First time I saw him I thought wow 6'7" 275 and no gut . He must not be to athletic to only be a 2 star, cause he sure has the body to become a big Off Lineman.
Now I find out that the coaches are saying he's really athletic. Looks like the Ducks got a huge sleeper and could end up being the best of the lineman we got this year. Too bad for Boise. Great for the Ducks.
Some of the best tackles in the league started out as TEs in HS or College. Heck, even our own HOF Gary Zimmerman wanted to be a LB but I forget which coach said, but basically he nailed it by telling him "You could be a decent college LB, but you could make an Amazing NFL T"
At this point if Oregon is going after a 2 star, they see potential and from everything I've heard they're right. Makes you wonder what the recruiting sites issues are. maybe they just haven't covered him that well.
JTinKC wrote:At this point if Oregon is going after a 2 star, they see potential and from everything I've heard they're right. Makes you wonder what the recruiting sites issues are. maybe they just haven't covered him that well.
"Recruiting Sites" are for fans and recruiting junkies like us...they are just a guide to give us a basis of info and to take our money...damn I wish I thought of it and had the ability at the time to do it!
I'm sure many coaches from areas not as rich in talent, use these sources too to watch film and to see who is out there...it saves them a ton of money!
BTW unless your school have the resources, a kid in your own backyard, especially smaller states and towns with lesser populations there will always be lesser recruited kids who will be not rated or regarded as lesser because of location...and thank God for it because this is how we built our program!
If there's any position coach whose opinion on a recruit I would never question, it's Greatwood. If he says the kid's worthy of an offer, then he must be worth it.
A co-worker of mine said that he saw the pre-game between Aloha and LO last week, and that he saw this monstrous kid standing above all others. He also said that other teams wouldn't come out for pre-game until the last minute because of the mental crushing factor of just seeing a kid that big. I dunno if that last part is true, but this guy isn't into embellishment.
Destroyer77 wrote:A co-worker of mine said that he saw the pre-game between Aloha and LO last week, and that he saw this monstrous kid standing above all others. He also said that other teams wouldn't come out for pre-game until the last minute because of the mental crushing factor of just seeing a kid that big. I dunno if that last part is true, but this guy isn't into embellishment.
The Oregonian had a story about Euscher that stated something similar about other coaches keeping their players in the locker room so they didn't see him until game time.
Duck07 wrote:Then the Sunset League is full of some big-time wussies.
Metro League is pretty solid. Plus LO isn't in the metro league, but they are one of the top programs in the state every year.
6'7" 275 is not "that" big. I know that he's good, but I was never worried about 1 guy in HS football and I played against Dante Rosario, Kevin Boss and some pretty big dudes over 300lbs. Unless Euscher is listening to Mudvayne and painting his face while doing a Lattimer impersonation, then i'm not really buying the "intimidation" angle. He's good, thats enough for me.
Great for the Ducks. 
