kelly's comments on new recruits

[OreDucks01284]

http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index ... -recruits/


pretty awesome eh?

[vagusnerve]

"I'm the head coach; he ain't going to defense"

curtis white

[Tray Dub]

I'm excited about everyone in this class. I think Dixon, Heimuli, Bennett, Lowe, and Seastrunk will be the biggest stars of this class. Just my very early prediction.

[glazeduck]

http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index ... -recruits/


pretty awesome eh?

Was just gonna post this.

Some of the newer people here need to read this carefully -- paying attention to what he says about guys like Scales, Dungy and Howell.

Also, on Canzano's show, Kelly talked about Dungy for probably 5 minutes. I think he could be a real diamond in the rough, famous dad or not.

NOT a favor to his father!

[ncduck]

I wish they had found a quote for Tony Washington.

[vagusnerve]

Glaze, as i've said before, maybe you're right.

I've only pointed out that both situations are extremely "suspicious", and I am not the only person saying so.

I know this issue gets you all riled up, so let's just drop it and hope both players succeed.

[bigfootlebowski]

On eric dungy
"Catches the ball really smooth with his hands away from his body. Runs really precise routes, go figure.”

[Duck07]

On eric dungy
"Catches the ball really smooth with his hands away from his body. Runs really precise routes, go figure.”

that made me chuckle

[glazeduck]

Glaze, as i've said before, maybe you're right.

I've only pointed out that both situations are extremely "suspicious", and I am not the only person saying so.

I know this issue gets you all riled up, so let's just drop it and hope both players succeed.

What gets me riled up is making comments like "what a wasted scholarship" with nothing more to back it up than "other people have said it". Other people have said that the Holocaust didn't happen, that Aliens are mating with women to create human hybrids, and that Obama is secretly a terrorist, but I think we can all agree that publicly espousing these opinions would (should?) get you locked up in a looney bin.

It's one thing to have extreme opinions about football if you know a lot about football, but you made it pretty obvious that you do not based on your comments (more like "lols") on Howell's size.

I can see the suspicion and have even commented on it in both Dungy's case AND in Scales' case, but to act like these kids don't belong anywhere near a D-1 football field w/out knowing what you're talking about is a waste of everybody's time and intelligence. To be honest, I even agree with you to a certain extent that the Ducks had other plans in mind when they offered Dungy and Scales. I also think, however, that they know what they have in Scales (went to their camp) and, while some (again, who?) say the only reason he's a D-1 player is because he has friends, ALOT of others (experts) say that he's got talent to be a damn good player. I don't deny that he's got good friends and that's convenient, but I promise you he would've landed at a decent D-1 school even if he didn't have those friends. As for Dungy, if you believe Kelly, he didn't even know Tony was his dad until after they started recruiting him. I think, if you're looking for a conspiracy, you should be looking at James Wilder Jr. as the reason to offer Dungy, NOT his father. Furthermore, Kelly said today that he's ranked so lowly because he was only 150 lbs last year (up to 180 now), didn't attend camps, and only recently got his film out. If that doesn't perfectly spell out "late bloomer" and "diamond in the rough" then I'm not sure what does.

I'm all for people having their own opinions on things. What I'm not for is people militantly and repeatedly spouting and repackaging crap when there's no thought put into it. I normally hate arguments on these boards because I'm all for progress, education and discussion, so its my hope that you'll take what I'm saying and put it to use.

I do COMPLETELY agree w/ your ending statement though. They're ducks now, our only job is to root them on like the crazy idiots that we all are!

[justducky0]

On eric dungy
"Catches the ball really smooth with his hands away from his body. Runs really precise routes, go figure.”

Sounds like he is a bigger Pflugrad what do you think?

[ncduck]

Does he have a hot sister that's going to be on the cheer squad?

[bigfootlebowski]

http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index ... -recruits/


pretty awesome eh?

Was just gonna post this.

Some of the newer people here need to read this carefully -- paying attention to what he says about guys like Scales, Dungy and Howell.

Also, on Canzano's show, Kelly talked about Dungy for probably 5 minutes. I think he could be a real diamond in the rough, famous dad or not.

NOT a favor to his father!

It may not be a favor to his father, had plenty of legit offers, but it is highely unlikely he comes here if the blount situation hadn't unfolded the way it did and we know based on his comments, kelly was very appreciative of Dungy's help...

[woundedknees]

Re Dixon: "Isaac’s 5-11, 200 pounds, he can really run. And he arrives in bad humor.”

[greenyellow]

Re Dixon: "Isaac’s 5-11, 200 pounds, he can really run. And he arrives in bad humor.”

Hadn't heard that term before but like it. Just means he comes with a bad attitude at the ball carrier. I like that in defensive players.

[canaduck]

When talking about Donate:
Kelly says: "The thing that excites me about the running back prospects we had, they could care less who was here. They want to come and compete. When I talk to a kid, if the first thing they want to talk to me about is my depth chart, I don’t want you on my team. Because if you’re afraid right now, what are you going to do when we go play Tennessee in front of 100,000 people? The kids that we got want to compete.”

Boy did that get me excited about all the recruits we've landed. I'm aware most coaches in the nation feel this way about the classes they've pulled in as well, but quotes like this give me goosebumps. I think these are the players Kelly is going to attract in abundance, especially given the style of practices we have now.