Speedy RB verbals

[BigBruceBaker]

He reminds me of a shorter Shawn John. Dude has wheels and takes risks returning punts


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[allcat]

He reminds me of a shorter Shawn John. Dude has wheels and takes risks returning punts


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I thought the same. Shawn would drive me crazy when he would run sideways. This kid got away with it in high school.

[CARDIAC_CATS]

He is Fast and Slippery. He may take risks but he is very slippery and hard to bring down. You can't just blast down the field and try and make the big hit on him on special teams because if you miss him he will be gone (seems like he knows that when he's running). No one gets a big hit on him because of his size and speed. He's actually pretty tough to bring down in some of those clips (toughness). A true home run threat every time he touches the ball.

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He is Fast and Slippery. He may take risks but he is very slippery and hard to bring down. You can't just blast down the field and try and make the big hit on him on special teams because if you miss him he will be gone (seems like he knows that when he's running). No one gets a big hit on him because of his size and speed. He's actually pretty tough to bring down in some of those clips (toughness). A true home run threat every time he touches the ball.

He squats over 400 lbs despite weighing 160 and being a junior. That'll break tackles. If you do the same thing, like run straight ahead, on every return you become predictable and easy to tackle. He's neither.

[VimSince03]

Don't look now but we already have 5 verbals.

Derek Marks - TE/DE (Montana)
Darrius Mossley - OL (Texas)
Karl Tucker - WR (Montana)
Sean Opland - RB/LB (Montana)
Dawonya Tucker - RB/WR (Texas)

What about Jake Sessions ( OL )

Yup forgot Jake! 6 verbals!

[lutecat]

2:48 in and I see he gets tackled for the first time. I thought he was going to the play before, but then, nope, he gone. Seriously was wondering if he scored touchdowns everytime he touched the ball.

[catatac]

Pretty good vision, reading blocks as well...

[lutecat]

He reminds me of a shorter Shawn John. Dude has wheels and takes risks returning punts


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I thought the same. Shawn would drive me crazy when he would run sideways. This kid got away with it in high school.

Me three.

[Helcat72]

Reminds me of Barry Sanders

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He reminds me of a shorter Shawn John. Dude has wheels and takes risks returning punts


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I thought the same. Shawn would drive me crazy when he would run sideways. This kid got away with it in high school.

Me three.

He'll get away with it here, too. You guys almost sound like you're complaining about Shawn Johnson.

[lutecat]

Naw...but sometimes you held you breath. He also got much better about it his last year.

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Naw...but sometimes you held you breath. He also got much better about it his last year.

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Not me. SJ returning kicks was something I couldn't wait to see. As exciting a player as we've ever had. I loved it when he put out the max effort on his returns. Truly gave it the old college try. Beats having someone back there that just ran it into the pile.

[catatac]

Naw...but sometimes you held you breath. He also got much better about it his last year.

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Not me. SJ returning kicks was something I couldn't wait to see. As exciting a player as we've ever had. I loved it when he put out the max effort on his returns. Truly gave it the old college try. Beats having someone back there that just ran it into the pile.

I'd for sure give him top ten or maybe top five but i can think of a few players that I feel were maybe more exciting.

Edit: To be clear, I am a huge SJ fan, in fact I was beating the drum that he should have been starting RB all along.

[luckyirishguy25]

2:48 in and I see he gets tackled for the first time. I thought he was going to the play before, but then, nope, he gone. Seriously was wondering if he scored touchdowns everytime he touched the ball.

The one thing that stuck out to me in his hudl vid was, until about 5 mins in, anyone who tried to tackle him above the waist failed... there's even one play where a defender (who's probably at least 6" taller and has a good 70+ lbs on him) plows him in the back... the kid didn't even move an inch! and boom he's gone... he maybe short, but at 170lbs he's packing a lot of leg power!

[CelticCat]

Well I'll be honest, I've really only been a Cat fan since 2001 when I started school at MSU.

SJ was the most exciting player I've seen during that time.

[BigBruceBaker]

He reminds me of a shorter Shawn John. Dude has wheels and takes risks returning punts


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I thought the same. Shawn would drive me crazy when he would run sideways. This kid got away with it in high school.

Me three.

He'll get away with it here, too. You guys almost sound like you're complaining about Shawn Johnson.

Haha I wasn't complaining at all. Shawn John was a home run threat every time he touched the ball.

Although he did make me really mad when he had the fumbling issues his sophomore year (I think sophomore)


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[CatBlitz]

Well I'll be honest, I've really only been a Cat fan since 2001 when I started school at MSU.

SJ was the most exciting player I've seen during that time.

I'd put him up there with McGhee, Prukop, Akpla, and Lulay. Maybe add Crawford in there.

[allcat]

Shawn was always dynamic, but I can't remember it working well when he ran East and West.

[CelticCat]

I know this is getting somewhat off track, but I find it fun to compare highlight videos of recruits, especially after one has finished his time at MSU, and a new recruit is being compared to him.

So here is SJ's highlight reel for comparison. You can tell it's him because he likes to slow up at about the 3-5 yard line after he's blown everyone away. He did that a lot at MSU.

[77matcat]

Shawn was always dynamic, but I can't remember it working well when he ran East and West.

Agree with this recollection. I didn't blame SJ however. Special teams coach apparently didn't focus him on north/south till he was a senior.


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