The Ebb and Flow of football (playing time)

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I wonder if they still only rotate three guys at WR. They've almost exclusively done that, but man I feel like it will be hard to keep Ramel off the field.

Sucks for him there are three freaks ahead of him.

But I think Ramel is an NFL caliber player. I think he's like our secret weapon. Teams are like "oh like God Thornton is out for this play" well Ramel is a fluid 6'3 athlete with an elite catch radius that can do anything asked for him in this offense. And then he catches a 20 yard dart from Milton on 3rd and long over the middle. Or just dusts a dude with a double move for a 50 yard TD.

We are just unnecessarily deep at receiver lol

The article also failed to mention Cam Seldon working in at RB. He and Sampson both have higher ceilings than Small and Wright. Hard to see things staying the same there. I really hope Smalls shoulder heals up for him for once.

I just wonder how well we replace Carvin and Darnell. And then can we block teams like A&M, Bama and UGA? If we can't block people our weapons won't matter.
 
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I say bull sheep. CJH, I refuse to believe he is static like Lyle Allen and Conehead. He's not dumb and knows our opponents have had loads of film to study us. I say he's going to create situations that let us do the same thing differently. I will dare to venture to claim a few wrinkles I see.

1. Jabari Small — RB He may not be a steamroller back, but he has enough burst and determination to get the job done, especially when relocating the chains. I see him, even if not starting, bringing in fresh legs and hard running. Making the defense stay tired as the game moves along.
2. Ramel Keyton — WR A possession receiver, you ignore or lose sight of at your own peril. Put him in with either Mack Truck McCoy, or Thundering Thornton, especially in a goal line situation, and it really is a case of pick your own poison. He makes our WR corps even ore dangerous than the 2022 version. Especially with the danger the Albino Chipmunk presents, you can only watch and cover so much at any given time. I'm calling it, Bama, you get your azz kicked at home in 2023, maybe the only loss of your season, but it's happening.

The worst thing for opponents, is we are now perfectly capable of alternating two squads of three set WRs to run opponents ragged with constant fresh legs and WRs who can catch. The situation is absolutely tailor-made for Javelin Joe. So, Zach, baby, I'm calling bull sheep on your article. Josh knows what he got, and he isn't static in his play calling. You'll see.
 
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I think the only reason Keyton's snaps goes down is there is more depth in the WR room.

Same with Small and the Rb room.

I also expect them both to improve and compete for snaps.
 
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Keyton will be a starter when the season begins. Later in the season his snaps may be cut short but he has too much experience to not be on the field to start the season.
The RB room will work itself out but I do agree that Sampson will get more carries this season.
 
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VolBricks said:
Keyton will be a starter when the season begins. Later in the season his snaps may be cut short but he has too much experience to not be on the field to start the season.
The RB room will work itself out but I do agree that Sampson will get more carries this season.
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If the season started now I would say Keyton, McCoy and Squirrel are the starters when we have 3 wide.
 
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I think Keyton showed me and everyone something that I didn’t think he had last year. Beyond his catch against Florida, which was incredible, he had a catch and run versus Bama. It was the first play after the fumbled punt return. Keyton went down field, ran about a 15 yard dig route, made the catch, turned up field the opposite direction and ran past the Bama defender for about 15 yards after the catch. I didn’t think he was capable of that. He’s turned into a very good player for us and it will be hard to keep him off the field.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
I say bull sheep. CJH, I refuse to believe he is static like Lyle Allen and Conehead. He's not dumb and knows our opponents have had loads of film to study us. I say he's going to create situations that let us do the same thing differently. I will date to venture to claim a few wrinkles I see.

1. Jabari Small — RB He may not be a steamroller back, but he has enough burst and determination to get the job done, especially when relocating the chains. I see him, even if not starting, bringing in fresh legs and hard running. Making the defense stay tired as the game moves along.
2. Ramel Keyton — WR A possession receiver, you ignore or lose sight of at your own peril. Put him in with either Mack Truck McCoy, or Thundering Thornton, especially in a goal line situation, and it really is a case of pick your own poison. He makes our WR corps even ore dangerous than the 2022 version. Especially with the danger the Albino Chipmunk presents, you can only watch and cover so much at any given time. I'm calling it, Bama, you get azz kicked at home in 2023, maybe the only loss of your season, but it's happening.

