Dezmon Briscoe Turns 21 August 14, 2010...
by John Morgan on Jan 25, 2010 11:05 PM PST
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PrintHe became a bit of the fall guy following the Jayhawks first losing season since 2004. Kansas is hardly a once proud franchise, but they did have a good little run highlighted by a 12-1 season in 2007. Making a sweeping generalization, but, fans of recent risers seem especially harsh when their team fades. Maybe it's something about the unvarnished contender that attracts coquettish fans, ready to drop a glove and see if Todd Reesing picks it up, only to take it and turn towards Tony Pike with a shrug, but fans of the nouveau riche are especially Virginia Woolf when things go Arthur Miller.
So you're liable to read Briscoe is a bit of a bum. I didn't watched enough Kansas football to refute that. I do know that fans often confuse a poor pass for a drop, and though Reesing excelled in Mangino's pass wacky offense, he's not built to squeeze the ball down field. It would be interesting to audit every drop. That's not my endeavor.
Regardless many receivers struggle their age 19 and age 20 seasons. Most don't start. Few receive for 1,300+ yards in consecutive seasons. Kansas is pass wacky, but that can be overstated. Kansas averaged 310.33 yard per game in 2009 (7), 3,724 yards total; 305.62 (8) and 3,973 in 2008; Briscoe received for 35.9% and 35.4% of that. Kansas isn't an efficient offense. I don't know whether to pin that on Briscoe, Reesing or other, and other is big, complex and possibly unquantifiable.
Knowing what you don't know can be a powerful tool. Briscoe won't be current again until the Combine. He has a heck of a shot of becoming a Workout Wonder. We don't like those. That Mike Mamula guy, he was, oh wait, he was pretty decent. But running ain't receiving or whatever. Briscoe has Snap-on tools and nearly three years on Brandon Lafell. Whatever contract he gets is going to be a speck on his team's cap. And after five years in the league, maybe Pete Carroll could make something out of this:
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I like him.
He looks strong and practically ran through arm tackles.
by killacamkilla2 on Jan 25, 2010 11:51 PM PST reply actions
John...
but fans of the nouveau riche are especially Virginia Wolfe when things go Arthur Miller.
Slow clap That was the best thing I’ve read since Matt got his ribs broken by Willis’ super laser elbow smash.
Five years of college, Wikipedia lookups, and I'm still not sure what John was trying to say...
Hehe, I feel dense today. Maybe it is just the cold. A part of me is in awe of John’s increasingly superior writing skills (let alone his football insight). Virginia Wolfe (feminist, great writer), Arthur Miller (great play writer, married Marylyn Monroe) — can someone translate?
Woolf was a bit of a pill
and Arthur Miller wrote drama and tragedy.
by John Morgan on Jan 26, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
(This is not one of my better written posts, in my opinion)
by John Morgan on Jan 26, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I liked it
Concise, but with an elegant flow. I would say it’s missing a dash, but then again I am overfond of that particular piece of punctuation. The dash and the semi-colon.
Joyce loathed the semi-colon
but the man wore an eye-patch, so go figure.
inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
Did I count 3 TDs against Oklahoma?
And I’m so happy they put my favorite song on there for his high lights.
What do you think about Kerry Meier?
Also from Kansas, he’s 6’3" 220, used to be a QB, caught roughly 200 passes for 2000 yards his last two years. He’s a bit slow, but so is Anquan Boldin.
I'd say Briscoe is the better pro prospect but Meier could catch on
Meier is sort of a tweener—not big enough to be a tight end but probably not elusive enough to play WR. Meier has some straight-line athleticism—as a QB he was more of a dual threat—but he is neither “shifty” nor is he especially fluid.
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
by dcrockett17 on Jan 26, 2010 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
After BlueMax posted the USC WR fanpost
I went and scoped out Dez Briscoe for a while. I liked that he was among the lighest (200) of the tall receivers (6’3") (all while realizing this is subject to change after the weigh in).
What I like is how often and adeptly he is able to come back to the ball, which stood out even more in this clip here which I didn’t see before. A few deep passes that he was able to run under in stride, but a lot of them were big plays but could have been more. That QB held him back.
I read he has concentration issues, in not looking the ball all the way in. If it’s true, he definitely has the awareness. He’s also said to lack elite speed. As if that held him back at all. I’ve even seen that tag attached to Pistol, sheesh.
Apparently he’s got some character issues. Suspended for the spring, suspended for a game, Shoplifting at Wal-Mart, (shopping at Wal-Mart), apparently left for the draft because he doesn’t like having to attend classes. Complete heresy, but it’s what I found when scoping him out. We’ll be hearing about character issues.
Since it appears he doesn't have good speed,
he must be able to rely on other skills – which for a receiver is admirable. If you have poor speed (NFLDraftScout lists it at 4.62, subject to change of course) and still stand out, you must be doing something right. An intriguing idea. He is projected as a 2nd-3rd rounder, though I wonder if he might not go a round or two lower. I’m a big fan of WRs with size and Briscoe does have that.
There's always the Raiders
I expect he’ll climb. Maybe not to the 1st, but high 2nd. Such as, pick 40.
by jacobstevens on Jan 26, 2010 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think he will move up much
Rivals list him at 4.7 and few prospects survive slowness, drops and immaturity.
by John Morgan on Jan 26, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
Dez may not be such a bad prospect...
His coach was a miserable SOB, and a lot of that rubbed off on players. I’m not saying the immaturity issues with Briscoe are completely bogus. Rather, I take things coming out of KU with a grain of salt based on their situation with Mangino. Although he drops the occasional pass, I’ve watched enough Kansas football offer that he’s pretty sure-handed. Kansas just threw the ball a TON.
Having said that, Missouri’s Danario Alexander is a better WR prospect in that 2nd and 4th round area (depending on combine and workouts). He is bigger, faster and his hands have gone from iffy to quite reliable. Alexander caught a lot of screens under Chase Daniel at Missouri, which displays his run after catch, but he also really goes across the middle and down the field.
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
by dcrockett17 on Jan 26, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
It was John pointing out his age
combined with the relatively escalated number of game reps due to the pass-heavy offense and featured role that made Briscoe go from a tall 2nd shelf prospect to an intriguing, tall 2nd shelf prospect.
by jacobstevens on Jan 26, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
I saw Briscoe play vs. Texas Tech live
He was almost their entire offense that day. He wasn’t beating the Raiders deep but he always seemed to get open and grab a few more yards after catch then it looked like he should of.
It's a little wrong to say a tomato is a vegetable, it's very wrong to say it's a suspension bridge
I'm a K-State fan, so I watched plenty of KU.
I can tell you, Brisco is NOT a bum. I look at him and Jordy Nelson as equals. And let’s not forget who took Nelson pretty early in the 2nd round two years ago….
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