Texas Special Teams: Impact Freshmen in 2010

If DeMarco Cobbs is even being considered for returning kicks for UT next year, I’ll be VERY excited as an OU fan. His highlight footage looks good, don’t get me wrong. But every single person I know who saw him in person walked away unimpressed. Then again, he may have been playing out of position if your read on him as an RB is on target. Contrast that line of thought with the opinion on Josh Turner, whose commit to UT made those same people want to break something tasteful.

OU fans own something tasteful?

I’d be happy if Russ just didn’t kick the ball out of bounds twice a game.

I thought I read that Aaron Williams was going to be returning punts this year.

Nate;

Your right Cobbs is no Dominique Franks.

Williams was very good at McNeil on ST. I think he’ll get his shot this Fall.

I agree on our coverage units. With some buy-in from the right players, this could be real entertainment.

Replacing Hunter Lawrence’s consistency is the biggest story that nobody is talking about….until the new kid misses.

Trey Graham will decleat you with a Torah then steal your gold fillings. He’s basically Cory Redding with a JewFro.

Your RIGHT. That last thing that anybody really talkes about is special teams. Yet, it one of the most important and almost guaranteed aspects to happen in the game. I am concerned about the kicker scenario. Some concern this year but what about next year. Look at the depth chart. Really need to get another ace kicker on roster asap.

Tucker will be fine. I wouldn’t be worrying all that much about kicker.

That is good about Tucker. What about the depth chart? After this season this season the roster only shows one kicker. Thoughts???

Tucker is a junior, and Russ is a freshman.

oops.. on the depth chart. Tucker will be a junior this year. I was thinking he was a senior. Well, it looks likely that the 2011 class will have to get an ace kicker to be a compliment Will Russ…???

Thank you nordberg. I was thinking Tucker was a Senior. thanks..

if Goodwin does become a major fixture in our offense as Gilbert’s main target and he’s also returning punts, the coaches will be loathe to have him returning kickoffs too.

Shall we call this “Goodwin’s Law”?

all i want is the flying v and no opposing returns after the 25.
lets actually kick it INTO the end zone this year.

that reminds me, is Huck around to give us the average starting field possessions from the last two to ten years, and their relations to scoring drives, etc.?

would love me some of that data.

“OU fans own something tasteful?”

Define “tasteful”.

Roach,
Can’t disagree with you on that. I’m just saying that since probably none of BC’s readership excepting ransomstoddard (I think) live in Oklahoma, and he doesn’t live in Tulsa, he hasn’t seen Cobbs live. The people who have tell me his tape and his live performance just don’t seem to match.

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That’s interesting information. I shall take it into consideration. I sure like his tape though. I see a really athletic guy with a huge natural frame.

Why don’t you spread these pieces out? You’d have more impressions (read: ad revenue) if you spread them over 3 days instead of all on the same day.

Way to be the first person to discourage Scipio from writing.

Scipio, you’re not doing enough around here. Don’t let TXinDC discourage you.

And I just used ‘discourage’ twice on the heels of yesterdays double use of ‘concerned.’ Atrocious.

I spent most of last fall in Oklahoma for work. There is quite a bit of radio coverage of high school football including broadcasts of games on Fridays and recaps from the previous weekend, previews of upcoming games, and general discussion during the weekday talk shows.

For what it’s worth, the guys on the radio were very complimentary of Cobbs. I remember hearing him called a “freak” and “clearly the best player in the state.” Can’t vouch for whether they know what they are talking about, but I got the impression they had seen Demarco in person a number of times.

Scip,

Cobbs frequently played out of position due to the fact he played for a 2nd rate Oklahoma team and was by FAR the best player on their roster. He may just need to be developed into a position.

The story that blew my mind was when Cobbs was going out at WR and getting shut down by Aaron Colvin. You haven’t heard of Aaron Colvin? Exactly.

Not sure why Scipio pegged Cobbs as having good hands. There’s some USC camp footage of him catching balls with Phillip Payne hands. I really don’t think he ends up at WR…RB or S.

He’s got good hands….for a running back, which is why they’re starting him off there.

whoops, I’ve seen the same footage and he definitely fights the ball coming out of his routes, which could be caused by a number of reasons. He should have plus hands coming out of the backfield however.

I still think he ends up at safety because of his build.

Cobbs offer list was ridiculous. I’ll take Pete Carroll’s eval over Nate’s sewing circle. Nate, who are we plucking from your broken down car ridden backyard next year?