Evans leaves with class
This is how you leave. Even if it's all b.s., at least he kept it civil
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"Me and coach Rod are on good terms," linebacker Marell Evans told the Free Press tonight. "It was more than playing time or academics or anything like that. It was a lot of things. Coach Rod is a great coach and I wish him plenty of success. I wanted to finish my career a different way."
August 12th, 2009 at 10:06 PM ^
i like
August 12th, 2009 at 10:08 PM ^
Good Job kid. Nice to see someone with class not nuke any bridges on the way out. I hope he does really well wherever he ends up.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:09 PM ^
So it looks like this makes Evans officially gone. Good luck to the young man wherever he goes (unless he plays a game against us).
The article says that Helmuth also asked to transfer, so I guess instead of the MAY transfer, it is likely officially transferring. On a positive note, this would give us more scholarships to use for this next class (hopefully on defense). Although it may be a blow to the depth chart.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:14 PM ^
I don't think RR would have mentioned they "may seek a transfer" if it wasn't a certainty. If there was any chance for them to stay on the team, this wouldn't be the best way to accomplish that.
August 13th, 2009 at 1:43 AM ^
Helmuth is gone, as well.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:18 PM ^
how many of them are left now? 2 more spots open up at least!
August 12th, 2009 at 10:31 PM ^
Wherever he ends up good luck to him.
I wish he would have stayed, but I totally understand wanting to leave when a whole new program is in place and you are not a starter.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:39 PM ^
losing Helmuth and Evans just means our pool of warm bodies is slightly smaller. we still have a collection of veteran, versatile big guys who aren't really pushing the starters -- Ferrara, Patterson, Banks, Watson, etc. if injuries force us to rely heavily on these guys, we're screwed -- no matter if there's 4, 10, 16, or 20 of them.
i don't even want to think about 2010 post-Graham.
best of luck to Evans, though. classy way to exit.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:50 PM ^
Ferrara is an offensive lineman.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:06 PM ^
could always be moved back to DT in case of emergency (ie, any scenario in which we would have played Helmuth).
August 12th, 2009 at 10:38 PM ^
This is the way to do it, Wermers.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:00 PM ^
I thought he was expected to be a starter?
August 12th, 2009 at 11:09 PM ^
He was listed as Herron's backup, but Roh is also in the mix for that #2 spot as well I suppose.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:24 PM ^
Roh and/or Lolota?
Also, converted TE Watson is competing for the spot behind Herron too.
So, without Evans, we have 3 guys for the "Quick" with two 2010 recruits (Paskorz, Watkins).
Depth wise we should be ok
August 12th, 2009 at 11:30 PM ^
I don't know if Paskorz or Wilkins will end up in that position. Some believe one (or both) will bulk up and play down on the line somewhere. I don't know myself. With the staff's style of recruiting they seem to recruit a lot of players and let the positions work themselves out later.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:34 PM ^
that Kinard and Paskorz are coming in at "quick" and this blogs stance is that Wilkins is a pure DE i.e. Graham and Van Bergen.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:40 PM ^
... Wilkins.
I combined Watson and Wilkins and created a brand new "Quick" named Watkins. My bad
August 12th, 2009 at 11:44 PM ^
Lalota is a DE.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:10 PM ^
Is thinner then Amy Winehouse after a weekend coke binge supplied by Justin Feagin.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:29 PM ^
Best of luck to the young man, hope he finds success wherever he lands.
August 13th, 2009 at 12:02 AM ^
When guys leave for football reasons and keep their comments positive (or non-negative), all we should do is say thanks for time they spent here.
What type of statement does it make about Wermers that Mallett departed more gracefully?
August 13th, 2009 at 2:12 AM ^
Wermers was a nobody and that is why he said something to feel like he had an impact. These two guys were good guys that were at least trying to compete for a position. Chambers leaving definitely had to have something to do with Helmuth's decision because they were good friends. The Wermers stuff is just too much, this kid had no chance playing. He was a tub of goo that seriously would challenge Jaba the Weiss in a mayonaise eating contest. Evans and Helmuth good luck!
August 13th, 2009 at 8:33 AM ^
Very classy!
August 13th, 2009 at 9:05 AM ^
of respect for these guys. They competed for a position and the writing was on the wall so they transferred. There was no sour grapes on their part and have left with class instead of throughing stines on the way out. Good luck to both of these young men, I wish them well.
August 13th, 2009 at 9:26 AM ^
Go out with a bang, that's what I say. I won't remember this guy, but I certainly will remember Feagin.
August 13th, 2009 at 10:07 AM ^
Im pretty dissapointed Helmuth is leaving. I knew the guy from high school and his brother was and still is a good buddy of mine