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  1. 37 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

    Idk what film you're watching, but Borwn is not a burner like Jamaal or even close. Brown ran a 4.62 40 and a 4.28 shuttle at the Atlanta Opening Regional while weighing 180 pounds.  Jamaal is Jamaal because of his game breaking speed and acceleration. Brown doesn't have either of those things.

    This is an absurdly ridiculous comparison.  Brown is nothing like Kamara. Kamara is great because of his short are explosiveness and ability to shake guys in space. Brown doesn't show either of those traits.

    A reasonable comp for Brown is actually the healthy Tre Watson we saw at the end of the year for UT. He'll be a guy who plays around 200 lbs, is good at making one cut and getting upfield and is a good receiver out of the backfield.

    In terms of Brown playing his FR year, I'm sure he'll get some carries, but I wouldn't expect too much from him. He played his senior season at around 180 -185 lbs. Since he's primarily an interior rusher, he's going to have to get quite a bit bigger before he can handle more than spot duty. He'll likely be playing smaller than Ingram was this year, and we saw how that went in terms of durability. 

    Just got around to watching Brown's Hudl. While he lacks the elite speed of Jamaal Charles, he's plenty fast. Seems to find his way through the line with good vision and has a little wiggle to get through those tight spaces. 

    What really stood out to me, though, was his short area burst, his acceleration on the run and from a stand still. He gets going from a standing position in the backfield to full speed in just a few steps and hits the line just as the holes are starting to develop. I watched Ced Benson in high school, and he had that same burst. Zero to sixty real fast. Now, Benson lost some of that in college, I believe, after bulking up. But that fast-twitch ability is something you can't teach. Brown looks to have that. 

    Besides top-end speed, Jamaal's killer move was being able to cut sharply at full speed without dipping. I don't see that in Brown, but then I haven't really seen that it anyone (Marshall Faulk in his prime, maybe?). 

    Physically, I think he's got more upside than Trey Watson, though. Would sure be nice to get some long breakaway runs next year. The only thing that makes me happier than a 10-win Texas team is more wins next year and some friggin' explosive plays. 

    (I also like the detail that Brown's family sent the coaches fruit baskets on signing day, so happy were they to have signed with Texas. Suggests good attitude and full-on program buy-in. He'll have a good shot here.)

     

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  2. 2 hours ago, elguapo said:

    Wilson is a great prospect that I was really hoping would pick Texas, but I'm not going to get too worked up about losing a 6'/4.7 40 wr. Leal hurts more, hope we can get him to reconsider.

    This. I never saw Wilson play live, just watched the film, and trusted the word of people on this board that he was great. But, no sour grapes, his film didn't blow me away. I too feel much more dejected about losing Leal than Wilson. But, we do need something good to happen soon. Been a rough couple of weeks. 

  3. 1 hour ago, Longhorn94 said:

    They feel like UT did not develop Garrett Gilbert the way they should have and then left Gilbert hanging out to dry. They also don't believe the previous Texas coaches paid enough respect to the LT players, namely QB. If Texas had simply taken the LT QB from Gilbert forward, Texas would have had: GIlbert, Brewer, Mayfield, DeLira, Brewer, Baldwin, and now Card. The only one that wasnt an upgrade to who Texas took is DeLira.  The current Texas staff is changing that and are building a strong relationship with LT.

    LT's seems like a somewhat reasonable position. Hard to know about how GG was developed or not. Fact is, he showed some moxie in trying to mount a comeback against Alabama in his first big moment of playing time. Then he was shite. But so was the coaching staff. I could well imagine he was not given the guidance and instruction he needed. And I could also see LT's point of view on subsequent recruits. UT has ignored the LT QB Factory at its own peril. 

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