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

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Folston may not run a 4.3 40, but he is easily quick enough to be a solid RB or slot WR. Lets not try to make him out to be slow by any means.
 
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I think Folston has great speed. Lots of people thought K Russell looked "slow" last year and were unimpressed by some of his track numbers. I think we all realize now, especially after going up against M Lee, what a fantastic athlete he is.

Note: I'm not comparing the two players, as they both have different measurable.
 
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cyrano said:
I think Folston has great speed. Lots of people thought K Russell looked "slow" last year and were unimpressed by some of his track numbers. I think we all realize now, especially after going up against M Lee, what a fantastic athlete he is.

Note: I'm not comparing the two players, as they both have different measurable.
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Plus, in plays where a rb or wr broke free and everyone was chasing him from behind, it seemed that Russell was constantly the one to tackle the guy.
 
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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.
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That makes sense, thanks!
 
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what do you consider fast?
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Looks faster than Gillislee, Burton, and James who all seem to be doing well in the swamp. Also, considering the fact that our offensive line trumps yours, I like his chances to suceed if he lands in South Bend. You dont have to be a "burner" to be effective. Montee Ball is not setting records around the track but seems to have faired well at Wisky.
 
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Jmunsirish said:
Is his speed your only concern? His vision and elusiveness seem elite to me. I'd love to add him to our class.
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tbh he seems good at almost everything not great at anything. I expected more from his highlights I see why he is a backup plan for many schools in the south. Still a good prospect. I am just a random person with an opinion.
 
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Irish Man3 said:
Looks faster than Gillislee, Burton, and James who all seem to be doing well in the swamp. Also, considering the fact that our offensive line trumps yours, I like his chances to suceed if he lands in South Bend. You dont have to be a "burner" to be effective. Montee Ball is not setting records around the track but seems to have faired well at Wisky.
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why are you trying to compare him to gator players? You just tried to compare a 5'10 200lbs high school kid to a 6'3 230 lbs junior in college. And where did I say he wouldn't succeed?
 
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why are you trying to compare him to gator players? And where did I say he wouldn't succeed?
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Because Im sure youve seen youre share of Florida football games and would have a pretty good idea of the game speed that each play at.

Never said you let on that he wouldnt succeed, just stating in my own right that I think he will be just fine.

Ive seen plenty of players with amazing highschool highlight films come out and be duds at the next level. Speed is not the only thing that should make or break a film. Maybe its not the first thing that jumps off the film but his technique, vision, and ability to read and cut behind his blocks are impressive.
 
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Because Im sure youve seen youre share of Florida football games and would have a pretty good idea of the game speed that each play at.

Never said you let on that he wouldnt succeed, just stating in my own right that I think he will be just fine.

Ive seen plenty of players with amazing highschool highlight films come out and be duds at the next level. Speed is not the only thing that should make or break a film. Maybe its not the first thing that jumps off the film but his technique, vision, and ability to read and cut behind his blocks are impressive.
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I watch film for everything you mentioned. I said he was not a burner because that was a part of the discussion if you look at the post above. To you those other attributes might have been impressive they were not to me. I will say when you put all his attributes together you have a good football player just not an exceptional one. That is just my opinion. Nothing wrong with signing good football players.
 
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I watch film for everything you mentioned. I said he was not a burner because that was a part of the discussion if you look at the post above. To you those other attributes might have been impressive they were not to me. I will say when you put all his attributes together you have a good football player just not an exceptional one. That is just my opinion. Nothing wrong with signing good football players.
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We can agree on that
 
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I think his highlights (what I've seen of them so far) are very impressive. He makes guys miss, runs through tackles, and looks to have speed in the 4.4s to me.

He also does all this with defenses knowing exactly what's coming at them. I mean did you see how many TDs he scored off two plays?

I'd be plenty pleased to add Tarean. I didn't think he was as big as he is and that was really my only worry about him. Knowing he can be above 200lbs and play like this is just awesome.
 
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BeauBenken said:
I think his highlights (what I've seen of them so far) are very impressive. He makes guys miss, runs through tackles, and looks to have speed in the 4.4s to me.

He also does all this with defenses knowing exactly what's coming at them. I mean did you see how many TDs he scored off two plays?
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props to the O line for that too
 
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Not elite speed....but wow...he's got elite vision, great balance, great burst, hits the hole hard, nice cuts...DO WANT.
 
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