The National Signing Day Thread

[Slevin]

 

[Slevin]

Adding to Mariannas post, the top members of 247s staff are putting these picks in, and they are at the UA practice. Emory Jones and Dean are working hard it seems

Edit: ignore any pick from Cory Knowles. Thats unclesilkk and hes funny as hell, but isnt an insider.

 

[alcoholica]

Adding to Mariannas post, the top members of 247s staff are putting these picks in, and they are at the UA practice. Emory Jones and Dean are working hard it seems

Edit: ignore any pick from Cory Knowles. Thats unclesilkk and hes funny as hell, but isnt an insider.

I thought he was plugged into whatever city he’s in. Not an insider as far as Nationally, just his small area. Is that not the case?

 

[uhspencer]

Spikes ran a 5.05 40 at the combine.

http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=8635

I never said he was fast...

 

[Slevin]

Laamar_05 is Watkins

 

[Ancient Reptile]

Brandon Siler from Daytona Beach was a far better MLB for us.

Maybe, but my memory is that Urban encouraged Siler to leave early (when he was hesitant) presumably because he knew that Spikes would take his job.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Maybe, but my memory is that Urban encouraged Siler to leave early (when he was hesitant) presumably because he knew that Spikes would take his job.

Nope

 

[BMF]

Anyone concerned we're going to whiff on a freshman DL? Cyonis Miller is visiting, but he's an Alabama (HS) kid and committed to Auburn.

I think we get the two JUCO's (or at least one of them) DL's, but I really want to see a HS kid in this class.

 

[Ancient Reptile]

Nope

Nope? What nope? Motivation is not unambiguous, but that Urban encouraged him to go is simple fact. In an event honoring seniors, Urban pulled Siler, a junior, up with them saying that he needed to leave with the seniors.

 

[GatorJ]

Coynis Miller

 

[GatorJ]

Anyone concerned we're going to whiff on a freshman DL? Cyonis Miller is visiting, but he's an Alabama (HS) kid and committed to Auburn.

I think we get the two JUCO's (or at least one of them) DL's, but I really want to see a HS kid in this class.

I think we pull one or two. I think once Sunseri is announced.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Nope? What nope? Motivation is not unambiguous, but that Urban encouraged him to go is simple fact. In an event honoring seniors, Urban pulled Siler, a junior, up with them saying that he needed to leave with the seniors.

So what. Siler was projected 2nd rounder and ran a 4.52 forty to Spikes 5.05. Spikes was caught out of position repeatedly compared to Siler.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Siler was good, and quite the run stopping beast himself. Not as good in the other aspects, but we could use three of him right now.

 

[t-gator]

Anyone concerned we're going to whiff on a freshman DL? Cyonis Miller is visiting, but he's an Alabama (HS) kid and committed to Auburn.

I think we get the two JUCO's (or at least one of them) DL's, but I really want to see a HS kid in this class.

I think we have chatmans last visit too.

 

[Ancient Reptile]

So what. Siler was projected 2nd rounder and ran a 4.52 forty to Spikes 5.05. Spikes was caught out of position repeatedly compared to Siler.

As I said originally, "maybe". Here, however, is a test to see if you are rational or merely enamored of a favorite player.

If Sller had returned, do you think he would have been on the field for running plays? If your answer is "Yes", then you are merely expressing fondness for a favorite player.

Incidentally, Siler was one of my favorites as well. I was very disappointed when he left for the NFL.

 

[LagoonGator68]

As I said originally, "maybe". Here, however, is a test to see if you are rational or merely enamored of a favorite player.

If Sller had returned, do you think he would have been on the field for running plays? If your answer is "Yes", then you are merely expressing fondness for a favorite player.

Incidentally, Siler was one of my favorites as well. I was very disappointed when he left for the NFL.

It doesn't really matter what we think, but Siler was twice the player Spikes was to me. Spikes was stiff and slow and I just never liked his play for whatever reason.

 

[williston_gator]

@AndrewSpiveyGC: Auburn DT commit Coynis Miller is giving the #Gators another look after he originally called the #Gators his leader last spring. Miller is planning on visiting Florida again as well. Miller talks UF and visits here http://ow.ly/JRp430hyXzn

 

[alcoholica]

I always liked Andra Davis. As for Siler, Urban encouraged kids who would be drafted high to enter the draft. Probably still does. RFN was in the same situation. No way you’d rather have Spikes over Siler that year. I can see Spikes as a Jr or Sr but not as a Soph.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I always liked Andra Davis. As for Siler, Urban encouraged kids who would be drafted high to enter the draft. Probably still does. RFN was in the same situation. No way you’d rather have Spikes over Siler that year. I can see Spikes as a Jr or Sr but not as a Soph.

spikes was encouraged for the same reason a number of others were and have been by urbs over the years. If you are a projected 1st rounder or early 2nd with a possibility to go in the 1st urbs normally encourages you to go. It's that simple. People need to quit trying to read into it what they want which is personal bias that Spikes is just so much cooler than Siler.

And AR comparing them on run plays? Really? I'm sure there were some things that Spikes did better than Siler, but run stoppage was not one of them. Siler was THE ultimate runstopper at the MLB position. Dude was a monster in that regard, Spikes didn't even compare in his prime.

 

[Ancient Reptile]

It doesn't really matter what we think, but Siler was twice the player Spikes was to me. Spikes was stiff and slow and I just never liked his play for whatever reason.

Nothing to disagree with here. I liked Siler as well.