DJ Monroe Dominates
by texasfan05 on Jul 29, 2008 10:38 PM CDT
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I just finished watching the THSCA game and there were two Longhorns that played in it, Luke Poehlmann and DJ Monroe. Poehlmann played a solid game but couldn't hold RJ Washington (OU commit). But Texas was represented VERY well by DJ Monroe.
Monroe played RB this game and showed what kind of play-maker he is. Some were comparing him to Romance Taylor. He had a 66 yd TD run, and almost took two kick returns to the house. He finished with around 150 yards rushing and was by far the fastest kid on the field. With 17 seconds left, Monroe returned a kick-off all the way to the North 30 yard line, to put the South in position to win the game. They missed the kick, but Monroe cannot be to blame for the loss. He was the only reason the South even had an offense.
DJ won the MVP Award and gave a great interview around the 3rd quarter where, when asked about where he was going to play at Texas, said "Wherever Coach Brown wants me to play, I'm here for the team."
I love this kid. Can't wait for him to get to Austin!
Hook'em!
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oh yeah...
a very fast man among boys…
by Pflash on Jul 30, 2008 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luke Poehlmann
really didn’t do bad, but the QB’s weren’t stepping up in the pocket. If they stepped up, he would have been fine.
by Longhorns84 on Jul 30, 2008 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DB or RT?
Mack Brown and company are going to have a decision to make very quickly about Monroe and which side of the ball he plays on. His high school coach has indicated that Brown and company have told them Monroe will get a look on offense. It seems likely from this game that he will have a chance to earn the kick return job as well. No one has really talked about Monroe being a playmaker for this team, but giving the offense good field position could be a huge upgrade over Quan Cosby. At the least, there should be a battle for those duties this fall, with DeSean Hale another possibility. We know that Mack Brown values the ability to cleanly field kicks above explosiveness, so Hale and Monroe have their work cut out for them in that respect. Greg Davis showed an ability with Ramonce Taylor to not only get him on the field, but get him the ball in space. Demonstrating the same ability with Monroe and Hale could help identify the playmakers the offense is searching for so desperately. The only negative? Monroe (for whatever reason) did not enroll in the spring semester, so any plays installed for him will have to be done so quickly.
by GhostofBigRoy on Jul 30, 2008 6:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I know it's not gonna happen this year
But imagine having Monroe, Hales, Chiles, and Fozzy all on the field at the same time. Let’s call it the “slippery speed” package.
by BigTexBD on Jul 31, 2008 11:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's call it an arsenal.
In ‘05 we had a lot of weapons and there were prior years – when we had Ricky, Priest Holmes and Shon Mitchell in ‘96 and several of the wishbone teams – that the Horns could deploy a breath-taking range of speed and talent. That’s when you really create a scary offense. These young guys seem to have that range of threat, a DC’s nightmare.
by whills on Jul 31, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really
hope he gets some looks at kick return, and eventually as a back up corner. I think he is too physically gifted to keep off the field, but probably too green to expect anything but crazy overran meltdowns on defense.
Texas Whisper Chant
by TWC on Jul 31, 2008 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hitting the hole
"It was just a cutback there — I saw the hole and I bounced and hit it," said the future Texas Longhorn who is also a two-time Class 4A state track champion in the 100-meter dash. "There was no (defender) on the backside so I turned on the track speed and went."
Me likey.
Life is an Occasion. Rise to it.
by patienthornsfan on Aug 1, 2008 6:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Scouting reports have him at 4.40
but another notes he ran in the 10.2s 100-meters since he was a HS sophomore. That should translate to faster than a 4.4 and is closing in on JC level speed.
Here’s some more at InsideTexas.
He averaged 114 plays a game. That’s not a mistake; he played both ways, at safety on D and tailback and flanker on offense (spread). He led the team in rushing and receiving yards as well as tackles and returned all kicks. He’s tough and smart, so it seems, but not large at 5-9, 165. He hates to lose.
