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Class of 2016 RB Robert Washington (NC) to UNC Charlotte

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Whitey23 said:
@coachDLSmith1
The Energy Bus is about to take off, get your seat on the bus! #DrivewithaPurpose

Not sure what The Energy Bus is but i'm on board.
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Maybe coach has been reading this?
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CIL said:
Let me preface this by saying I like Washington a lot. In fact, his build and running style remind me a lot of Maurice Jones-Drew. He is strong, has good feet, good balance, and is pretty tough to take down.

However, I think the forum needs to temper expectations a bit here. SouthLake Christian plays at a pretty low level of NC football. They got beat up pretty badly by the only large school they played. I have a couple of reservations about him being an impact player right away, and maybe some of those questions will be answered this season. The first I worry about is his speed. My guess is he is around a 4.7 - 4.8 kid right now. Mind you, that's a lot faster than a lot of you all think. Melvin Gordon ran a 4.55 at the combine AFTER being coached up on the 40 for weeks.

You can run a 4.8 if you are decisive and have a great first step. Right now he doesn't have to worry about that because his lower body is so stinking strong that kid literally bounce off of him. Which leads me to my second concern as to if he can adjust his style of play to a BCS level back. Some stronger kids have no problem doing that (DC3) while others can really struggle with that transition (AAM).
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thats funny you mentioned dc3. thats who he reminds me of and i was thinking the same thing this morning. dc3 pre-injury. i still wonder what he couldve turned into if not for the hip.
 
jgeorge322 said:
thats funny you mentioned dc3. thats who he reminds me of and i was thinking the same thing this morning. dc3 pre-injury. i still wonder what he couldve turned into if not for the hip.
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Same here.
 
OrangeTown said:
"I don't think Syracuse fans have to worry about Robert," Washington Sr. said. "That's my opinion."

Me likey.
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Ishaq's father said the same thing. IM JUST SAYING i am afraid to get excited by that right now. Crossing fingers and toes though.
 
CIL said:
Let me preface this by saying I like Washington a lot. In fact, his build and running style remind me a lot of Maurice Jones-Drew. He is strong, has good feet, good balance, and is pretty tough to take down.

However, I think the forum needs to temper expectations a bit here. SouthLake Christian plays at a pretty low level of NC football. They got beat up pretty badly by the only large school they played. I have a couple of reservations about him being an impact player right away, and maybe some of those questions will be answered this season. The first I worry about is his speed. My guess is he is around a 4.7 - 4.8 kid right now. Mind you, that's a lot faster than a lot of you all think. Melvin Gordon ran a 4.55 at the combine AFTER being coached up on the 40 for weeks.

You can run a 4.8 if you are decisive and have a great first step. Right now he doesn't have to worry about that because his lower body is so stinking strong that kid literally bounce off of him. Which leads me to my second concern as to if he can adjust his style of play to a BCS level back. Some stronger kids have no problem doing that (DC3) while others can really struggle with that transition (AAM).
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I think what this speaks to the most is that we're so hungry for good news, great and talented kids like Robert - that there is a danger in over-hyping his production before he even steps on the field (here or elsewhere). I'm a believer in this kid living up to the hype and being a star. But like all freshman, there are a lot of question marks and it should all be tempered somewhat.

But damn. If he ends up here and is given 44? Crazy.
 
CIL said:
Let me preface this by saying I like Washington a lot. In fact, his build and running style remind me a lot of Maurice Jones-Drew. He is strong, has good feet, good balance, and is pretty tough to take down.

However, I think the forum needs to temper expectations a bit here. SouthLake Christian plays at a pretty low level of NC football. They got beat up pretty badly by the only large school they played. I have a couple of reservations about him being an impact player right away, and maybe some of those questions will be answered this season. The first I worry about is his speed. My guess is he is around a 4.7 - 4.8 kid right now. Mind you, that's a lot faster than a lot of you all think. Melvin Gordon ran a 4.55 at the combine AFTER being coached up on the 40 for weeks.

You can run a 4.8 if you are decisive and have a great first step. Right now he doesn't have to worry about that because his lower body is so stinking strong that kid literally bounce off of him. Which leads me to my second concern as to if he can adjust his style of play to a BCS level back. Some stronger kids have no problem doing that (DC3) while others can really struggle with that transition (AAM).
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I think he will be playing for East Gaston this year. They are a much bigger school than Southlake and in a bigger league. They had a bad record last year so the outcome of their season could give insight into how good Washington really is. I understand one player doesn't make a championship team. However, I do like the fact that he is excited to play for a less than average team against much better competition. If he picks Cuse I will be giddy for a couple weeks.
 
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Looks like Jeremy Clark, Managing Editor for Horned Frog Blitz, just predicted RW to Syracuse this morning over at 2 4 7 sports.

