Just want to wish my little nephew all the best, in his newest challenge. He has hands, a football mind, and the soul of a poet. He's played in the cold, and has the heart of a lion. Looking forward to wearing big blue, baby!!!  

http://search.espn.com/drew-wolitarsky/

Edited June 28, 20178 yr by Biguns
Added background info on Drew.

Super cool - welcome here!!! Here's hoping he's the NI Rec we've been longing for!! 

That makes two of us, brother.

welcome aboard! hope your nephew lights it up for the blue and gold for years to come!

**ps not sure if your name is in reference to this,  but it's a great name!

So you detected the veiled reference! 

Welcome! That fires me up. 

 

Hootie 2.0

39 minutes ago, Mike said:

Welcome! That fires me up. 

 

Hootie 2.0

Wah55 2: Electric Boogaloo

Nice to meet y'all. Go big blue!

Good article at espn.

Edited June 28, 20178 yr by Mark F

@Biguns Can we expect your nephew to sign and play for the Bombers this year ? Or is he still trying to land an NFL gig ? 

Who’s the most effective receiver on third downs?

Based on totals: Minnesota WR Drew Wolitarsky (10 third-down conversions)

Good news and bad news for Wolitarsky. No B1G player was targeted more on third downs and, when Wolitarsky caught the ball, he wound up with a first down on 90.9 percent of the time. The bad news? He only caught 55 percent of the passes thrown his way. He has no drops, so it’s almost certainly the fault of an inaccurate quarterback. Only two Power 5 receivers have been targeted more on third downs.

 

Nice... and we certainly have an accurate QB in Nichols.

Edited June 28, 20178 yr by M.O.A.B.

You can tell just by watching that highlight video of his that he isn't playing with a strong QB. Not one pass in stride, a whole lot of ducks.

Yeah a lot of waiting for the ball and having to get it standing still.

Liking this pick-up....traits of a dependable possession and yard stick moving National...with ability for a big play. Just what we need

49 minutes ago, Mike said:

You can tell just by watching that highlight video of his that he isn't playing with a strong QB. Not one pass in stride, a whole lot of ducks.

Yeah, gotta pin those incompletions on that QB who appears to struggle with making clean throws.

32 minutes ago, Booch said:

Yeah a lot of waiting for the ball and having to get it standing still.

Liking this pick-up....traits of a dependable possession and yard stick moving National...with ability for a big play. Just what we need

I realize that the video clips were selective, but when I watched them, I saw only one instance where Wolitarsky ran over someone. A nasty attitude goes a long way in this league.

Just now, tracker said:

I realize that the video clips were selective, but when I watched them, I saw only one instance where Wolitarsky ran over someone. A nasty attitude goes a long way in this league.

He's not playing on the offensive line ..

His role isn't to be a guy to run people over, it's to catch

But his size and strength will allow him to box out defenders, make the tough grab and not go down at first contact...all pluses in my book to go along with his knack for moving the chains

3 minutes ago, Mike said:

He's not playing on the offensive line ..

True, but the yards after catch are important.

I have never seen Dressler or Denmark steamroll someone

4 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I have never seen Dressler or Denmark steamroll someone

And they both got cut by the worst team in the league last year!

1 hour ago, tracker said:

I realize that the video clips were selective, but when I watched them, I saw only one instance where Wolitarsky ran over someone. A nasty attitude goes a long way in this league.

He rarely gets tackled for a loss. When that helmet goes on, he's a beast. He hits....Believe me!

Does Drew play on any special teams?

 

2 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:

@Biguns Can we expect your nephew to sign and play for the Bombers this year ? Or is he still trying to land an NFL gig ? 

He's a Bomber, he's thrilled about it. He just wants to play ball.

14 hours ago, Biguns said:

Just want to wish my little nephew all the best, in his newest challenge. He has hands, a football mind, and the soul of a poet. He's played in the cold, and has the heart of a lion. Looking forward to wearing big blue, baby!!!  

http://search.espn.com/drew-wolitarsky/

thats one of the first things I said, hes played in Minny so hes going to be used to our climate, which is awesome!  big target,  seems like he could be a nice fit here.

1 hour ago, Booch said:

His role isn't to be a guy to run people over, it's to catch

But his size and strength will allow him to box out defenders, make the tough grab and not go down at first contact...all pluses in my book to go along with his knack for moving the chains

plus I believe hes pretty solid at blocking as well from what i've heard. 

very stoked for this pick and signing.  hopefully he can impress a bit this season and if he doesn't slot into any actual game action, next season's training camp he can come in with a full season of.. seasoning? lol and make some noise..

 

 

Tho, I could see him pushing for a role this season if he shows well enough in the first few weeks with how thin we currently are at the non-imp REC spot on our roster..