Got another commit today

[Uncle Ruckus]

6'5 211lb unranked TE from East Central, making two unheralded tight ends committed for this very small signing class. Because we don't have enough tight ends on campus already. I don't know what to call our offense, buts it's going to be one where you don't have any wide receivers, only tight ends. It'll be similar to the goal line offense on video games.

 

[57stratdawg]

Head scratcher. His video shows a triple option blocker. Wonder if they're expecting some turnover at the position.

I know if we drop the kid from Starkville High, someone should be fired. Burning that bridge would be completely unacceptable.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Seems by now you would realize a few things:

1 - you should trust Mullens evals
2 - players change positions all the time
3 - you take all the talent you can get, regardless of position

We need athletes. Find a position for them later.

 

[Snog]

At 6'5" 211 he probably looks like at string bean. Put 70 pounds on him and move him to tackle.

 

[HamSammich]

If he can run a 4.9 we may be looking at Derunya 2.0

 

[57stratdawg]

Seems by now you would realize a few things:

1 - you should trust Mullens evals

Like the evals that lead us so void of talent we had to sign double digit JUCOs after a 5 win regular season?

 

[woozman]

I don't question Mullen anymore. This board went crazy in the past over "inferior" commits that are stars in the NFL now...

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

If he can run a 4.9 we may be looking at Derunya 2.0

Good hands and good route runner?

What would we have given for a solid possession receiver last season?

He may be 4.9 but knows how to use his feet and body to get open.

Time will tell.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Just to be clear, I'm not necessarily question Mullen's eye for scouting talent. I'm questioning the fact that we need damn near double digit tight ends on the roster. We'll have 7 or 8 on the roster after this up coming class. That seems too damn high when 10% of your roster is a position group that we don't really use all that much.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Just to be clear, I'm not necessarily question Mullen's eye for scouting talent. I'm questioning the fact that we need damn near double digit tight ends on the roster. We'll have 7 or 8 on the roster after this up coming class. That seems too damn high when 10% of your roster is a position group that we don't really use all that much.

I doubt they'll all be TEs, is my point. They could be OL, DE, big WR, etc.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

^^ these types walk among us

 

[Seinfeld]

Any reason Mullen wouldn't just recruit those positions rather than taking a kid this lowly rated at his preferred position in hopes that he'll work out somewhere else? You guys are right that time will tell in terms of whether this will work out or not, but you have to admit that it reeks of desperation.

 

[boatsandhoes]

I think we will turn some of them into another position.......at 6'5" 210....you can make a LB (McKinney), a big WR, lots of weight and a OT, a little more weight and maybe a 3-4 OLB pass rusher in granthams D.

I hope that's up his sleeve because hevesey sucks, and needs all the help he can get.

 

[Bulldogg31]

There's a big camp going on right now on campus and apparently this kid really showed out. Ole Miss offered him yesterday as well so he must have lit it up during drills. He will likely have a 3-star ranking in the next few weeks.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Any reason Mullen wouldn't just recruit those positions rather than taking a kid this lowly rated at his preferred position in hopes that he'll work out somewhere else? You guys are right that time will tell in terms of whether this will work out or not, but you have to admit that it reeks of desperation.

No, it doesn't. This isn't January.

Do y'all not know anything about this process after all this time?

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

There's a big camp going on right now on campus and apparently this kid really showed out. Ole Miss offered him yesterday as well so he must have lit it up during drills. He will likely have a 3-star ranking in the next few weeks.

This is encouraging. I would imagine it is his receiving skills and not blocking skills that caught their eye.

Unless one of you can actually ask one our coaches, we will have to just continue to guess what he showed.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Here's a writeup on his camp day and offer:

http://mississippistate.247sports.c...est-talks-Mississippi-State-decision-53015700

 

[thatsbaseball]

For some reason your post made me think about another stringbean

when he got to campus....kid named Kent Hull.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I was wrong.

They evidently liked his receiving and blocking skills.

Someone else said potential Bear... kinda sounds like that. Hope his catching skills are good.

 

[57stratdawg]

Just to clarify, are you saying the 5 win regular season or JUCO heavy class didn't happen? Cause I have some links whenever you're ready.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Stop posting, I'm talking about mullens evals and the resting talent pulse of this team.

It's obviously above your head.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Yeah, mullenz is pretty bad at evaluating players****

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[engie]

Like the evals that lead us so void of talent we had to sign double digit JUCOs after a 5 win regular season?

...for highly rated misses in a pretty highly ranked class... that was signed while we were under NCAA investigation....

 

[ShrubDog]

As a junior at East Central High School, Cumbest had 30 catches for 575 yards and six touchdowns. At the next level for the Bulldogs, he plans to be used in multiple roles.


"They want to use me out wide and use me on the line to block," said Cumbest. "I think I will do well in the spread and I can handle both roles.

"I can be on the line and sneak out when I am not lined out wide. That works well and I like blocking, too. That is never a problem for me."

 

[thatsbaseball]

He'll play at 240-250 lbs before he leaves...I like him

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Head scratcher. His video shows a triple option blocker. Wonder if they're expecting some turnover at the position.

I know if we drop the kid from Starkville High, someone should be fired. Burning that bridge would be completely unacceptable.

I know another one who was a head scratcher. A guy who never took a snap as a Qb and when he did it was an option offense. His name is Nick Fitzgerald. Let's trust the staff when it comes to recruiting.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Isn't Kevin Fant the OC @ East Central?

 

[57stratdawg]

Maybe you can use the 2017 NFL Draft results to help make your case..

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

6'5 211lb unranked TE from East Central, making two unheralded tight ends committed for this very small signing class. Because we don't have enough tight ends on campus already. I don't know what to call our offense, buts it's going to be one where you don't have any wide receivers, only tight ends. It'll be similar to the goal line offense on video games.

Chris Jones was the same story right. I'll wait and see.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

^^ this guy wants to talk NFL draft under Mullen.

But you used a GIF!!!! Must make you credible.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I don't have a dog

in this hunt, but are you trying to use Mullen's history of having players move on (successfully) to the NFL, against him?

 

[Bulldogg31]

Similar. Came to camp and blew up. Went from unranked and unrated to the #2 rated HS player as a five star then to 3-year starter, then to the Chiefs all in about 48 months. Incredible.

 

[57stratdawg]

Nope. Just pointing out what a hilariously bad time it is to be "trust the coaches!1!1!" mode.

 

[57stratdawg]

We've kind of romanticized up Chris Jones's recruitment.

He was a 4 star at the start of his SR
He was selected to Under Armour AA game
He was MVP of the MS/AL All Star game

The 247 guys at our camp when he committed said he'd be a 5 star with a good showing at the MS/AL all star game.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

This is certainly not one of your better days. I told you to stop posting today earlier, but you continue to do so, and keep looking worse.

By all means, keep going. I enjoy the entertainment. I'm actually wondering what asinine statement you'll make next.

 

[KurtRambis4]

So erase

everything he's done, bc of this one incident?

 

[57stratdawg]

More weak 'personal attacks' with no substance. Shocking. Limp it on home though. You can do it. Lol.

 

[Lettucexxxx]

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

Can he play quarterback?

 

[tired]

This is certainly not one of your better days. I told you to stop posting today earlier, but you continue to do so, and keep looking worse.

By all means, keep going. I enjoy the entertainment. I'm actually wondering what asinine statement you'll make next.

I agree, & I never agree with you, strat having a rough go at it. Trust Mullen.