Tech WR Shawn Corker converts to CB last week and now he says there's a good chance he could start against UT
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I'm sure that this will work out just fine.
UPDATE: From the LAJ:
"You put all your hard work and effort into it," Corker said Monday. "To see something that you love and have a passion for go away, you start growing and developing in different areas. Now I have dreams to be a starting corner in the NFL and hopefully start for this team."
Snip.
"Moving to corner, it was kind of coach Tubs' (Tommy Tuberville) idea," Corker said. "I was practicing at punt return, and they saw my ability to jam receivers off the line. I really did a good job at that, so coach Tubs was like, 'Let’s try him at corner. See how he does.' I really started to get the hang of it, picking up plays very fast, and here I am today."
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Couldn’t really be much worse…..
"Trust your gut....mine always finds good Mexican food"
-Me
by oldschoolraider on Oct 31, 2011 1:50 PM CDT reply actions
Got to give Tubs credit on this one
I’ve been hammerin’ Tubs for “maintaining” where wholesale changes should be warranted. Tubs made a change here. Yes, due to injury, but a change nonetheless. Good for him.
Can he play man-to-man?
Is the real question. The only way to test this is on the field. I guess a good team to test this against would be UT and not OSU the following week.
If we can find some “man” corners, it’s a little easier to free up the safeties for run support.
Speed is key
Shawn Corker is fast supposedly. So he should be able to provide man-to-man coverage.
by CoppellRaider on Oct 31, 2011 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Geez
why is the spread only 10.5 after hearing this? With porter, bullit, and neboh out that leaves Vest (awful), DJ Johnson (has played better this year but awful in coverage and in open field tackling), Derrick Mays (havnt seen enough of him to have an opinion, but evidently the coaching staff has, and thats why we havent seen him a lot), Cody Davis (just downright horrific in coverage and the angles he takes when trying to tackle someone), Osunde (coaches havent really played him), and Dewhurst (he’s made some plays but he is sooooo damn slow) in the secondary. So we cant stop the run, and now the pass defense is in shambles……..UT defense will be a lot saltier than that banged up OU defense we played 2 weeks ago as well. All this equals bloodbath in my opinion.
"Odds are its something simple" - @Coach_Leach
Good luck to Corker
You nailed it. Our defenders are going to get burned all day long.
"You've got to find your inner pirate" - Mike Leach
Well
He must be pretty good if he has a chance to start.
"Running in place will never get you the same results as running from a lion."
- most interesting man in the world
thats one way to look at it……
"Trust your gut....mine always finds good Mexican food"
-Me
by oldschoolraider on Oct 31, 2011 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
starting for this defense is like being the tallest midget...
er…. little person
by battledome on Oct 31, 2011 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was going to be a Tech fan with a paper bag over my head for Halloween...
hearing this news, I might change to a plastic bag… :(
the cone of shame
Around here football is bigger than the state of Texas!
by Distant Raider on Oct 31, 2011 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Why not go all out
"Again, once you employ childish language..(even when camouflaged behind parentheses)….the balance of your post is easily ignored. At that point, the impression is you are more interested in hurling invective than seriously contributing to the discourse." - ForestFlyer
Why, why, why do you hate us so much???
This guy makes beergut look like a tasty morsel!
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "oh crap, she's up".
LOL
LOL
"Again, once you employ childish language..(even when camouflaged behind parentheses)….the balance of your post is easily ignored. At that point, the impression is you are more interested in hurling invective than seriously contributing to the discourse." - ForestFlyer
The guy is actually an OU fan - I've seen the original
The UT stuff is all photoshopped in.
2011 Season - No excuses. Just win!
Can he tackle and defend the run?
I’m basically to the point where that is all I’m hoping for from our defenders. I’m not expecting that we can cover someone. Just hoping they can tackle. That’s all, just get the person with the ball on the ground.
IMWTx
"We thought we were too good to play Texas f-ing A&M. Now how in the F can that be?" ML
UT is gonna go after Corker
Like Doege went after Gabe Lynn
So while the rest of you wrestle with your precious moral ambiguity, His feats will be memorialized by the scribes who are paid to write them (or else). - London Raider
+1
yeah, maybe tech should not announce it.
"Running in place will never get you the same results as running from a lion."
- most interesting man in the world
And they are gonna be just as effective...
Oh that’s right, I forgot, UT still has David Ash and Case McCoy at QB! But you’re totally right I mean both of them are WAY better than Doege so they are gonna crush us! We might as well not show up. I mean we lost to Iowa flippin State, so any move we make is obviously out of desperation and will fail miserably.
