Comments on: Football: Training camp preview — receivers

By: covinared

covinared — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:26:38 +0000

Lyman was dominate in the insight bowl and until he got hurt in the 2004 sc game. he was big, fast and good over the middle. he struck fear when he played.

By: D-MO

D-MO — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:17:48 +0000

Macarthur his senior year was about as dominant a WR can have. Though he did have a great QB throwing to him…

By: GOGO Bears

GOGO Bears — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:43 +0000

Considering that McArthur broke Douglas’ records, he certainly should be on the list of those who made fear in the hearts of others. Not sure I’d put Lyman up there, however.

By: covinared

covinared — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:57:02 +0000

have you forgotten Iwozeke(sp.)? Chase Lyman? Macarthur?

By: Steve W

Steve W — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:10:37 +0000

None of those receivers makes my heart go aflitter. Marvin Jones has to show he can cure his bad case of dropsies, and he does not seem to have the ability to break from the pack. Keenan Allen is still very much unproven. I am always leary of multi-purpose players who might have been better on defense.

The fact of the matter is that only two Cal wide receivers have struck fear in the hearts of D-Backs over the past 25 years. They are DeSean Jackson of the most recent era and Sean Dawkins of the Bruce Snyder era. Both of those guys had break-away speed and made their mark in the NFL. No one else comes to mind other than possession receivers like Bobby Shaw, Robert Jordan, Lavelle Hawkins and Dameane Douglas.

By: MoreSanctionsComing

MoreSanctionsComing — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:01:52 +0000

Wish JO would do the same here.

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Hey Sanctions — the SFgate just blocked our SC friend in his fatadvisor screen name. I gues they had enough.

By: GOGO Bears

GOGO Bears — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:46:32 +0000

Hey Sanctions — the SFgate just blocked our SC friend in his fatadvisor screen name. I gues they had enough.

By: RandyBear

RandyBear — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:04:36 +0000

Great to see all that talent and depth at tight end.

TOO BAD WE NEVER USE HIM! Cal only goes to their TE and FB about once a game! Every time I watch successful teams, they ALWAYS mix in their TE’s and Fullback with great effectiveness. Cal hardly EVERY uses their TE’s and FB’s (apart from blocking). Until we do, defenses will continue to stack the box and make it very difficult for our running back.

By: MoreSanctionsComing

MoreSanctionsComing — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:31:14 +0000

It’s a bad idea to agree with MoreNCsarecoming, even in the most abstract sense. This person is a troll who is not critiquing the team the way you are, but bashing the team.

This is the worst part of having such a pervasive troll here. Any fan might want to critique the team they love, and might have some honest criticism of it. However, that’s difficult to do honestly when you have a rabble rouser standing on the sidelines ready to scream about how much the team sucks and that your critique is proof. It’s one of the many ways that JO allows the troll to ruin this board.

By: charlie

charlie — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:44:24 +0000

Nice write up.

I have to agree w/ MoreNCsarecoming…WR play depends on the QB play, which in turn depends on the O-line play. With a new o-line coach and a new QB, Cal should be better off offensively this year…hence, so should the WR play. Jone and Allen are good receivers. Cal’s TEs are solid. I think the entire offense will be better this year.