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'11 JUCO DE Cornelius "Tank" Carradine (Florida State Signee)

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BGriffBuckeye;1095088; said:
OK, so obviously Carridine is a great prospect with loads of potential. However, this is where this whole recruiting game gets tricky. The staff needs to evaluate a few things here first:

Do we still have a great shot at Fellows? (I'll answer this one: Yes, very much so)
Does Willie Mobley play inside or outside?
How good is Carridine's competition?
Does Carridine have the body to gain weight and keep his speed?
Is he a coachable kid... how is his attitude?
Is he so good you can't pass him up, a can't miss kid?
Is he a better prospect than Jamel Turner, William Gholston or any other 2010 DE already on the radar?
Where do Rose and Gibson end up? (Rose DE/DT and Gibson LB/DE)

Depth next year;
DE: Heyward, Rose, Gibson, Wells, Thomas, Williams, Mobley... Wilson could stay... Fellows may jump on board

With tha haul of DLmen we got in 2008, we have 3 potential DEs in Wells, Williams and Mobley. I agree that a rotation of DLmen throughout the game is the way to go, to keep fresh legs on the field. But we also do not want to overload the position, possibly scare off a kid like Turner, Gholston or the '10s, or create holes at other positions of need. Unless Carridine is a must get type of kid, he will probably have to wait and see until the staff comes up with some answers for the question above.
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I view this situation kind the same way that I viewed the Martin and Thomas situation of 07'...We didn't end up getting Martin, but they were both the type that you take, and this year there is more of a need than that class, and so I would be all for taking 3 with Carradine, Fellows, and Newsome...

I agree that there are lots of questions, but the better the depth the easier to answer questions right???:biggrin:

I think Turner and Gholston are both kids that are buckeye leans...If they get scared by depth then some might question whether that is a kid you want in the program anyway...

Also have the chance to redshirt some of these guys to create seperation...
 
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Plus Mobley or Rose could easily move to DT and Williams & Gibson could easily take a step back to play LB.

If the grades and attitude/coachableness are there, you go after all 3 of those guys. Nothing is certain, especially in college football. Injuries, transfers, trouble with the law, "unfaithful" coaches to their respective school, leaving early for the NFL, etc. I don't see us landing all three guys either (just gut feeling), so getting two of those guys would make me very happy. Anyway you look at it, pursue the trio.
 
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My personal opinion is that Mobley ends up at DT and that Fellows potentially could, as could Rose. Williams could always end up at Viper, playing LB and DE, same with Thad Gibson. There is enough verstility to take 3 more DE type guys and with Carridine's athleticism, he could easily be a TE (though I think it would be a waste of his talent). If we can get all of Tank, Fellows, and Newsome (possible ATH?), we take 'em. However, we are going to have to wait and see with his grades.
 
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crazybuckfan40;1094639; said:
Agree with everything here...

Top 3 players in the state are Dlineman IMO...Simon, Fellows, and Carradine...

Also props to Hodgepodge for being on this one for awhile...
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I really liked Carradine's film but I think top 3 in the state might be pushing it..
You guys really have to get out to see Ricky Harris from Westerville South this year. In person he is one of the most impressive athletes I've ever seen. Once this kid is done dropping the excess weight that coaches are telling him he needs to lose to be quicker at DT he will be very hard to stop, I sincerely hope that the coaching staff can sway him back to an OSU lean bc he seems to really favor Illinois
 
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cbusftball1;1096260; said:
I really liked Carradine's film but I think top 3 in the state might be pushing it..
You guys really have to get out to see Ricky Harris from Westerville South this year. In person he is one of the most impressive athletes I've ever seen. Once this kid is done dropping the excess weight that coaches are telling him he needs to lose to be quicker at DT he will be very hard to stop, I sincerely hope that the coaching staff can sway him back to an OSU lean bc he seems to really favor Illinois
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Stretching?? Maybe a little but i think most would agree he is in the top 5 or so prospects, and they are all very good, so maybe it is splitting hairs...
 
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RB07OSU;1095762; said:
My personal opinion is that Mobley ends up at DT and that Fellows potentially could, as could Rose. Williams could always end up at Viper, playing LB and DE, same with Thad Gibson. There is enough verstility to take 3 more DE type guys and with Carridine's athleticism, he could easily be a TE (though I think it would be a waste of his talent). If we can get all of Tank, Fellows, and Newsome (possible ATH?), we take 'em. However, we are going to have to wait and see with his grades.
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Not to get too off topic (though it does apply as far as DE depth is concerned), but I disagree with you about Mobley. I really think that the Buckeyes will have him drop a bit of weight and be a quick DE with a low center of gravity. Somewhat in the mold of Dwight Freeney, Darryl Tapp, Elvis Dumervil, etc.

I think he could end up being very good at that as I love how quick he seems to be off the snap. He seems like he would be able to get around the corner quickly.
 
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