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08-07-2012, 07:35 AM
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| What is the latest on Davante Bourque?
Sorry if there is a thread or if its been talked about. Fill me in.......I figured be could be a baller. Will he compete strictly at RB?
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08-07-2012, 07:46 AM
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| May need a few months of McKeefery before he gets a lot of carries, but I'm not at practice and I'm wondering too if he's getting a lot of reps. Of all the highlight tapes of our signees, I was most impressed with Borque's.
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08-07-2012, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by madbamahater  Sorry if there is a thread or if its been talked about. Fill me in.......I figured be could be a balker. Will he compete strictly at RB? | what's a balker?
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08-07-2012, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bigorange what's a balker? |
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08-07-2012, 08:00 AM
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| It stems from the sport of baseball, and it is a slight hesitation during the wind up of a pitcher with runners on base. In the context with Bourque, it probably has something to do with his hesitation in the bag drills. Or.....he could have just misspelled baller. | |
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08-07-2012, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by jspvol76 It stems from the sport of baseball, and it is a slight hesitation during the wind up of a pitcher with runners on base. In the context with Bourque, it probably has something to do with his hesitation in the bag drills. Or.....he could have just misspelled baller. | Oh, I see what you did there.  | |
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08-07-2012, 08:13 AM
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| Got some family issues back home he's dealing with evidently (stated by another poster who says he's a friend of the family). Head may not be in football this season or at least in the beginning of the season. | |
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08-07-2012, 08:13 AM
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| I will say that he REALLY struggled with that lateral drill on the practice video from a few nights ago. Can't judge too much by that, though, since he probably never did anything similar in HS (at least I hope that's the reason he struggled so much).
Hopefully CJG can get him up to speed on the drills soon.. I really do like what he brings to the table, but honestly I don't see him getting a whole lot of PT over Lane and Rajion.
One thing I've also noticed from his HS highlights is that he ONLY carries the ball in his left hand. I don't think I saw him switch hands once - regardless of where he was on the field. May not be a huge deal, but that's an example of technique he'll have to learn before he becomes a serious contributor.
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08-07-2012, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlitovol I will say that he REALLY struggled with that lateral drill on the practice video from a few nights ago. Can't judge too much by that, though, since he probably never did anything similar in HS (at least I hope that's the reason he struggled so much).
Hopefully CJG can get him up to speed on the drills soon.. I really do like what he brings to the table, but honestly I don't see him getting a whole lot of PT over Lane and Rajion.
One thing I've also noticed from his HS highlights is that he ONLY carries the ball in his left hand. I don't think I saw him switch hands once - regardless of where he was on the field. May not be a huge deal, but that's an example of technique he'll have to learn before he becomes a serious contributor.
JMO | I thought the same thing when I watch the practice video.
He seems to get aggrivated and loose his concentration then CJG got on to him. Later in though, you can see that it helped him run better.
I believe CJG has improved the Rb's by leaps and bounds this year.
Of course only one way to go when your in the bottom, and thats up!!
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08-07-2012, 08:35 AM
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08-07-2012, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Carlitovol I will say that he REALLY struggled with that lateral drill on the practice video from a few nights ago. Can't judge too much by that, though, since he probably never did anything similar in HS (at least I hope that's the reason he struggled so much)
JMO | Que Watson definitely looked light years ahead in the drills, doesn't mean a whole lot though | |
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08-07-2012, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SandoVOL Que Watson definitely looked light years ahead in the drills, doesn't mean a whole lot though | Must've been the jacket. | |
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08-07-2012, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by salutethehill Must've been the jacket. | He is the Orange Lantern, and the jacket is where he derives his power. | |
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08-07-2012, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by bigorange what's a balker? | I'll respond I guess since you wasted the time to ask. A balker is my android version of baller since my touch screen is too damn small for my fat ass thumbs.......... | |
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08-07-2012, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by phowell23 Got some family issues back home he's dealing with evidently (stated by another poster who says he's a friend of the family). Head may not be in football this season or at least in the beginning of the season. | This historically means he likes the weed... | |
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