2013 Texas TE Durham Smythe to Visit
In an attempt to up morale on the board, it sounds like 2013 TE Durham Smythe will be visiting on the 25th of January according to Rivals and ESPN. ESPN actually has us in his final 3 visits with Stanford and Oregon.
This brings up the question: will Funchess possibly be moving to WR? Or does this provide Borges with more jumbo TE sets?
Kid has an impressive offer list with Miami (YTM), Florida, Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford and Oregon having offered.
He is a 3-star on Rivals and a 4-star on both ESPN and Scout.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Durham-Smythe-1…
Ace did an interview with him last February: http://mgoblog.com/diaries/interview-durham-smythe
January 14th, 2013 at 12:21 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 12:39 PM ^
Yeah, I think we might be headed in that direction, although I'm hoping we can get some more dynamic guys on the outside.
January 14th, 2013 at 1:06 PM ^
Given what Stanford has accomplished with that offense, and given the fact that we can probably recruit better talent than they can, I would say that it's good.
January 14th, 2013 at 7:41 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 12:48 PM ^
Is Funchess fast enough to play WR? He has the height, and he can probably bulk up in the offseason, but speed would be the biggest concern.
January 14th, 2013 at 2:23 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 2:41 PM ^
Jackson is slow, but he's just a shade over 200 lbs. Aside from keeping him stuck to the bench, there's not much you can do with somebody who's slow but not very big.
January 14th, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 1:05 PM ^
January 14th, 2013 at 1:29 PM ^
We have women who are scantily clad beneath their turtle necks, bubble goose coats and ear muffs...... it balances out.
January 14th, 2013 at 1:30 PM ^
Depth is still needed at TE and I'm sure the staff would like to redshirt Hill at the minimum.
January 14th, 2013 at 4:25 PM ^
For the WR vs TE argument, don't knock the TE. If you can field a pair of truly elite TEs, you will often destroy everything in your path. On one play the TEs are mauling a pair of LBs or whatever happens to be on their side of the field, exploiting the fact they're much at run blocking than the LBs are at block shedding. That means that the first unblocked person your pulling guard and RB (or mobile QB) hits will be some safety. The very next play you can exploit the fact your TE has massive hands and enough body control to out jump the LB.
Athletic guys that can block in space and pull the ball down in traffic on the next play open up options. While a WR can be good at run blocking, they likely weigh less than the bigger LBs. Whereas big TEs will outmass the TE and have a better reach due to their height.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
Exactly. Good TEs can be major weapons.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:46 PM ^
Since Campell is graduating and we've already had an Adams, we need to add a Smythe, Patrick, Norris, or Wales.