to get through them and around them, he'll just run into them. It's just the technique, and that's expected coming from Wyoming and stuff like that. There are different athletes there.
Offensive tackle Andrew Mike: I think he's going to be really good too, I honestly do. He strikes me as a guy who's going to play here for 4-5 years and then quietly play in the NFL for 10-12 just because he cares that much and works that hard. For him, he too is just physically behind because he's so big and so slow that once he puts good weight on, he can move. But I think he's really good.
Tight ends DeAndre Goolsby, C'yontai Lewis and Moral Stephens: Goolsby is the best receiver and I think Moral is the best overall like doing everything. Just his commitment level to being good is just in question. But C'yontai's really good too. He's just small. He needs to gain weight. They're all talented, it's just if they want to be as good as they can is the question.
The Grier vs Treon stuff is what I thought to be the case. What was really interesting is the section on C.J. Worton. Saying he is the best WR on the roster is quite a statement. The trouble that the anonymous player referenced in regards to Worton isnt legal issues. He broke his hand this year when he punched a wall at a party. He has some maturing to do.
Quarterback Treon Harris: I just think he needs to work on being a better quarterback, because he's a really good football player. But being a good football player and being a good quarterback are two completely different things. Just like understanding what's going on, what the defense is going to do in certain situations, understanding where to go with the ball to be smart, stuff like that is all he needs to work on. Physically, he's got all the tools you can possibly think of. It's just more mental and emotional for him because he gets pretty fired up, especially in games where he's playing against guys he knows, like Georgia and Florida State. He gets fired up. He's just got to keep a level head.
-- On Harris' handling of his situation regarding the sexual assault allegations in early October: If it affected him, it affected him positively, because he knew that that's pretty much the worst thing that can happen to you when you're 18 years old, being accused of something like that. And I thought he handled it really well. He didn't say anything dumb, he didn't do anything stupid on social media. He cooperated, he told the truth. Especially after he had bad games, I think that helped him stay levelheaded.
-- On Harris' leadership in the locker room: Him and Jeff Driskel are the same type of leader. They're just real quiet and they just do what they're supposed to do. No hoorahs, start yelling and cussing people out. They just do what they're supposed to do and lead by example, which I think is good for a quarterback because we have enough dudes that feel the need to yell and start bitching at people. It's always nice to have somebody levelheaded all the time.
Quarterback Will Grier: I honestly think he was the best quarterback on our roster the whole year, but he just wasn't mentally ready to play. Everything he does is just so smooth. His feet, his motion, it just comes natural. He doesn't have to work like Treon does to drop back or keep his eyes down because it just comes so natural for Will because he's so far along being so young. Passing-wise, he's just night and day ahead. He actually threw the ball in high school and didn't just be an athlete and run around and make things happen. He had to drop back. I think his dad playing quarterback has helped him too. He just understands the game for a kid coming straight out of high school and skipping his last six months of high school and just learning straight-up football. He understands the game better than any freshman I've been around.
-- On last fall camp's Grier-Harris competition for the backup job: I don't think it was very even honestly. I think Will is two steps ahead, but they just didn't feel the need to waste a year for Will when we had Jeff. Treon could run around a little more, which I think is what they wanted to take some pressure off of other people, take some carries off of running backs and stuff. The coaches, I think they played it the best they could honestly. Get Will a year to sit and learn and gain some weight, because Treon came in and he's not going to get any bigger or any taller, so just let him go out there and run around like he did all year.
Wide receiver C.J. Worton: If C.J. Worton can stay out of trouble, I think he can be really, really good. He's probably the most natural receiver we have, just like running routes, catching the ball - just all the qualities you see in receivers, not athletes who can catch and run. He's a receiver. He can run great routes. He knows what's going on. He's got good hands. He's just very immature for a college kid. That's what he needs to work on, in my opinion. Other than that, he's the best receiver we have - and I know we have Demarcus Robinson and he's great, but C.J.'s really, really good.
Cornerback Quincy Wilson: I think Quincy Wilson is really, really good. He already has an NFL body. He's way bigger than many of the secondary guys except Keanu Neal that we have and he plays corner. He started coming on at the end, but there's just so much talent back there that it's hard for everybody to get the same amount reps. You've still got Duke Dawson, Brian Poole, Keanu Neal. It's a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless.
Running back/slot receiver Brandon Powell: I thought they used him more than he should have been used honestly. The main thing is they got really predictable about trying to put him in spots to give him the ball. That's all fine like 5-10 times a game, but you can't line him up all over the place and people not expect that he's getting the ball. I think he's a better receiver than he is a running back, because he's got really good hands. I think that's where they'll have him. Against FSU, he was in the slot a lot. He had a couple catches. If you can get the ball in his hands he's really good, but he's just so small you're just worried about him breaking down and breaking his arm or something freak like that and you'd lose him for the whole year.
Offensive tackle David Sharpe: I thought his freshman season was better than when D.J. Humphries played a lot in his freshman year. I thought it was better overall. He's just so talented and so big and so fast and so athletic. It's just understanding what to do again. Like with all young guys, it's just understanding where to go, what steps to take, what call to make, stuff like that. I think Mike Summers is the perfect coach for him for guys like that, because he gets lazy at times and Coach Summers does not tolerate people who are lazy.
On defensive linemen Khairi Clark and Taven Bryan: I think Khairi Clark's pretty good. He's a big, strong guy. Quick, can clog up space. I think Taven Bryan can be pretty good, too. He's a big, strong, fast dude, but he just doesn't know how to play football yet - just like technique wise. You see Dante Fowler run up with his hands and swat people's hands down and get them off. Players don't just run up and run into people. Instead of trying to get through them and around them, he'll just run into them. It's just the technique, and that's expected coming from Wyoming and stuff like that. There are different athletes there.
Offensive tackle Andrew Mike: I think he's going to be really good too, I honestly do. He strikes me as a guy who's going to play here for 4-5 years and then quietly play in the NFL for 10-12 just because he cares that much and works that hard. For him, he too is just physically behind because he's so big and so slow that once he puts good weight on, he can move. But I think he's really good.
Tight ends DeAndre Goolsby, C'yontai Lewis and Moral Stephens: Goolsby is the best receiver and I think Moral is the best overall like doing everything. Just his commitment level to being good is just in question. But C'yontai's really good too. He's just small. He needs to gain weight. They're all talented, it's just if they want to be as good as they can is the question.
The Grier vs Treon stuff is what I thought to be the case. What was really interesting is the section on C.J. Worton. Saying he is the best WR on the roster is quite a statement. The trouble that the anonymous player referenced in regards to Worton isnt legal issues. He broke his hand this year when he punched a wall at a party. He has some maturing to do.
