'08 IL OLB Darius Fleming (Signed LOI to ND) - Page 16 - Notre Dame Football Discussion

Irishknight1023 · 05-09-2007, 03:43 PM

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=15753

REAL good Q&A with Darius over at ESPN.

**Clausen2Kamara** · 05-09-2007, 06:48 PM

Thanks Irishknight, great Q and A. I love what he said about Corwin Brown, good stuff.

Irishknight1023 · 05-09-2007, 07:19 PM

I was gonna go back and check out something he said, but they already have it under "ESPN INSIDER" now I remember why I never go to that stupid website. They put every little thing in the insider. Even If there was an attack on the country you'd have to pay to be an insider to find out.

**Specnatz** · 05-10-2007, 12:37 PM

Quote:

(Billy, Boston): Darius what player in the college or pro game do you currently model your game around?

Darius Fleming: On the field play, I would have to say Joey Porter. I love his attitude and his physicalness on the field. But off the field, I'm not anything like him.

He sounds like a very level headed kid, who is really in love with Coach brown and his style and the switch to the 3-4. He said he probably would not have come, if it still would have beena 4-3, because he does not see himself as a true DE. More of the OLB

**Katzenboyer** · 05-10-2007, 01:15 PM

I liked how they said they want him up around 250.

Man, that's gonna be one big, fast OLB.

IrishCalves · 05-10-2007, 01:19 PM

I saw that too - that he wasn't thrilled with the idea of packing on 40-50 pounds to be a down lineman, or being an undersized end who got pushed around every down. I'm really liking what this 3-4 can do for us in recruiting battles.

We can tell a 240 lbs DE, "Guess what? Your size fits perfectly at OLB. If you adjust, you could see the field day one."

We go to a 280 lbs DT, and say, "Actually, your size is ideal in our scheme. If you work with your coaches on leverage, I think we can get you on the field early at DE."

Other schools don't have that luxury. They have to tell recruits that they need to bulk up before they get on the field. With the way Weis has set this thing up, where the best players play regardless how long they've been on the team, this is really going to lure kids on defense, since they won't need to pack on weight to play.

**Clausen2Kamara** · 05-10-2007, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenDomer3

I saw that too - that he wasn't thrilled with the idea of packing on 40-50 pounds to be a down lineman, or being an undersized end who got pushed around every down. I'm really liking what this 3-4 can do for us in recruiting battles.

We can tell a 240 lbs DE, "Guess what? Your size fits perfectly at OLB. If you adjust, you could see the field day one."

We go to a 280 lbs DT, and say, "Actually, your size is ideal in our scheme. If you work with your coaches on leverage, I think we can get you on the field early at DE."

Other schools don't have that luxury. They have to tell recruits that they need to bulk up before they get on the field. With the way Weis has set this thing up, where the best players play regardless how long they've been on the team, this is really going to lure kids on defense, since they won't need to pack on weight to play.

Agreed. You took the words right out of my mouth!

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Clausen2Kamara Tenuta Time!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Osceola Posts: 677 Cash: 7,929.58 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 7,929.58 Donate	Thanks Irishknight, great Q and A. I love what he said about Corwin Brown, good stuff.

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Irishknight1023 LeBron James of VC Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,914 Cash: 3,828.88 Bank: 42,443.63 Total Bankroll: 46,272.51 Donate	I was gonna go back and check out something he said, but they already have it under "ESPN INSIDER" now I remember why I never go to that stupid website. They put every little thing in the insider. Even If there was an attack on the country you'd have to pay to be an insider to find out.

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Katzenboyer Walk-On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 241 Cash: 1,270.71 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 1,270.71 Donate	I liked how they said they want him up around 250. Man, that's gonna be one big, fast OLB.

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IrishCalves IE's Blocking Sled Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 360 Cash: 1,041.98 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 1,041.98 Donate	I saw that too - that he wasn't thrilled with the idea of packing on 40-50 pounds to be a down lineman, or being an undersized end who got pushed around every down. I'm really liking what this 3-4 can do for us in recruiting battles. We can tell a 240 lbs DE, "Guess what? Your size fits perfectly at OLB. If you adjust, you could see the field day one." We go to a 280 lbs DT, and say, "Actually, your size is ideal in our scheme. If you work with your coaches on leverage, I think we can get you on the field early at DE." Other schools don't have that luxury. They have to tell recruits that they need to bulk up before they get on the field. With the way Weis has set this thing up, where the best players play regardless how long they've been on the team, this is really going to lure kids on defense, since they won't need to pack on weight to play.

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