Probably not a big loss, but

[patdog]

Reggie Todd is off the team this fall. Chance to rejoin next spring.

 

[Chesusdog]

Hate to lose the depth but it opens more opportunities for the young talent.

 

[Dawgzilla]

You don't want to be the first guy to get disciplined under a new head coach! JoeMo making a statement....

(ETA: I was being kind of tongue-in-cheek anyway, but having read a little more this might have been a school issue and not even JoeMo's decision. Hope things work out for Todd).

 

[RPOdawg]

Meh. I’ve seen him drop too many balls to really care. He wouldn’t start at any other school in the SEC outside of Kentucky and vandy. I doubt anyone says “man we really miss Reggie Todd out there” at any point this fall.

 

[philduckworth]

I think it's a big loss. It's our weakest position group. Todd has height, athleticism, and the ability to get separation at the outside WR position. We don't have a lot of those guys on the roster. Now we must have Guidry get his head on right and be a playmaker.

 

[Upyurs]

If this is a loss, we are in big trouble. He was not very good.

 

[Palos verdes]

If this is a loss, we are in big trouble. He was not very good.

Todd was a Rfr last year. Needs some maturity, and experience. He's faster than most of our receivers. That said, he screwed up and has to pay the price.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

I think it's a big loss. It's our weakest position group. Todd has height, athleticism, and the ability to get separation at the outside WR position. We don't have a lot of those guys on the roster. Now we must have Guidry get his head on right and be a playmaker.

Respectfully none of that matters if you can’t catch the football. Dude had Stone Hands. He won’t be missed. The WR group may struggle but it won’t be because we don’t have Reggie Todd.

 

[johnson86-1]

Respectfully none of that matters if you can’t catch the football. Dude had Stone Hands. He won’t be missed. The WR group may struggle but it won’t be because we don’t have Reggie Todd.

He's not worse than our other receivers for the most part though. Plus, wasn't he a big basketball player in high school, so he was still pretty raw and presumably had the chance to get better.

If he is getting kicked off the team, maybe he wasn't the type of guy to put in the work to get better, but he's looked as good or better than Joe Morrow did as an underclassman, and the senior version of Joe Morrow would start for this team by a mile (unless Guidry is for real). Granted, he would likely have had to develop faster than Morrow did to prevent being overcome by incoming recruits, but still not good to lose him.

 

[RPOdawg]

He was 100% one of our worst receivers. I never understood the hype with him. He was tall and had some speed. He had stone hands, had no rhythm in his routes, was kind of awkward. He won’t be missed imho.

Whop
Guidry
Williams
mixon
Dear
Thomas
Jackson
Couch. ....we will be just fine.

 

[mount lefroy]

I think it's a big loss. It's our weakest position group. Todd has height, athleticism, and the ability to get separation at the outside WR position. We don't have a lot of those guys on the roster. Now we must have Guidry get his head on right and be a playmaker.

I dont know. After watching a number of films on Fordham and JoMo's time there, it seems that receivers arent asked to do a great deal of one on one beat your man stuff. It looks more like they are asked to read the coverage and run a particular route that forces safeties to make a decision. The qb reading the safety and the coverage determines which route he throws to or sticks to the running game.

Mullen's offense seemed to hinge more on the qb checking down and since we were rarely open down field, the short passes were where we went. I dont see where any of our younger receivers will be asked to do much to replace whatever production he was capable of.

You could be right and he was going to break out in this offense in which case it will suck not having him, but it just doesnt seem like that much of a loss yet. If we dont have anyone that can catch the ball better than him, then sure, we are going to struggle.

 

[HailState/ToTheVictors]

While he had a lot of drops, I still think it's disappointing to see Moorhead and Getsy lose a big-bodied receiver. Maybe they could have done something with him that was missing from Gonzales.

 

[RPOdawg]

While he had a lot of drops, I still think it's disappointing to see Moorhead and Getsy lose a big-bodied receiver. Maybe they could have done something with him that was missing from Gonzales.

I think Jamal couch has to step up. He’s super talented and a big body. I read a Moorhead interview a few days ago and he basically said he loved our WR group and the talent at that position.

 

[philduckworth]

Respectfully none of that matters if you can’t catch the football. Dude had Stone Hands. He won’t be missed. The WR group may struggle but it won’t be because we don’t have Reggie Todd.

He dropped like 2 or 3 balls last year, but carry on.

 

[johnson86-1]

He was 100% one of our worst receivers. I never understood the hype with him. He was tall and had some speed. He had stone hands, had no rhythm in his routes, was kind of awkward. He won’t be missed imho.

Whop - True freshman
Guidry - Juco transfer
Williams - Slot (granted he looks like he could be outside)
mixon - Slot that can't play outside
Dear - Slot that can't play outside
Thomas - Slot that can't play outside
Jackson
Couch
....we will be just fine.

You just named four people who play his position, two of which have yet to play a down in Div. I and two of which weren't much better than Todd last year, despite having a year and two years more experience, and who don't have the athleticism to win one on on matchups, which our offense depends on.

So yes, he is one of our worst receivers who played and he does look like somebody who focused on basketball until two years ago, but all of our worst receivers who played were at his position, and he is the only receiver who has played before who has the potential to stretch the field. Maybe it will end up not mattering, but we're not in a position to be losing potential since that is all we have at the outside WR positions.

