5 DAYS TO KICKOFF: Brodrick Smith
by BracketCat on Aug 29, 2011 12:00 AM CDT
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#5 Brodrick Smith |
Position: Wide Receiver Previous College: University of Minnesota Projection: Starter Status: On Scholarship |
Brodrick Terrell Smith (b. Dec. 20, 1989) often is grouped with the impact transfers of the last two seasons who hail from Wichita (Arthur Brown, Bryce Brown and Chris Harper), even though he's actually from Garden City.
There's no denying his impact, though. He was one of our best possession receivers and clearly our best downfield blocker last season before breaking his leg on a meaningless touchdown play in the fourth quarter against Nebraska.
Some might argue that K-State's stellar offensive statistics in 2010 signaled that the team didn't miss Smith and Tramaine Thompson much down the stretch, especially after Adrian Hilburn and Aubrey Quarles stepped it up.
I would argue otherwise. How much better would the offense have been had Carson Coffman had all of his targets available? Perhaps one of the most potent we've ever fielded. Perhaps sufficient to overcome the shitty defense.
Early reports from summer workouts and fall camp were sketchy, but some suggest Smith was in danger of losing his starting job to Sheldon Smith (no relation). They're battling right now, but even if it comes to pass, I'm not concerned.
Brodrick was talented enough to play as a true freshman at Minnesota. He didn't sit out an entire season and then spend most of another rehabbing just to sit on a bench his junior year. I expect him to have a stellar year.
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I was so sad about his injury
I really liked what I saw in the ISU game, and then it came to a crashing halt. I hope he’s fully healthy.
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What really impresses me about Brod is his blocking.
That guy got after it downfield.
Sounds like he may not be 100% good to go. All the better if he has more time to get better and Lockett and Smith are viable Big 12 starters.
Our offense is loaded this year. Getting excited.
Agree with both
It is sad anytime a player goes down with a season ender.
And yeah, offense seems to be really loaded. Seems kind of funny though. When I attended KSU (98-03) we were more known for our defense, at least that is what I remember about our teams (although we had one of the top offenses in 98 with Bishop…we were regularly scoring 50+ that year). I remember people talking about Snyder’s boring offenses. I learned that boring offenses and stellar defenses win games.
Fast forward to the RP era where we had electrifying offensive plays, but no defense, and well, I don’t need to say how that turned out.
I would not confuse electifying with irrational and dangerous playcalling.
Back to back halfback passes comes to mind. Shooting the ball down the field 30+ yards on 3rd and 2. These are things Snyder is not inclined to do out of principle. Keep in mind Snyder likes to get out in front of you on the scoreboard and make you work for a victory from there. He is one of the better coaches in the nation when playing with the early lead.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. -Wayne Gretzky
by Catbacker98 on Aug 29, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
good point
I was really meaning that Freeman set pretty much all passing records in 3 years here. I would say that a passing offense is more “electrifying” than a run oriented offense.
But you are correct…“bold and daring” often equated to “irrational and dangerous”.
I was at that Texas game though, and I actually thought to myself as the second halfback pass was unfolding “who would have ever thought we would run the SAME trick play two snaps in a row??? Brilliant (only because it was successful).”
by Jeremy Sharp on Aug 29, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
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