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My Q & A with ESPN on John Chiles

Bruce, Dallas: John Chiles is a freak athlete that should be on field. He will not be a pro QB. HE should ask to be moved to TE or receiver - thoughts?

SportsNation Tim Griffin: (4:29 PM ET ) Bruce: That's probably a wise assessment. Chiles has had trouble passing the ball this season. I think Mack Brown has almost given up on his "Q offense," although I wouldn't be surprised to see him show up on the field some tomorrow.

Who knows, he might be that big receiver for Texas I was talking about earlier?

 

Thoughts?  Look, Chiles will not be a pro QB and he is hurting his next level chances by resisting a change.  I think he should focus on beefing up weights and pas catching abilities to be a receiver or tight end.  Next year, we have some highly ranked freshman QB posiibiliites and they should be the focus of learning under a senior Colt.

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i agree completely

and i’m surprised harris hasn’t gotten any mop up time this year

by buitx on Oct 10, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

he is hurting his next level chances by resisting a change

Where has his resistance ever been documented? Maybe I’m missing some secret resource, but it seems like fans ascribe their own stories to why a player hasn’t done this or that according to what the fan would prefer.

That said, I do agree he would benefit from some kind of switch. I like the (new?) category of “ATHLETE” in football, and Chiles definitely fits the bill – but the coaches should figure out where he fits best.

by TXinDC on Oct 10, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Mack Brown

said during the off-season that Chiles wants to play QB, and they were going to respect his wishes.

by Longhorns84 on Oct 10, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, but

I think people assume he is resistant to change, since when he arrived on campus he stated that he was interested in being QB and QB alone.

by crocodile235 on Oct 10, 2008 4:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

chiles at TE?

are you nuts? do you know how big he is? do you know how big Tight Ends are? thats just fucking stupid.

by 6th street on Oct 11, 2008 10:26 AM CDT reply actions   1 recs

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