Purdue Star Linebacker

[Bippus33]

As per MSN online news.

Y. Karlaftis, star linebacker for Purdue University has entered the transfer portal....
Star??

 

[Wolegib]

he was a star ......... wait for it............... ter

 

[Wolegib]

he was a 4 star recruit. sure he was probably over rated because of his brother. but he provides a very realistic example of Purdue's lack of ability to develop any player. he even redshirted, and he still didn't develop.

 

[Indy_Rider]

he was a 4 star recruit. sure he was probably over rated because of his brother. but he provides a very realistic example of Purdue's lack of ability to develop any player. he even redshirted, and he still didn't develop.

That's not an example of not being able to develop as I am sure he was in the weight room but never got bigger like his brother and wasn't fast enough to play other positions.

You can't develop what genetics limit and that is what happened to Yanni.

 

[mdclaxton]

That's not an example of not being able to develop as I am sure he was in the weight room but never got bigger like his brother and wasn't fast enough to play other positions.

You can't develop what genetics limit and that is what happened to Yanni.

Yeah, Yanni has D-Line speed like George, but got linebacker size unfortunately for him.

 

[msfboiler3]

That's not an example of not being able to develop as I am sure he was in the weight room but never got bigger like his brother and wasn't fast enough to play other positions.

You can't develop what genetics limit and that is what happened to Yanni.

Should have been a full back....of course we didnt really have one in our offense.

 

[Wolegib]

admittedly, he was tried at two different positions and excelled at neither. but the question is, did he improve ? I would say no. is that his fault or the coach's ?

this is why I say he's just another example that Purdue does NOT develop its players. Look at our starting DB who was a freshman all american last year. did he take another step up this past season? or did he digress back to mediocrity ? look at Moore. his best year was his freshman year. he was great until the Purdue coaches started teaching and developing him. Purdue coaches have a very bad reputation of not being able to utilize or develop the talent they are given.

I wasn't expecting Yanni to be an all american or all big 10. but i thought by his third year, he could at least be a capable starter.

 

[bonefish1]

We need to go find 3 new starting linebackers in the portal.
I want them to all be between 6'2-6'4, 230-245, and run no slower than a 4.6.

 

[Bippus33]

We need to go find 3 new starting linebackers in the portal.
I want them to all be between 6'2-6'4, 230-245, and run no slower than a 4.6.

Amen, brother!!

 

[PaBoiler78]

As per MSN online news.

Y. Karlaftis, star linebacker for Purdue University has entered the transfer portal....
Star??

good riddance

 

[FLAG HUNTER]

I use to bad mouth players until I realized the player is doing his/her best, the coach is the one playing him or her. Whatever you think of Yani’s talent in football, doesn’t mean you gotta cut the guy down.

 

[bonefish1]

I use to bad mouth players until I realized the player is doing his/her best, the coach is the one playing him or her. Whatever you think of Yani’s talent in football, doesn’t mean you gotta cut the guy down.

That's true, but these guys know what they're getting themselves into and if it hurts their feelings to read some negative comments about themselves, then they need to develop more mental toughness.
Probably best they avoiding reading fan comments.

 

[SKYDOG]

I use to bad mouth players until I realized the player is doing his/her best, the coach is the one playing him or her. Whatever you think of Yani’s talent in football, doesn’t mean you gotta cut the guy down.

I used to take that position, but now that they are paid to play it’s all fair game. Being a paid professional to go to college with free tuition they have to take the criticism.