Does anyone think Drae Bowles will ever contribute?

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DLuckySeven said:
I think Doolittle was the biggest bust of all time:whistling:
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No, because he wasn't a 5* coach to begin with. If Dools was a player, it would be like giving a 2* QB with offers from Morehead State, Furman, and Stony Brook the starting job at premier SEC school.
 
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VolsFanRJ said:
It's no secret Fulmer couldn't develop talent. He could recruit like a machine back in the day but didn't do much with them when they got on campus. If they weren't ready to hit the ground running like Eric Berry or some others, they really never got much better under Fulmer.
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Not sure how accurate this is considering we had the most players in the NFL for several years while Fulmer was coach. Don't let the facts get in the way of your argument though. Most experts with no affiliation to UT or even HOF voters strongly disagree with your assessment of Fulmer. Kills me how some want to constantly berate the man that won our first NC since the 50s. Yes he lost it at the end as do a lot of coaches who stay somewhere too long. But to say statements like he couldn't develop talent is inaccurate and the number of players he put in the league is proof.
 
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oregonvol said:
Ben Wilkerson
Andrew Whitworth
Marcus Spears
Reggie Williams
Fred Gibson
Airese Curry
Michael Clayton
Kevin Jones
Carnell Williams
Cedric Benson
Joseph Addai
Brodie Croyle
Derek Anderson
Kellen Clemons
DJ Shockley
Matt Leinart
Kyle Orton

...all had solid to excellent college careers. That's more than "very few."
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Does anybody remember RIGGS when he came here top back in the country, living off his daddys past.
 
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Drae will be fine. He is a smart kid and a very good athlete. He will adapt to whatever position decide to play him.
 
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TheDirector said:
Not sure how accurate this is considering we had the most players in the NFL for several years while Fulmer was coach. Don't let the facts get in the way of your argument though. Most experts with no affiliation to UT or even HOF voters strongly disagree with your assessment of Fulmer. Kills me how some want to constantly berate the man that won our first NC since the 50s. Yes he lost it at the end as do a lot of coaches who stay somewhere too long. But to say statements like he couldn't develop talent is inaccurate and the number of players he put in the league is proof.
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Yeah guys say stuff sometimes and I let it go but there's several angles on this that would prob dispute his claim....actually his staff over the years was EXCELLENT at developing players...the NFL point is an excellent starting place followed by the dominating lineman we produced who were "coached up" specifically by Fulmer...
 
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Dumb thread is dumb. Interpreting the future career of a RS Freshman who was not 100% healthy. Arrogance of our actual ability to know these kinds of answers is why I love reading posts on this website. Comedy classic. Nobody has enough knowledge about circumstances to know what his career will look like. Might turn out to be good WR or might get passed up by younger WR's. Not enough information for anybody posting on this website to have an informed, educated response to that question.
 
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If he can't work his way into the lineup here then he will never play at a major program. He was banged up this year supposedly so who knows but he will have a better chance here than anywhere else to contribute. Malone and Pearson are coming in which should give us some solid competition at the WR position.
 
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therickbol said:
Dumb thread is dumb. Interpreting the future career of a RS Freshman who was not 100% healthy. Arrogance of our actual ability to know these kinds of answers is why I love reading posts on this website. Comedy classic. Nobody has enough knowledge about circumstances to know what his career will look like. Might turn out to be good WR or might get passed up by younger WR's. Not enough information for anybody posting on this website to have an informed, educated response to that question.
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No need to get your panties in a wad. I just asked everyone's opinion on his future was all. You didn't have to click on the thread if you thought it was stupid by the way.
 
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oregonvol said:
My point exactly.

He was a highly touted, huge (6'5 215) receiver we signed out of Georgia in the 2000 class. Never played.

note: if you ever want to get depressed about the lack of player development during the Fulmer years, read this espn write up of the best prospects of the 2000 class featuring Montrell Jones, Jabari Davis (#6 player in the country!) and the aforementioned Mr. Collins.
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The part that hurt the most in reading that was "Carnell Williams (Tennessee commitment)". Ouch.
 
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sjt18 said:
No. Its a right cross. I was not impressed AT ALL with the lack of progress from the WR group.
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Yeah. I really can't believe that all of our freshmen weren't all American with an outstanding QB like Worley throwing the ball to the ground near them.

Bowles won't ever produce for a D1 school
Because he just isn't as talented as many thought. He played crap competition in high school and was more of a RB than a WR.

Azzani is a fine coach and our WRs will be fine when we have a real QB throwing to them instead of the patch of grass five yards behind them.
 
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With Paulk more than likely redshirting and T. Smith not being around anymore, maybe they should give him some snaps at rb, at least in the spring to see how it goes.
 
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Rockytoptalker said:
With Paulk more than likely redshirting and T. Smith not being around anymore, maybe they should give him some snaps at rb, at least in the spring to see how it goes.
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That would be interesting. That might be the only way he would eer see the field besides special teams.
 
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oregonvol said:
My point exactly.

He was a highly touted, huge (6'5 215) receiver we signed out of Georgia in the 2000 class. Never played.

note: if you ever want to get depressed about the lack of player development during the Fulmer years, read this espn write up of the best prospects of the 2000 class featuring Montrell Jones, Jabari Davis (#6 player in the country!) and the aforementioned Mr. Collins.
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Cedric Houston is in that same class. I seem to recall him being a pretty good RB. He and Gerald Riggs both had 1000 yards in the same season (broke a record). So I can see how Davis got pushed out and I highly doubt it was due to lack of development.
 
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oregonvol said:
My point exactly.

He was a highly touted, huge (6'5 215) receiver we signed out of Georgia in the 2000 class. Never played.

note: if you ever want to get depressed about the lack of player development during the Fulmer years, read this espn write up of the best prospects of the 2000 class featuring Montrell Jones, Jabari Davis (#6 player in the country!) and the aforementioned Mr. Collins.
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We were completely loaded at RB when Jabari Davis was here and he still had a couple of 500+ yards seasons plus he scored two touchdowns against Florida in 2001 when we drained the swamp. I wish we had him now.

Montrell Jones wasn't happy here and transferred back home to Louisville.

Michael Collins was the 56th rated WR in 2001 not exactly a can't miss. He transferred to Clemson and did nothing there either.
 
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oregonvol said:
My point exactly.

He was a highly touted, huge (6'5 215) receiver we signed out of Georgia in the 2000 class. Never played.

note: if you ever want to get depressed about the lack of player development during the Fulmer years, read this espn write up of the best prospects of the 2000 class featuring Montrell Jones, Jabari Davis (#6 player in the country!) and the aforementioned Mr. Collins.
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Almost all of those players, outside the quarterbacks, were busts. Only a few like Larry Fitzgerald, and Joseph Addai ever did anything.
 
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