re: Malik Hornsby

wait why are people saying he is going to transfer??? it's fricking obvious the dude just isn't ready yet. holy crap. the dude gets playing time for now. he obviously has Lamar Jackson, Michael Vick, RGIII type skill. seriously, but dude just isn't ready for the big time. he still looks like a freshman out there who can't read a defense, and doesn't protect the ball like he should. that goes for dangerous passes,him fumbling, and his poor mesh points. he also looks like what a super star RB who plays in a smaller level high-school looks like when he first gets some carries when he gets in college. constantly trying to do too much, bounce shite to the outside, run around like crazy looking for the TD when they should just get the easy yards, or in his case throw the ball away and live to play another down.

I can see him following KB, but I don't understand why it's a forgone conclusion he will transfer unless there are rumblings I haven't heard of. dude just has to sit a year or so, and improve his accuracy, and commanding the offense/reading defenses.

Yes. 1998. 1999. 2003. 2006.

Why would we want Casey Dick to replace McFadden?

Side note, I would love to see "peak" Brandon Allen in this offense with these weapons.

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It's tough because his skillet is so similar to KJ.

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Which is why I think bringing him in motion from receiver spot would be very valuable. Everyone knows he can run. What if he can hit Burks after 3 or 4 in motion plays throughout the year for a game we need.

Can’t redshirt him again. Might as well use him before we lose him.

Yeah i agree with this. I do think you get him involved with stuff like that. I almost feel like we will work on stuff like that when briles is confident our base offense runs like a machine.

Which is a much better philosophy than our precious regimes feelings on trick plays.

I don't think Matt Jones was ever disciplined enough to make any improvements. He had problems with Del Rio as he didn't take practice seriously. He didn't put in the work and Nutt didn't hold him accountable for anything and that carried over to the NFL.

If Malik slows his brain and heart rate down he’ll be an absolute force.

He’s a fast mover, but the game is still moving faster.

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Well it looks like our coaching staff reads message boards gossip, because Malik getting work at receiver in spring camp.

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We aren't a gathering of the greatest college football minds but we pay enough attention to see how things are going. Hornsby is sort of stuck in a "hybrid" role at the moment. He isn't good enough to replace KJ but his speed is too good to not have on the field as often as possible. If he can light some teams up at WR and make everyone dread our WR pass plays (we all know that Briles is not going to stop calling those) then so much the better.

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We aren't a gathering of the greatest college football minds

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I was telling a guy at work a couple months ago that they have to find a way to get the ball in Hornsby's hands in space. That if I'm Pittman I am putting him in at WR even if just as a decoy to eat up the other team's fastest CB and Safety. Just the threat of him running down field is enough to give defenses fits.