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02-26-2008, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by utgrad73
Dane caught maybe ten passes, drop two or three. It's hard to be the big game player when the frequency of touches is limited. The QB found Robo and Hartline more often because they were the primary WRs's. Who writes this stuff? Washington did make a few good plays, and he may have the deep threat ability. I don't see him as a returner. Have we forgotten about Saine as a returner. Again, this is a roll of the dice when it comes to who plays over whom. Dane will be competing for his position in the two deep. He and Ray will be the #3 and 4 WRs but there's a ton of depth this year. Hartline and Rob will be one and two. The rest of them will be knocking on the door of opportunity and pushing the more seasoned players.
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Who reads this stuff? Reading comprehension, my friend.
"Returners" refers to returning players, not kick returners.
He's saying that out of the returning players for '08, T Washington and R Small are the most likely to be the big play receivers. I would agree with him there.
It's time for Ray Small to play fast and aggressive and start to clear things out for the other guys.
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02-26-2008, 11:25 AM
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Dane caught maybe ten passes, drop two or three. It's hard to be the big game player when the frequency of touches is limited. The QB found Robo and Hartline more often because they were the primary WRs's. Who writes this stuff? Washington did make a few good plays, and he may have the deep threat ability. I don't see him as a returner. Have we forgotten about Saine as a returner. Again, this is a roll of the dice when it comes to who plays over whom. Dane will be competing for his position in the two deep. He and Ray will be the #3 and 4 WRs but there's a ton of depth this year. Hartline and Rob will be one and two. The rest of them will be knocking on the door of opportunity and pushing the more seasoned players.
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I think the article you are referring to is from John Porentas as The Ozone. He's pretty good. Fair but with that hint of Buckeye love that makes people appreciate his work.
In regards to Dane, he seems to be technically very sound, has great work ethic and plays hard. Seems to run excellent routes and has excellent, but not overwhelming speed. Sounds a lot like Hartline, but smaller. Seems likely that Dane stays in the two-deep early in the season, but what actually happens between Small, Sanzo, TWash, Torrence, Posey, Thomas and Stoney is really hard to project if you start looking at things later in the season and all the kids progress.
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02-26-2008, 03:46 PM
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Honestly, I wouldn't put it past Posey to jump into the No. 4 spot in the rotation at WR.
No knock on Dane or Taurian, that's just how talented I believe Posey is.
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02-26-2008, 03:58 PM
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Honestly, I wouldn't put it past Posey to jump into the No. 4 spot in the rotation at WR.
No knock on Dane or Taurian, that's just how talented I believe Posey is.
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Uh oh...UTGrad will have something to say about that! 
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02-26-2008, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sportsbuck28
Honestly, I wouldn't put it past Posey to jump into the No. 4 spot in the rotation at WR.
No knock on Dane or Taurian, that's just how talented I believe Posey is.
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Well my reading comprehension understands this. Posey is talented, but Dane has a year on him and I'm pretty sure that he won't sit back and let him kick his ass this spring. Granted there will be heavy competition for the #4 spot, it only raises the bar for the rest of the WR's and makes us a better team. It's a good problem to have. I wonder if Posey and Dane remember the face off in the 2007 state track finals. IRRC, Dane beat him in the 400m prelims.
No one can predict what will happen, who would have known that Dane would advance last year. Posey will have the same chances as Stoney and Flash. If he does show his stuff and make it as the #4 WR, then he did it because he has more to offer. But, it would be a waste of some very talented WRs across the board. If I were Dane, I'd get my track shoes out and work hard in the spring. There are fresh legs hitting the field this year.
No knock to anyone here, it's great to see we have so much talent coming our way in the fall.
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02-26-2008, 07:08 PM
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Why all the talk about the competition for #4?
I see Hartline and Robo as locks at the Split/Flank and everything else wide open with a pile of talented guys battling it out.
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02-26-2008, 07:14 PM
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Why all the talk about the competition for #4?
I see Hartline and Robo as locks at the Split/Flank and everything else wide open with a pile of talented guys battling it out.
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We're a bunch of hopeless football fanatics who can't wait for the season to start again.
You're right about the lock at the #1 and 2 spots, the rest will be "up for grabs" including the #3 spot, IMO.
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02-26-2008, 07:27 PM
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