tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post72456758193272402..comments2024-03-27T14:21:36.537-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: 2013 Top 247 UpdateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-34477676861027387522012-02-24T16:15:19.222-05:002012-02-24T16:15:19.222-05:00Probably committed to Michigan.Probably committed to Michigan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-51764300549214261822012-02-22T16:12:49.400-05:002012-02-22T16:12:49.400-05:00Jaron Dukes just commited to michiganJaron Dukes just commited to michiganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-28427802472430429592012-02-22T15:21:51.643-05:002012-02-22T15:21:51.643-05:00Butt is the #9 tight end, and the #8 tight end (Mi...Butt is the #9 tight end, and the #8 tight end (Mike Heuerman) is the #210 player overall. So yeah, he's just barely outside the top 247.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-39190459443855334592012-02-22T15:20:18.551-05:002012-02-22T15:20:18.551-05:00You mean the position? Or whether he actually has...You mean the position? Or whether he actually has one?Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-80159998675378971682012-02-22T14:24:22.386-05:002012-02-22T14:24:22.386-05:00Tentative hypothesis: 247 is a little more derivat...Tentative hypothesis: 247 is a little more derivative than the other 3 main sites. They seem to rely more on offers and recent reports than the other sites which often (sometimes stubbornly) stick to their first-hand evals. Given that, it makes sense that they'd drop Lewis and Shallman who have unimpressive offer lists (relative to top 100ish prospects). Butt dropping out entirely is a little surprising though. But he's still on their top 10 TE list, so he's probably just-missing the top 247.<br /><br />Shallman should be rated as an ATH, not a DE.Lankownianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-32266595871160192012012-02-22T14:09:58.329-05:002012-02-22T14:09:58.329-05:00Still no official word on Chase Abbington's of...Still no official word on Chase Abbington's offer?Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-56349491147748379132012-02-22T13:42:13.013-05:002012-02-22T13:42:13.013-05:00I believe he was ranked as a DE in November, but n...I believe he was ranked as a DE in November, but now he's listed as a TE. Perhaps the position change makes him less desirable. I don't know why, but it's possible.Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708792562446136381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-17658391712296710482012-02-22T13:40:26.879-05:002012-02-22T13:40:26.879-05:00What did Jake Butt do to piss 247 off?What did Jake Butt do to piss 247 off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-64256245574659774042012-02-22T13:39:27.416-05:002012-02-22T13:39:27.416-05:00some pretty big drops but not unexpected consideri...some pretty big drops but not unexpected considering how early those November rankings were. I would guess the a majority of players in top 250 early on end up dropping due to players discovered later, and when they don't develop as much ad expected over senior years.<br /><br />The biggest surprise to me is Butt dropping all the wat out, I thought he was pretty well regarded as a pass catching TE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com