WR

[Scottfield1]

What's the latest on our injured WR's playing Saturday? I'm sorry if this is a retread.

 

[engie]

Mixon playing, not 100%. Myles out. Gray 50/50.

 

[PubDawg]

Maybe fitz should play WR for KT and give him a big target. Just until we have a 2 TD lead. Then he can run again.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

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[dawgstudent]

At this point - Jordan Thomas is our DeRunnya on this team.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Maybe fitz should play WR for KT and give him a big target. Just until we have a 2 TD lead. Then he can run again.

I already said that earlier this week! He's big, fast, experienced, and has great hands (clamps, even!). Fitz is the WR we need. Maybe not this week, but next year.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

You must mean NFL DeRunnya because they don’t even belong in the same sentence together. Thomas could be a really good tight end but we don’t freaking use him as one. He’s not a damn WR.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Jamal Couch. Been waiting for this guy to go off, hope he gets a chance this game.

 

[bulldogbaja]

Versus Alabama is not typically where players "go off"*

 

[dawgstudent]

I was speaking relatively. With this WR corp - he is De'Runnya.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

After 9 games it’s safe to say we are what we are. Nobody is going to step up and show out

 

[PineGroveBully]

He is raw but there is something about Couch that I love. I think he has the potential to be great.

 

[Philly Dawg]

You mean a tall slow-ish guy who catches the ball with his arms?

 

[thf24]

It's only a matter of time for Todd too. He was open and in the right place multiple times in the last two games and Fitz missed him. Also bailed Fitz out of a high throw with a really nice high point catch to convert a 3rd down last week.

 

[johnson86-1]

Maybe fitz should play WR for KT and give him a big target. Just until we have a 2 TD lead. Then he can run again.

I actually would be curious as to where fitz would fit in the pecking order? Would he be basically freshman year derunya if he had tried to play WR instead of QB?

 

[Dawgzilla]

At worst, he would be Sophomore year De'runnya. He actually knows how to run routes, and he can catch. He's not on our onside kick recovery team for no reason.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I wish we could implement some of our running backs as slot receivers or wideouts like some of the NFL teams do with their RBs with good hands.

I would love to see Hill catch a ball in space.

 

[Bulldogg31]

A couple of things...

1. Nick Fitzgerald is the starting QB and will be until he exhausts his eligibility. If you think Dan Mullen will invest the time and effort he has in developing Fitz only to move him to WR then you've not been paying attention.

2. Our WR's aren't great, but they've mostly been good when needed. We are 7-2, looking at a 9 or 10 win season. WR's would not have helped shut down Fromm or Stidham earlier this year. The rest of the games we won.

3. Everything we are doing this year is designed to make us a better team in 2018. Nobody expected us to win the West this year, or even to win 9-10 games. This year has always been about building towards 2018 when we will have at least EIGHTEEN starters back. In addition, the position hit hardest by graduation (WR) will be upgraded exponentially next year with the #1 Juco WR in the country coming in, along with 2 (maybe 3) excellent HS prospects with multiple P5 offers.

4. We've got perhaps our best and deepest recruiting class in a decade coming in next year. Several guys who can contribute immediately providing depth at key positions.

Basically this year has been a really fun dress rehearsal for a title run in 2018. We need to show improvement against Bama to keep the train rolling.