Can't wait until he fills out in a year or two to see what he could turn into. Good edge rusher right now, but hope he grows into the complete DE like I think he will.
and Claeys' willingness to play the best guys no matter what.
This makes me wonder...would he have seen the field if Kill was still coaching?
Kill put undersized Julian huff on the field last yearThis makes me wonder...would he have seen the field if Kill was still coaching?
I spoke with his parents at the spring game very nice folks. I joked with them about how skinny their kid was. They too figured he would get a year to eat and grow. Hope he can continue to play well.I looked back at his commitment thread. Some were disappointed in the commit, and most thought he was a big project that would for sure need a RS year.
I would have bet someone $50 that a true freshman 215 lb DE would not see the field for us, much less be the 2 sack difference maker for us in the opener. I think it speaks to a combination of Dever's speed and talent, OSU's unawareness of him and #74, our lack of depth and recruiting at DE, and Claeys' willingness to play the best guys no matter what.
Claeys was probably more conservative about playing freshmen than Kill was. JK was the guy who fell in love with Richardson after the CSU game, while Claeys said show me four or five weeks and I'll believe.This makes me wonder...would he have seen the field if Kill was still coaching?
I looked back at his commitment thread. Some were disappointed in the commit, and most thought he was a big project that would for sure need a RS year.
I would have bet someone $50 that a true freshman 215 lb DE would not see the field for us, much less be the 2 sack difference maker for us in the opener. I think it speaks to a combination of Dever's speed and talent, OSU's unawareness of him and #74, our lack of depth and recruiting at DE, and Claeys' willingness to play the best guys no matter what.
Devers had a limited role much like Julian Huff last year, as for the amount of time Martin played you must not have been paying attention, but we lost three linebackers. I'm sure the game plan was for Martin to have a limited role but circumstances changed that.I like what Devers did, but the fact that we had a couple of true freshman playing so much on defense in game 1 (Devers and Martin) doesn't bode well for our chances of winning the B1G west this year.
I think plans may have changed last night with regards to Martin's role. He's fantastic, and physically ready.