Surprised no one has mentioned this yet but...
Watching the Spring Scrimmage Video, its clear to me that if Tate just wore shoes that weren't way to big for him, I think he'd be a hell of a lot faster! Take a look at how big those shoes are. It reminds of the old Bozo the Clown's shoes. It seems like an easy quick fix to me. What say you?
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Forcier Speed Quick Fix
that's why the ladies love him
Cuz his feet are swoll?
Some ladies just like feet
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They wouldn't let him wear super big/loose shoes because of injury issues.
I doubt he was fitted for shoes.
Maybe this explains his unique trot/prance from the sideline to the huddle. It is seriously a bit odd.
Tate to visit MGoChiropodist.
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+1 for reminding me of the original Sideshow Bob episode.
~ Dreads
~ Dilithium injections
~ Alter-ego (see: T. Wolf)
Chop Denard's legs off, sew onto Tate?
I like Denard's legs where they are.
Seriously though, they're replaying the Spring Game on BTN right now. Take a look at the way the tips of his shoes seem to flop a bit - its almost like there's nothing filling the end of those shoes. I do think there's a lot of extra room there... I'm pretty sure that Gardner is wearing the same shoes and the toes are not pointing up like Tate's are.
im watching the exact same thing you are, richrodfollower. and yes, devins shoes are the exact same model. i think DGs footwork is good but not great. Tate has great feet but Devin will get there soon!
So I can watch the Cubs lose, the Bulls lose, or the punt team with orange little hats over their helmets. Bring on the orange helmets!
When clowns chase me in my nightmares, they're always moving pretty dang fast.
haha true dat
I think if Forcier lost the big shoes he wouldn't be as good of a punter. As of now he's got more surface to connect with the ball.
I think the REAL problem is that they're not untied.
maybe the problem is that they are tied.
Maybe they had to give him bigger shoes to hide the sprained-ankle tape?
all i know is tate sure as hell be quick flashing in those signals to denard
... those were soft casts painted to look like shoes.
But let's go deeper, and examine things CSI Big House style:
Tater
Shoelace
Clearly Tate has some big-ass clown shoes going; they are not quite high-tops, but getting there.
Denard lives up to his moniker, I think by the end of the season he will be sporting flip-flops and a Hawaiian shirt with ganja leaf on it, mon.
For reference and control purposes, here are the shoes of the coach, sort of like athletic nurse shoes optimized for FieldTurf:
RichRod
eom.
Perhaps develop a quickness/velocity coefficient based on footwear mass/volume correlations?
Apologies to anyone who actually uses and understands coefficients . . . political science degree.