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Message: [QUOTE="billsin01, post: 30545, member: 837"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=11px]Orangeyes said: [URL='http://syracusefan.com/goto/post?id=30450#post-30450']↑[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [INDENT][I]I have been getting the sense AAM has been held back until the staff felt he met these requirements 1. Being in better shape 2. Understanding the play book 3. Learning the blocking techniques HCDM sees AAM in practice everyday as does Hackett & Wheatley. All three have to feel comfortable with all three of the above aspects. AAM flashed in the spring game and we the fan base got all worked up. From what I understand there are times he kills it in practice. What we don't see is his non-flash moments, which I am sure there are many, as there are with all freshmen. If AAM takes the field on Saturday then the coaches will be showing confidence that he is ready. If he is, I think he can be a very special player.[/I][/INDENT] A couple thoughts here: -- The list of things OE put together looks to me more like a list of things you try to accomplish from one season to the next -- not from the beginning of August to the beginning of Oct. This is why we need to get the requisite depth to get back to a point where kids like this can redshirt and we're not feeling a pinch because of it. -- Also, the weight thing has given me pause since I heard he showed up that heavy for fall camp. I share Bees' opinion that it made no sense if he was here all summer. I'm not casting dispersion on the kid -- lord knows I did nothing to stay in particularly good shape freshman year either -- but I do read it as a situation where he may need to a mature a bit (also considering the off-season trouble he got in). I guess I"m just in wait and see mode with him. [/QUOTE]

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