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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 22520, member: 27"] Yes, I am concerned. We need someone else to emerge at some point during the season...you are right, Lemon and Chew got beat up badly last season and probably will again if they have to play almost every snap all season. Alec has gotten a lot stronger since he was a frosh but he is a classic possession receiver who regularly takes hard hits on those balls he gets over the middle. Van has gotten stronger too I guess but I still wince everytime he gets tackled in the open field, afraid some limb is going to be popped off his body. We probably shouldn't be discouraged. I don't think Alec started making big contributions until late his true frosh year. If true frosh play, they typically do little until late in the season. It takes a while to get the playbook down and get adjusted to the speed of the college game. From what I have seen of the youngsters, Kobena is still really raw and I think his contributions will be limited mostly to special teams his frosh season. West has some size and plays a physical brand of ball. That helps. I like Flemming a lot and am kind of mystified why he isn't in the rotation now. I think blocking and maybe a general lack of physical play might be at issue here. Hale looks like he might be the best athlete of the bunch, but he probably needs a year to get stronger and tougher...did not play at a really high level of HS ball, which hurts him. Foster is another tough, physical kid who has a way of getting to balls thrown in his direction. And he has nice size too. If I had to guess who of this bunch is most likely to emerge, it would be West or Foster. And I think Foster, one of the last guys who got a schollie in the last class, is going to be the guy (if there is going to be a WR to emerge this season). [SIZE=1]Standard disclaimer: this is based on very little observation of the players in question, null and void where prohibited, your mileage may vary.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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