Adidas All American Huskers and Polynesian Bowl
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The dude standing next to Nelson was a former Center at UNLV.
The fact that Nelson makes him look small suggests two things:
1. Nelson is a big kid.
2. UNLV used to really suck at football for obvious reasons.. ha
Down 17-0 at half, Dylan Raiola led his all-stars to 28 straight points to win the contest 28-17.
Personal opinion: Raiola looked cool, calm and smooth. He hit A LOT of receivers in the hands including several drops. I saw that he targeted Carter Nelson twice resulting in 2 receptions. Carter was not impressive, though, as a blocker. He needs work on that part of his game.
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Personal opinion: Raiola looked cool, calm and smooth. He hit A LOT of receivers in the hands including several drops. I saw that he targeted Carter Nelson twice resulting in 2 receptions. Carter was not impressive, though, as a blocker. He needs work on that part of his game.
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That’s fine. With our S&C, nutrition program, and coaching, they’ll develop that part of his game pretty well.
From what I watched Taumua is quite a presence out there. I hope he pans out as well as I think he will. Wow!
Not surprising about Nelson. Two things: 1 - he's pretty light for that height and 2 - he's coming from small team football. The key will be how he develops in S&C and how well he picks up/learns blocking at the college level. Both of those things remain to be seen. Might not be a real TE.
Nelson looked fast. Fast enough to play WR. Raiola’s performance was kind of meh but that game was a fluster cuck. They did run some zone read with Raiola and I thought he looked athletic.
Carter Nelson is 6'4". So Brix must be a legit 6'5" or taller judging by that picture. I was actually pleased that Pile looks about as tall as Carter.
Nelson was quoted as saying that he may start out at WR in his first year. And I think it's a great idea. A lot of these better NFL receiving TEs over the years either started out as college WRs or college basketball players. Work him at WR this fall. Let him work on his routes. If he plays more than four games, have him learn some of the TE packages. It's smart.
What's weird about that is how many years did we listen to Sipple comment (especially in his kissing up to Pelini era) that he didn't follow recruiting. And now he's getting a free trip to Hawaii to watch recruits. I think they were there all week.
the young man is a monster with boyish looks. i agree put him at wr and let him dominate
Let's just hope he doesn't have to do that too many times at Nebraska, lol.
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I think an HBack position and WR would be good. He can block from a 2 or 3 TE and would be great from play action.
This must be that mythical "passing to a receiver in stride" stuff I've read about. Seriously, he may be the best passer since Joey or Zac Taylor.
True, but it will be worth it to him if Ainsworth wins the State championship in their class..
seems like higher end athletes/talent catch up fast after a couple games in the fall. we shall see.
He’ll have all summer to work out and participate in 7 on 7s. He’s a smart kid. He’ll be fine.
When I was watching, they said it was also about everyone learning about Polynesian culture. That being said I'm not sure what the criteria is to be invited.
"all summer" will be like 2 months before fall practice. At best. Even at that, he won't be working on drills or technique.
Once they sign the university usually tailors a workout plan for them to follow at their high school. Not the same, but I would expect him to bulk up some.
Let's all be honest though, we saw how physically mature Fidone is and how he struggled blocking. Nelson isn't taking many snaps as an inline TE this year. He'll essentially be a WR. Which is fine. He should be a matchup problem at wideout.
Herky’s have no business talking to anyone on the planet about qb’s.
