CougarCorner

https://cougarfanatycs.com/2018/01/22/2 ... receivers/

Projected depth chart:
(compare to https://www.loyalcougars.com/football-r ... pth-chart/)

Possession WR 1 (ZR) – Aleva Hifo
PO WR 2 – Neil Pau’u OR Talon Shumway

Deep Threat WR 1 (XR) – Micah Simon
DT WR 2 – Beau Tanner
DT WR 3 – Tariq Buchanan

Slot Receiver 1 (FR) – Akile Davis
Slot Receiver 2 – Inoke Lotulelei

Now we can add Collie to the mix

https://cougarsportswire.com/2018/03/19 ... si-sitake/

Junior Micah Simon is currently the “alpha dog” according to Fesi Sitake, and Akile Davis has been one of the pleasant surprises of camp.

I've been disappointed with our receivers so long that these lists just depress me. I read them and think - "he's our number one or two option? We're in for a long year"

We have the Collie transfer and a couple of freshmen coming in that should help. Romney was a 4 star or close to 4.

I just want to see some fight out of our receivers. After the past couple years, I would trade speed and skill for a guy that will just fight tooth-and-nail everytime the ball is in the air.

tmoney35 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:13 am I just want to see some fight out of our receivers. After the past couple years, I would trade speed and skill for a guy that will just fight tooth-and-nail everytime the ball is in the air.

This! Reminds me of Eric Drage. He wasn't big or fast, but he was going to get that ball no matter what it took. Those are the kinds of receivers that made the quarterback factory possible. Possibly because we couldn't get any other kind, but they sure got the job done.

More recently, that's guys like Nate Miekle, Austin Collie and Dan Coates and Dennis Pitta who made John Beck and Max Hall look good. JD Falslev had some of that--not tall, fast or big, but his routes were good enough and his fight was tenacious.

While we're dreaming of, I also wouldn't mind a Fullback that could catch out of the back field like Manase Tonga.

tmoney35 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:13 am I just want to see some fight out of our receivers. After the past couple years, I would trade speed and skill for a guy that will just fight tooth-and-nail everytime the ball is in the air.

This, we haven't had any toughness at receiver since Austin Collie. the 2015 guys had a lot of fight but not enough(they made a freshman QB look good though). Give tough slow precise route running receivers any day over the "pillows and feathers" that we've had for years.