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Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:01 am to ColoradoAg
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Gilbert won't be a first round pick unless he learns to actually block. He's the biggest pussy I've ever seen at that size. Quit because the game was too "physical" for him last year, and cannot even hold onto the football against somebody significantly smaller.
Overrated.
Maybe, I'm not the one who scouted and rated him though.
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:07 am to ColoradoAg
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Quit because the game was too "physical" for him last yea
When did he say this?
Link?
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:08 am to texag7
The reaction LSU fans are having to the news Gilbert is returning is truly something special. He's obviously a distraction. He's soft, looking for a handout, doesn't make the grade, and doesn't want to be at LSU. He came back because no one else wanted his sorry arse or could get him eligible.
Congrats LSU!
Congrats LSU!
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:11 am to RD Dawg
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“Arik and I had a good conversation yesterday,” Orgeron said Wednesday during the weekly Southeastern Conference coaches teleconference. “He told me his was opting out. He said his body was hurting and he had some things he had to take care of.”
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There are other sources as well. Kid has a long way to go to the rigors of the NFL
This post was edited on 4/22/21 at 10:13 am
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:13 am to ColoradoAg
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Gilbert won't be a first round pick unless he learns to actually block. He's the biggest pussy I've ever seen at that size. Quit because the game was too "physical" for him last year, and cannot even hold onto the football against somebody significantly smaller.
Overrated.
Blocking isn't going to be his biggest hurdle. Staying committed the next 2-3 years will be. He's already got big red flags after what's transpired off the field the last 6 months with him. If he can get his head on straight, he will be scouted just like Pitts, albeit not as fast as Pitts. He's going to be marketed like a huge WR that is a matchup problem for defenses
And fwiw, he didn't quit because he was worn out. That was what he told everyone to avoid the reality that he was acdemically inelgible. He "opted out" right after fall semester finals, and as we've come to find out, has a lot of work to do to get back in good academic standing to be eligible for the 2021 season.
But for all this talk about him being a pussy, I think some of you are forgetting that the kid was a true freshman last year. Did you expect him to be an AA immediately with no real offseason to prepare for the season? Not to mention our team sucked arse last year. A lot harder to shine when the team sucks. But his numbers were actually better on a per game basis than Moss' were in 2019, so there's that.
All that aside, I'm not a huge fan of him coming back personally. I'd rather the kids who have been busting their asses every week and not being a head ache and distraction. I can rely on themn. I can't rely on Gilbert.
This post was edited on 4/22/21 at 10:19 am
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:16 am to Nitro Express
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The reaction LSU fans are having to the news Gilbert is returning is truly something special. He's obviously a distraction. He's soft, looking for a handout, doesn't make the grade, and doesn't want to be at LSU. He came back because no one else wanted his sorry arse or could get him eligible.
Oof!
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:17 am to texag7
Why do you care about LSU players?
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:18 am to lsufball19
Agree he is a large WR. That is typically how LSU uses him as well. Most TE's and FB's I know do the dirty work to block and make the team successful, but this kid is definitely not that.
Kid has a ton of red flags. Gifted athlete at WR though
Kid has a ton of red flags. Gifted athlete at WR though
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:24 am to texag7
He did even worse vs Western Civilization and English Composition.
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:25 am to ColoradoAg
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Arik and I had a good conversation yesterday,” Orgeron said Wednesday during the weekly Southeastern Conference coaches teleconference. “He told me his was opting out. He said his body was hurting and he had some things he had to take care of.”
And?
Where is the direct quite where he said the game was too "physical?"
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:30 am to texag7
The legacy of Linehan
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:32 am to texag7
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Another concern is how poorly Gilbert tested in athletic measurements. He ran a 40-yard dash in 4.91 seconds, and his vertical jump was only 30 inches
Is this accurate? That is terrible.
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:32 am to ColoradoAg
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That's because he's soft.
No Chest
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:34 am to texag7
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Arik Gilbert averaged 27 yards vs A&M and Alabama
Are you going to do all True freshmen from 2020 or just random ones?
also, LSU's D was worst in LSU history. Gave up 45 TDs. 44 of those were not A&M.
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:36 am to ColoradoAg
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Most TE's and FB's I know do the dirty work to block and make the team successful, but this kid is definitely not that.
Most teams don't even use a FB anymore, and "tight ends" have changed so much over the past several years, it's as if most teams don't even carry a true tight end like we think of the position. Think about some of the better ones that have come through this conference the past decade. Very few of them were particalrly known for doing the dirty work and/or blocking. They're meant to be athletic big guys that LBs can't run with in coverage and corners are too small to cover. Works the same way in the NFL these days too for the most part. I mean I get it. When offenses are built around throwing the football and not running the football, things change a bit with position expectations. Guys like David Lafluer are things of the past
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:39 am to bayou85
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LSU's D was worst in LSU history. Gave up 45 TDs. 44 of those were not A&M.
Good thing your team was one of the worst as a whole in recorded SEC history
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:44 am to texag7
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Good thing your team was one of the worst as a whole in recorded SEC history
And still only 1 TD from TAMU. Sad.
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:47 am to ColoradoAg
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Overrated.
18 years old. Why should his development be on your timeline? When had TAMU ever had a kid Dev that quickly on offense? This goes for all freshmen. Some of you are stupid AF.
Posted on 4/22/21 at 10:50 am to texag7
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Good thing your team was one of the worst as a whole in recorded SEC history
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