'13 FL RB Tarean Folston (Notre Dame Signed LOI)

[ACamp1900]

All the talent and depth worries me a bit. As we continue to stockpile, I think we'll see more and more transfers as the years go by, and success grows. Good problems to have, and happy to be worried about transfers instead of depth.

Whiskey - question... as Neal develops, do you think he'll get some carries, primarily reverses/sweeps?

I'd take that problem every day...

 

[Irish YJ]

Folston will have to play some running back at ND along with Def. back to have a shot at the heisman.

I was thinking Jaylon splitting time at LB and redzone RB is our best shot

 

[scUM Hater]

I was thinking Jaylon splitting time at LB and redzone RB is our best shot

Yup. Solid Idea. So Jaylon his senior year, Folston his.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I would have thought Onwualu to be more of a pure WR prospect than hybrid. I know he played RB some in high school, but I see him being an ideal pure-slot receiver. Also, the little I did see of Carlisle at USC made me think he's a pure RB even if he does have good hands.

The vast majority of Onwualu's tape shows him coming out of the backfield; he's also shifty and physical, which lends itself to Z WR or hybrid RB. But he's the 2nd tallest WR prospect we have, and it's been widely reported that we recruited him as a WR. So it's probably a coin flip at this point whether he ends up on the inside or the outside. We need him more on the outside, honestly.

Whiskey - question... as Neal develops, do you think he'll get some carries, primarily reverses/sweeps?

For a Z WR of Neal's potential, sweeps are a given. The question for me is whether Neal is so good that he moves into a hybrid RB role.

 

[Ironman8]

^ I just posted cleaner film in his thread - where we should move this convo.

 

[IrishLion]

I was mistaken. I swear I read about the guy he works out with saying he was exclusively playing on the outside.

 

[ALLGATOR]

good news for ND it looks like Folston wont visit any school this weekend

 

[Ironman8]

good news for ND it looks like Folston wont visit any school this weekend

Game. Blouses.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Who wants pancakes?

 

[ShawneeIrish]

Time to purify ourselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?

 

[Pa Golden Tate Fan]

Who wants pancakes?

With syrup.

 

[rtrn2glory]

With syrup.

you must not watch chappelle's show....

 

[IrishLax]

Game. Blouses.

Who wants pancakes?

Time to purify ourselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?

Hahahaha you guys are awesome

 

[Domina Nostra]

Lol! This year we have the Mob. Maybe next year we can have the Revolution!

 

[ShawneeIrish]

Lol! This year we have the Mob. Maybe next year we can have the Revolution!

I like where this is going!

 

[NDman3]

Time to purify ourselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?

Haha just skated on Lake Minnetonka 10 mins ago

 

[RubberSoul]

Haha just skated on Lake Minnetonka 10 mins ago

You ice skate??

 

[NDman3]

We Minnesotans call it pond hockey

 

[irishroo]

Anybody else not really get the comparisons to Theo? Theo, despite his diminutive size, is a power back. He earns his check (figuratively, this isn't USC) by running over guys, not around them. Neal seems like a much better comparison to me. Both 5'9"-5'10", 170-180, both are capable of RB, WR, or CB, both excel as return men (supposedly Neal did in HS at least), both have elite top-end speed (unlike Theo), and both have the uncanny ability to juke opposing linebackers out of their jock straps.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Anybody else not really get the comparisons to Theo? Theo, despite his diminutive size, is a power back. He earns his check (figuratively, this isn't USC) by running over guys, not around them. Neal seems like a much better comparison to me. Both 5'9"-5'10", 170-180, both are capable of RB, WR, or CB, both excel as return men (supposedly Neal did in HS at least), both have elite top-end speed (unlike Theo), and both have the uncanny ability to juke opposing linebackers out of their jock straps.

Riddick has figured out that he has to stop side-stepping people only to get tackled by his laces 70% of the time, and now he finally puts a shoulder down and earns his yards. Still, I wouldn't say he is a "power back," only that he is no longer dances.

I do agree that he's closer to Neal though.

Side note, I remember the first game in 2009, against Nevada, when Riddick returned the opening kickoff and the announcers commented that as a true freshman he was the fast guy on the team. Oh how things have changed, Kelly has brought in the speed.

 

[Irish YJ]

Anybody else not really get the comparisons to Theo? Theo, despite his diminutive size, is a power back. He earns his check (figuratively, this isn't USC) by running over guys, not around them. Neal seems like a much better comparison to me. Both 5'9"-5'10", 170-180, both are capable of RB, WR, or CB, both excel as return men (supposedly Neal did in HS at least), both have elite top-end speed (unlike Theo), and both have the uncanny ability to juke opposing linebackers out of their jock straps.

Folston is much bigger than Neal coming out of school. Folston is now 195-200 and a few inches taller. Folston is not a burner, no where near Neal. Folston is however shifty and has great hands.

 

[MrIrishCanadian1]

Ah, gotcha. Once we sort all of the RB/ Z WRs into their various categories, the hybrid spot would be the most crowded if Folston commits:

Pure RB
GAIII
Mahone
Bryant

Z WR
Neal
Hunter, Jr.

Hybrid
Carlisle
McDaniel
Onwualu
Folston

Why wouldn't you put Bryant as a hybrid? He seems to have really good hands, right? Also Hunter said Kelly wanted Hunter to play a role like Riddick--i.e. hybrid?

 

[Irish YJ]

Why wouldn't you put Bryant as a hybrid? He seems to have really good hands, right? Also Hunter said Kelly wanted Hunter to play a role like Riddick--i.e. hybrid?

Not saying he (Bryant) won't be a hybrid, but he doesn't have the outright speed and slot shiftiness a typicaly hybrid would have. He's more of a between the tackles power back. Take a look at his film and you'll see what I mean when I say power. Won't be brought down by the first guy, and will punish a D all game long. Not saying he'll never catch out of the backfield, but we have better options IMO. Hunter yes (I read the same thing), but with the way the WR crop is shaking out, he's pobably more needed as a pure Z or an outside guy. This could change, but we're pretty stacked at the hybrid IMO, especially if we pick up Folston.

 

[Domina Nostra]

There seems to be some real conflicting reports about his speed.

 

[irishmarine]

Fast or not he can ball

 

[Bogtrotter07]

There seems to be some real conflicting reports about his speed.

Speed. Positon. Height. Weight. Coaches intent. Etc. Etc.

 

[Irishman77]

1 coaches love Tarean
2. We passed on clement
3. We are the best team in the country with one of the finest degrees
4. Our staff gets who they when they want
5. We have the best coach in the country that gets every drip of potential out of his players.

I think Tarean has known for quite sometime that he all Irish.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Folston is much bigger than Neal coming out of school. Folston is now 195-200 and a few inches taller. Folston is not a burner, no where near Neal. Folston is however shifty and has great hands.

do we have any senior film??

 

[ALLGATOR]

watching Folstons senior highlights right now he doesn't look SEC fast to me

 

[clashmore_mike]

watching Folstons senior highlights right now he doesn't look SEC fast to me

I LOL'd