Class of 2020 WR Chris Long (NJ) Decommitted

[BillSU]

Which then becomes a game of how to distribute. You hate to leave that kind of speed on the sidelines and you have potentially LA, Willis and Nixon returning. So can coach Nixon work a 4 to 6 plays per game "speed package" for James to get some opportunities beyond kick returns?

Agreed. Fastest player on the roster.
You cannot sell me on the non- use of James who ran the fastest 100M in NJ history and a 4.21 40 but is used strictly on ST. Of course, the coaches may have wanted to introduce Malachi to football that way, but I'd like to see him with a ball in his hands outrunning the D.

 

[CapitalO]

Wow he didn't last Long.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Wow he didn't last Long.

That’s what she said

 

[0.2 YNdeeR]

 

[phil77]

If there is 1 position that I am currently not worried about depth or talent it is at the WR position.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Agreed. Fastest player on the roster.
You cannot sell me on the non- use of James who ran the fastest 100M in NJ history and a 4.21 40 but is used strictly on ST. Of course, the coaches may have wanted to introduce Malachi to football that way, but I'd like to see him with a ball in his hands outrunning the D.

In the Bowl Game his speed didn’t really jump out like I thought it would in person. Assume he was healthy. He really should have taken one to the house with his speed. Perhaps his speed just doesn’t translate to football as we expect.

 

[anomander]

Scholarship on a 1 year rental that hasn’t produced in 4 years at Rutgers? Doesn’t make sense? Either save it for an experienced guy who has produced, or makes me feel they may not be too confident on the young WR’s on the roster.

everything worked out. Strange pick up to begin with.

 

[Cusefan69]

Hard to see this having something to do with Evan's given Evan's has like 5 new offers since portaling that includes SEC. Unless behind the scenes Evan's made a commit to Fran before scheduling his visit which while plausible would be surprising. Evan's certainly a likely better option for us and we could end up playing against him as he was I think offered by Tennessee as well. Good luck to Long either way.

 

[djorange1989]

Honestly no idea, but given Fran’s Jersey ethos, I suspect orangenauburn’s take is more on point.

Could well be.

 

[dasher]

Long? Should change his name to Short.

Not worried in the least

Not worried in the least????" There is a football expert, a guru if you will, who told us in this very thread that Long might end up as our best wr. And now he is gone. Long. Sadly, not the football guru.

 

[dasher]

I think we might have asked him to reconsider and look elsewhere with the Evans news

As I was just saying, that would be total B.S. We have a football expert, a guy who knows more about football than anyone here. That is for damn sure, who says Long would be our best wr. And that expert, whose name is Rutgers Al, is never wrong. Well, almost never wrong. Well, sometimes right. Well, he has been right. Well...

 

[SuFTW]

Agreed. Fastest player on the roster.
You cannot sell me on the non- use of James who ran the fastest 100M in NJ history and a 4.21 40 but is used strictly on ST. Of course, the coaches may have wanted to introduce Malachi to football that way, but I'd like to see him with a ball in his hands outrunning the D.

He didn’t really demonstrate a whole lot on kick returns.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

He didn’t really demonstrate a whole lot on kick returns.

Yeah, he can certainly develop and be an impact player, but the infatuation with is unusual.

 

[baggerbob]

He didn’t really demonstrate a whole lot on kick returns.

The blocking on kickoff and punt returns was a disaster.

 

[SuFTW]

The blocking on kickoff and punt returns was a disaster.

Regardless, he did not demonstrate an ability to make football moves on the returns.

 

[rackman18]

He didn’t really demonstrate a whole lot on kick returns.

Running a deep route one on one is a whole lot different than a kick off where you have 11 guys trying to tackle your ass.

 

[tep624]

Running a deep route one on one is a whole lot different than a kick off where you have 11 guys trying to tackle your ass.

He’s a RB, not a WR, and he wasn’t stealing snaps from LeQuint, Yasin or Nixon so it’s a moot point.

 

[rackman18]

He’s a RB, not a WR, and he wasn’t stealing snaps from LeQuint, Yasin or Nixon so it’s a moot point.

My bad I thought he was a wr.