Looking into Dean Connors, the RB from Rice:
He had more rushing yards (780 yards on 159 carries, 9 TDs) than our top rusher last season (Sanford had 444 yards on 94 carries, 1 TD).
He also had more receptions (62 receptions for 485 yards, 2 TDs) than our top WR (Johnson with 32 receptions for 402 yards, 2 TDs).
Actually, he had more receptions than our TOP TWO WRs COMBINED: Johnson (32) and Manjack (22).
Seems like a solid addition.
kelseyā¦thatās just wrong. LOL!!!
Nate
Over on the Rice boards, theyāre already saying he wasnt that good anyway and wont see the field here.
Gotta love how this always happens.
I might buy it if you said he threw more TDs than our QB
He threw less interceptions than our QBās.
Several of them were upset that he is transferring here.
And less than Manjack lol
Gotta love it. āHe wasnāt that good for us at Riceā but they threw it to him out of the backfield like 100 times in 12 games. If you target a guy that much and heās not good then what does that say about your own team.
I love the addition. I donāt think Houston needs him in order for us to be good but if he can cause match up problems for linebackers catching passes out of the backfield and doing little things like motioning out of the backfield before the snap then itās another weapon for the opposing defense to be worried about if nothing more.
Iāll also say our running back group is incredibly talented but was also incredibly young and for the most part inexperienced still until this addition. This guy gives us an immediate veteran presence in that room and will help the young guys reach their potentional
Iām sure the Rice board all agree. Its one guy with multiple accounts.
Monster pick up.
Rice has a board? That people post on?
Surprisngly yes
More weapons added for Weigman will be nice!!! Canāt have enough receivers.
good to see you back
Thatās troubling.
Players should always want to have better players on their teamā¦.if he makes the team better then he should be welcomed.
If players are truly saying this then they are either petty or afraid of competition.
No, I was talking about the Rice fans on their board.
Magic the Gathering.
Connors had great speed when he was given some space to run with the ball. But despite an OL that featured a starter who transferred to Ohio State and one who transferred to North Carolina, their line didnāt create many openings in the run game. A better OL will help his run game.
Heās a solid receiver - I think he may have led the country in receptions by a RB this past year? Or maybe he was leading in that stat at the end of the regular season.
Heās also a former JUCO guy who got some extra years due to that NCAA ruling. Or maybe just one more year.
We need a good mix of guys. Smart, quick, athletic, and a Scataboo!
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