D.J Woods

~~westsidecat~~ · 09-25-2010, 08:35 PM

Man, talk about a tough game. I'm sure other boards will be lighting up to bash this kid. Just remember he is a kid who is playing for UC.

Keep your head up, D.J.

nparker1 · 09-25-2010, 08:51 PM

I feel bad for the kid. You can see that his dying on the inside. Seven catches, 150+ yards, and a touchdown really helped this team. Plus this was against Oklahoma. Their defensive players are some of the best talents nationwide. I especially cannot hate on the dropped punt return. I do not know how these guys can catch a ball when there are five opponents collapsing upon them. If DJ can put up those numbers against Oklahoma, then the rest of the Big East is in trouble. Keep your head up DJ, this team needs you.
Go Bearcats!

psax889906 · 09-25-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nparker1

I feel bad for the kid. You can see that his dying on the inside. Seven catches, 150+ yards, and a touchdown really helped this team. Plus this was against Oklahoma. Their defensive players are some of the best talents nationwide. I especially cannot hate on the dropped punt return. I do not know how these guys can catch a ball when there are five opponents collapsing upon them. If DJ can put up those numbers against Oklahoma, then the rest of the Big East is in trouble. Keep your head up DJ, this team needs you.
Go Bearcats!

I agree with everything you said except this... he never should have even caught that ball for the exact reason you said... he wasn't in good position for it and there were too many OU players in the vicinity... I was screaming for him to run away from it and let it go... too much to be lost and not enough to be gained by catching that ball...

Thegreatone · 09-25-2010, 10:40 PM

He is going to be a big part of our future. He had nearly 200 yards receiving. He deserves some criticism but we is one of us and we got his back.

psax889906 · 09-25-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Thegreatone

He is going to be a big part of our future. He had nearly 200 yards receiving. He deserves some criticism but we is one of us and we got his back.

No doubt, he's a very important piece of the offense... made great plays tonight and made very poor plays tonight... he needs to move forward and improve.

kpzero · 09-26-2010, 08:14 AM

DJ will be just fine. He is making progress from his good season last year. He has had a few instances that make you shake your head this year but he should iron those out as he continues to progress. I am fully expecting for him to have an electric senior season.

Binns seems to disappear for long periods of time so far this season. If he wants to play on Sundays, he is going to have to step up his game.

It is good seeing Robinson getting some looks finally. Hopefully he can use the opportunity to learn for next year when we will need him to step up and take on a bigger role in the offense. With his size he could be a great red zone asset.

Four games in and I am starting to think that maybe we should start giving some of the young guys looks instead of Bones. Maybe I am being too critical but he just doesnt seem to have it.

McClung looks like he could be special in a couple years.

Has anybody heard anything on Howard recently? Has he had trouble getting back to playing speed from his injury or is it a lack of knowledge of the system that is keeping him off the field? He is a big target that could be useful with our struggling red zone offense. It would be nice to have a couple of options instead of having Collaros continually throwing to a double and triple covered Binns in the corner of the endzone every game.

nparker1 · 09-26-2010, 08:29 AM

watching sportscenter this morning and heard a comment about butch jones regarding woods. espn said that butch jones said that "he would live and die with dj woods". i like this. butch is not giving up on the kid, and giving him some motivation. i still stand in my thoughts on butch jones, and i do believe the UC program is better off with him. he seems to really try to create and focus on the building a family and relationships with his players, and i think that will go along way. especially when the wins start accumulating.
Go Bearcats!

JasonS · 09-26-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nparker1

watching sportscenter this morning and heard a comment about butch jones regarding woods. espn said that butch jones said that "he would live and die with dj woods". i like this. butch is not giving up on the kid, and giving him some motivation. i still stand in my thoughts on butch jones, and i do believe the UC program is better off with him. he seems to really try to create and focus on the building a family and relationships with his players, and i think that will go along way. especially when the wins start accumulating.
Go Bearcats!

