Mikie2times Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 http://filebox.vt.edu:8080/c/chgraha1/DevineESPN.wmv http://www.pennlive.com/forums/hsfootball/...sf?artid=103732 The first link contains the highlight video in WMV format, the second link has a little write up about this kid. Even though it is only high school some of his runs are among the most spectacular I have ever seen. You think this kid will be heavily recruited the next few years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 That kid is awesome! Tough comps down in Florida too. What is that kids YPC 60 yards or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 About 1/3 of the way through, he takes a screen pass about 70 yards, hitting and spinning his way through the first 25-30 yards. Unbelievable. Truly a man amongst boys. He has the potential to be something very special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 Pete the article says it is 20.8 Campy he is a man among boys, the incredible thing is he's 15 playing against a bunch of 17/18 year olds at the varsity level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblehead Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 That screen pass where he shucked 9 guys was unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 About 1/3 of the way through, he takes a screen pass about 70 yards, hitting and spinning his way through the first 25-30 yards. Unbelievable. Truly a man amongst boys. He has the potential to be something very special. 104331[/snapback] That screen pass play was pretty incredible. Most of the rest looked like a lot of crappy tackling! That said, the kid is pretty amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Man, he gets free and turns on those jets and he's gone! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodnarb Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 i could do that. against toddlers. or peg legged old pirates standing still saying, "arrggh" who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 i could do that. against toddlers. or peg legged old pirates standing still saying, "arrggh" who is he? 104404[/snapback] arrrrrgh Amazing stuff from the kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theNose76 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Amazing - he could either fly by defenders, spin around them, stop and then go around them, run through them, or maybe even go through them (as it seemed a few times). The definition of a total package. Should be interesting to see how he develops over the next few years. Being in Florida, wonder if he'll venture out of the state, or stay at Miami, Fla State, or UF. BTW, anyone who didn't download the video is missing out. To call him a great player and a man among boys is an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Sign him up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Don't they teach people how to tackle down in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Looks like he's got a number of things going for him. First, it looks like he's mastered the knack of making people miss with little moves. You don't always have to do a big move to make someone miss. A big move sacrifices momentum and lets other players get into the play. He doesn't waste motion faking guys out. Second, he has great balance. Third, he's fast enough. I saw other players running just about as fast, so I'm guessing he's not world class fast, but once he got past people they didn't catch up. I hope for his sake he can grow two or three more inches and put on 35 lbs. As talented as he is, it still might be tough for him physically to be a full time running back in college and later in the pros at 5'8" and 165 lbs. Fortunately, as a freshman, the odds are pretty good he's not done growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofiba Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Lets draft him in the second round this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackur Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 we got a cple kids like that down here in my small town........ Thomas(chicago bears) and Julius Jones(dallas cowboys) came from my g/fs highschool were we live......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Sign him up! 104421[/snapback] Right. The minute TD signs him, he'll develop a case of stone hands, pop a ganubie and it'll be revealed he has a Wonderlic score of five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBillsBacker Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 His break away speed is amazing. One of the last few plays, I like how one defender had a perfect angle on him, and he just flew right by him. Is he really just a sophmore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Notice no high stepping or dancing? Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 His break away speed is amazing. One of the last few plays, I like how one defender had a perfect angle on him, and he just flew right by him. Is he really just a sophmore? 104825[/snapback] Now he is, that video was from his freshman year in high school playing on varsity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 i will grant you that he looks pretty tough, but thers is some god-awful "tackling" being done in some of those plays, plus the first few are a very wet field. http://filebox.vt.edu:8080/c/chgraha1/DevineESPN.wmv http://www.pennlive.com/forums/hsfootball/...sf?artid=103732 The first link contains the highlight video in WMV format, the second link has a little write up about this kid. Even though it is only high school some of his runs are among the most spectacular I have ever seen. You think this kid will be heavily recruited the next few years? 104322[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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