'14 OH OL Jimmy Byrne (Notre Dame Signee)

[Buster Bluth]

His teammate, Kyle Berger, committed to Ohio State today.

I hope Jimmy Bryne has totally shut down recruiting. Urban has a way of prying kids away.

 

[CraigKrenzel]

His teammate, Kyle Berger, committed to Ohio State today.

I hope Jimmy Bryne has totally shut down recruiting. Urban has a way of prying kids away.

Somehow I worry less about OL recruits. They seem, in the few short years that I've now followed/obsessed over recruiting, to commit early and stick, Urban notwithstanding.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Somehow I worry less about OL recruits. They seem, in the few short years that I've now followed/obsessed over recruiting, to commit early and stick, Urban notwithstanding.

Were you around for Chris Little?

 

[CraigKrenzel]

Were you around for Chris Little?

Haha, nah, 2007 is old school for me as far as Notre Dame recruiting drama goes I just started grad school here in 2011.

Although, now that I'm thinking about it, I forget about Taylor Decker. To Ohio State. I was definitely here for that.

Ahem.

 

[rtrn2glory]

byrnes seems to be all in...everytime he visits his commitment becomes stronger. would really like for him to start becoming more active on the recruiting trail getting more guys committed

 

[BurningRiver]

I go to school with him. Word on the street is that he's very solid to ND. Nothing groundbreaking, just thought I'd offer a source on the ground.

 

[KyfightingIrish36]

Cant remember but what spot does jimmy project to OG or OT?

 

[Ironman8]

Cant remember but what spot does jimmy project to OG or OT?

Guard.

Nelson and Smith are OTs who could play guard, and Bars is a OT.

 

[arrowryan]

Cant remember but what spot does jimmy project to OG or OT?

guard

 

[KyfightingIrish36]

Alright thanks.

 

[GoIrish399]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>me and my man @<a href="https://twitter.com/jayhayesnd">jayhayesnd</a> <a href="http://t.co/gg7xV82aeC" title="http://twitter.com/Jimbo_Slice76/status/325653386919817216/photo/1">twitter.com/Jimbo_Slice76/…</a></p>— Jimmy Byrne(@Jimbo_Slice76) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimbo_Slice76/status/325653386919817216">April 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Ironman8]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>oh and just to set the story straight jay was on his tippy toes <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23previoustweet">#previoustweet</a></p>— Jimmy Byrne(@Jimbo_Slice76) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jimbo_Slice76/status/325654695139999744">April 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[STLDomer]

Brought his grandparents, aunt, and uncle on the trip with I'm guessing his parents as well

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

<iframe width="670" height="380" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rivals.yahoo.com/video-embed/1115296"></iframe>

 

[koonja]

He kind of got eaten alive there. He's carrying extra wait. Wait until Longo gets a hold of him.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

I thought Jimmy looked pretty good.

 

[koonja]

FWIW -

Tyler Cavenas, 247 - 'NR', 247 composite 'NR' with one offer to PSU.

Tyler Cavenas

Brock Boxen, 247 - 'NR' and 247 composite of .85 with one offer to Pittsburgh:

Brock Boxen

Welp.

 

[PANDFAN]

he looked solid in the 5 sec clip...i wonder how many fights start....man the 1st guy was just putting choke holds on people

 

[aubeirish]

Let it go man.

 

[GowerND11]

FWIW -

Tyler Cavenas, 247 - 'NR', 247 composite 'NR' with one offer to PSU.

Tyler Cavenas

Brock Boxen, 247 - 'NR' and 247 composite of .85 with one offer to Pittsburgh:

Brock Boxen

Welp.

Cavenas goes to Mahanoy Area, a town over from me. Actually the MAJOR rival of the school I substitute at, Shenandoah Valley. Very big kid, very physical in basketball. All things I have heard/seen for football is he can get soft at times despite playing in a small school league. Should be interesting to see how his senior year goes.

 

[fitz_bu47]

These drills are kind of stupid in my opinion. Really tough to get a read on kids in a one on one pass rush situation w/out at least helmet/shoulder pads. Get a good look at athleticism, but that isn't everything for o-lineman, definitely favors the d-line.

 

[GowerND11]

These drills are kind of stupid in my opinion. Really tough to get a read on kids in a one on one pass rush situation w/out at least helmet/shoulder pads. Get a good look at athleticism, but that isn't everything for o-lineman, definitely favors the d-line.

^This. Plus it's hard to read when a guy goes inside if he just might be washed and passed on to a guard or the center. Certainly favors the defense, but you can tell who has heavy feet and who is more agile.

 

[Luckylucci]

Also keep in mind that Byrne is going to be on the interior so a kick step and playing in space will not be something he does at ND. Combine that with how tough it is for Olineman during these drills and I was happy with it. Not sure exactly how it works but I have heard scouts mention that if the Olineman wins half the reps its good.

 

[BeauBenken]

Kuehnja, you have to be one of the most stubborn SOBs I know. What do you gain by trying to convince people Byrne isn't worthy of an offer?

 

[Old Man Mike]

Byrne looked fine in that clip to me. Example: one interior rush was "guided" well past the orange towel QB target. I thought only one incident might have been a DLine win. It would have been more definitive if we could see their feet all through the exercise.

Once again, unnecessary negativism based on no adequate data.

 

[Walter White]

he looked solid in the 5 sec clip...i wonder how many fights start....man the 1st guy was just putting choke holds on people

Byrne looked like he was a few reps away from getting into a fisticuffs with that last guy he went against. He smacked him in the head a few times.

 

[koonja]

Kuehnja, you have to be one of the most stubborn SOBs I know. What do you gain by trying to convince people Byrne isn't worthy of an offer?

Regarding the video, I didn't say anything bad about Byrne, I only provided the profiles of his competition, so I'm really not sure what you're talking about.

But since you bring it up, yes, it is my opinion that Byrne is going to have a tough time at ND. Can I have my opinion or do I have to love every commit and be convinced they're going to be solid players? Lol.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Kuehnja, you have to be one of the most stubborn SOBs I know. What do you gain by trying to convince people Byrne isn't worthy of an offer?

IIRC, Jake's low opinion of Byrne originated with this photo:

A single unflattering picture (in which Hayes is standing on his tip toes). He certainly doesn't look soft to me:

 

[BeauBenken]

Regarding the video, I didn't say anything bad about Byrne, I only provided the profiles of his competition, so I'm really not sure what you're talking about.

But since you bring it up, yes, it is my opinion that Byrne is going to have a tough time at ND. Can I have my opinion or do I have to love every commit and be convinced they're going to be solid players? Lol.

The "eaten alive" comment and the "welp" were about all you needed to say to sound negative.

You're allowed to have your opinion, but everybody already knows your stance on Byrne.

 

[koonja]

The "eaten alive" comment and the "welp" were about all you needed to say to sound negative.

You're allowed to have your opinion, but everybody already knows your stance on Byrne.

I didn't say anything negative about him, just pointing out what everyone will see when they see the video. Was I wrong? Besides the time he held, he barely got a paw on two, unranked players with a combined two offers. I understand this drill is easier for the DL, but he looked outmatched.

You like him, I don't. Let's just leave it at that.