It's impossible to tell exactly why a 9-4 team couldn't find a way to utilize Goodwin, but there was a clear disconnect between him and former Longhorn's offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin. As it happens, Goodwin's best game of the year, the Valero Alamo Bowl, came under the direction of newly appointed OC Major Applewhite. In the win over Oregon State, Goodwin busted out for a 64-yard touchdown run and added five catches for 68 yards, including a 36-yard game-winning grab. Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-n...013-nfl-draft-marquise-goodwin/#ixzz2R12tSZS7
He can fly, he's quick, he's a good return man and he's tough as well. That info about Bryan Harsin explains a lot as to why he was so underused at UT. It does make me wonder who was more to blame for the disconnect, Harsin or Goodwin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkNSSV1NukM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOdsTm_dj2M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOdsTm_dj2M He's not as unique as Austin imo, but I'd very much like to get Goodwin to play the slot. Just as Wallace brings to the outside what Hartline can't, Goodwin would do the same as per the slot and Bess imo. Huge upgrades in speed and big play potential, not to mention kick returns.
He's a tremendous project, IMO. He looks like a track athlete trying to play football to me. Some disagree, but that's how I see it. IMO, that's the biggest reason he wasn't a productive receiver in college, and unproductive college receivers rarely become productive professional receivers. IMO, Goodwin is clearly not the player Ryan Swope is.
"To better understand the questions surrounding Goodwin, look no further than his hometown Rowlett, Texas and the high school's football stadium, which, like many Friday night coliseums in the state, is bordered by a track. It's the place where Goodwin's two worlds have collided for more than a decade. He started running track and playing football at nine, and for the next 13 years his life has revolved around both sports. Football in the fall, track in the spring. But no longer. Goodwin is engaged in a full sprint toward the next phase of his life. He chose to forgo his senior season on the track to prepare for the draft this spring. His skills as a long jumper propelled him to track's pinnacle, and now he will utilize those same athletic gifts to fulfill his NFL dream." Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-n...013-nfl-draft-marquise-goodwin/#ixzz2R1T64IRV I disagree with your assessment. I think that Goodwin is indeed a football player, and I think that he'll be a good one in the NFL. He certainly has the tools for it, from what I've seen.
I will say this... 'track-first' college athletes usually do not block like Goodwin. Now, you could be right, and he might not translate to the NFL. I just see a guy who needs route work. To me, he looks like a football player competing in track, and not the other way around. Tough player, and obviously likes to do more than just run around and catch the football. I love Swope, but this reads like one of those draft forum quotes that might come back to haunt you. I respect you putting your opinion out there, though.
He reminds me of jacoby Ford. Can he make difficult catches that Ford has shown he can do at times...btw anyone know if he will be healthy this year?
