New Offer Elijah Gaines
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Please, no more “#TheHunt”! That was always cheesy, and a horrible idea.
Greg likes him; I trust his judgement.
Didn’t watch the tape but Franklin doesn’t take kids as placeholders. He obviously wanted him at some point. Did he just have a crappy year? Was he hurt?
That's probably a good way to look at it. But I watched the Hudl video and didn't come away impressed. Kid seems to have good hands and vision. Really needs to work on tackling though.
I'm wondering if the kid is still growing and we might be thinking of converting him to a tight end.
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Watch his season highlights ^^. Lumbers around, lacks quickness, fluidity and twitch.
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This guy is doing nice Twitter work for RU:
Offer list: BC, Duke, GTech, Michigan, UNC, Domers, Pitt, Purdue V Tech, Wake Forest, Wisconsin.
Offer list: BC, Duke, GTech, Michigan, UNC, Domers, Pitt, Purdue V Tech, Wake Forest, Wisconsin.
I was about to post the offer list. That's a lot of people who saw something in him.
It depends on how we're going to use him. If he's an in-the-box safety or a big nickel, his 40 isn't nearly as important as his reaction time/instincts/ability to wrap-up.
Now if he's going to be single-high, point understood.
Now if he's going to be single-high, point understood.
Schiano's track record with defensive backs is ok
That's what I thought. But the position kids play in HS isn't necessarily where RU will play them. The kid clearly has some talent to build upon.
Also, if he's still growing rapidly, we could be seeing a not-uncommon case of a kid who needs a couple years before his motor skills catch up with the changes in his body. I've seen that happen to a number of kids over the years. And once they get caught up, they're great.
Not sure how college coaches account for that.
OK, no first tier schools then
I like the way he seems to take the right angle.
And he tracks the ball very well. When he sees the ball, there's no wasted motion in his footwork. You can tell because once the ball is released, if he thinks he's exactly where he needs to be, there are no wasted footsteps -- he just stands there and high points the ball.
Contrast that with Kiy Hester who took way too many false steps when breaking on the ball which basically nullified his natural range.
And he tracks the ball very well. When he sees the ball, there's no wasted motion in his footwork. You can tell because once the ball is released, if he thinks he's exactly where he needs to be, there are no wasted footsteps -- he just stands there and high points the ball.
Contrast that with Kiy Hester who took way too many false steps when breaking on the ball which basically nullified his natural range.
I'm glad that kyk isn't our player analyst :Wink:
Not that I put a ton of stock in the recruiting rankings on the various sites, but according to them he would immediately be our highest rated recruit if he flipped here.
He seems to have a solid head on his shoulders. Perhaps he also impressed at camps, which typically outweighs video. I was not overly impressed with video but he has an impressive offer list. I think he is a good get and if he were to commit the top one so far in the class.
Wait a minute. This isn't new. That kid's tweet was from February 26, 2019. Go to the original tweet.
https://twitter.com/Elijah11Gaines/status/1100493269690134528?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1203027435131936768&ref_url=https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-offer-elijah-gaines.182966/
We dropped a 2 star CB recruit and might be adding a 3 star CB recruit, and people think that's a bad thing given how close the first signing day is?
Evidently not, KYK doesn’t like him so Greg should pass
I need a glass of water after reading such a dry understatement.
:ThumbsUpYeah this isn't a new offer. He decommitted from PSU today. His offer was from Ash's staff
Yes sir, that's correct. I'm putting the dots together, if you know what I mean. The two events in proximity and the source of the retweet.
You seem not to have read my posts very closely. Too bad, because they were very entertaining. And brilliant. Yeah, brilliant. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
He will have plenty of time to hit the weight room and practice since he won’t have to waste any time going to any classes.
lol @ kyk questioning Greg's judgement...after everything he attempted to help do last week....this is pure comedy gold right here lol!
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