timmyboy Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 This guy is a monster. seen him play in the 2nd round of the state playoffs against an undefeated brunswick team and he smached them himself. he had a long ( around 90 yds) kickoff return for a touchdown, and a few other long runs that went for touchdowns ( had over 200 yds rushing). he would make a great back for akron.im happy with the recruits that we have already signed. i seen gary pride of colerain hs play in the state playoffs on tv. they had him running the option (he was the QB) an man can he fly. not the tallest guy, but neither was antoine winfield (now plays for the vikings). the OG that they signed Paul S may be able to help the offensive line right away, and we know the line is a spot that can use a lil help after losing 4 of the starting 5. I think the offensive line will be alright but it never hurts to add another good OL. if now we could just get a few more DL.On the offensive side of the ball i will be glad to finally see a QB behind center that is mobile an able to gain yards on a broken play ( both jackson and hakes are more mobile then Getsy). The offensive line will be alright as i stated above. The line will be very young (only kemme has started more then 1 game in his career), but alot of the guys got to see playing time in games because the score or due to injuries. The backfield is all back from last year. I am glad to see Alex Allen will be back because its always good to have a decent backup just in case of injury. The WR position will probably be the strength of the offense with both J.Long, J.Arthur and D.Harvey returning. i just hope that the WR have enough time to run their routes and the QB has the time to throw.On the defensivce side of the ball. i could see their recruit jake anderson stepping in and helping right away on the DL as well as the guy they got from miami(FL). The linebackers should be pretty solid this year with mackey,grant and williams all returning from last years squad. The defensive backs should be alright. i could see another recruit that they signed de'von (not sure of the last name, but he was ranked as the #60 CB in the country) coming in and helping right away.I am thinking that the special teams (kicking and punting) will be the weakest link of the whole team. I have never seen the kicker they signed last year (igor) kick because he was out last year with an injury i believe. Hopefully things change this year because special teams can win a game or lose a game, and i think that if it isnt fixed that we will be doing more losing due to special teams then winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Morgan Williams is a great player and an awesome recruit for the Zips. He won't be doing kick-off returns, because of David Harvey, but we could always use more depth at the running back position. Maybe if other kids see that local talent can be successful here, there will be more kids willing to sign up at Akron who are from the extremely deep talent pool we have in the area. I know coaches for a lot of local high school teams actively encourage their students to go to schools other than Akron, but hopefully that will change. I would love for UA to get the next Chris Wells, Antonio Pittman, or Tyrell Sutton. Only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Is Igor still on the team? I thought he was kicked off.If he is gone, JD hopefully is getting another kicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zff Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Igor is on the team. His back is still bothering him and he might need surgery. I decision will be made soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Morgan Williams is a great player and an awesome recruit for the Zips.Do you know something we don't? When did he verbal to Akron??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74ZIP Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 a co-worker who follows McKinley football in particular and Canton football in general told me over a month ago Williams was very interested in Akron...(see Rasor's site) also said this guy can run between the tackles...unlike Kennedy... he may have some character issues though...was also interested in Indiana... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboy Posted January 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 no he hasent signed with akron, but he is interested in them. yes he is a great back. id love to see him with the zips next year. JD could always work on the personal issues ( his attitude) if he got him. we need football players an this kid is one, lets get this kid signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Rival page (cleek here)Scout page (cleek here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exexec Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I know for fact that are some real academic issues with him. Would be nice if he could work his way thru them, but I don't so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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