That's a good sign since we all believe it's coming down to SU, TCU and either Florida or Alabama.
 
CuseLegacy said:
I wouldn't necessarily say that they play a low level of football. Because they are a Christian school they are relegated to play other Christian or Day schools and not public programs... no different than ECU where Isaiah Johnson came from. Plus this is the south, Christian and Day schools are everywhere. Doesn't mean their FB programs aren't as strong as the public ones.
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I remember Charlotte Catholic had a couple high profile recruits two years ago. It is a pretty competitive league.
 
orangencpolice said:
I think he will be playing for East Gaston this year. They are a much bigger school than Southlake and in a bigger league. They had a bad record last year so the outcome of their season could give insight into how good Washington really is. I understand one player doesn't make a championship team. However, I do like the fact that he is excited to play for a less than average team against much better competition. If he picks Cuse I will be giddy for a couple weeks.
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In regard to the transfer, I am hopeful that the new team doesn't overuse him in his senior season especially if overmatched at times. Its a delicate balance for a HS coach trying to win games and help protect a RB's future from overuse. I am not sure that HS coaches take this into account or not. Just a thought I had been mulling over as I thought about the additional wear on his body prior to collegiate enrollment.
 
CIL said:
Let me preface this by saying I like Washington a lot. In fact, his build and running style remind me a lot of Maurice Jones-Drew. He is strong, has good feet, good balance, and is pretty tough to take down.

However, I think the forum needs to temper expectations a bit here. SouthLake Christian plays at a pretty low level of NC football. They got beat up pretty badly by the only large school they played. I have a couple of reservations about him being an impact player right away, and maybe some of those questions will be answered this season. The first I worry about is his speed. My guess is he is around a 4.7 - 4.8 kid right now. Mind you, that's a lot faster than a lot of you all think. Melvin Gordon ran a 4.55 at the combine AFTER being coached up on the 40 for weeks.

You can run a 4.8 if you are decisive and have a great first step. Right now he doesn't have to worry about that because his lower body is so stinking strong that kid literally bounce off of him. Which leads me to my second concern as to if he can adjust his style of play to a BCS level back. Some stronger kids have no problem doing that (DC3) while others can really struggle with that transition (AAM).
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I'm apparently not great at judging RBs. I thought George Morris was big time and thought Laray Smith had unbelievable moves. So on this kid I'm just going to go with his killer offers.
 
CuseLegacy said:
I wouldn't necessarily say that they play a low level of football. Because they are a Christian school they are relegated to play other Christian or Day schools and not public programs... no different than ECU where Isaiah Johnson came from. Plus this is the south, Christian and Day schools are everywhere. Doesn't mean their FB programs aren't as strong as the public ones.
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Isn't CBA usually one of the stronger teams in the Syracuse area? In PA the private schools are usually good and can/do actively recruit from public schools.

edit: Just checked 2014 PA state football champions. 3 of the 4 were private schools
 
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jekelish said:
I like how in the comments of that article, there's some hater claiming that the offers are all fake, because this person is CLEARLY a member of this board considering in his comment he mentions me specifically by my name on here. I have a couple guesses as to who it is, and love what a coward that person is for hiding behind yet another fake name, taking shots at people and tearing down recruits.

EDIT: The comment has since been deleted. It's amazing that Syracuse.com is actually monitoring trolls.

EDIT 2: It's kind of hilarious that the person confirmed my suspicion on who he is in the comments. What a sad, angry little man.
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Who was it? I think they should be outed. There's no place for trash like that and IMO if they post here and it's recognizable that they post here then they should be banned for doing stuff like that, even if it isn't on this board.
 
tep624 said:
Who was it? I think they should be outed. There's no place for trash like that and IMO if they post here and it's recognizable that they post here then they should be banned for doing stuff like that, even if it isn't on this board.
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Honestly, I'd prefer not to dignify a clown who keeps claiming that Robert is lying about his offers.
 
We just got two more SU projections today over at 247 for RW to Cuse, one of which was the TCU managing site editor.
 
jekelish said:
Honestly, I'd prefer not to dignify a clown who keeps claiming that Robert is lying about his offers.
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Well at least let the admins know who it is. A person like that shouldn't have the privilege of being part of this community.
 
As much as you all know I have been pushing hard for this kid to come to cuse. I would like to say rw has said only he knows who he is choosing. Just because his dad is feeling like cuse has a good shot doesn't mean the kid feels the same. He had gone a long way to hide his thoughts he has pretty much given up social media the last few months to prevent showing a favorite. I have said it's a tight race with tcu and I still believe that SU the case. Don't have his jersey printed yet. The mind of a 17 yearold is a strange place
 
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