CBJ says Pig is on track..

#77
#77
dovervolz said:
There are some people in south Carolina that would really disagree with you about North.
Click to expand...

We apparently have different definitions regarding what a game breaker is. I acknowledged his incredible catches from last year. None of those 3 amazing catches involved any yards after catch.

Simply said I'm waiting to see him catch a short pass, make players miss, and turn a designed 5 yd gain into a 50 yd td. He clearly has that in him and I suspect we'll see it multiple times in 2014. Just didn't as a freshman in 2013.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#78
#78
If Hubbs is right about Pig, something is wrong. He had a rep as a good kid.
We didn't hear a peep out of him until the current situation. Something must have changed. Could be anything. Girlfriend trouble. Some demeaning comment by a teacher or counselor. Some off campus incident while around town. Or something else. Odd for such a sudden change in demeanor and behavior as is being claimed that he's exhibited.
 
#81
#81
Hope he returns.
Pig was a solid 4 star recruit. He showed some flashes last year and you'd like to think this was going to be the bust out year. With the WR depth and legit threats at TE it will open up some big play potential. Plus another year in the same offense. If the O-line can be decent then O could really do some things.
 
#82
#82
MADISONGAVOL said:
So is he officially back or still waiting on team to accept him back to squad
Click to expand...

Hubbs this morning said a little bit of both. He's back working out with the team, is in classes this mini term, doing what been asked of him thus far for reinstatement .... but no final decision has been made.
 
#83
#83
Thx he is dynamic with the ball and I think butch no nonsense approach will make him focus and Excell
 
#84
#84
KBVol said:
He does? I'm still waiting on him to turn a 5 yd hitch into a 50 yd td. He's a good solid slot receiver and he's tough as nails, but it seems some on here want to make him into some All American that we can't do without. Again, good solid player, can make some tough catches, get some tough yards, but he's not a game breaker by any stretch .... Malone, Pearson and North are those guys IMO.
Click to expand...
The guy was a sophomore lol. Pig is pretty good with the ball in his hands. He proved that in the UGA game.
 
#85
#85
ajvol01 said:
Underrated? What has he done to deserve any praise or acknowledgement?

I like pig, but I think we should wait until he contributes on the field before we heap praise on him. I don't think losing our entire O-line will help pig's production.
Click to expand...

Id say leading the team in receptions is contributing, no?
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#88
#88
VolAllen said:
Not sure if serious..
Click to expand...
Lmaooo. I read vol865's post and somehow didn't even think about the end of the game. I have tried to delete the very end of that game from my memory, so thanks jk. However, iirc Pig had one big yac play in the UGA game that really showed me a flash of his potential...pretty sure it was that game, but I could be wrong.

Pig got shutdown frequently on the wr sweeps, but he had a pretty decent season at WR in a year where we lacked at the position. I'd like to see him back on the team. We're a better team with him. He's def not a North or Malone type WR, but there is no doubt in my mind that Pig will be a playmaker even if he's not in the top 3 of our wr lineup.

On another note, that last sentence made me feel good...just knowing that we have enough talent at WR that Pig, a returning starter, is going to be fighting for a starting spot this year. I believe he would still be in danger of not making the top 3 even had the violation and suspension (hopefully that's all it is) not occurred. Regardless, Pig is a good player, and I hope everything works out, so he can play this fall.

Edit: Sorry about the long post. I didn't realize how much I had written.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#90
#90
Vol865 said:
The guy was a sophomore lol. Pig is pretty good with the ball in his hands. He proved that in the UGA game.
Click to expand...

The guy I responded to said Pig turns nothing into something EVERY TIME he touches the ball. He averaged about 8 yards per catch last year.... those 2 don't match up so that's why I wrote a very complimentary post about Pig yet disagreed with his premise.
 
Last edited:
#91
#91
KBVol said:
What specifically about my post on Pig do you disagree with?
Click to expand...

Just the overall context of it. Pig is a playmaker in his own right just like North is in his. No he doesn't have those big plays on his stat sheet but thats not all his fault. He showed me that he is probably the most elusive WR we have. Pearson is probably the most agile.

FTR, before anyone tries to argue it, there is a difference in elusiveness and agility
 
#92
#92
paradox89 said:
Lmaooo. I read vol865's post and somehow didn't even think about the end of the game. I have tried to delete the very end of that game from my memory, so thanks jk. However, iirc Pig had one big yac play in the UGA game that really showed me a flash of his potential...pretty sure it was that game, but I could be wrong.

Pig got shutdown frequently on the wr sweeps, but he had a pretty decent season at WR in a year where we lacked at the position. I'd like to see him back on the team. We're a better team with him. He's def not a North or Malone type WR, but there is no doubt in my mind that Pig will be a playmaker even if he's not in the top 3 of our wr lineup.