The worst thing for opponents, is we are now perfectly capable of alternating two squads of three set of WRs to run opponents ragged with constant fresh legs and WRs who can catch. The situation is absolutely tailor-made for Javelin Joe. So, Zach, baby, I'm calling bull sheep on your article. Josh knows what he got, and he isn't static in his play calling. You'll see.
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I agree with your theory. With the depth at RB and WR, Heupel can use a different set on just about every possession. Wear down the opposing defense and things can get out of hand very quickly. Can't wait to see if they are equal to, or better than, the play makers from last year's team.
 
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Pretty terrible article. Keyton won’t be seeing his role decrease in the least. And Sampson was the most obvious target they could pick to have his role increased.
 
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In this offense, the receivers who will play are those who will be where the QB expects them to be.

On every play, each receiver lines up with multiple route options, depending on what the defense is showing. No amount of speed and athleticism can replace QB confidence that you will be where he's throwing the ball.
 
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PlanetVolunteer said:
I wonder if they still only rotate three guys at WR. They've almost exclusively done that, but man I feel like it will be hard to keep Ramel off the field.

Sucks for him there are three freaks ahead of him.

But I think Ramel is an NFL caliber player. I think he's like our secret weapon. Teams are like "oh like God Thornton is out for this play" well Ramel is a fluid 6'3 athlete with an elite catch radius that can do anything asked for him in this offense. And then he catches a 20 yard dart from Milton on 3rd and long over the middle. Or just dusts a dude with a double move for a 50 yard TD.

We are just unnecessarily deep at receiver lol

The article also failed to mention Cam Seldon working in at RB. He and Sampson both have higher ceilings than Small and Wright. Hard to see things staying the same there. I really hope Smalls shoulder heals up for him for once.

I just wonder how well we replace Carvin and Darnell. And then can we block teams like A&M, Bama and UGA? If we can't block people our weapons won't matter.
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They have more room to grow than Small. He’s a solid back, but I wouldn’t say they have more potential than Wright (more talking about Sampson than Seldon). Wright looked like an NFL back at times last year. He’s got close to elite speed and ran over defenders. Sampson is a slash guy right now- albeit a talented one. Sampson obviously has the size to be complete if he is used primarily at RB- but we will have to wait and see how they utilize him.
 
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PlanetVolunteer said:
I wonder if they still only rotate three guys at WR. They've almost exclusively done that, but man I feel like it will be hard to keep Ramel off the field.

Sucks for him there are three freaks ahead of him.

But I think Ramel is an NFL caliber player. I think he's like our secret weapon. Teams are like "oh like God Thornton is out for this play" well Ramel is a fluid 6'3 athlete with an elite catch radius that can do anything asked for him in this offense. And then he catches a 20 yard dart from Milton on 3rd and long over the middle. Or just dusts a dude with a double move for a 50 yard TD.

We are just unnecessarily deep at receiver lol

The article also failed to mention Cam Seldon working in at RB. He and Sampson both have higher ceilings than Small and Wright. Hard to see things staying the same there. I really hope Smalls shoulder heals up for him for once.

I just wonder how well we replace Carvin and Darnell. And then can we block teams like A&M, Bama and UGA? If we can't block people our weapons won't matter.
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Depth at WR doesn't equate to production. After the top 3-4 WR's theres significant drop off.
 
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PlanetVolunteer said:
I wonder if they still only rotate three guys at WR. They've almost exclusively done that, but man I feel like it will be hard to keep Ramel off the field.

Sucks for him there are three freaks ahead of him.

But I think Ramel is an NFL caliber player. I think he's like our secret weapon. Teams are like "oh like God Thornton is out for this play" well Ramel is a fluid 6'3 athlete with an elite catch radius that can do anything asked for him in this offense. And then he catches a 20 yard dart from Milton on 3rd and long over the middle. Or just dusts a dude with a double move for a 50 yard TD.

We are just unnecessarily deep at receiver lol

The article also failed to mention Cam Seldon working in at RB. He and Sampson both have higher ceilings than Small and Wright. Hard to see things staying the same there. I really hope Smalls shoulder heals up for him for once.

I just wonder how well we replace Carvin and Darnell. And then can we block teams like A&M, Bama and UGA? If we can't block people our weapons won't matter.
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I wonder the same thing. Will Halzle take a different approach and play a 4-5 man rotation at WR? And will there be a 3-headed RB rotation instead of the 2-headed one we used last year?
 
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GregAmsler said:
I wonder the same thing. Will Halzle take a different approach and play a 4-5 man rotation at WR? And will there be a 3-headed RB rotation instead of the 2-headed one we used last year?
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If Sampson makes a Jaylen Wright like sophomore jump then I don't know how they keep him off the field.

I do feel like Hyatt was the 4th guy in 2021 and got a good amount of PT. Maybe Keyton gets that kind of treatment?
 
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