Link: Saban Confirms Some Message Board Talk - Cyrus Might Play Some Offense
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I wonder if this stratagem is designed more to prod the slot receivers (Chris Black, in particular?) than to trouble opposing defenses.
This is not totally out of left field. Cyrus was a WR and wore #8 when he came to Bama. Played some as a true freshman in that role if I'm not just horribly mistaken. I recall he's pretty electric with the ball in hand.
If we were short at the WR position - i'd get it. But, he's not a freakish athlete who needs 10 touches a game. Not sure what he can provide on the offensive side of the ball that he's needed over the WRs we already have. He's not a Prothro, Millons, Palmer type player....
Is he faster than anyone else? Don't think so. Taller? No...... I don't get it....
To me, only something bad can come from this.
Is he faster than anyone else? Don't think so. Taller? No...... I don't get it....
To me, only something bad can come from this.
49ers had Jerry Rice and John Taylor and played Deion Sanders at WR some. If you have a play maker on defense, play them on O and see what happens.
I may be mistaken, but I believe he is one of the fastest players on the team.
Even though -- it's not like we are lacking at the WR position. Will Cyrus Jones strike fear into the opposing defense where he will garner double teams or anything? I just am not seeing the reason.
But, I am also not the coach....or even an educated football guy. So, I will defer to Coach Saban.
Agreed. But Cyrus is not Deion Sanders. See Cajun's post above yours. He's not a transcendent athlete that can change the game with just a few touches on the offensive side of the ball. I don't get it. I think the risk far outweighs the reward in this case, especially given the talent we have available at WR.
Well that's just it, maybe we are according to the coaches. I hate to think like that, but perhaps they aren't pleased with a few of the guys down the depth chart.
Yeah, we need to send a committee to see CNS before kickoff on Saturday and have him explain his thinking on this. :wink:
Guys, think about it for a moment. There might be a package where He could be on the field for five plays on offense throughout the game. It's not bad at all. It increase his marketability for NFL especially theyre doing the same with Drake as WR and RB. I wouldnt be suprised to see Delionte Thompson ( I know I spelled his first name wrong) play some WR next year or so... Think about it.. You have Drake and Jones playing multiple positions.... NFL will take notice of that.
I think I get what the team is doing... last year we were kinda predictable on offense. This year with advise from Ohio State and other teams.. we've changed lot of things within offense and defense. We're going to make it hard for the teams to plan against us. THey don't know who's gonna line up where and what. They don't know what happens if Drake motions out.. or Jones as blocking or run a vertical play. They don't know if it's play action or what. I don't think we'll see Jones until mid season...
Maybe teh people that watch and run all of the practice's see something that we don't know about.
Pfffttt. Whatever! You act like the coaches know more than about the players than we do. HA! Please take your common sense talk somewhere else.
How dare you imply that the on the field professional coaches have more information than I do from behind my computer monitor. Heretic.
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