Purdue's been looking for a #2 receiver. Is Mershawn Rice hurt? I don't remember him being targeted these past two weeks. I think he would be the guy.
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Did he even play any snaps yesterday? Easily could have overlooked but only WR recall playing vs the gophers were:
Sheffield
Burks
Jones
Tracy
There was one play where the announcer said that “O’Connell will be kicking himself when he sees the film because he had rice wide open.”
that’s about the only time I’ve heard his name called all season.
There was one play where the announcer said that “O’Connell will be kicking himself when he sees the film because he had rice wide open.”
that’s about the only time I’ve heard his name called all season.
Agreed if we're picking a name. Seems like they are using Burks more and in doing so Sheffield goes wide.Sheffield is the #2.
Rice was mentioned yesterday, was glad to see the ball spread around more to our receivers yesterday including Pilferi.I don't remember seeing Rice yesterday. What about ARY?
Sheffield and Tracy seem like co-#2s, at least if you don't count Durham. It sure would be nice to have more bodies to throw at teams. I do like what we've seen out of Burks lately. Crazy fast.
wish Yaseen would be healthy, we get a 4 star WR and has like 3 catches in 3 yrs.I didn't see him, and he's not showing up in the game logs I've seen - he's listed as active, though.
I think he's an untapped talent.Rice played quite a bit. Mostly blocking though because O'Connell doesn't look his way much any more. He needs to get more targets.
wish Yaseen would be healthy, we get a 4 star WR and has like 3 catches in 3 yrs.
Agree. Purdue should just show any Top WR with NFL talent looking to transfer the CJones tape.This appears to be a priority for next year's transfer portal. I suspect the Boilers can cherry pick some very good wide outs from other schools. Other than mr sizzle I don't see the separation from the other wr's. Same for TE's next year if Miller looses a step.
Wisconsin has a 4 star QB (Mertz) who is a BUSTwish Yaseen would be healthy, we get a 4 star WR and has like 3 catches in 3 yrs.
With AOC seemed 'locked in' with Jones....how deflating does that become for other WR?Correct me if I'm wrong, but Rice had a really nice game against PSU and seems to have disappeared. There was also another WR (Cannion??) who made a play or two and we were like "Who the hell is that!".
I do think AOC tends to lock on to guys before the ball is even snapped and is going that guys way no matter what. That could be a function of not trusting the OL or his own legs. He made at least 3 throws against Minny that were just terrible reads/decisions and could have been picked.
Teams are going to start really shading CJones and not allowing 1 guy to beat them, so another deep ball threat needs to emerge.
Interesting comment from an interview/segment I recently heard. The interviewer was asking the same question about AOC locking on to Charlie, and wasn't that an issue....then they looked at the tapes. Even with the coverage he's STILL getting open, so the response has been "look for Jones" as in he needs to be targeted even more.With AOC seemed 'locked in' with Jones....how deflating does that become for other WR?
passes were more spread out this past weekend.With AOC seemed 'locked in' with Jones....how deflating does that become for other WR?
The fact that Wright couldn't pull D's and C's in the classroom and possibly left millions of $ on the table still baffles me.Agree it would be nice to have a clear #2 emerge to put more pressure on D.
Milton Wright would look really good out there right now opposite Jones...
I hope Thompson's injury isn't season ending. If healthy I think he'd be that guy down the stretch.
Is Yaseen even practicing?
Sheffield is steady Eddy.
Rice has the tools and showed flashes early, but disappeared the past 2 games.
Burks seems like the guy who is coming on strong. He could add a Rondale-light type element to the playbook.
wish Sullivan would get some looks, he did last year.Agree it would be nice to have a clear #2 emerge to put more pressure on D.
Milton Wright would look really good out there right now opposite Jones...
I hope Thompson's injury isn't season ending. If healthy I think he'd be that guy down the stretch.
Is Yaseen even practicing?
Sheffield is steady Eddy.
Rice has the tools and showed flashes early, but disappeared the past 2 games.
Burks seems like the guy who is coming on strong. He could add a Rondale-light type element to the playbook.
esp. w/ only one year left and access to tutorsThe fact that Wright couldn't pull D's and C's in the classroom and possibly left millions of $ on the table still baffles me.
The NFL will still take him if he runs a 4.40.The fact that Wright couldn't pull D's and C's in the classroom and possibly left millions of $ on the table still baffles me.
Still makes me mad about effort in classroom or no classroom at all.esp. w/ only one year left and access to tutors
It is not as if it snuck up on anyone either, or, that he did not have additional opportunity to address/resolve it.Still makes me mad about effort in classroom or no classroom at all.
For the collective quality at that position, it has been very disappointing to date from a production standpoint outside of the obvious in Jones...more so with a quality QB to get the ball to them...all of them for that matter if they were capable.Agree it would be nice to have a clear #2 emerge to put more pressure on D.
Milton Wright would look really good out there right now opposite Jones...
I hope Thompson's injury isn't season ending. If healthy I think he'd be that guy down the stretch.
Is Yaseen even practicing?
Sheffield is steady Eddy.
Rice has the tools and showed flashes early, but disappeared the past 2 games.
Burks seems like the guy who is coming on strong. He could add a Rondale-light type element to the playbook.
Failing academically as a P5 athlete actually requires effort.esp. w/ only one year left and access to tutors
It would require such a lack of effort, that, to your point...it would require effort to put forth essentially no effort at all.Failing academically as a P5 athlete actually requires effort.
Maybe not gelling in practice (dropsies)? Surprised on two fronts: 1) On 3rd down and long situations that Payne Durham and add Paul Piferi to the mix to stretch the field and target them in open seams. 2) Durham isn't targeted more as well for possesions, moving the chains, and Red Zone.
I thought there was wind of maybe a personal issue, which may have certainly been the reason for the bad grades. We'll probably never know the whole story.It would require such a lack of effort, that, to your point...it would require effort to put forth essentially no effort at all.
To have gotten to that point was pretty crazy...to have still had the chance(s) to address/rectify it, and, STILL not be able to...that is genuinely alarming.
I felt like Purdue/staff were in part to blame for his having been in that position in that they obviously do grade checks and what not, but, again, for this situation to have been as bad as it apparently was...it is on the kid.
How anyone with what he had on the line could find themselves in that position to begin with is really surprising (and that is being kind).