Dee Beckwith any updates

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dcm3w said:
His size and athleticism sounds cool at RB but sometimes you have to have a knack for that position. it seems like he is still learning the ins and outs of the position. Hopefully, he can grow into a hybrid player that can be similar to a Kyle Pitts or a 3rd down back that can catch.
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Yep. He right there with Milton in terms of folks looking at the size and thinking he'd be some sort of "monster" on the field. Instead sometimes it's more a case of looking like Tarzan and playing like Jane. Not saying that's the case with either player, but let's be honest. Some players just don't have that taste for physicality and some don't have the instinct for the position they're best suited for. Hardest aspect of recruiting is truly finding out what's inside a player...his heart/passion for the game and his mind for playing it.
 
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Mccage said:
Just Curious...Have you seen his SKILLSET in a college game? I wasn`t overly impressed with his OW game.
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He showed all spring he could play RB.
He also lined up at WR and caught a 7 yard pass in the OW game.

As of right now he's averaging 8.3 yards per carry in college.
 
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VeeOhElEsYes said:
Direct snap it to him
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Right!??

Line him up out wide and throw a fade ball!

Line him up in the back and run right at the defense in 3rd and short. 4th and short.

There is so many EASY ways to incorporate his skillset.

Honestly there was no need to against BGSU.
 
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Seems like he stays dinged up alot for a big guy. I was hoping at one point he would emerge but that Maurice Pierce ran hard in limited action. Jaylen Wright is also in the rotation. We are fine at running back. GBO!
 
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CAVPUT said:
Yep. He right there with Milton in terms of folks looking at the size and thinking he'd be some sort of "monster" on the field. Instead sometimes it's more a case of looking like Tarzan and playing like Jane. Not saying that's the case with either player, but let's be honest. Some players just don't have that taste for physicality and some don't have the instinct for the position they're best suited for. Hardest aspect of recruiting is truly finding out what's inside a player...his heart/passion for the game and his mind for playing it.
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"Not saying thats the case" but yet you're totally implying it haha.

Milton shied away from contact.
Beckwith doesn't.

Just look at his recruiting film.

ALL HE DID WAS RUN THE FOOTBALL.

All spring he was initiating contact with the defense.

If he does have blocking issues..IF, than it has nothing to do with physicality.
 
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Rootyvol1998 said:
The simple fact that the coaches have not mentioned him being close to getting playing time neither in the spring or all fall workouts should speak volumes to you guys. You think if he was dominating the scrimmages and killing it in practice the coaches would be like,….na we ain’t gonna play him in a game! Just because he looks like a freak athlete doesn’t mean he is. I would love to see him ball out but sounds like he don’t have it. He’s not Derrick Henry. Theirs only one.
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He was right there with Small in the spring.
He was the first RB on the field with the first team offense in the spring game. Small has been the most consistent, however.

Hubbs and Price have eluded to him possibly being used differently.
 
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LittleVol said:
He showed all spring he could play RB.
He also lined up at WR and caught a 7 yard pass in the OW game.

As of right now he's averaging 8.3 yards per carry in college.
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We were also playing Sarah & The Songbirds that day. I would love for Dee to get more opportunities though if I were a coach I personally would go out of my way to scheme him into the game plan.
 
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LittleVol said:
He was right there with Small in the spring.
He was the first RB on the field with the first team offense in the spring game. Small has been the most consistent, however.

Hubbs and Price have eluded to him possibly being used differently.
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Evans was hurt and Wright was just getting his feet wet as an early enrollee if I’m not mistaken. Theirs a reason why you’ve heard nothing about him in fall camp. If he’s good enough to see the field then he’ll play. I would love to see him get on the field just to see for my own eyes. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Spring ball was WAY different. Our front 7 on defense was crap. That groups a 180 now from spring ball.
 
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Saying he is too slow is ridiculous. Guarantee you he's a lot faster than J. Jennings. He's a tweener.
 
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LittleVol said:
Jesus dude you are making all kinds of assumptions.

He's fast enough to play wideout.
Defensively strong enough to play TE.
And he was balling this spring at RB, or did people suddenly forget how he was running people over into the endzone?
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If all this is true, why has he not been on the field? I mean I hope he ends up having a productive career, but the fact that a walk on got in the game at rb before him makes it seem like he doesn’t have much of a future there. I agree with rccr, seems like his best chance to contribute would be to bulk up and play tight end, because he is currently not making an impact as a 5th string rb.
 
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BACKDOC said:
Saying he is too slow is ridiculous. Guarantee you he's a lot faster than J. Jennings. He's a tweener.
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Guarantee he doesn’t have the ball skills of Jennings either, if he did he would already be on the field at receiver.
 
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LittleVol said:
"Not saying thats the case" but yet you're totally implying it haha.

