Re: DJ high school recruitment videos- he looked much faster, throwing, running and making decisions

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Oct 4, 2021, 11:48 AM

I don't think it is any one thing; I think it is a multitude of things. First, what is clear is that DJ has lost confidence and needs to find a way to get that back which means having some success that is sustainable. Second, the OL and WRs have to step up their games as well. They have let him down on a number of occasions and also seem to lack confidence, both in him and in themselves. Third, the coaches have let him down. I think they are too much in his ear and have not helped him get into a rhythm early in the game with the play calling. Last, injuries are starting to mount which are hard to control.

I was watching Bryce Young and what Alabama did against Ole Miss this weekend. Early in the game, they run a lot of over-the-middle crosses and short outs and screens. These are easy throws, don't require the OL to hold their blocks for too long, and give both the QB and the WRs/RBs a chance to get in a rhythm and on the same page. It is kind of like basketball shooting where you see a few easy ones go in and then the hard shots don't seem that difficult. You have confidence and rhythm in your stroke. The same principle applies here.

I'm no coach but I do think there are a number of things our coaches could do to help this kid. I really want to see him succeed but he needs to be put in the right position to do so. Hopefully, the bye week will help get some people healed up and get a better plan for the second half of the season.

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I agree. However, what is odd is that he was very accurate in HS and he was accurate last year, so what happened over this past off-season and so far this season? It just feels like many things have worked against him that are contributing to the inaccuracy and we probably have to look at a number of areas to help him address it. The only thing I know is that if you look at the games he played in last year, they were later in the season, the talent around him was better (Senior OL, good receivers, and RB) and they were much more polished and in rhythm at that point in the season with twice as many games under their belt as they have now. None of this has been the case so far this season and I think that has contributed significantly to the problems and now injuries and transfers mount up as well.

I agree with you that there is a lot of hard work ahead to get where we need to be.

DJ high school recruitment videos- he looked much faster, throwing, running and making decisions

DJ is playing college football these days not high school football***