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Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps


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EYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

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Hoooooooooooooo BOY. :eek:

1 ~ He goes down too easily on Contact, so running up the Gut should only be used as a Change Up.

2 ~ His lack of physicality ~ so far ~ prevents'm from being a legitimate Split Out Threat, as well.

3 ~ He's been injury prone, though he may very well add some beef, now that the Olympics are completed.

BUT...

1 ~ His Fluidity, navigating the Field, is amazing.

2 ~ His Lateral Velocity is phenomenal.

3 ~ And his Ricochet, exploding out'f'is Breaks, is utterly preposterous.

His Processing Speed is unremarkable, but Processing Speed, like Instinct, is a product not only of natural Talent, but of Training, as well: With 100% ~ rather than, say, 25% ~ of his time and energy now committed to FootBall, we may very well see substantial improvement, there, over the next year or two.

And my GOD, could he be deadly out'f the Slot!! :eek:
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Two UDFA rookie RBs?

Ridley, Vereen, Woodhead, Bolden, Demps
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Demps, the next Tony Gaiter!?!
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Can we get Usain Bolt at WR now?

This kid is better he has actually played football!!! Usain is faster but by how much tenths of a second (honestly I dont know)? I will take someone a crook slower who actually has played football.
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Can someone explain how he's able to skip the draft to chase the Olympics, but then essentially become a 'free agent' to sign with anyone, as opposed to going into the supplemental draft, or having to wait for next year?

I thought players that skipped the draft had to wait for the next one? So what is stopping the next potential #1 pick to just skip the draft, then sign with who he wants? I'm obviously missing something here?

IIRC he declared for the draft but bowed out of the Combine, didn't work out for teams, and declared he was focused solely on the Olympics and would decide about a possible football career later. Thus he wasn't drafted, and is a UDFA.
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Demps has the potential to be Darren Sproles 2000.0

Let's see if he can be a good kick returner before we get to the Sproles comparisons.
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

First comment on ESPN.com...

BB found out he won a silver medal in the "Replay" event and signs the guy??? Sounds like there still "filming" in New England ehy? ...more
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re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

but just to whet our appetites:

Jeff Demps Highlights - YouTube
That is some impressive sh!t. Much more excited about him coming here now. Good to see him running between the tackles. Good to see him taking on tacklers. Good to see him catching the ball fluidly. Good to see him do all these things against SEC competition. The run against LSU was THE highlight IMHO
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

...And my GOD, could he be deadly out'f the Slot!! :eek:

I'm just picturing him starting out as the only one in the backfield and then splitting out.

Lloyd
Welker
Gronk
Hernandez
Demps

For a team that's lined up to cover 2 TEs and a RB, how is that 5-man combination of speed, power and quickness coverable?
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Uh-oh. ProFootballWeekly pre-draft report includes: "May take some time to learn the playbook."

ProFootballWeekly.com - Draft Prospect - Jeffery Demps

Ocho's not busy, maybe he can mentor him. Maybe not.
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Excellent news.

The return game is clearly a spot where we can improve, so I imagine he will be used there.

At Florida, he was used in the return game, out of the backfield, and in the slot... and he was absolutely deadly. He's one hit away from IR, but if he could get a handle on the offense quickly enough, he should threaten all three areas for us as well.
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

This kid is better he has actually played football!!! Usain is faster but by how much tenths of a second (honestly I dont know)? I will take someone a crook slower who actually has played football.

You know I was joking right? lol.
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Let's see if he can be a good kick returner before we get to the Sproles comparisons.

agree, but he was a good kick returner vs. the best teams in the SEC, so it's not a huge stretch

Josh McDaniels has ANOTHER new toy!
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Im watching a live presser at Patriots.com. When asked about the signing, Caserio responded " nothing to report".................. So it sounds like we got him:rolleyes:.........:D Edit: they've been gushing over Demps at JI and GG. I love it
 
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re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

but just to whet our appetites:

Jeff Demps Highlights - YouTube[/QUOTE]

wow... just..wow:)
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Yes, Demps was generally projected to go "Day 3."

But, um ~ hello?? ~ that was because of the risk that he wouldn't sign at all!!

We have just pilfered a 2nd Round Talent, Ladies and Laddies!! :eek:
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

Isn't Woodhead one hit away from IR too? Just because he's small doesn't mean he'll get hurt with every hit. You'd think Sproles would be out of the league by now.
 
re: Erik Frenz: Patriots sign Olympic track star & Florida UDFA RB/WR/KR Jeff Demps

With a team as deep as the Pats this guy can do something that others can't. You just don't see teams getting a player like that in August.

I know he is a running back but in addition to kick returns I like the idea of occasionally splitting him wide and sending him on deep routes. With that kind of speed defenses will need to roll a safety back and if they don't Brady will make them pay.

Edited to add after watchjing that youtube - I predict he has no problem passing the conditioning run test
 
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If the pats come out with 3 tightends and 2RBs (power run formation) - Gronk, H-bomb, Shiancoe + Demps, Vereen and then go 5 wide, I'm going to go insane.
 
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