L. Phillips

War Eagle!!! · « **on:** April 02, 2012, 04:30:07 PM »

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*** Ladarious Phillips "has elected to not play football." He's no longer on the team. He's been given an unconditional release.

I'm right more times than not bitches...

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on August 06, 2010, 09:27:19 AM

I could be wrong, but this dudes biggest, and probably only, real action this year will be on special teams as the wedge buster...

Godfather · « **Reply #1 on:** April 02, 2012, 04:33:32 PM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on April 02, 2012, 04:30:07 PM

I'm right more times than not bitches...

I am kinda surprised they never tried him on the defensive side of the ball.

Unless they did.

JR4AU · « **Reply #2 on:** April 02, 2012, 04:46:33 PM »

Quote from: Godfather on April 02, 2012, 04:33:32 PM

I am kinda surprised they never tried him on the defensive side of the ball.

Unless they did.

I think it was the MSU game, he was in at H Back, and he tried to block an MSU DE who he probably outweighed by 30lbs, and who literally picked Phillips up and threw him on his ass. I knew that moment that he was a big fat pussy.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 02, 2012, 07:31:15 PM »

I watched LD get plowed onto his lard-ass and rolled over onto his back during the A-Day game last year. That's when I knew.

Pell City Tiger · « **Reply #4 on:** April 02, 2012, 07:50:04 PM »

Quote from: JR4AU on April 02, 2012, 04:46:33 PM

I think it was the MSU game, he was in at H Back, and he tried to block an MSU DE who he probably outweighed by 30lbs, and who literally picked Phillips up and threw him on his ass. I knew that moment that he was a big fat pussy.

Yep, and ESPN showed that play 25 times over the remainder of the game.

294 pounds of fucking disappointment. I had visions of him catching a swing pass out in the flat, turning it up field and fucking mauling Dre Kirkpatrick's mouthy ass. Hell, if Honey Badger could knock that overrated motherfucker out at 170 pounds; Ladarious would have killed him .... literally. After that play against MSU, what would have been the most likely result would have been Dre catching him, bench pressing him, and then throwing him into the 3rd row of seats WCW style.

That being said, he'll transfer to Jax State and have a record setting year.

GH2001 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2012, 09:26:29 AM »

He was never D1 material, fat and out of shape. If you'll remember, we took him as the last signee in a class a couple of years ago as a 2 star. He was not highly recruited and was viewed as a raw project. I never felt the hype with this guy as many did.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #6 on:** April 03, 2012, 09:28:46 AM »

I knew he'd never make it. Said that right from the start.

No....really.....I did.

Seriously

GH2001 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 03, 2012, 09:39:47 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on April 03, 2012, 09:28:46 AM

I knew he'd never make it. Said that right from the start.

No....really.....I did.

Seriously

And I believe you. Many thought that. He was a last minute (we still have a slot open) NSD chance we took on a raw player. We kind of did the same thing with Wallace this year out of Central PC. Except I think Wallace has more upside as an athlete.

AUChizad · « **Reply #8 on:** April 03, 2012, 10:06:58 AM »

I don't know who I was reading it from, but someone set my expectations that this kid was an unstoppable bulldozer that tops out at 95 MPH.

He was the Sammie Coates of a couple of years ago. The "diamond in the rough" that is reported to defy physics and the parameters of human ability.

Just sayin.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #9 on:** April 03, 2012, 10:11:24 AM »

I went to the scrimmage where he got hurt his first year. Got hurt right at the end of it. Up until then, they gave the guy several carries. I thought he didn't look like much as a runner but it was apparent he moved pretty damn good for a guy that size. I was never stoked about the guy but I did think there was good potential for him as a FB on short yardage.

GH2001 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 03, 2012, 11:07:06 AM »

Quote from: AUChizad on April 03, 2012, 10:06:58 AM

I don't know who I was reading it from, but someone set my expectations that this kid was an unstoppable bulldozer that tops out at 95 MPH.

