Does anyone think Drae Bowles will ever contribute?

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#51
Yes, I have confidence that Bowles will contribute, significantly.


sincerely,

Ed Britton, Baton Rouge, LA.
 
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smart, solid, and grounded player who should do well. being freshman in a changed up environment and dealing with an injury always slows an athlete down, impacts performance and more importantly stimeys confidence. spring will be a great opportunity for several players. here's hoping we are all surprised with the system-wide improvements.
 
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Remember Robert Meacham? He didn't do much until his junior year. Don't count Bowles out just yet.
 
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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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This has nothing to do with the fact that he was starting at nothing. Our receivers did progress this year. Did you expect miracles or something?

I think Bowles will be fine!
 
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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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I think your making his argument for him . If your putting the most players in the NFL year in and year out and your not concistantly playing for championships. Your doing less with more!!!
 
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oregonvol said:
No. Lots of highly ranked recruits don't pan out in college (though it does seem to happen more often here).

Does anyone remember Michael Collins?
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Darth_Shiveman said:
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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These are exactly the types of comments that I was referencing in my earlier post. This is a typical arrogance of ignorance. There are kids who were walk-ons that after 3-4 years of strength training, countless practice reps, and countless hours in the film room become very good college players. Some even get into the NFL. The WR Azzani just coached at Wisconsin would be one example. So you are telling me, in your expert opinion, you have the information available to you to tell if Bowles has any chance of even being as good as these walk-ons? You have gathered evidence that suggests he is not even as physically talented as those players? Enlightening.....
 
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He already contributes. He covers kicks. Not the most glamorous but its definitely important. If you don't think so, let one get returned then tell me kick coverage doesn't count.
 
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Vol865 said:
He already contributes. He covers kicks. Not the most glamorous but its definitely important. If you don't think so, let one get returned then tell me kick coverage doesn't count.
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I noticed him on special teams this year. Kid has one of the best attitudes on the team and works hard. He's been recruited over I think at WR, but it is still important to have good special teams players as a part of our team.

I hope he sticks around and doesn't get discouraged by his lack of snaps.
 
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therickbol said:
These are exactly the types of comments that I was referencing in my earlier post. This is a typical arrogance of ignorance. There are kids who were walk-ons that after 3-4 years of strength training, countless practice reps, and countless hours in the film room become very good college players. Some even get into the NFL. The WR Azzani just coached at Wisconsin would be one example. So you are telling me, in your expert opinion, you have the information available to you to tell if Bowles has any chance of even being as good as these walk-ons? You have gathered evidence that suggests he is not even as physically talented as those players? Enlightening.....
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He's been recruited over. He's not going to steal any snaps from North, Pearson, Malone, or Preston Williams.
 
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FlaVol08 said:
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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Huh?

Reggie Williams, Marcus Spears, Fred Gibson, Airese Curry, Michael Clayton, Kevin Jones, Carnell Williams, and Cedric Benson were busts? 6 of those were first round draft picks, several were All Americans. You certainly have some high standards.
 
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The coaches want to get to the point where they can run 6 to 8 Wr's in and out of the game. I think he could get in that rotation. He will have a tough time getting in the top four as long as North, Pig, Pearson and Malone are here.
 
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oregonvol said:
Huh?

Reggie Williams, Marcus Spears, Fred Gibson, Airese Curry, Michael Clayton, Kevin Jones, Carnell Williams, and Cedric Benson were busts? 6 of those were first round draft picks, several were All Americans. You certainly have some high standards.
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Everybody on that list but Carnell and Jones are a bust. Benson and Williams were drafted very high for their position, and the rest were scrubs.
 
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Burger said:
Everybody on that list but Carnell and Jones are a bust. Benson and Williams were drafted very high for their position, and the rest were scrubs.
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We're not talking about NFL success. We're talking about college success. How is that not clear? That's what matters when you recruit a guy. That's what the recruiting services are predicting. And all of those guys were big successes in college.
 
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jarnol32 said:
Remember Robert Meacham? He didn't do much until his junior year. Don't count Bowles out just yet.
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Meachem had 459 rec yards and 4 touchdowns his freshman year. He had 383 yds and 2 tds his sophomore year. Why on earth would you compare him to a guy who hasn't caught a pass yet?
 
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oregonvol said:
We're not talking about NFL success. We're talking about college success. How is that not clear? That's what matters when you recruit a guy. That's what the recruiting services are predicting. And all of those guys were big successes in college.
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Oh, who cares about NFL success then. There are a different set of variables that consider that like NFL head coach, system, and QB. They wouldn't of been first rounders if they weren't successful.
 
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Vol865 said:
He already contributes. He covers kicks. Not the most glamorous but its definitely important. If you don't think so, let one get returned then tell me kick coverage doesn't count.
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This is true and shouldn't be overlooked. Not everyone will be a star or even a starter. But guys who come here and do the hard work in practice and on special teams and keep working with a good attitude even if they aren't the next big thing should be commended.
 
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