Urritia - Things Never Change

[wanksta]

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/...=2008802271190

U of L receiver Mario Urrutia didn't drop any passes, but he was cited by one observer for not going full speed in a drill that required all-out effort.

BIG SURPRISE THERE! They were probably "across the middle" routes...

[farmdude]

Some people never get it, do they?

Unfortunately for someone in his position it means a lot of money.

[cardfaninpittsburgh]

Maybe they should throw quarter bags and see how many he catches and how fast he runs.

[BereaCard]

This makes me wonder where his head is. I don't agree with it, but I could see where someone might dog it during the season if he does not like his new coach and he knows he is leaving after the season. But this? How can you dog it when you are auditioning for the biggest job you will ever get in your life? Is he delusional about his talent? Or maybe he dogged it so much this last year that he couldn't go all out in the drill because he was not in good enough shape.

I hope for his sake he gets his head straight.

[HarveyGlass]

Originally Posted by BereaCard

This makes me wonder where his head is. I don't agree with it, but I could see where someone might dog it during the season if he does not like his new coach and he knows he is leaving after the season. But this? How can you dog it when you are auditioning for the biggest job you will ever get in your life?

Probably made a habit out of it. It's a shame.

[farmdude]

BereaCard, when you asked if he was delusional about his talent that is something I have been thinking. Maybe he thinks since he has the body that every team would like to have at wideout, and that he does have the physical tools to play in the NFL that everyone is going to cut him some slack. We have all known people like that in our own lives. It is a shame. Lesson for you young parents out there, teach your kids to work hard, it pays off.

[swampdaddy]

Does anyone think the younger Urritia will be anything like older brother Mario?

Swamp Daddy

[bling49]

I have heard from some HS coaches Maurice really wasn't much of a football player at least in HS.

That certainly doesnt mean that with some maturity and hard work he hasnt improved.

Maurice was shot twice so his judgement was a bit suspect in the past.

Lil bro has impressive size but there is a reason you put a 6'5" guy at free safety instead of WR.......he cant catch.....yet ODDLY ENOUGH Maurice is now listed at WR on the 2008 Louisville roster.

http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-...maurice00.html

In Mario's case you would think that a guy who has ran thousands of routes and had thousands of passes thrown at him would be proficient by now at catching passes.

I believe that if everyday I shot 1,000 free throws a day I would get better and be better than the average player at shooting free throws.

Receiver is a skill and as many impressive plays as Mario has made he has dropped just as many so maybe he's just not as skilled of a receiver as we would like to think.

While it bewilders us all why he cant do it every time he gets a pass tossed his way there is a reason, maybe he's just not as good as Harry Douglass who catches everything and because of his competitiveness gets every inch he can after the catch.

Too bad Douglass isnt 6'6" and Urrutia is 5'9".

[countcrunkula]

maurice really wasnt that great
i saw him a few times, not impressive at all