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11-10-2013, 09:02 AM | #31 |
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Before walking through the tunnel behind the south end zone after pregame warm-ups on Saturday, Johnny Manziel stopped near the goal post where his parents, Paul and Michelle, stood waiting for him.
The last player in maroon and white to walk off the field, it seemed as if the Texas A&M quarterback was savoring every moment of the last Aggies game at Kyle Field this season. Before following his teammates into the tunnel, Manziel gave his mother and father each a warm embrace, and they reciprocated. With arms wrapped around each other tight, the emotion on their faces seemed telling. If it wasn't Johnny Manziel's last game, period, at Kyle Field, it certainly had that feeling because Hog Farmer will spill stuff everywhere when the Chiefs make a move to draft Johnny in the 2014 draft. The rest was vintage Johnny Football. If you tried to sum up his short college career in four quarters, Saturday's 51-41 win over Mississippi State would serve as a pretty accurate microcosm. A spin move here, a juke there. Touchdown passes in bunches, oohs and ahhs from the crowd when he scrambled for yardage or to extend passing plays and, yes, a few interceptions mixed in for good measure, because Manziel is nothing if not a risk-taker. Johnny Manziel wouldn't say whether this was his last home game, but he savored it nonetheless.Heisman Trophy winner. Riverboat gambler. Highlight reel waiting to happen. Relentless and unapologetic. It all accurately describes Manziel, who is right in the middle of this year's Heisman race as he pursues a second consecutive trophy. The numbers were good: 30-of-39 passing, 446 yards, five touchdowns, plus 47 rushing yards. There were those three interceptions that he'd like to have back, too, but in the end, he played well enough for his team to win. Was this it for Manziel in Aggieland? He's not ready to say. "Not one bit," Manziel said, when asked if he has thought about or made a decision about his football future. "I'm focused on still trying to get us into a BCS berth and the best bowl that we can possibly get to. That's my only focus right now." Whether or not this was his last game in front of the home crowd, Manziel made sure to enjoy the moment to the fullest. With less than two minutes to go and the Aggies trying to take a knee to secure a win, he waved his arms emphatically toward the crowd, hyping up the fans, ordering them to get loud. After returning to the sideline with less than a minute to go, his face showed up on the JumboTron and he smiled and saluted. The fans went nuts and began chanting in unison, "One more year! One more year!" After the game was over, as the Aggie War Hymn played, Manziel ran into the stands to enjoy the moment with the fans and saw varsity's horns off with the people who have adored him throughout his nearly two-season stint, one in which he has captivated the college football world. He smiled from ear to ear almost every second, soaking it all in. "It was just kind of spur of the moment," Manziel said. "The way that the crowd acted that last 1:30, for me and Mike [Evans], with the chant and with the energy that they brought when the game was kind of slowing down, it kind of kept us focused. It was just a great way to end this year, celebrating with them." If the Aggies can get to a BCS bowl, or at least win out with victories at LSU and Missouri to close out November, Manziel's chances of repeating as the Heisman winner are real. Oregon's loss to Stanford on Thursday significantly hindered Marcus Mariota's chances, and Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, whose team beat Wake Forest 59-3 on Saturday, stands as Manziel's primary competition. But Manziel will have to limit the mistakes he made on Saturday in those final games against LSU and Missouri, both of which are stronger opponents than the Mississippi State squad the Aggies played Saturday. The Bulldogs harassed Manziel quite a bit, sacking him three times and making him do a lot of work outside the pocket. Manziel admitted he got greedy at times, particularly on his final interception, when he tried to force a pass to Evans that was picked off by Mississippi State safety Nickoe Whitley. "Greed is a terrible thing," Manziel said. "I really wanted to hit that touchdown to Mike. I tried to look off that safety, and still going to him anyway, as a football player and as a quarterback watching film, I know better than that." But it was about more than just Manziel. It was a historic moment of sorts, because it's the last time Kyle Field will exist in its current state. Major work soon will begin as part of a $450 million renovation project to be completed in 2015 to turn the stadium into a pristine, 102,500-seat monstrosity. It was senior day, the last time guys such as left tackle Jake Matthews, running back Ben Malena, linebacker Steven Jenkins and defensive back Toney Hurd Jr. would play in College Station. The 13 seniors there on Saturday have been part of a 35-14 overall record and the Aggies' quick and surprising rise upon entry into the SEC. |
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That's why I am not getting my hopes up with him, but he should be a stud.
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11-10-2013, 09:46 AM | #37 |
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We need a WR...but none of those.
Don't need to draft a project QB as we already have one on the roster.
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11-10-2013, 10:10 AM | #38 |
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Thing with drafting a wr early, it's great, but where we are picking, there will be some really good football players fall. That's how good teams stay good, drafting that way.
Plus this is a deep draft. Gonna be good wrs available. This would be a great year, if we are picking in the late 20's, to recoup a 2 round pick or two. Then take one of the lsu wrs or something there and a pass rusher or something. |
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At 9-0 we don't have a weak link. But our least strong links would appear to be:
Quarterback - Keep rolling the dice every year until we find a killer. Tight End Center - But Hudson is unofficially a rookie still Left Guard Right Tackle - But Fisher is officially a rookie Free Safety I'm not convinced that WR is a problem other than depth. Our offense just doesn't use WRs the way other offenses do. If I was drafting, I'd go quarterback, tight end, or free safety. If Andy's not drafting a QB, I'd bet on a TE or FS. I must admit that the thought of getting a top-notch free safety makes me grin. Take the #1 defense in the league and screw down the cap even tighter.
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If you could trade say, pick 29 or wherever we are, for a 2 and another 3, would you do it?
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This fan base is perpetually negative, no matter the scenario or the circumstance it's not good enough. I understand the timing being the bye week but It's too early, November is the month when College Football gets real but this whole who should we draft now, how do we know? It depends on who we keep(T Jax, asamoah, BA, Jordan) it depends on if AJ Jenkins learns how to do anything other than drink Gatorade, is Knile Davis bad enough that we reinvest a high draft pick in taking the load off Jamaal, and it also depends on potential FA's. With a team as young as us we are in a situation to start adding veterans for cheap ie Hawks, Niners, so I just feel like the talking about who we should draft now is about as sensible as Yearlong Power rankings
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Probably a ****ing guard given where we'll be drafting.
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