 

[patdog]

More like 6 or 7. And he only caught 14. But carry on.

 

[BiscuitEater]

He dropped like 2 or 3 balls last year, but carry on.

Maybe .. but thought it was way more than that and it's not a stat that is recorded. Had a critical drop in the OM game and his 'wide a$$ open' drop and later fumble in the bowl game could have easily cost us that game.

Hate to lose a 'big body,' fast WR .. BUT Todd had 14 catches in 13 games .. had ONE TD in 13 games .. threw ONE pass and it was intercepted. We are in BIG trouble if we REALLY miss Todd.

'We start our FIRST Spring game under new coach and FIRST play is a long post pass from Keyton to Todd and it's promptly dropped!'

 

[maroonmania]

Respectfully none of that matters if you can’t catch the football. Dude had Stone Hands. He won’t be missed. The WR group may struggle but it won’t be because we don’t have Reggie Todd.

Yep, was hoping Getsy could teach him a bit about using his hands to actually catch the ball. He had all the other tools. Sounds like it doesn't really matter anymore though.

 

[RPOdawg]

He dropped like 2 or 3 balls last year, but carry on.

Lol wut

 

[RPOdawg]

You just named four people who play his position, two of which have yet to play a down in Div. I and two of which weren't much better than Todd last year, despite having a year and two years more experience, and who don't have the athleticism to win one on on matchups, which our offense depends on.

So yes, he is one of our worst receivers who played and he does look like somebody who focused on basketball until two years ago, but all of our worst receivers who played were at his position, and he is the only receiver who has played before who has the potential to stretch the field. Maybe it will end up not mattering, but we're not in a position to be losing potential since that is all we have at the outside WR positions.

Wide receiver is probably the only position in football where there isn’t much of an adjustment from high/juco to division 1. It’s the easiest position to learn/play. Does Guidry and Jason have to step up? Of course. Did you watch the spring game? Jason is going to produce. I’m more worried about Guidry keeping his head on straight but if he does, he will produce. He’s played against division 1 competition and has things you can’t teach. I predict Austin Williams will be our most productive receiver this fall. Again, I’d be willing to bet that nobody says “Man, we really miss Reggie Todd on the field” this fall. He wasn’t a good football player.

 

[blacklistedbully]

Not saying he was the next Jerry Rice, but I remember Rice dropping several passes his first year in the NFL. Todd was coming off his first season of college ball, and from all accounts looked really good in Spring football.

 

[thf24]

Wide receiver is probably the only position in football where there isn’t much of an adjustment from high/juco to division 1.

I could see this being the case with high schoolers coming from 5A or 6A schools with good coaching, but it's hard to buy that it's not much of an adjustment for prospects coming from option or other run-heavy high school offenses where they were primarily blockers and didn't have to learn to run many or any real routes.

 

[philduckworth]

Yep, was hoping Getsy could teach him a bit about using his hands to actually catch the ball. He had all the other tools. Sounds like it doesn't really matter anymore though.

I hoped he would end up being similar to a Javon Wims at UGA. He was our only downfield threat on the outside. I expected a big jump from his Freshman to Sophomore year especially under Getsy. Oh well, too bad, but LOL at all the people saying it's no big loss just b/c of his freshman numbers.

 

[RPOdawg]

I could see this being the case with high schoolers coming from 5A or 6A schools with good coaching, but it's hard to buy that it's not much of an adjustment for prospects coming from option or other run-heavy high school offenses where they were primarily blockers and didn't have to learn to run many or any real routes.

I can buy that. But Jason came from a high school powerhouse 6A (if I’m not mistaken) and Guidry has had 2 years against college competition. Regardless, they were both going to have to step up with or without Reggie Todd on the team. It’s just a chance for them to get more reps. Fitz is also going to have to improve on his deep ball.

 

[maroonmania]

I hoped he would end up being similar to a Javon Wims at UGA. He was our only downfield threat on the outside. I expected a big jump from his Freshman to Sophomore year especially under Getsy. Oh well, too bad, but LOL at all the people saying it's no big loss just b/c of his freshman numbers.

What it does do is make Guidry significantly more important than he even was before. And that is kind of a scary thought given I have no clue what to expect from Guidry on or off the field.

 

[Junction John]

From what I've heard, he's just got to get his head on straight. Not a bad kid, but immature. He can come back next year and maybe contribute, but that's all up to him at this point.

 

[patdog]

From what I've heard of what he did, it makes him a bad kid.

 

[Junction John]

I hear you. Mine was from a coach, so he likes RT personally and I'm sure is slanted toward giving him a second chance. Not saying that's the right answer.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

He dropped like 2 or 3 balls last year, but carry on.

Um nah. Hell he had more than that in the Auburn game.

 

[patdog]

I'm OK with a second chance, IF he truly matures and changes. But we've been down the road of keeping thugs on the team before, and it's never ended well for us.

 

[philduckworth]

He actually didn't.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

He actually didn't.

Ok sure. Keep us updated on his drops at whatever JUCO he ends up. We’ll be sure to multiply whatever number you say by 3.