HoleInTheRoof
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I am not a scout, so I can't comment on this kids talent. But my general opinion towards WRs are they're kind of dime a dozen guys. There are obvious exceptions.... but unless a kid just has unreal body control (like Randy Moss, or idk if anyone would remember this name, but Antonio Bryant - former Cowboys draft pick and Biletnikoff winner), or elite quickness (not speed, but quickness and route running) then I just can't get overly amped about a receiver. 90% of their HUDL's look the same.
Idk if this kid has any of those attributes... but he certainly seems like he's going to be a headcase.
I'm sure they are doing their due diligence but if I was a coach, if a kid had "5 star talent" but came off like this kid, I'd pay very close attention towards what his HS QB, guidance counselors, coaches, etc all had to say about how he is as a teammate.
Bryant and Moss, and a lot of top flight receivers, were at points cancers in their locker rooms and screwed with overall team dynamics. Randy Moss was otherworldly so he was almost worth it. Antonio Bryant not so much - although hard to judge a receiver when Quincy Carter is your QB.
Rambling here but gonna go on record as saying I almost couldn't gaf less if this kid was in this class or not. I'm warming up to Calloway as the slot jitterbug type that I hoped Latrell/Jacquez would've been. I really like Capers and hope he ends up here. He and Muhsin Muhammad were the two receivers I had an active interest in being Vols. Anyone else is just a name and I trust the staff largely. I mean, I went from 'wtf' on Jarrod Means to warming up and thinking he could be a handful for defenses in a couple years. Just a big kid with speed.
In a nutshell, I think receivers are the most overrated position in football. Spent years watchng Tony Romo and Peyton Manning and Tom Brady turning slaw into recognizable names. Give me a good QB, good OL, and a creative offensive coordinator and as long as you don't roll out there with stone handed sloths, you can have a very good offense.
Idk if this kid has any of those attributes... but he certainly seems like he's going to be a headcase.
I'm sure they are doing their due diligence but if I was a coach, if a kid had "5 star talent" but came off like this kid, I'd pay very close attention towards what his HS QB, guidance counselors, coaches, etc all had to say about how he is as a teammate.
Bryant and Moss, and a lot of top flight receivers, were at points cancers in their locker rooms and screwed with overall team dynamics. Randy Moss was otherworldly so he was almost worth it. Antonio Bryant not so much - although hard to judge a receiver when Quincy Carter is your QB.
Rambling here but gonna go on record as saying I almost couldn't gaf less if this kid was in this class or not. I'm warming up to Calloway as the slot jitterbug type that I hoped Latrell/Jacquez would've been. I really like Capers and hope he ends up here. He and Muhsin Muhammad were the two receivers I had an active interest in being Vols. Anyone else is just a name and I trust the staff largely. I mean, I went from 'wtf' on Jarrod Means to warming up and thinking he could be a handful for defenses in a couple years. Just a big kid with speed.
In a nutshell, I think receivers are the most overrated position in football. Spent years watchng Tony Romo and Peyton Manning and Tom Brady turning slaw into recognizable names. Give me a good QB, good OL, and a creative offensive coordinator and as long as you don't roll out there with stone handed sloths, you can have a very good offense.