He was the Sammie Coates of a couple of years ago. The "diamond in the rough" that is reported to defy physics and the parameters of human ability.

Just sayin.

Hawg Bear? Not sure, but it may have been Prowler. Many knew this guy was a longshot, and many also knew he was the next Brandon Jacobs.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #11 on:** April 03, 2012, 11:52:02 AM »

Quote from: AUChizad on April 03, 2012, 10:06:58 AM

I don't know who I was reading it from, but someone set my expectations that this kid was an unstoppable bulldozer that tops out at 95 MPH.

He was the Sammie Coates of a couple of years ago. The "diamond in the rough" that is reported to defy physics and the parameters of human ability.

Just sayin.

I am almost positive who that dude was. It's the same dude that said he ran a 4.8 as a 260lb OL....

AUChizad · « **Reply #12 on:** April 03, 2012, 11:56:38 AM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on April 03, 2012, 11:52:02 AM

I am almost positive who that dude was. It's the same dude that said he ran a 4.8 as a 260lb OL....

To be fair, it wasn't just one person.

I was hearing it from beat writers, and other message boards, and I want to say more than just one person here.

Anyway, we all know he turned out to be a bit of a bust, I'm just saying, I don't recall everyone soothsaying this on signing day.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #13 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:00:41 PM »

I'll give him a little credit - He did catch a swing pass in last year's A-Day game that was really impressive. He moved extraordinarily quick for a boy his size.

But that was his one moment.

djsimp · « **Reply #14 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:01:13 PM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on April 03, 2012, 11:52:02 AM

I am almost positive who that dude was. It's the same dude that said he ran a 4.8 as a 260lb OL....

Kiss my ass fucktard.

Godfather · « **Reply #15 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:27:37 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on April 03, 2012, 12:00:41 PM

I'll give him a little credit - He did catch a swing pass in last year's A-Day game that was really impressive. He moved extraordinarily quick for a boy his size.

But that was his one moment.

Yeah but everyone looks good during A-day, my sister looked good on A-day.

JR4AU · « **Reply #16 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:35:36 PM »

Quote from: AUChizad on April 03, 2012, 10:06:58 AM

I don't know who I was reading it from, but someone set my expectations that this kid was an unstoppable bulldozer that tops out at 95 MPH.

He was the Sammie Coates of a couple of years ago. The "diamond in the rough" that is reported to defy physics and the parameters of human ability.

Just sayin.

Enough speed to play RB at the HS level, and enough size that nobody wanted to tackle him. This aint HS.

JR4AU · « **Reply #17 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:37:50 PM »

Quote from: AUChizad on April 03, 2012, 11:56:38 AM

To be fair, it wasn't just one person.

I was hearing it from beat writers, and other message boards, and I want to say more than just one person here.

Anyway, we all know he turned out to be a bit of a bust, I'm just saying, I don't recall everyone soothsaying this on signing day.

Yep, I read multiple people thinking he was being wasted, and needed to be made a bigger part of the offense. I kept wondering: "Based on what?"

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #18 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:40:38 PM »

Quote from: JR4AU on April 03, 2012, 12:37:50 PM

Yep, I read multiple people thinking he was being wasted, and needed to be made a bigger part of the offense. I kept wondering: "Based on what?"

I liked the novelty of having a guy that size playing fullback. LSU had a 280 pounder that made our guys quit. With our lack of a true fullback last season, you would think they would have pushed him in to that role. Apparently, there was a good reason they didn't.

JR4AU · « **Reply #19 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:45:22 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on April 03, 2012, 11:07:06 AM

Hawg Bear? Not sure, but it may have been Prowler. Many knew this guy was a longshot, and many also knew he was the next Brandon Jacobs.

Brandon Jacobs: 6-4 260, 4.56 40 at the combine.

Ladarius Phillips: 6-0 295, listed at 4.8 in the 40 on Rivals, which is most likely 'optimistic'.

No comparison.