Good post. Just to let everyone know, Central Michigan started 1-3 in Jones' first year and ended up going 8-5, won the MAC regular season and championship game (7-1 against the MAC) before losing to Purdue by 3 in a bowl game. While I hate being 1-3, this isn't unusual looking at Jones replacing BK at CMU and I think we can all agree that major progress has been made from week 1 to now, especially on the offensive line. We have to keep Pead healthy too. He is incredible and really something special. With this team being so young and essentially bringing everyone back next year (with the exception of Binns and maybe Hazelton), if they can get on a roll in Big East play it could pay big dividends next year.

david aka the TYZ · 09-26-2010, 05:41 PM

DJ is our best talent/playmaker and we need him. I'm sure he feels worse than any of us. He needs to own up to his mistakes and work to correct them. Butch believes in him and most of us fans do to. Mardy made some mistakes early his junior year and corrected them. DJ needs to put them in his past and play through it. I will say this, when Butch decides to put him back on punt returns (whether it's right away or if he has to earn it back) if he goes out there and reaches and dives for fair catches again he needs to lose his job permanantly. The muffed punt was bad, but the return before that he dove for a ball to try to catch it. Luckily it was going out of bounds. He needs to learn when to back away from a ball. He plays with such emotion, which can be good and bad. Right now he's trying to do too much.

I say we get a "D-J" chant going for the Victory Bell game to let him know we got his back.

Daniel Drake · 09-26-2010, 07:46 PM

I am sure even DJ would be critical of the fumbles, but we are not in the position we were in without him for sure. My bigger question is what is the deal with Binns. He seems to have a tough time getting seperation.

09-25-2010, 08:35 PM	#1
~~westsidecat~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 858	D.J Woods Man, talk about a tough game. I'm sure other boards will be lighting up to bash this kid. Just remember he is a kid who is playing for UC. Keep your head up, D.J.

09-26-2010, 05:41 PM	#9
david aka the TYZ Epic Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mason area Posts: 3,086	DJ is our best talent/playmaker and we need him. I'm sure he feels worse than any of us. He needs to own up to his mistakes and work to correct them. Butch believes in him and most of us fans do to. Mardy made some mistakes early his junior year and corrected them. DJ needs to put them in his past and play through it. I will say this, when Butch decides to put him back on punt returns (whether it's right away or if he has to earn it back) if he goes out there and reaches and dives for fair catches again he needs to lose his job permanantly. The muffed punt was bad, but the return before that he dove for a ball to try to catch it. Luckily it was going out of bounds. He needs to learn when to back away from a ball. He plays with such emotion, which can be good and bad. Right now he's trying to do too much. I say we get a "D-J" chant going for the Victory Bell game to let him know we got his back. __________________ representing the C

09-25-2010, 08:51 PM	#2
nparker1 Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 520	I feel bad for the kid. You can see that his dying on the inside. Seven catches, 150+ yards, and a touchdown really helped this team. Plus this was against Oklahoma. Their defensive players are some of the best talents nationwide. I especially cannot hate on the dropped punt return. I do not know how these guys can catch a ball when there are five opponents collapsing upon them. If DJ can put up those numbers against Oklahoma, then the rest of the Big East is in trouble. Keep your head up DJ, this team needs you. Go Bearcats!

09-25-2010, 10:40 PM	#4
Thegreatone Epic Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,187	He is going to be a big part of our future. He had nearly 200 yards receiving. He deserves some criticism but we is one of us and we got his back.

09-26-2010, 08:14 AM	#6
kpzero Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 51	DJ will be just fine. He is making progress from his good season last year. He has had a few instances that make you shake your head this year but he should iron those out as he continues to progress. I am fully expecting for him to have an electric senior season. Binns seems to disappear for long periods of time so far this season. If he wants to play on Sundays, he is going to have to step up his game. It is good seeing Robinson getting some looks finally. Hopefully he can use the opportunity to learn for next year when we will need him to step up and take on a bigger role in the offense. With his size he could be a great red zone asset. Four games in and I am starting to think that maybe we should start giving some of the young guys looks instead of Bones. Maybe I am being too critical but he just doesnt seem to have it. McClung looks like he could be special in a couple years. Has anybody heard anything on Howard recently? Has he had trouble getting back to playing speed from his injury or is it a lack of knowledge of the system that is keeping him off the field? He is a big target that could be useful with our struggling red zone offense. It would be nice to have a couple of options instead of having Collaros continually throwing to a double and triple covered Binns in the corner of the endzone every game.

09-26-2010, 08:29 AM	#7
nparker1 Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 520	watching sportscenter this morning and heard a comment about butch jones regarding woods. espn said that butch jones said that "he would live and die with dj woods". i like this. butch is not giving up on the kid, and giving him some motivation. i still stand in my thoughts on butch jones, and i do believe the UC program is better off with him. he seems to really try to create and focus on the building a family and relationships with his players, and i think that will go along way. especially when the wins start accumulating. Go Bearcats!

09-26-2010, 07:46 PM	#10
Daniel Drake Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 142	I am sure even DJ would be critical of the fumbles, but we are not in the position we were in without him for sure. My bigger question is what is the deal with Binns. He seems to have a tough time getting seperation.