On another note, that last sentence made me feel good...just knowing that we have enough talent at WR that Pig, a returning starter, is going to be fighting for a starting spot this year. I believe he would still be in danger of not making the top 3 even had the violation and suspension (hopefully that's all it is) not occurred. Regardless, Pig is a good player, and I hope everything works out, so he can play this fall.

Edit: Sorry about the long post. I didn't realize how much I had written.
Click to expand...

Well said, post more often.
 
#93
#93
I don't see Pig getting much playing time other than as a decoy, backfield blocker, or as an additional RB if Butch decides to run the T Formation, Single Wing, Wishbone.
 
#94
#94
Haphazard Harm said:
I don't see Pig getting much playing time other than as a decoy, backfield blocker, or as an additional RB if Butch decides to run the T Formation, Single Wing, Wishbone.
Click to expand...

You know what? I don't know him either or anybody named 'What'. All the same, it might not be a bad idea to drag the wishbone out of mothballs. It's been gone so long, a lot of coaches have ignored it and not coached to defend it. It might not be a bad idea to break in Jalen Hurd, employ his and Lane's bulldozer abilities paired with the scatbacks Young, Pickett, and Pig with Dobbs at QB. However, I'd hold off doing that until the Oklahoma game. In all likelihood, they'd prepare for what they saw during the USU and ASU games. Springing the wishbone on them could result in some fast scoring during the first half. Then switch back to our usual offense the 3rd quarter, then back to the wishbone the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter. This should royally mess up their game planning especially if we make the wishbone work.
 
#95
#95
Vol865 said:
Just the overall context of it. Pig is a playmaker in his own right just like North is in his. No he doesn't have those big plays on his stat sheet but thats not all his fault. He showed me that he is probably the most elusive WR we have. Pearson is probably the most agile.

FTR, before anyone tries to argue it, there is a difference in elusiveness and agility
Click to expand...

Thought my post on Pig was fair and accurate. Makes tough, hard nosed catches, reliable hands, good around the line of scrimmage. He's just not a game breaker, nor has he "turned nothing into something every time he's touched the ball" like the poster I responded to said. He's just not that type of player. Less than 8 yds per catch, a longest play of 33 yds, and 4 tds in 21 career games supports that point of view. He can be a very solid contributor at slot this year if he gets his mind right and focus and commitment back. That being said, if I never see another "Pig Sweep" again in my life it'll be waaaayyyyy too soon.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 people
#96
#96
KBVol said:
Thought my post on Pig was fair and accurate. Makes tough, hard nosed catches, reliable hands, good around the line of scrimmage. He's just not a game breaker, nor has he "turned nothing into something every time he's touched the ball" like the poster I responded to said. He's just not that type of player. Less than 8 yds per catch, a longest play of 33 yds, and 4 tds in 21 career games supports that point of view. He can be a very solid contributor at slot this year if he gets his mind right and focus and commitment back. That being said, if I never see another "Pig Sweep" again in my life it'll be waaaayyyyy too soon.
Click to expand...

The Pig won't stay in the pen this season.
He'll be rooting in the open field and making the endzone his den.

Wild Boar 3 - YouTube
 
Last edited:
#98
#98
KBVol said:
Thought my post on Pig was fair and accurate. Makes tough, hard nosed catches, reliable hands, good around the line of scrimmage. He's just not a game breaker, nor has he "turned nothing into something every time he's touched the ball" like the poster I responded to said. He's just not that type of player. Less than 8 yds per catch, a longest play of 33 yds, and 4 tds in 21 career games supports that point of view. He can be a very solid contributor at slot this year if he gets his mind right and focus and commitment back. That being said, if I never see another "Pig Sweep" again in my life it'll be waaaayyyyy too soon.
Click to expand...

Hes not CP, but he is a playmaker. Was just a young player. If the coaching staff didnt feel the same way they wouldnt run the pig sweep. Most of the times that there was an opportunity to slip past a defender he did it. Im fine with the jet sweep but u cant run it 15 times or it starts getting blown up in the backfield, which isnt pigs fault.
 
#99
#99
Vol865 said:
Hes not CP, but he is a playmaker. Was just a young player. If the coaching staff didnt feel the same way they wouldnt run the pig sweep. Most of the times that there was an opportunity to slip past a defender he did it. Im fine with the jet sweep but u cant run it 15 times or it starts getting blown up in the backfield, which isnt pigs fault.
Click to expand...

Well, at least somebody here understands that Pig can’t be Superman, an F-22 Raptor, and Worf all at once. They ignore the fact that if you put green kryptonite in Superman’s suit, forget to fuel the Raptor, and don’t provide the genetic mix for Worf’s existence (plays getting blown up in the back field), you don’t have success. The outcome too often, is that Pig is ham, bacon, pork chops and sometimes chitlins.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top