I'm disappointed in big Jim's pessimism.
Truer words were never spoken.
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Samson Kafovalu - impact player?
- Thread starter Buffnik
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Last spring Shaver was in HS......antway, based solely on competitiveness last fall and the follow-up and the new DC, once can't help but be truly encouraged.
i concur. That is what Sacky is saying.
The spring game should provide a few clues to Kafovalu & Obi's talent / progress.
It can't get any worse than it has the past decade so I'm hyping the **** out of this team... Samson will be 1st team All-Pac 12. :lol:
DiggerBuffs
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The young man has put on 30 lbs, was one of the best pass rushers for CU with limited snaps in 2013 and if he has the speed he did at 250, it isn't hype, it's warranted optimism. I don't remember seeing a lot of good hype for defensive players over the past few years. And yes, every spring brings a guy that provides too much hype. Bobo was the darling last year and he had an average year but at least showed the ability he did in spring.
The question with Samson isn't ability, it's not making an ass out of another chance and living up to his ability. He has the ability to cause havoc and I assume he will be the difference maker in pass rush that we deeply missed last year. Like MM has pointed out on numerous occasions, he would have been a STARTER (not contributor) in 2014. He will be an impact player and it's not hype considering he has actually shown ability, unlike the Ford's of the world that just looked good playing against a bad defense and with no RB depth that spring. A RB that won't even see the field in fall will probably wow some of you.
The question with Samson isn't ability, it's not making an ass out of another chance and living up to his ability. He has the ability to cause havoc and I assume he will be the difference maker in pass rush that we deeply missed last year. Like MM has pointed out on numerous occasions, he would have been a STARTER (not contributor) in 2014. He will be an impact player and it's not hype considering he has actually shown ability, unlike the Ford's of the world that just looked good playing against a bad defense and with no RB depth that spring. A RB that won't even see the field in fall will probably wow some of you.
The spring Bobo hype was driven by that one guy on the PACN studio show and was pretty much based on the spring game showing where Bobo was torching walk-on CBs. We fans who follow it closely all knew that Bobo looked like he had progressed during the redshirt year and would fit in well as a 3rd WR behind Nelson and Shay. I don't think any of us were predicting some sort of breakout year with Bobo being All Pac-12 or anything.
The other spring hype guy was Witherspoon. Even with Spoon, though, we knew he wasn't beating out KC or Hendo so it was depth and hopefully being able to move on from Hendo graduating without skipping a beat at CB in 2015.
Ummm, Obi? Did he get like a 3 year extension on eligibility or something?
Dude is STILL unblockable, all these years later. Pretty amazing if you think about it.
Barzil 2!
Man! That was worth it!
= double secret Barzil!