Transfers

[zippy42]

I have heard rumors of at least two players leaving Akron.Jose Cruz (TE) and Shane Shead (DL).Can anybody verify this? Or does anybody know of anymore?I guess the Zips may have a few more scholarships to give this year......

[InTheZone]

Hopefully the entire defensive coaching staff.

[gozips19]

would be a bummer if cruz leaves as he should be the starting te next year.

[johnnyzip84]

would be a bummer if cruz leaves as he should be the starting te next year.

Agreed! I know he dropped a couple key passes last year (Can't, U@, but he looks like a great athlete out there. I'm not sure who would play TE if he left.

[Dr Z]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

[Captain Kangaroo]

I saw Shane at last night's basketball game. Odd that he'd still be on campus in mid-January if he were transferring.I don't know about Cruz. He dropped some balls for sure. But so did Poindexter. I miss Mike Brake.

[zippy42]

The rumor about Shead was false.The rumor about Cruz is true. He has moved on to Hofstra.

[ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net]

HOFSTRA? Well how much of a loss can he really be if he's leaving for that promised land? Kerblam!GO ZIPS IN 2009!BEAT INDIANA AT INFOSUMMA IN 2009!SeeTeeZipper

[Hugo42]

Yeah its too warm up here for me to leave Akron...

[gozips19]

thanks for sticking around hugo! have you gotten used to the weather up here yet? i sure haven't and i was born up here...best of luck next year!

[ZippyTuba11]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

I remember several big plays to the TE in the MACC in '05

[johnnyzip84]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

I remember several big plays to the TE in the MACC in '05

And unfortunately Kris Kasparek never really lived up to the promise he showed in that game, although a lot of it might go back to Dr Z's point about the spread not really emphasizing the TE position.Cruz no doubt wanted to play right away and that made an FCS school like Hofstra attractive. I'm sure they told him he'd be the next Marques Colston

[GP1]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

I remember several big plays to the TE in the MACC in '05

And unfortunately Kris Kasparek never really lived up to the promise he showed in that game, although a lot of it might go back to Dr Z's point about the spread not really emphasizing the TE position.

Good discussion on the TE position. My opinion of that position is this. It is both one of the most important positions on the field and also one of the most overrated. Never game plan to pass to the TE unless it presents itself.Every team needs a TE that can catch a pass for a first down, but that about exhausts their use as a receiver. It is more critical to have WRs that can catch passes down field for big plays and TDs than first downs.Any team that has the TE as the primary receiver is asking to lose games. The Dallas Cowboys have that very problem. They have a tremendous amount of talent and they throw to the TE too much and they don't win big games. Mark my words, getting rid of T. Owens will do nothing to solve that problem.

[tbozeglav]

IMO, throwing to a TE is nearly the same as a good running game. Like your example on the cowboys, throwing to a TE most of the time allows the D to creep in close for a hard press defense, much as they would do for a running-orinted offense. A good WR corp will keep the defense honest and allow the TEs to become more useful. Getting rid of a good WR like T.O. is both a good thing and a bad thing... on one hand you're getting rid of locker room drama, but on the other you're losing that outside and deep attack that keeps defenses honest. Youd think, however, that TEs were more useful in a spread because of how much grass the D has to cover, allowing the TE to make quick slants for a good amount of yards...

[Zips Win!]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

I remember several big plays to the TE in the MACC in '05

And unfortunately Kris Kasparek never really lived up to the promise he showed in that game, although a lot of it might go back to Dr Z's point about the spread not really emphasizing the TE position.

Good discussion on the TE position. My opinion of that position is this. It is both one of the most important positions on the field and also one of the most overrated. Never game plan to pass to the TE unless it presents itself.Every team needs a TE that can catch a pass for a first down, but that about exhausts their use as a receiver. It is more critical to have WRs that can catch passes down field for big plays and TDs than first downs.Any team that has the TE as the primary receiver is asking to lose games. The Dallas Cowboys have that very problem. They have a tremendous amount of talent and they throw to the TE too much and they don't win big games. Mark my words, getting rid of T. Owens will do nothing to solve that problem.

Where is John Clayton when you need him? Witten is the least of their problems..and there are many... Although not the primary receiver, Jay Novacek was used similiar to Witten and he won three Suoer Bowls. So, I'm not buying....

[zipzipziparoo]

Rumor has it that Cruz left because of the spread offense. This is a big problem because akron has not utilized the tight end position since i can remember. the last 3 tight ends akron had were not utilize the way they would have been in other offenses. Cruz was also a junior, tranferring down was his only option. sitting a year out would have hurt him indefinately. He went to a school thay can extrememly benefit their offense. An offense that likes to sling the ball. 80 catches in 2 years. Cruz will be in the 2011 draft.

[ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net]

Rumor has it that Cruz left because of the spread offense. This is a big problem because akron has not utilized the tight end position since i can remember. the last 3 tight ends akron had were not utilize the way they would have been in other offenses. Cruz was also a junior, tranferring down was his only option. sitting a year out would have hurt him indefinately. He went to a school thay can extrememly benefit their offense. An offense that likes to sling the ball. 80 catches in 2 years. Cruz will be in the 2011 draft.

