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Are The Sooners Looking To Jaz Up The Offense?

The answer to Oklahoma's struggles at the outside receiver position could have been under everyone's noses all along. The Daily Oklahoman brought up a great point about possibly playing Jaz Reynolds because he hasn't been moved to the scout team and is still working out with the receivers. I have to say that I agree with them! In a worst case scenario Reynolds could drop passes just as good as Adron Tennell has. However, in a better case scenario Reynolds' 6-3 frame and speed could wind up being the compliment to slot receiver Ryan Broyles that is so desperately needed. The thing is, though, is that he's got to be able to catch the ball.

 Oklahoma Receiving Stats
  Name G Rec Yds Y/G Avg Lng TD  
  Ryan Broyles 2 11 181 90.5 16.5 51 4  
  Brandon Caleb 2 5 71 35.5 14.2 18 0  
  DeMarco Murray 2 4 50 25.0 12.5 27 0  
  Chris Brown 2 3 36 18.0 12.0 17 0  
  Jermie Calhoun 2 2 22 11.0 11.0 17 0  
  Adron Tennell 1 2 20 20.0 10.0 13 0  
  Dejuan Miller 2 3 18 9.0 6.0 8 0  
  Cameron Kenney 1 1 15 15.0 15.0 15 0  
  Trent Ratterree 1 1 12 12.0 12.0 12 0  
  Mossis Madu 2 2 8 4.0 4.0 4 0

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Coming out of high school Reynolds ran a 4.5 forty and had a 37 inch vertical. The problem is that Oklahoma has a several guys on their roster who have good size and speed but when the lights come on and a defender lines up across from them they suddenly develop hands of stone. That's where Reynolds could have the opportunity to step up and be an impact player as a true freshman.

"You don't want to waste the year, but I think he's close to being in the mix," Wilson said. "With this week and then the open date, I think he either gets in or you look to that redshirt." - Offensive Coordinator Kevin Wilson on Jaz Reynolds

One of the arguments against such a move would be not wanting to burn a redshirt on a guy with promising potential when you've got juniors and seniors on your two deep. However, there isn't a single one of those guys who hasn't been hit in the breadbasket and dropped the ball. At this point Oklahoma needs a tall speedy receiver who can catch the ball on the field more than they need a freshman with potential to redshirt.

The other issue with a potential move like this is whether Reynolds can catch the ball or not. We won't know the answer to that he isn't given the opportunity to try. Like I said earlier, the worst case scenario is that he drops passes the same way that the other guys have. With all due respect to Adron Tennell and Brandon Caleb, there appears to be a reason they've been buried on the depth chart their whole careers at Oklahoma. Now as upperclassmen they've been given two opportunities to step up and have bombed. They don't even have to be the go-to guys either because Oklahoma already has one of those in Ryan Broyles. They just need to be guys who can make a catch and take some heat off the go-to guy.

Jaz Reynolds received 9 scholarship offers coming out of high school. I'm assuming that it wasn't because he has a tendency to drop passes.     

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I say give the guy a chance

Redshirt for what? That just might give him a bad attitude problem that Owens appears to have. If the kid practices hard, has a good attitude on and off the field, has talent and the will to play….. let him play. Sometimes I wonder if the Stoops and Wilson saying of “we want to put the best players on field” applies to everyone.

by scarab on Sep 18, 2009 8:13 AM CDT reply actions  

The Sooners need a WR that can catch

if Jazz is the guy….then let him play. The Sooners will have more scholarships and recruits to bring in next year, and the year after…etc. Giving a guy a redshirt, is preparing for future years. Which is great, but the Sooners need help at WR now.

Unless this year is already a loss, and a bomb, then well….redshirt the guy & build depth for the future, has more merit. But the Sooners aren’t there yet. (after watching Miami dominate Ga Tech it may be close)

by Redhawk on Sep 18, 2009 8:38 AM CDT reply actions  

too close to call.

Miami can handle any running game that is thrown at them at this point. The point of concern is their offense. It scores and scores on big plays. That Harris kid is pretty good QB.

by scarab on Sep 18, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

What are we waiting for? This is madness

Every year Bob goes through this personal dilemma about playing freshmen while Florida and USC (who recruit like us) move players in and out. We need to play these guys because if they are good they will leave after 3 seasons instead of 2. It makes no sense unless you’re a team like Tech, A&M, OSU, or Missouri who needs those redshirts later on and don’t have the players that will leave early like OU or Texas players. We can’t sit around and play 4 Featherstones and one Jerry Rice and hope we will make it. Miami will stomp us if we take that weak game down there.

by Umm... Is that your final answer? on Sep 19, 2009 10:10 AM CDT reply actions  

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