Tyler Rouse

[OrangeMuskyFish]

So with all this worry about our lack of recruiting skill players, seems odd that the talk about Tyler Rouse has died down. Seems like at this time last year we were talking about our next great local RB recruit. He appears to have had a great year, which is comforting considering he no longer had Nick Robinson paving the way, And he seems to have filled out the frame a bit. Any good word out there from the peanut gallery???

 

[Noexcuse]

Isn't he only a junior?

 

[OrangeMuskyFish]

Isn't he only a junior?

yep, and had a near 1900 yard 29 td year

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

His coach is pulling for SU.
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[Fred Garvin]

As of 2 weeks ago had not heard from Syracuse

 

[Fred Garvin]

His coach is pulling for SU.
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Not what I hear

 

[OrangeMuskyFish]

Seems very odd if not. I understand that NYC is our focal point, but in Derick Peters and Tyler Rouse you have two local RBs that seem legit... granted, I don't know what their top-end speed is like, but if it's anything like their ypc would indicate, I don't see a reason not to go after them.

 

[GoSU96]

As of 2 weeks ago had not heard from Syracuse

SU is very aware of Tyler. The issues with him are:

Is Carl putting too much wear on the tread?

He's not the tallest guy around, maybe they don't want to sign another 5'7 power back.

Is he too jacked?
BTW, I doubt Carl would have any problem having his players go to SU.

 

[FranCuse]

I've seen him play against local AA schools and he's quick, gets through the hole fast and seems to make very quick decisions and moves the pile at that level. ...but unfortunately, he's like Rene's size (5'7" or 5'8") which limits his ability to play positions other than RB. If he could be like a Ray Rice, then, heck, he'd be a great get.

 

[GoSU96]

I've seen him play against local AA schools and he's quick, gets through the hole fast and seems to make very quick decisions and moves the pile at that level. ...but unfortunately, he's like Rene's size (5'7" or 5'8") which limits his ability to play positions other than RB. If he could be like a Ray Rice, then, heck, he'd be a great get.

Same height but Rouse is an absolute beast. He's also going to have taken, and dished out, a lot of hits by the time he is done, football and hockey.

 

[Orangeyes]

So with all this worry about our lack of recruiting skill players, seems odd that the talk about Tyler Rouse has died down. Seems like at this time last year we were talking about our next great local RB recruit. He appears to have had a great year, which is comforting considering he no longer had Nick Robinson paving the way, And he seems to have filled out the frame a bit. Any good word out there from the peanut gallery???

Speaking of Nick Robinson he has been making great progress and has HCDM's full attention.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Speaking of Nick Robinson he has been making great progress and has HCDM's full attention.

That's good to hear. He seemed like an ok guy to take a flyer on to fill out the class.

 

[BomberOrange]

Another local RB to keep an eye on is WG's Nasean Howard. He has big time speed and good size for a sophmore...5'11" 185.

 

[RF2044]

I've seen him play against local AA schools and he's quick, gets through the hole fast and seems to make very quick decisions and moves the pile at that level. ...but unfortunately, he's like Rene's size (5'7" or 5'8") which limits his ability to play positions other than RB. If he could be like a Ray Rice, then, heck, he'd be a great get.

How tall was Malcolm Thomas?

He did just fine as a power back at that same size. Height is an overrated factor for RBs.

 

[FranCuse]

How tall was Malcolm Thomas?

He did just fine as a power back at that same size. Height is an overrated factor for RBs.

I agree...actually it was my point, short running backs can be very effective and many use it to an advantage (smaller target, more difficult to pick up behind a big line, often better balance, etc.) but it can limit other positions he would have the opportunity to play if they gave him a scholarship and RB didn't work out for whatever reason.

 

[Upstate]

Rouse was supposed to be the "can't-miss" kid from CNY since he was a freshman. Doesn't get much more competitive in NYS than Class AA up in CNY, other than out near Rochester and Buffalo. Carter was probably 5'8"-5'9", bailey is 5'7", and both are well built.

 

[orangenauburn]

There are three or four kids in CNY that will get serious looks in the next couple of years. Rouse, Howard brothers, Peters ... I am sure I am missing a few others. After a few lean years there seems to be an uptick in overall quality of talent coming through CNY again the next couple of years. Now it is time for the programs to start increasing the quantity of these talents.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

I think we need more speed at RB, I dont care as much about the size, we need a legit 4.3 guy back there to complement the beef we have

 

[OrangeMuskyFish]

I think we need more speed at RB, I dont care as much about the size, we need a legit 4.3 guy back there to complement the beef we have

Legit 4.3 guys don't come around very often... 4.4 is still not overly common. In our offense I think you need a powerback first and a speed back to compliment, so if we end up missing out on Perkins, The Sequel, I'd like for us to take a flyer on Peters this year, and hope that Smallwood can be our speed guy. Then take Rouse next year as a combo. We would have three power RBs before Rouse got to campus, but Smith would be a Senior, AAM a junior, and Peters a Soph (and perhaps he ends up moved if we get Rouse).

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

As of 2 weeks ago had not heard from Syracuse

Not according to his coach when I talked to him this spring.

 

[Orangeyes]

Legit 4.3 guys don't come around very often... 4.4 is still not overly common. In our offense I think you need a powerback first and a speed back to compliment, so if we end up missing out on Perkins, The Sequel, I'd like for us to take a flyer on Peters this year, and hope that Smallwood can be our speed guy. Then take Rouse next year as a combo. We would have three power RBs before Rouse got to campus, but Smith would be a Senior, AAM a junior, and Peters a Soph (and perhaps he ends up moved if we get Rouse).

Don't count on Smallwood

 

[OrangeMuskyFish]

Don't count on Smallwood

If that's the case, I'm thinking someone has gotta be transitioned.

 

[Rocco]

Speaking of Nick Robinson he has been making great progress and has HCDM's full attention.

Interesting... care to elaborate?

 

[Rocco]

Don't count on Smallwood

Agreed.

If there are spots left for Marrone next year, maybe he takes a light flyer on Rouse. It wouldn't hurt ticket sales either to have another local product on the team.

 

[Upstate]

May have been asked 1,000,000x before, but, atleast from what I remember, wasn't this kid about to "blow up" a few years ago? I remember him running wild either his freshman or sophomore year, even drawing comparisons to Mike Hart in terms of what he could accomplish stats-wise. Did he suffer an injury? He seemed like he was going to be one of those can't-miss kids when he was an underclassman.