so what ever happened to Drae Bowles???

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GLDunlap said:
Peerless Price had a grand total of 71 yards receiving his Freshman year and he turned out ok. Maybe Bowles never contributes at WR but it's way to early to label him a bust.

I do agree I thought we would see more from him then we have though.
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Price was a TRUE freshman, not a red-shirt freshman. Where as, Bowles is a red shirt.
 
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When ever you see him in a practice video his routes look horrible IMO. I think the staff will find a way to use him but with all the talent we have at WR I see a position change in his future.
 
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We are so use to seeing Freshman play, we freak out if one doesn't see the field right away. Wait a few more years and 0 freshman will be playing. You think Bama fans are worried about their freshman who aren't playing?
 
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Change of offensive system (he had to unlearn LY system and learn this one) and injury has probably slowed his development. I hear hes a great kid and will eventually make his name at Tennessee. Far from a bust...busts are kids who never play or end up in trouble and get run off....DB is far from that
 
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CA_Vol said:
Yet another bust. Kind of the story of the program over the last half decade.
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Yet another example of a "fan" quick and eager to negatively judge a player out of ignorance. The guy's a freshman. At one point I recall reading something about an injury he had. It's not that you call him a bust, but the swiftness to negatively judge without any direct knowledge about the player. Just like those Palardy haters did to Michael. We recently learn that he has finally recovered from a hip pointer or something so can kick with the authority originally expected. With so much foaming at the mouth to be released spite and bile, I say again, it's a wonder players want to play at the UT at all.
 
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He's a great kid and student. Not panned out as a receiver as of now but as pointed out he is still very young.

He will at the least continue to be a hard worker and special teams contributor. Rooting for him as he is a great kid.
 
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He's a redshirt freshman who plays on special teams. I have a class with him and he seems like a good dude.

Give him time.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
He was an ESPN 150 4* star receiver coming out of high school. From what I seen from his highlights, he had good hands and pretty good speed. A lot of scouts said he had a similar body type to Dez Bryant coming out of high school. He has good talent and I expect him to contribute the years he's here.
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Remind anyone of Rod Wilks?
 
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I'm almost feeling sorry for this '13 class already. Some will have expectations that we win the super bowl next year playing all freshmen.
 
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Lol at calling a RS freshman a bust after six games. I am confident that if some of you people drink coffee, it would have to be instant.
 
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GLDunlap said:
Maybe if Meachem didn't lead the team in receiving his Freshman year and make the Freshman All SEC team. His breakout year was as a Junior but he still led the Vols in receiving all 3 years he was here. Plus we went 5-6 deep in quality receivers when Meachem played.
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Meachem was a red shirt junior when he blossomed. Also, his improvement co incided with Trooper being his position coach.....

Trooper did well with Houston & Riggs when he was the runningbacks coach and he did well with Meachem when he was the receivers coach.
 
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As for Bowles, guys develop at different paces. Much of it has to do with their coaching through youth and HS. A "normal", healthy top tier program usually has guys in development for a year or two before they play alot. UT has been too dependent for a while now on young players in big roles before they're ready.

Saban had a top 5 class within the last few years and said they would all RS. That's pretty extreme... but should also be the "goal".

IIRC, Bowles was said to be a pretty big hitter from the secondary in HS. Maybe LB is his best fit?
 
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GLDunlap said:
Peerless Price had a grand total of 71 yards receiving his Freshman year and he turned out ok. Maybe Bowles never contributes at WR but it's way to early to label him a bust.

I do agree I thought we would see more from him then we have though.
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that is just not a good comparison - Pprice was a freshman on a team that was absolutely loaded with talent and ended up #2 in the country

this team was not loaded with talent and had basically no production returning at this kid's position - it is a perfect opportunity to play - i am not saying there is no chance he will, but when you can't crack the 2 deep in this type of situation the odds you stay and don't get recruited over are low
 
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utvols74 said:
:lolabove: You're first sentence is comical coming from a guy with an alien as his avitar. BTW - you'll probably have to start using a different clique than "...what the doctor ordered..." going forward with your lovely Obamacare. Perhaps...."...what the gov'ment bureaucrat ordered...."??
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Nice to know I can light up your life and make you laugh, you need it. Thanks for the compliment. Advisory: Learn to spell, it's avatar, not avitar. You're welcome. Also sentences should begin with a capital letter. You're welcome again.

It being this is a free country, I can use any phrasing I want. For your further edification in the English language, a clique isn't what you clearly misuse the term for. Clique = a small group of people who spend time together and exclude other people from their group. Cliche, is the term you should have used, though you tried but failed. Cliche = a phrase or expression that has been used so often that it is no longer original, interesting, or effective.

You're irrelevantly associating Obamacare to my comments about why Freak excluded certain types of content from the board. This indicates you are insecure and tend to reach haphazardly for verbal reactions to cover up that insecurity. However, you only succeed in exposing your ignorance as exhibited in your post. Finally, your post implies that Freak is, as you phrase it, a "gov'ment bureaucrat" on account of his new rule and my providing possible reasons for it. You're very welcome to the free education you so obviously needed. I'm not charging you for it because clearly you can't afford the fee being so uneducated and all.
 
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sjt18 said:
As for Bowles, guys develop at different paces. Much of it has to do with their coaching through youth and HS. A "normal", healthy top tier program usually has guys in development for a year or two before they play alot. UT has been too dependent for a while now on young players in big roles before they're ready.

Saban had a top 5 class within the last few years and said they would all RS. That's pretty extreme... but should also be the "goal".

IIRC, Bowles was said to be a pretty big hitter from the secondary in HS. Maybe LB is his best fit?
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Bowles was one year removed from playing on the team with me, but I went to the same HS. There was a coaching staff change between that year, and Quarterback play started to drop off quite a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if Drae had to constantly adjust routes on the fly to catch the football. Maybe that's holding him back a little and why his routes aren't as crisp and clean as others.

I will say this though, there is no other Vol that I think would work as hard to improve as him though. He is one of the most high character athletes I know and I have a very high opinion of him.
 
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Doctor Drae is still in the house. Some people pull the trigger way too fast on here. Keep calm and post on. GBO!
 
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