Unfortunately things don't seem to be working out for Max Borghi
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I don't even think its the Dickersons - we live in a world of enablists, from parents to friends to acquaintances, coaches... "just believe in yourself, that is enough." "Don't ever let anyone deny you your dreams."
Sometimes the adults in the room have to inform those less wise that their decision may not be the best one. There is nobody who gave MB an actual shot at making a roster, at least not anyone who's opinion should be trusted on the matter. Combine that with the shape of the league and how RB's are not valued now, and it was a long shot at best.
He could have a great career in Canada as a WR or feature receiving back.
As I've said before, I think it's silly that collegiate kids can sign million dollar NIL deals and play ball, but someone like Borghi can't re-enroll for the final year(s) of eligibility if their pro aspirations don't work out. Talk about a double standard.
He doesn't really have the top end speed to run the edge in the NFL, so he needs to be a power runner between the tackles to compensate for that. He isn't, and his last season he was very tentative with the ball. That's not going to work in the NFL.
He still could be a situational back, with the ability to take the catch out of the backfield and turn it into yards. But there are a very limited number of NFL slots for someone with that skillset, and right now all of them are filled by guys who are far more proven than he is.
In short...I hope he finished his degree.
He may be a CFL guy. He prob fits better into a passing scheme as a RB seeing as that’s all he has for game film. The CFL will do that for him. I wouldnt be surprised if he wound up in the slot, again because all he did was catch passes.
He should not have left early, regardless if he felt he had been in Pullman long enough.
He should not have left early, regardless if he felt he had been in Pullman long enough.
As much as I would like to see Max get another chance, all teams needed to get down to 85 players today and will need to cut another 5 in a week....with more cuts to come. I doubt that any team is going to want to cut another player right now to make room for Borghi. Teams are more likely to scoop up waived players towards the end of pre-season when everyone has to get down to 53. It's those last cuts that have a better chance of landing with another team.
Glad Cougar
I watched their game, the Broncos are my team. Unfortunate but not surprising. Being in a spot like he is you have to maximize every opportunity and he had a chance to bust one but hesitated. I saw a screenshot when he was in the hole and he coulda bounced it for 15 yards+ and only ended up getting 2. Seems like the same pattern we were seeing after his injury, just too much hesitation.
Hope he sorts it out and gets another shot somewhere.
Hope he sorts it out and gets another shot somewhere.
Agree with almost everything everyone is saying, but that lack of speed thing is a myth. At 1 time, Borghi had the fastest time, was the fastest on team.
And in P5 games he turned on the jets, got open by pure speed.
Borghi's problem is that altho he can catch ball in backfield, and good in the open field, and has top speed, and has semi ok power, etc, he is not shifty, does not juke, cutback well, does not make defenders miss, or do glancing, deflective, semi miss blows, and does not have great vision, etc. He can block, follow blocks, hit holes, but can't hit, slide, knife thru creases.
The problem is Borghi needed James Williams ability, and James Williams needed some of Borghi's abilities. If James Williams and Borghi could have been combined into a 1 RB, then that RB, would have been drafted an or made a NFL roster, etc.
Speed is not enough for in betweener semi smaller guys like Borghi.
A guy like Borghi needs to have good vision, juking, cutback, make defenders miss, hit holes, creases, follow blocks, block, Speedy, some power, won't go down semi easily if blow on them, touch them, catch ball, run good routes.
Borghi wasn't the complete package, and needed to be in order to be at his size, frame.
And he needed to not be injury prone.
That's why Borghi wasn't drafted, not making rosters, etc.
But Borghi is very very fast, speedy, and probably fast enough.
Like you said there is a place for somebody like him who can catch the ball in backfield and turn that into 4,5,6,7,8 yards consistently, but as you said, there is a lot of competition, and they are proven, while he is not.
Borghi's s best course is to go arena league, XFL, USFL, CFL, Canada, etc, play 1,2,3,4 years of awesome highlights at that level, and then try to make NFL rosters.
That and getting his degree would be good.
Spending 2-3 years in the CFL isnt going to hurt his coaching career. It will help it. More resume, more contacts, more opportunity in coaching.
