Missing From The Roster

UNTLifer · August 22, 2018

Just notice Rutherford is no longer with the team. Anyone know when he left?

MGNation92 · August 22, 2018

Maybe he got tired of not playing? He’s probably 4th on the depth chart at this point.

NorthTexasWeLove · August 22, 2018

I would say 4th or 5th at his position. I liked his size, but he seemingly struggled to put on weight to really fill out his frame and I think that hindered his playing time. We are also a timing offense with marked spots to throw to. He was more so a jump ball/fade route kind of guy. So IMO his skill set fits a pro style type offense rather than a timing offense like ours.

Withers940 · August 22, 2018

Did he graduate? He's been here at least 4 years right? I believe he was going to be a RS Senior

SilverEagle · August 22, 2018

19 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

I would say 4th or 5th at his position. I liked his size, but he seemingly struggled to put on weight to really fill out his frame and I think that hindered his playing time. We are also a timing offense with marked spots to throw to. He was more so a jump ball/fade route kind of guy. So IMO his skill set fits a pro style type offense rather than a timing offense like ours.

Mr. Rutherford is another example of players that, for whatever reason, never kept developing after leaving High School. IMHO he showed occasional flashes, but he never developed "consistency" as a receiver. Either as a timing receiver or as a fade route receiver.

MGNation92 · August 22, 2018

6 minutes ago, SilverEagle said:

Mr. Rutherford is another example of players that, for whatever reason, never kept developing after leaving High School. IMHO he showed occasional flashes, but he never developed "consistency" as a receiver. Either as a timing receiver or as a fade route receiver.

Very true, Silver.

Even with the taller receivers Littrell has brought in, they all have a lot more quickness than Rutherford did. Looking at someone like Greg White, he was raw, but way more athletic in a quick twitch way than Rutherford. He always seemed a step slow in his routes

NorthTexasWeLove · August 22, 2018

16 minutes ago, MGNation92 said:

Very true, Silver.

Even with the taller receivers Littrell has brought in, they all have a lot more quickness than Rutherford did. Looking at someone like Greg White, he was raw, but way more athletic in a quick twitch way than Rutherford. He always seemed a step slow in his routes

Being 6'5" with minimal meat doesn't bode well for breaking in and out of routes.

SilverEagle · August 22, 2018

3 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Being 6'5" with minimal meat doesn't bode well for breaking in and out of routes.

If "meat" is an important criteria, then Mr. Shorter is your guy. He looks like a TE playing WR.

97and03 · August 23, 2018

Not being able to catch the ball might have been a factor

Edited August 23, 2018 by 97and03

GrayEagle · August 23, 2018

All of that plus the fact that Rutherford did graduate. Somewhere there's a video of Coach Filani congratulating him.

GrandGreen · August 23, 2018

14 hours ago, GrayEagle said:

All of that plus the fact that Rutherford did graduate. Somewhere there's a video of Coach Filani congratulating him.

Goal accomplished. Getting an education should be the most important objective of any college athlete with the exception of a very few who can play at the next level.