"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain
I am like many of you: I love Jarvis West. He's a small, fast, and shifty weapon, and I hope we continue to recruit to keep a couple of wide receivers in that model on the roster into the future. He's an exciting player to watch, and he's certainly a great guy to have returning kicks. Every time he touches the ball you can't help but think he might take it to the house.
BUT
We haven't seen him take it to the house yet (unless you want to include a penalized kick return in the Pinstripe Bowl). In fact, we haven't seen him take it more than 20 yards yet in a play from scrimmage, and he has been getting 3-5 touches per game consistently since we played Texas A&M last year. He's had some good kick returns, but I can't remember any getting into opposing territory (correct me if I'm wrong there). Am I the only one curious why this is?
I honestly have no idea. Maybe he needs to commit to running up field sooner. Maybe he's more focused on breaking a guy's ankles than getting past him (which really are two different things). Maybe it's just bad luck that the last guy who can possibly get him every play ends up stopping him.
What I do know, though, is that we need more big plays. As much as Steele Jantz is capable of, I don't necessarily want him chucking the ball deep constantly to generate that because of his penchant for turning the ball over. We need some wide receivers to step up to make things happen with the ball in his hands, and I think Jarvis West is just the guy to do it.
Am I expecting too much from him, or are you guys starting to get a little impatient, too?
I am like many of you: I love Jarvis West. He's a small, fast, and shifty weapon, and I hope we continue to recruit to keep a couple of wide receivers in that model on the roster into the future. He's an exciting player to watch, and he's certainly a great guy to have returning kicks. Every time he touches the ball you can't help but think he might take it to the house.
BUT
We haven't seen him take it to the house yet (unless you want to include a penalized kick return in the Pinstripe Bowl). In fact, we haven't seen him take it more than 20 yards yet in a play from scrimmage, and he has been getting 3-5 touches per game consistently since we played Texas A&M last year. He's had some good kick returns, but I can't remember any getting into opposing territory (correct me if I'm wrong there). Am I the only one curious why this is?
I honestly have no idea. Maybe he needs to commit to running up field sooner. Maybe he's more focused on breaking a guy's ankles than getting past him (which really are two different things). Maybe it's just bad luck that the last guy who can possibly get him every play ends up stopping him.
What I do know, though, is that we need more big plays. As much as Steele Jantz is capable of, I don't necessarily want him chucking the ball deep constantly to generate that because of his penchant for turning the ball over. We need some wide receivers to step up to make things happen with the ball in his hands, and I think Jarvis West is just the guy to do it.
Am I expecting too much from him, or are you guys starting to get a little impatient, too?
