Enis = Elite Speed

Submitted by jonesie022 on
Have to admit I was skeptical about how big of a recruit the Enis kid would be. He plays inferior competition in his class as far as football competition is concerned. One thing I am not worried about though is the kid's speed. I am a track coach here in Indiana and was just sifting through results and saw the kid just ran :10.53 for 100 meters in his county meet recently. It was automatic timing (no mom holding s stop watch here) so the time is legit. For non-track folks, Denard by comparison was in the low 10.4 range if I am not mistaken. Hope we can land this kid and hope to see him in person on the track/gridiron here soon!

bronxblue

May 17th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^

He definitely has an offer.  I'll admit he looks like a middling prospect right now, but clearly the coaches saw something in him.

I will say, though, that a guy who can run that fast at his size is pretty rare.  I do wonder about wind aiding and the like, since if you look at other recorded track times he's at least a half-second to a full second slower.

bronxblue

May 17th, 2015 at 8:02 PM ^

Those times were from different meets.  I know how track heats work, but at the same time the following week he ran a 10.94, which is a very good time but isn't nearly as impressive.

My point remains that he's probably a good athlete and he'd be welcome at UM, but looking at a single time and saying "OMG he's a stud" isn't the best barometer without relevant context.

blueblueblue

May 17th, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^

The norms for post content need to be higher around here. Basically what the OP has given us is his thoughts and some unsubstantiated claims. We dont know where he got the information, and as someone who doestn follow recruiting (i.e., vagarious decisions of a teenager) closely, I dont know who Enis is. How about a link to a profile of Enis? How about a link to the track meet you mention? Have some consideration for your audience. 

jonesie022

May 17th, 2015 at 1:30 PM ^

The leaderboard lists for track and field are among the most accurate in the nation as a collective group of coaches here in Indiana do a great job keeping them updated.

Here is the link if you'd like to see...

http://indianarunnerlists.weebly.com/top-25-performances.html

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Losher

May 18th, 2015 at 12:15 AM ^

he is a 3* due to the fact that he put up such good numbers against a very low level of competition from most reports. Schools didnt really start to realize how good a prospect he was till he started running legit times like this thread is talking about, realizing that it wasnt that he was just fast and all the guys he plays against are slow its that he is FAST and the guys he plays against just dont really stand a chance. 

Wolv1984

May 17th, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^

I don't really see why you didn't just put that link in the opening post.  Opening post has no first name and a last name that while not Smith or Jones level of common, isn't uncommon either.  

Over the course of the thread, in multiple replies, you provide links and context that make the information relevant and useful, but your opening post is useless in terms of standing by itself.  Or basically while b^3 might come off abrasive, the whole thing is avoidable with better formatting and more information included in the first post.  Starting a topic and telling people to Google for information and context on the conversation you chose to start is just bad form.

 

Farnn

May 17th, 2015 at 1:39 PM ^

He did say where he got the info, he is a HS track coach in the same state as the player is.  He could have put more info in the post about who Enis is but there were definitely a couple of posts last week about him earning an offer and people beign confused because he is another RB and a 3 star with meh offers.  Clearly the kid is fast, how that translates to the football field is unknown, but if the staff has the ability to develop athletes into football players then this is a promising sign.

blueblueblue

May 17th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^

I'll resond to you since you were the least douchey of the folks calling me douchey. The point is that if the OP has already looked up the info and is familiar with Enis, why make his audience do the work he has already done?

Think about this - one person taking about 2 minutes of time to provide links can save around 100 people from spending their time to do so. It makes perfect economic sense. I'm sorry I offensed the delicate sensibilites of folks around there by recommending this time-saving approach. Some of you all are really looking for an outlet for a surprisingly high level of anger. Get some help. 

mtzlblk

May 17th, 2015 at 6:30 PM ^

in the same amount of time you took to post a rant, you could have done the small amount of research required and posted something along the lines of "chiming in here with some more info and a link some will hopefully find helpful. ...hint to OP, perhaps include these in the future to make your post more informative?"

Technically, you are correct and the OP should have included more info, however. ...your tone is condescending and dropping with self-importance.

Tone is important.... contributory, helpful and positive is likely to be much better received AND you solve the issue of many people having to search for the info.

Maizenblueball

May 17th, 2015 at 1:30 PM ^

We need more of it.  

Also, to those complaining about the post; could the OP have included a link or been more informative?..sure, but I'm jonesin' for football content and it's the offseason, so I'll take just about anything compared to some of these OT posts. 

WolvinLA2

May 17th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^

I agree that his competition is probably pretty low because neither the HJ or Discus numbers are very good, even for high school.  However, as a multi-sport athlete, it's likely he doesn't dedicate a whole lot of time to either disc or high jump, meaning that height/distance is based on athleticism and strength, not technique.  

I think this is a pretty good indicator that Enis is just a really good athlete.  Which, for football purposes, is more important than anything else.  

pescadero

May 18th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^

My standard meet schedule in high school was:

High Jump

110M High Hurdles

330M Intermediate Hurdles

Discus or Long Jump or Shot Put or 100m or 200m or 400m or 400m relay or 800m relay or 1600m relay.

 

I went to a class A school that regularly put 3-4 guys in the state meet every year...  and what he threw in discus would win about 2/3 of dual meets in Michigan.

The HJ numbers would win about 1/3 (about 1/4 of schools we competed against didn't even have someone that could jump opening height).

His 100m times are real good - there were only about 15 guys in Michigan last year that ran sub 11, and no one ran 10.6

 

DrMantisToboggan

May 17th, 2015 at 1:41 PM ^

He doesn't look natural as a running back, I bet the staff wants him as a slot guy or safety.

Track speed doesn't always transfer to game speed in football, gotta find the position he's most comfortable in.




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