Unconquered

I've seen wilder play more than most and I do not need to be a Gm

He is the best defensive player I have seen in hs

1st round talent

If someone can convince him of that, then we're set.

Then he needs to be playing defense, but he is also a very good RB.

Why not have him play D and also carry the ball? He only gets 10 carries per game anyway.

I said this on Warchant and got blasted for like 3 pages

"I watched Wilder play for three years here in Tampa. I thought he was a great LB in high school, but a bit of a finesse player on D. Much of his plays came off of backside pursuit and sideline to sideline speed. "

Sounds like a great weak side LB to me!!!

I hope they go for it. Like josh said, the kid is more aggressive with the ball and we should definitely utilize that, and I like him as a RB, but the weakside backer idea is also intriguing.

If bob would actually use him as our primary back this LB talk would die

Unfortunately we're stuck with a head coach/OC that refuses to commit to the running game or the hot hand.

I would like to see Jimbo commit to using JWJ at RB. 15 carries per game (at the very least) sounds reasonable. If not, use him on both sides of the ball. He would thrive as a WSLB. He's far too talented to save his services for the occasionally 4th and 1 (even still, on 4th and 1 Jimbo finds a way NOT to use him!).

That was my opinion about him from day one, although he has proven to be a better RB than I 1st thought he would.

I always thought he could be a 1st round draft pick at LB after 3-4 years at FSU, or a (4th-7th) round draft pick at RB after 4-5 years at FSU.

He could follow his hart, and play on Offence, which may lead him to being a happier man in the end; or he could follow the BIG A$$ bags money, and play on Defense, which will likely lead him to being a more wealthy man in the end.

Either way, the choice is his.

I am just really happy to see the coaches kept their word, and gave him a real shot at playing RB. I am not sure that would have been the case at some other schools.

As for playing both ways, I would be all for working him in on Defense, especially on some blitzes. It couldn't hurt to have another physical freak to send after the QB, and in those games when our Defense has been on the field for too long, the fresh legs could be a real help.

Let's put it this way: if at the end of the game, JWJ's uniform is still clean, the coaches didn't use him enough. Get him on the field, some way, some how. That is all.

I want jimbo to feature wilder like he did thompson pre-injury. We could just wear teams down

I don't see that happening though

Absolutely and there smoke that Pender may not be on the team next year. So who knows. We need Wilder to stay out of court and stay at RB. Need to sign 2 RB's this year.