Good move
At the very least we are making a bit of competition in a position that needs some help
The game is getting more and more interesting
a WR at a corner? i guess you do what you got to do….good thing he is super fast.
Texas Tech Defense..."60% of the time it works every time."
by I bleed Red and Black on Oct 31, 2011 4:24 PM CDT reply actions
What do they say about DBs?
They are WRs that can’t catch, not sure that applies to Shawn Corker. It is probably a good idea to get him on the field one way or another, although I do not want us to forget his potential at WR. He should have been getting a lot more snaps on offense.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
Good Point
And maybe, just maybe, he gets a pick because he CAN catch the ball.
LaRon Moore is a recent Tech example of switching, although with the level of talent at WR at the time, LaRon was never going to get many snaps. He also played a lot of DB in HS.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Oct 31, 2011 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Todd Reesing didn't forget
why should we?
" Answers --Become Resources."
Without Questions, There are limited Resources...
that game was great once the 4th quarter hit
otherwise kinda depressing being in the stands for the other 45 minutes
i like lose women
For those who have forgotten that every now and then we used to play defense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmcs2y4HPBU&feature=related
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
this news makes me feel better
ChrisLevel Chris Level
3 mins
Expect current #TexasTech wideout Shawn Corker to start this weekend. No choice but to start him. Had an offer from ’Bama as a DB out of HS.
Saw this too
Makes it easier to stomach.
Who knows, he may find he likes it and is better at it. We may have our very own “Honey badger”…
"I just saw they left RoJo one on one in the corner, and, with a guy like that..uh, you just cant do that. It's nice to make 85,000 people shut up." -Graham Harrell after the 2006 A&M-Tech game at Kyle Field
I want to see him back on offense next year.
It sounds like that may not happen.
“You put all your hard work and effort into it,” Corker said Monday. “To see something that you love and have a passion for go away, you start growing and developing in different areas. Now I have dreams to be a starting corner in the NFL and hopefully start for this team.”
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Oct 31, 2011 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I enjoyed seeing his highlights on offense,
I’m glad Corker is a team player. That’s the kind of kids we need on this team.
If only we had a stellar coaching staff that could coach him up to NFL potential…bummer.
"I just saw they left RoJo one on one in the corner, and, with a guy like that..uh, you just cant do that. It's nice to make 85,000 people shut up." -Graham Harrell after the 2006 A&M-Tech game at Kyle Field
Too many others
For him to play receiver next year. He’s an athlete and they want him on the field. This is how we’re gonna recruit from now on. Screw the positions they play in high school, we’re there to get the best athletes on the entire field and then coach them into the positions our coaches see best. He’s a tall corner, but still fast and good hands. We work on his eyes and hips, he should be good.
by ZITbass0104 on Oct 31, 2011 6:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree
being a wide reciever should help him, dont you think?
I’m feeling better and better about next year…considering we learn how to play call…
"I just saw they left RoJo one on one in the corner, and, with a guy like that..uh, you just cant do that. It's nice to make 85,000 people shut up." -Graham Harrell after the 2006 A&M-Tech game at Kyle Field
I actually think he should be getting more snaps now on offense. He is better than at least one slug that is getting snaps currently. I am fine with him playing defense this year, I just hope we don’t forget where he can from.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Oct 31, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
True
Good point.
I think it’s been said, but if anything, at least were building competition at positions. Competition breeds excellence.
"I just saw they left RoJo one on one in the corner, and, with a guy like that..uh, you just cant do that. It's nice to make 85,000 people shut up." -Graham Harrell after the 2006 A&M-Tech game at Kyle Field
I am just glad that Shawn found another way to contribute to his team.
Sounds like his dream was to be a receiver and when that did not work out he did not give up and maybe now he can renew his dream of playing at the next level as he develops. I will not make light of his dream. Instead I will support this young man as he tries to help make our Red Raiders better.
"Again, once you employ childish language..(even when camouflaged behind parentheses)….the balance of your post is easily ignored. At that point, the impression is you are more interested in hurling invective than seriously contributing to the discourse." - ForestFlyer
+2
Hope the kid can make a difference. God, our secondary needs all the help it can get!
Let's go old school...
and make the offense play both ways.
Then we could hire these two as our new coaches..
"Again, once you employ childish language..(even when camouflaged behind parentheses)….the balance of your post is easily ignored. At that point, the impression is you are more interested in hurling invective than seriously contributing to the discourse." - ForestFlyer
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