Bull Dozer

1 hour ago, 7overlord said:

Cronk wasn’t drafted because of misinformation put out by USF on his medical history so teams want to see him in person. If he would’ve had a pro day he would’ve been a day 3 pick.

These are words straight from NFL scouts and coaches

I was just curious if he signed a UDFA deal. Wasn't meant as a slight which seems to be how you took it.... 

12 hours ago, 7overlord said:

Barnett has kept his options open and Weiss was with him at Alabama. Let’s see how things play out.

Isn't he out of Eligibility? 

Off topic, Cronk signed anywhere yet? 

"What if I told you there was a sleeping giant that kept hitting snooze? 

30 for 30, Flase Start: The Rise of USF football" 

14 hours ago, brybull1970 said:

I guess the question is do we like him better than Mack or Okpom?. After seeing the video I view this as an upgrade.

Same. I think he has a higher ceiling than either who were both projects too. It's just a matter of what our S&C and coaching can getting out of him. You can't teach his size and athleticism combo so let's see what the coaches can mold that into. It's probably best if he doesn't get a waiver and redshirts imo 

Love how well he moves for a 7 footer over 250lbs. He's definitely very raw but that athleticism at that size is something you can't teach. Also this is kid has only been playing basketball for a few years. If Gregory and company can refine his game he could be a productive for us down the road. 

2 hours ago, brybull1970 said:

If CJS can make a bowl game with this roster then he may have the biggest upside of any football HC we have ever had.

Agreed 

This is a slow build. The trenches are a few years away 

On 4/25/2020 at 8:08 AM, Cornada said:

You need to hire a staff if you want to poo-poo all negativity on this board

When he realizes what he signed up for 

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Cincinnati is a great landing spot. They don't have much at the TE spot. 

1 hour ago, Friscobull said:

Normally teams don’t waste a late pick drafting someone into an overcrowded position, they expect their draft picks to have a good shot of making the roster.

I would agree with for the first 5 rounds but 6th and 7th are often seen as borderline game day roster guys due to to the obvious deficiencies in their game. It's after all why they are picked so late. Teams often "take fliers" on guys later for numerous reasons. Teams love to "add competition" to send a message or straight away plan on drafting guys who they know will probably be practice squad guys. 

In the end, having agency over where you get your first shot is an advantage over possibly being drafted into a bad situation. 

1 hour ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Same and in terms to sticking with a team this is probably what is best for him. 

This.  Picking your landing spot is much better than getting drafted into a overcrowded position room.  

Player developmental matters and and we had 3 crap years of it. Just look at guys like Atterbury, Wilcox, Norman, Solomon etc all either never developed further or took a nose dive in their performance. You can recruit your ass off but if you can't develop the kids none of that potential matters. There was talent on this roster before CCS took over he just never did anything with it. 3 seasons is a lifetime in football years and CCS did nothing with that lifetime to develop the talent on the roster 

Only for the women's sports teams. Gronk is going to drink a billion beers at Macdinton's 

2 hours ago, BrassBulls12 said:

Call a spade a spade here. We have to "overreact" because humans are stupid. Even when they know the right thing to do, they will do the opposite because they want to. 

This, and Americans even more so 

Living on what those guys make while coming up the ranks isn't easy. He's always been a hard worker so he will have success in whatever his next opportunity is. 

It's going to take a couple years to get S&C where it needs to be and we have some glaring holes at key spots. So in short, no. It's going to take a few seasons 

Hopefully Nance moving to TE means some of the DEs are stepping up. We need quality pass rushers in a baaaad way 

On 2/28/2020 at 10:37 PM, CousinRicky said:

But when you read it every year you assume the people that have been here for 4 years should be at a level of competence.  

Not much has more accurately captured life as a Bulls fan than that video of Willcox taking that pass to the face piece 

1 hour ago, CousinRicky said:

Not really jaded. I just love how every off season guys talk about how much stronger we got, how we're working on speed and agility drills as if no other football team is out there doing the same dam thing.  You've got to put in the work but then you need to coach them up and put them in a position to make plays and win.  

Some people forget that a personal record is just personal and doesn't necessarily mean you you are where you need to be in relation to your competition. 

So you have to officially announce this at the spring game, right? Seems like a good time to try to use the announcement to carry positive momentum into the off season. 

It's going to be a rough year. We're not very talented at key spots, new systems on both sides of the ball, and it will take time for the new S&C program to get us caught up to the competition. As far as I'm concerned this is year zero/a throw away year. My only expectation is to be better at then end of the season than we are at the beginning. 

33 minutes ago, Friscobull said:

It is hard enough to keep us on topic without it, this would take TBP to a new low....or high depending on your preference.

 

I'm sure there would be plenty of half baked discussions 

Could you imagine the amount of Publix subs and wings talk if we did?