Well then, perhaps he should figure out how to catch the ball when it's thrown to him in critical situations. He's no loss for the Zips. We have enough talented guys with Braylon Edwards disease.GO ZIPS!SeeTeeZipper

[Blue & Gold]

Well I certainly wish him well. I was excited when Jose signed and he certainly passed the eyeball test. He's got a ton of potential and I'm sorry it didn't work out for him here at Akron. Best wishes, Jose. Go Zips!

[GP1]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

I remember several big plays to the TE in the MACC in '05

And unfortunately Kris Kasparek never really lived up to the promise he showed in that game, although a lot of it might go back to Dr Z's point about the spread not really emphasizing the TE position.

Good discussion on the TE position. My opinion of that position is this. It is both one of the most important positions on the field and also one of the most overrated. Never game plan to pass to the TE unless it presents itself.Every team needs a TE that can catch a pass for a first down, but that about exhausts their use as a receiver. It is more critical to have WRs that can catch passes down field for big plays and TDs than first downs.Any team that has the TE as the primary receiver is asking to lose games. The Dallas Cowboys have that very problem. They have a tremendous amount of talent and they throw to the TE too much and they don't win big games. Mark my words, getting rid of T. Owens will do nothing to solve that problem.

Where is John Clayton when you need him? Witten is the least of their problems..and there are many... Although not the primary receiver, Jay Novacek was used similiar to Witten and he won three Suoer Bowls. So, I'm not buying....

John Clayton is sniffing the butt of some general manager right now...........Are you saying that the Cowboys do not have a QB that can win big games? That is also a huge part of the problem. Some guys win, some guys don't. It is just that simple.

[Zips Win!]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

I remember several big plays to the TE in the MACC in '05

And unfortunately Kris Kasparek never really lived up to the promise he showed in that game, although a lot of it might go back to Dr Z's point about the spread not really emphasizing the TE position.

Good discussion on the TE position. My opinion of that position is this. It is both one of the most important positions on the field and also one of the most overrated. Never game plan to pass to the TE unless it presents itself.Every team needs a TE that can catch a pass for a first down, but that about exhausts their use as a receiver. It is more critical to have WRs that can catch passes down field for big plays and TDs than first downs.Any team that has the TE as the primary receiver is asking to lose games. The Dallas Cowboys have that very problem. They have a tremendous amount of talent and they throw to the TE too much and they don't win big games. Mark my words, getting rid of T. Owens will do nothing to solve that problem.

Where is John Clayton when you need him? Witten is the least of their problems..and there are many... Although not the primary receiver, Jay Novacek was used similiar to Witten and he won three Suoer Bowls. So, I'm not buying....

John Clayton is sniffing the butt of some general manager right now...........Are you saying that the Cowboys do not have a QB that can win big games? That is also a huge part of the problem. Some guys win, some guys don't. It is just that simple.

Yes I am.

[GP1]

Can you guys remember a TE at Akron that put up offensive numbers?Is it possible that the spread offense makes it hard for a TE to put up good numbers?

I remember several big plays to the TE in the MACC in '05

And unfortunately Kris Kasparek never really lived up to the promise he showed in that game, although a lot of it might go back to Dr Z's point about the spread not really emphasizing the TE position.

Good discussion on the TE position. My opinion of that position is this. It is both one of the most important positions on the field and also one of the most overrated. Never game plan to pass to the TE unless it presents itself.Every team needs a TE that can catch a pass for a first down, but that about exhausts their use as a receiver. It is more critical to have WRs that can catch passes down field for big plays and TDs than first downs.Any team that has the TE as the primary receiver is asking to lose games. The Dallas Cowboys have that very problem. They have a tremendous amount of talent and they throw to the TE too much and they don't win big games. Mark my words, getting rid of T. Owens will do nothing to solve that problem.

Where is John Clayton when you need him? Witten is the least of their problems..and there are many... Although not the primary receiver, Jay Novacek was used similiar to Witten and he won three Suoer Bowls. So, I'm not buying....

John Clayton is sniffing the butt of some general manager right now...........Are you saying that the Cowboys do not have a QB that can win big games? That is also a huge part of the problem. Some guys win, some guys don't. It is just that simple.

Yes I am.

I think you are right.I used to really like Romo, but now I understand why he was a back-up player for four years while he "developed". I also don't like the way he smirks away loses as if it is no big deal.

[fear the brown roo]

Rumor has it that Cruz left because of the spread offense. This is a big problem because akron has not utilized the tight end position since i can remember. the last 3 tight ends akron had were not utilize the way they would have been in other offenses. Cruz was also a junior, tranferring down was his only option. sitting a year out would have hurt him indefinately. He went to a school thay can extrememly benefit their offense. An offense that likes to sling the ball. 80 catches in 2 years. Cruz will be in the 2011 draft.

hahahahahahaha

[RootforRoo44]

Rumor has it that Cruz left because of the spread offense. This is a big problem because akron has not utilized the tight end position since i can remember. the last 3 tight ends akron had were not utilize the way they would have been in other offenses. Cruz was also a junior, tranferring down was his only option. sitting a year out would have hurt him indefinately. He went to a school thay can extrememly benefit their offense. An offense that likes to sling the ball. 80 catches in 2 years. Cruz will be in the 2011 draft.

are you insane?