Me likey, too.
by whills on Aug 1, 2008 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would suspect
that the slight discrepancy between his 40yd time and his 100m time (agree whills, more commonly we’d expect a blazing mid 4.3 more than a very fast but slighly less sexy 4.4) is due to his start out of the blocks. That’s a surprisingly complicated thing to fully master, with the payoff often being measured in the hundredths of a second, but the 40yd is even more dependent on it than the 100m. The good news is, it doesn’t matter on the football field because no one starts in blocks, so feel free to think of him as a mid 4.3ish guy.
A guy with 10.2 speed who wants to play football probably hasn’t yet had the incentive to master his acceleration out of the blocks and won’t until the draft, or if he splits time like JC did with track.
by learned hand on Aug 1, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's any number of reasons...
coming out of the blocks would be big. Football times are sorta when they do it, no special shoes, etc., but the look on the field in the THSCA game is that he’s got a gear no one else had. That’s probably a better indicator for football. Not all track speed translates, but his apparently does.
Hey, the Horns punter ran cheek-to-cheek with Jamaal in the hurdles but you don’t seem him using it at all and that’s national level speed. But he may not have the RB mentality or decent hands (see his bio on MB-TF roster). Gotta run or I’d get it for you.
by whills on Aug 1, 2008 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
smart?
didn’t he only qualify academically at the very last second. I think he’ll be interesting but I’m hesitant to get overly excited about a player who is so small. Here’s to hoping he is a big time play maker
by andmyster on Aug 1, 2008 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to his interview, he doesn't sound dumb at all.
Jammal Charles sounded DUMB.
Dur uh… we gonna beat them a that team uh. hook’em uh…
by texasfan05 on Aug 1, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least he's football smart, incredibly field aware
always searching for keys (tells) on the other team. That’s aggressive field intelligence and savvy you can’t teach.
Don’t know how that all translates. I’m guided by my youngest daughter, who barely got into UT, but is winding up with a 3.8 in her major (Communications) and a 3.4 overall. If you work at it, grades can go your way. So, dedication, perseverance and good work ethic and study habits can make a hell of difference.
I was dedicated, but I never told them the nature of my dedication….heh
by whills on Aug 1, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barely getting into Texas....
Probably gets you into 95% of every other public schools in America.
Damn Top 10% rule. I’m attending Texas and I still hate that rule.
by texasfan05 on Aug 1, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
some people just aren’t test takers! Monroe will be fine.
by Longhorns84 on Aug 2, 2008 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MVP
The last time I saw such amazing talent at this game was when I saw J.Charles playing in it. I remember going to work the next day, and everyone was talking about him. Well, I everyone was talking about Monroe the next day also!
by Longhorns84 on Aug 1, 2008 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is he being looked at as a CB or more as a safety?
A 5’9 corner?
I didn’t watch the THSCA game, but someone who did watch it told me Monroe was awesome, and he hopes texas plays him on defense, b/c he’d be a problem for everyone else if he plays on offense.
by Beergut on Aug 2, 2008 4:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It was mentioned at Austin football banquet
that in the Army All-American game DJ played corner and shut every receiver down.
Chances are they would play him more of offense and returning than D at his tender age (I would project flanker). He’s really too small in bulk for safety, so CB looks likely in the future.
I get the feeling they really don’t know what they have at this point.
by whills on Aug 2, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets hope DJ
at least gets on the field somewhere!
by texasfan05 on Aug 2, 2008 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DJ
The thing that amazed me the most was when the other team got an INT, and DJ just blew up the return every time! The kid seems to have heart. I think he looked faster than JC on his cuts. When he cut, he didn’t slow down at all. He will be a superstar soon!
by Longhorns84 on Aug 2, 2008 11:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
offense/ defense
I think DJ should play where he is needed the most. The DB position seems to be pretty rich right now, but the Big 12 is heavy on spread offenses, so they need a lot of DB’s.
by Longhorns84 on Aug 2, 2008 11:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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