Milton shied away from contact.
Beckwith doesn't.

Just look at his recruiting film.

ALL HE DID WAS RUN THE FOOTBALL.

All spring he was initiating contact with the defense.

If he does have blocking issues..IF, than it has nothing to do with physicality.
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Guilty on the Milton implication, but I'm leaving wiggle room. There may have been a reason Milton was acting gunshy. Unreported injury perhaps. Let's see how he does Saturday. If he balls out, I'll stand corrected and happily eat crow. If I'm being honest, I'm expecting more of the same vs Pitt. As for Beckwith, all I know about him is his size and athleticism gives him some very interesting opportunities for a mismatch. If he's not being given the opportunities, it's because he's not earning them. Maybe it's physicality at this level? Easy to dominate in HS. Maybe he's got problems blocking or perhaps he's been finding it difficult to learn the system/offense? Only thing holding a guy with tools like his back is the kid himself. Until he steps up and earns it, I don't worry too much about him or why he's not playing.
 
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knox-townVOL said:
He was there against BG, just didn’t play.

From my understanding they just can’t figure out what to do with him. He’s a very skilled player but his role, whatever it will end up being, may take some time to develop.

There’s also the theory that whatever packages we have for him may have just been hidden for BG. I’d say that’s quite possible.
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Well! Maybe they have figured it out this week. I think they should let him run the ball a couple of times against Pitt! Try him at offensive end a few times to catch the ball. Heck, I’d use him at both spots , and slowly work his way in this offense some. Who knows, by the time we play Florida, they could have it figured out, and he might be valuable against them and beyond. I like DEE, and I do think whatever the use him for, secret packages, running, or tightens it will be good.
 
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BACKDOC said:
Saying he is too slow is ridiculous. Guarantee you he's a lot faster than J. Jennings. He's a tweener.
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Lol, JJ had ball skills and was very physical with the ball.

If he’s even close to that, I’d be surprised.
 
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Nobody really knows for sure. There's only one way to find out if he's any good. He has to get the chance to play in a real game. Until then it's all just a guess.
 
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Orange defense said:
Well! Maybe they have figured it out this week. I think they should let him run the ball a couple of times against Pitt! Try him at offensive end a few times to catch the ball. Heck, I’d use him at both spots , and slowly work his way in this offense some. Who knows, by the time we play Florida, they could have it figured out, and he might be valuable against them and beyond. I like DEE, and I do think whatever the use him for, secret packages, running, or tightens it will be good.
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What is an offensive end? Does he rush the ILB…
 
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DarkAvenger said:
What is an offensive end? Does he rush the ILB…
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what is an offensive end? Well! That is what they are called. Back in my day, that was their title. I played offensive end in high school. My favorite play was, well, we called it the freak out and up. It’s where you line up outside and go 10 yards out, 2 steps out, and then down the field to catch the ball. I loved blocking on the 57 sweep, or the 58 sweep.
 
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LittleVol said:
That notion, that they don't know how to use him worries me.
In the back of my mind Ive wondered that.
Because all of Heupels RBs are always small and quick with homerun capabilities. Those type work well with uptempo. Think of Oregon with James and Barner, DeAnthony Thomas.


However, Dee was hurt last week.
But even before that, it seemed he was not getting mentioned as much as being a factor.

Which is absolutely ridiculous considering his skillset.

Florida would definitely know how to use him. Or Alabama. Georgia too.

We'll just have to wait and see what is.
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I'm still surprised he's at RB. You're right about Heupel's RBs being small, quick, and having "home run" potential, which is why I find it odd that he wasn't switched to WR or TE. Wasn't he originally recruited as a WR / TE type player anyway?
 
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LittleVol said:
Jamal Lewis wasn't good at blocking either.

It's not just about being physical or big.

It's also about timing and anticipation.

Beckwith was lowering his shoulder this spring and running over folks.
He's plenty physical.

If he does indeed have blocking issues it's because technique, not because he's afraid of contact.
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Saying Jamal Lewis wasn’t a good blocker is inaccurate. Once he understood the blocking schemes, he was a monster at blocking for us..
 
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Orange defense said:
I thought he was coming back this week? Was I wrong? What’s the latest on him? Anyone know? I want to see this guy on the field running the football. I think he gives us some power with his strength. I also think with what we have at running back right now, adding him to this corp group in a game, would be phenomenal. Good grief what a group of guys we have

GO VOLS!
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believe they are concerned that he is not physical enough... looks great.. but you have to play physical
 
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I haven't seen any recent coaching comments about his inability to block.

I haven't seen any coaches comments or media articles about him being hurt last weekend either.

Some keep saying these things on here, but the information doesn't seem to actually be out there.

Fill us in on where you're hearing these things please. Thank you.
 
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