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GreenvilleVT
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GreenvilleVT

Highlight tapes are often misleading.

If a player can take a whole season or more and condense into two minutes of highlights I bet I could make even a crappy player look good.

We had local high school kid here sign with an ACC school two years ago. His highlight tape made him look like all world. He was sporadic in games. Would throw 5 TD and 3 bad interceptions. Had no ability to read defenses. But an acc school signed him. He has little or no chance of playing there and will likely transfer downstream.

Won’t mention the team because his parents live nearby. But his highlight tape made him look like Dan Marino.
Posted: 05/03/2022 at 07:32 PM ET
(In response to this post by Vippie1)

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Tech10 • 05/02/22 10:13 PM ET
Copied from below...
GCHokie34 • 05/02/22 10:52 PM ET
After seeing his tape, I get what GC is saying.
BeachGobbler • 05/03/22 05:06 PM ET
Availability of opportunity for 4 and 5
NC Hoke • 05/03/22 07:53 PM ET
Huh?
HokieInDenmark • 05/03/22 05:02 PM ET
Honest question about 3 year development players aka Wessler etc.
Nelsonia Hokie • 05/03/22 01:45 PM ET
It is overblown that kids wont wait...
GCHokie34 • 05/03/22 02:26 PM ET
Love the truth and honesty that sadly many don’t want to hear GC. **
SCHokie1103 • 05/04/22 02:00 PM ET
Some say he was the No. 1 player in NC
jfhokie • 05/04/22 01:22 PM ET
Yeah one of my Hokie friends told me that as well. I find that hard to
SCHokie1103 • 05/04/22 02:03 PM ET
Who says he was?
GCHokie34 • 05/04/22 01:40 PM ET
A quick google search…**
VTKev80 • 05/04/22 02:20 PM ET
Thanks. Very helpful**
Nelsonia Hokie • 05/03/22 04:26 PM ET
As a follow up and cavaet unless you know they will play
Nelsonia Hokie • 05/03/22 01:46 PM ET
Maybe the truth lies somewhere in the middle
crazylane • 05/03/22 09:51 AM ET
I wonder if taking a kid 3 years away from contributing in the modern world
BG Hokie • 05/03/22 09:38 AM ET
Asked the same question above. Feels like a bad bet on average.
Nelsonia Hokie • 05/03/22 01:52 PM ET
By and large, I don’t think it will be worthwhile. The free
NC Hoke • 05/03/22 01:09 PM ET
I think it makes perfect sense.
IronBlood • 05/03/22 11:32 AM ET
Eh, I'm speaking in generalities about taking someone who will take 3 years
BG Hokie • 05/03/22 11:35 AM ET
The three years away projection is just one person's opinion
YBYSAIAHokie • 05/03/22 10:37 AM ET
Let's take Tutzler, for example. If Mike Young thinks he will take 3 years
BG Hokie • 05/03/22 11:38 AM ET
Seems like the trend doesn't it?**
atlhokie1 • 05/03/22 09:53 AM ET
After watching his tape
Vippie1 • 05/03/22 07:52 AM ET
Highlight tapes are often misleading. ◄
GreenvilleVT • 05/03/22 07:32 PM ET
His highlights are the texbook "hes just bigger than everyone else" example
soflahokie • 05/03/22 01:08 PM ET
He's head and shoulders better on O than D
Woody • 05/03/22 07:01 PM ET
Limited range? I don't think so.
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/03/22 10:17 AM ET
Re: Limited range? I don't think so.
Vippie1 • 05/03/22 11:13 AM ET
Every Combine game is posted
Woody • 05/03/22 06:52 PM ET
I’m actually very interested to see if you are correct here. Obviously I’m
hokieblitz • 05/02/22 11:03 PM ET
Hey, me too...would be a huge help**
GCHokie34 • 05/02/22 11:05 PM ET
You've always had a good eye for talent so it has pained me to read this
AshburnFarmHokie • 05/03/22 10:11 AM ET
Same guy who said Alleyne was the best in the first class. Maybe he was.**
VT66 • 05/03/22 03:19 PM ET
If you look at it this way ...
vt90 • 05/03/22 12:39 PM ET