why not

11/22/2005 12:11:04 AM

you can add marcus hudson to the next list of NCSU NFL DB's.

hell of a game by all three wolfpackers.

11/22/2005 12:12:59 AM

WAY TO GO VIKINGS!!!!
Leave it to the state players!
Go vikes!

11/22/2005 12:18:03 AM

I never ever thought Devonte would even make a team. Wow, i wish he couldve played good here.

11/22/2005 12:19:35 AM

we now have 6 guys getting constant PT AND making plays

others get PT but dont really do anything

11/22/2005 12:20:44 AM

what happened to victor stephens?

11/22/2005 12:21:24 AM

Its amazing that these guys are playing before Philip

11/22/2005 12:23:26 AM

^^^ie most of the 22 players chuck plays on saturdays

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 12:25 AM. Reason : goddamn ^s]

11/22/2005 12:25:03 AM

why?

there are many more opportunities on defense and special teams that there is in the QB department

11/22/2005 12:25:20 AM

bc philip was the best thing to ever happen to this university, was drafted 4th overall, etc.

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 12:37 AM. Reason : and we all know how bad devonte sucked here]

11/22/2005 12:37:20 AM

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"there are many more opportunities on defense and special teams that there is in the QB department "

11/22/2005 12:38:01 AM

i guess what i meant was having an impact, not just getting a few snaps

11/22/2005 12:39:48 AM

Devonte was part of a D that led the nation 2 years ago. He gave up some plays but he made some big plays as well.

11/22/2005 12:40:06 AM

he got burnt so many times that i lost count, i couldnt wait for him to get out of here, but as bad as he was i think hes still better than aj davis

11/22/2005 12:41:54 AM

btw is berton still with the vikes?

11/22/2005 12:42:38 AM

he made a ton of good plays, they threw away from him most of the time when he was here

11/22/2005 12:43:05 AM

well im just glad hes makin good plays now, and representing the pack

11/22/2005 12:44:16 AM

thats true, he played at my rival high school, always makes big plays

11/22/2005 12:45:30 AM

Berton plays on the Giants

11/22/2005 12:45:56 AM

i think Victor Stephens is still riding the goalpost somewhere

11/22/2005 12:50:48 AM

who the fuck is devonte

11/22/2005 8:04:28 AM

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"Wow, i wish he couldve played good here."

I actually remember a few plays towards the end of DE's senior season where I was thinking "Damn, that was textbook"

I mean sure he'd have some blown coverages and he wasn't the fastest person on Earth, but he definetely had some flashes.

11/22/2005 8:08:49 AM

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"he got burnt so many times that i lost count, i couldnt wait for him to get out of here, but as bad as he was i think hes still better than aj davis"

Our defensive was heavy on the blitzing... hell, it was just about nothing but blitzing. That puts a lot of pressure on your secondary to handle man coverage just long enough for the rush to get to the QB. If the OLine is talented or just manages to thwart the rush just long enough then any ACC-caliber receiver will get open and they will burn the secondary. It is a Do-or-Die defense. Getting burnt is on the backs of the DLine and 'Backers as much as it is the secondary. All of that man coverage probably helped Devo's pro stock because it is great experience that many don't get, at least not to that extent.

11/22/2005 8:49:36 AM

Dovonte

11/22/2005 9:43:01 AM

we currently have 19 players in the league. Not bad considering we will be adding a good number more next year.

Sean Berton New York Giants TE
Terrance Chapman Cleveland Browns DT
Chris Colmer Tampa Bay Buccaneers T
Jerricho Cotchery New York Jets WR
Devonte Edwards Minnesota Vikings DB
Terrence Holt Detroit Lions FS
Torry Holt St. Louis Rams WR
Scott Kooistra Cincinnati Bengals T
Sean Locklear Seattle Seahawks T
Andre Maddox New York Jets DB
Lamont Reid Arizona Cardinals DB
Philip Rivers San Diego Chargers QB
Koren Robinson Minnesota Vikings WR
Corey Smith (58) San Francisco 49ers LB
Pat Thomas (53) Jacksonville Jaguars LB
Dewayne Washington (30) Kansas City Chiefs DB
Alvis Whitted (87) Oakland Raiders WR
Brian Williams (29) Minnesota Vikings CB
Adrian Wilson (24) Arizona Cardinals SS

11/22/2005 10:26:29 AM

Dovonte

11/22/2005 10:28:22 AM

TA could've been there... what an idiot. I really think he could've been great.

11/22/2005 10:42:17 AM

ahahha

yeah TA would have been great

if he wasn't so injury prone

and if he didn't fumble a lot

and if he had any work ethic whatsoever

so if TA were a completely different football player, he would have been great

11/22/2005 10:49:39 AM

I see a lot of similarities between Toney Baker's game and TA's. (TA -> TB?) If Baker can keep the fumbles in check, and keep his head from being inflated (which the presence of Andre Brown and D. Blackmon should help with), I think he's got a good shot.

11/22/2005 10:58:42 AM

blackman

11/22/2005 11:00:47 AM

DOVONTE

11/22/2005 11:10:36 AM

i don't think there's any risk of toney's head becoming inflated...that kid was brought up right.

11/22/2005 11:14:53 AM

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"so if TA were a completely different football player, he would have been great"

ultimately, every problem he had was correctable through a willingness to work at it and coaching. T.A. could have been great. But take someone like Josh Brown. No amount of work or coaching would have ever made him more than an average college back.

11/22/2005 11:22:06 AM

yeah i agree he had loads of raw talent

but like i said, he didn't have the desire to do anything to improve upon it

11/22/2005 11:30:07 AM

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"blackman"

oops.

11/22/2005 11:40:43 AM

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"yeah TA would have been great and if he had any work ethic whatsoever"

i made a thread or posted a link a while back about this.

there was an article in some Atlanta publication that had coaches' quotes about how TA lacked work ethic despite great talent--and thats why he was cut.

11/22/2005 11:45:12 AM

we seem to find kids like that often.

K-rob, RayRob, T.A.

Although looks like K-rob is finally changing his ways. As good as he is now, he could easily be the most prolific receiver in the NFL right now had he done more than ride on his natural abilities in college and through most of his pro career, not to mention his off the field problems.

11/22/2005 11:50:49 AM

plus he needs to stop getting arrested when he comes to Durham

11/22/2005 11:51:37 AM

Actually slick, it was Dovonte who tattooed the goalpost. He was recruited as a wideout before making the switch to db. He was on the intro to FSN for almost two years.

11/22/2005 1:07:43 PM

he's talking about victor stephens riding around on the crossbar the last time we were allowed to tear down the posts at carter-finley

11/22/2005 3:29:21 PM

^i will never forget that, ever, it was one of the best moments of my life

11/22/2005 3:34:29 PM

I doubt I'll forget either, personally

11/23/2005 12:15:15 AM

one week we named our trivia team "RayRob up the middle, RayRob up the middle, RayRob up the middle, punt"

11/23/2005 9:06:13 AM

^ ahahhahaa,

FAH OKANE!!!111shiftone!!11

11/23/2005 9:54:18 AM

^^to clarify, third down should have been named "RayRob draw up the middle"... we at least dropped back to look like a pass...

11/23/2005 9:57:54 AM