Upgrade or Downgrade? - Slotback
by Jake Bertalotto on Jul 6, 2009 12:40 PM PDT
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We continue our look at the departed starters today with the vacancy left by Shane Morales at Slotback. Just to clear things up, this poll is somewhat open ended in that you could interpret it in a number of different ways. For example, with the Stroughter/Catchings debate this morning, it was somewhat difficult because Catchings is entering his junior year and Stroughter was a senior last year. My stance is as follows: take the age differences into account, and weigh whether you think the incoming players will progress at a higher rate than the outgoing players did. Hopefully that makes sense.
Last Year:
This Year:
Again, discussion is encouraged. I'll make sure that my take makes it to the comment thread at some point.
--Jake (jake.buildingthedam@gmail.com)
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I'm going to say upgrade....
Because it seems like Kjos has a lot of upside. But it’s very tough to say that because Morales was so reliable and we could always count on him to find the open seam and rack up first downs. Also, his connection with Lyle Moevao was something that shoudn’t go unnoticed… they clearly had some good chemistry between them and Moevao had a knack for getting Shane the ball. But with that, I think Kjos has a lot of room to grow into a special receiver.
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by Jake Bertalotto on Jul 6, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions
Agreed.
I feel like Kjos will be able to create more once he catches the ball and hopefully he will be able to become the reliable target that Morales was last season.
by HighSchoolQuarterback on Jul 6, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think/hope that Kjos’s year this year is similar to Morales’ senior year. Not sure we’ll see it in the first few games, but hopefully once he gets going he becomes like Morales was last year, but this year.
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by Jake Bertalotto on Jul 6, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Once again
Slight downgrade. I think Casey will have a great final two years but I don’t think he can get up to the status Shane was at.
I miss CV3000
2 years to progress the key
I’m cautiously optimistic that Casey will progress as Shane did, and will do so for a longer period of time. Shane figured some things out and found a niche. If Casey progresses at a similar rate for two years, it will take some of the pressure off Catchings too.
Morales was big for us, so naturally Kjos will be a downgrade.
One of the big advantages of Morales was his knowledge of the offense and his ability to get open—both of these strengths are “teachable” and Kjos can definitely be that guy. Will he? We’ll see. I still think he’s an initial downgrade out of the gate.
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
- from Quick's Behind the Blazers Locker Room Door, 4/16/09
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