I think Perry might be a bust.
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Abney is the next tanner arkin
I think you could be correct. Sounds like he was hurt most of spring. I’ve read he’s been limited in camp so far. Not a good sign.
Who knows what he’s been paid vs. what the offer was to bowick - that may could come back to haunt Bret.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Bowick never had more than 2 catches or 33 yards after the Duke game. If that haunts this team there are major, major problems.
While true, I somewhat want to give Bowick the benefit of the doubt- he played different after the Indiana game where he was out. Didn't look as dangerous or dynamic, and makes me believe he was playing injured for the better part of the season. Early season Bowick looked very very good and he was an incredible red zone threat. I think there's a possibility he has a breakout year this year with Oklahoma State. That said, very far from guaranteed, and Bowick's production was that of a depth piece last year, something we should have the players to make up for, or agreed, there's a problem.
6 of the 15 are limited participants/non contact in practice right now.
I don’t think it’s about production as much as it is the finances.
Let’s say we’re paying Perry significantly more than what we would’ve paid to keep Bowick. And their production is roughly the same.
That’s obviously not an outstanding buy (considering we could’ve used that cash elsewhere on our roster).
Maybe it's just me, but I enjoy Gus Johnson every time.
That is very bad.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
While the concerns about the WR unit are noteworthy, there's about 8-10 transfer transactions ($) that occurred this offseason that are more consequential than Bowick getting swapped out for Perry.
Houser
Martin
Renfro
Janki
Loss of McCollum
Loss of Coenen
Holmes
Prater
Moczulski
Besides maybe Moczulski, I would want each of these choices to pay off before bringing back Bowick. This is also ignoring that Platt has been hyped about as much as any other transfer this season, which helps soften the blow if Perry is a disappointment.
217sports
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You play at most 4 at a time and the top 4 are practicing. We have three weeks for them to get back, its football people get hurt. Your bust Rankin is back practicing, let's just chill out for a bit. Gameday status is different than practice status.
Been one of the best for a long time IMO. When Illinois is good/winning (Which is most of the time recently), I don't mind any announcers actually.
You're going to have a rotation of 4-5 once conference play begins. You then are going to have 4-5 guys get shipped off to the scout team. If they can't stay healthy through the end of summer and the first few days of helmet only practices, I would be generally concerned that some of these guys can't hold up through an entire fall season.
If you have 6 guys that can't practice in full, you're going to have scout team issues for the defense.
Overeacting, maybe.
Hopefully everyone is back.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
What on Earth is going on with the U of I graphic design department and the new football poster?
BEHOLD! The Illini’s hybrid white athlete/black athlete! All the stereotypical attributes of two races in one dynamic player! Watch out, Big Ten!!!
BEHOLD! The Illini’s hybrid white athlete/black athlete! All the stereotypical attributes of two races in one dynamic player! Watch out, Big Ten!!!
I like the look of that...good ball too. Wish we could see who threw it.
Javari Barnett will play a role this year
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Sounds like we’re going barge formation against UAB…..and quite possibly everyone else on the schedule.
I don’t understand why people are concerned about WR. Has either Clement or Dixon regressed?
100% it becomes an issue for the scout team. They need guys to go against.
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