re: 2016 Auburn Football Recruiting Thread

It seems very counter intuitive, but if you are a big bodied stretch the field type WR, there are some solid arguments to be on an Auburn/Georgia tech run heavy team

I've talked to a GT friend who had this theory about why their WRs typically are high picks and do well. We need to coach/recruit with this mentality

1- They learn to do the WR grunt work like blocking

While the NFL is a passing league, blocking still is a big role in the offense. Look at the Falcons right now, they frequently are running bubble&tunnel screens, RB dump passes etc. Blocking on the edge is essential and important for this type of passing game

2- Their stats/highlight film reflects absurd big plays due to play action. It is the Al Davis draft stock boost theory

Georgia Tech WRs and guys like Sammie Coates frequently have insane yards per catch numbers and TDs. Due to teh run heavy nature of the offense, they frequently have 1on1s on the outsdie and w/ safeties in the box easily can beat teams over the top.

3- Success in those offenses require team first WRs

In a world where guys like Dez Bryant fall to the end of the 1st RD due to personality issues, GT offenses produce team first WRs. Surprisignly that is a big deal to the NFL scouts from reports out there.

Georgia Tech receivers are selected high because their staff somehow keeps finding huge guys with absurd athleticism that NFL teams drool over. Most of those guys are drafted off of their Combine triangle numbers and upside, despite the fact that most of them have been insanely raw. Blocking helps, but no one is drafting a WR in the top 2-3 rounds because they can block well.

Basically, if those 6'5 230 pound GTech receivers were running 4.60-4.70 instead of 4.35-4.45 they wouldn't be drafted anywhere near as high as you've seen then drafted.

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True. Except our receivers can't block.

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We need to start teaching them to block is my point and stop worrying about how they can juke on BS bubble screens

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Georgia Tech receivers are selected high because their staff somehow keeps finding huge guys with absurd athleticism that NFL teams drool over.

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Because they recruit big bodied athletic wide receivers. They don't care about how they play in space etc which our staff for some reason does. Which is weird because only RBs play in space for us


Then the GT WRs have highlights of them running wide open downfield 4-6 times per year which is athleticism only

I wonder wtf the staff is talking about in pressers when they say "the wrs really stepped up today"

I mean we hardly ever use the wrs in game situations. What are they doing at practice to draw praise and why isn't it transitioning to the field?

\end rant

60. Burn this motherfricker down

For Randy:

Marlon Davidson likes the color crimson

Our bagmen sucks. There is no other way to sugarcoat it. We are not pushing the money like we should be and we are not hiding these recruiting efforts under the disguise of good ole boy christian principles like Hugh Freeze has mastered to perfection.

Latest news...

Bama is the threat to flip Marlon

Rashan Gary is leaning Michigan

Derrick Brown is leaning UGA

Antwan Jackson is a "true tossup" between AU/tOSU


Kyle Davis announces the 23rd. He visited UGA last week and could visit UT this week.


We're still going after Shavar Manual Rahshaun Smith and Zach McCloud

God damn we are sucking.