Daurice Fountain to Shrine Game

[Neighbor]

Daurice Fountain tweeted that he has been invited to participate in the East West Shrine all star game in St Petersburg Florida Jan 20.

[panther-state]

Good for him. I'm going to miss Fountain.

[BCPanther]

Imagine a world where we played a quarterback that could get him the ball for the first 3 years he was here...

Daurice is going to make a roster and play in the league for a while. He doesn't have top end speed but he's a big target that runs pretty good routes. He's a guy that's going to play for 8 years and catch 30 or 40 balls each year. Just a nice, sold pro.

[ronfitch]

Imagine a world where we played a quarterback that could get him the ball for the first 3 years he was here...

Daurice is going to make a roster and play in the league for a while. He doesn't have top end speed but he's a big target that runs pretty good routes. He's a guy that's going to play for 8 years and catch 30 or 40 balls each year. Just a nice, sold pro.

Yeah, he is a gamer. Glad the offense was turned in the right direction for his last two seasons at UNI.

Big senior season, first team MVFC, invited to the Shrine Bowl ... and walking the stage to graduate tomorrow. Lot of hard work paying off for him.

[clenz]

Imagine a world where we played a quarterback that could get him the ball for the first 3 years he was here...

Daurice is going to make a roster and play in the league for a while. He doesn't have top end speed but he's a big target that runs pretty good routes. He's a guy that's going to play for 8 years and catch 30 or 40 balls each year. Just a nice, sold pro.

I want him in Minnesota, badly. I tried to convince the Vikings to take DJ and they didn't listen. Hopefully they'll listen to me this time.

He is a perfect guy to put in there as a 3rd or 4th options with Diggs, Theilen, Wright/Tredwell and Rudolph

[UNIdad]

Imagine a world where we played a quarterback that could get him the ball for the first 3 years he was here...

Daurice is going to make a roster and play in the league for a while. He doesn't have top end speed but he's a big target that runs pretty good routes. He's a guy that's going to play for 8 years and catch 30 or 40 balls each year. Just a nice, sold pro.

Oh, yes. So true. Painfully true. Extra kudos to him for sticking it out with UNI.

[panther-state]

I want him in Minnesota, badly. I tried to convince the Vikings to take DJ and they didn't listen. Hopefully they'll listen to me this time.

He is a perfect guy to put in there as a 3rd or 4th options with Diggs, Theilen, Wright/Tredwell and Rudolph

Nah...time to shed the purple and trade it in for some green. I bet he and Aaron Rodgers could connect on back shoulder catches for years.

[Bookin' Panther]

Sounds like Daurice has had a great week leading up to the Shrine game this Saturday. http://www.unipanthers.com/news/2018...-breakout.aspx. Hope he catches attention from many NFL scouts. The game is on NFL network, starting at 2:00 (CT). Good luck, Daurice!

[ronfitch]

Sounds like Daurice has had a great week leading up to the Shrine game this Saturday. http://www.unipanthers.com/news/2018...-breakout.aspx. Hope he catches attention from many NFL scouts. The game is on NFL network, starting at 2:00 (CT). Good luck, Daurice!

He is having a great week:

UNI's Daurice Fountain turning heads at Shrine Game practice:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ce/1044160001/

A receiver is blowing up Shrine Game practices and 49ers need to take notice:
http://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2018/...o-take-notice/

Shrine Game Day 3 Notebook:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...edium=referral

Chase Goodbread (who wrote the last article) has been tweeting about him all week as well, with video clips.

[SteinPizza]

Awesome news. Remember, it’s the practices which really count at these all star games. To the scouts, the game is an afterthought, and most will fly out after the last practice.

I’ll predict we’ll have a couple of other guys who could be in this same position in a couple of years, assuming they progress and stay healthy. We have some WRs with the right body type who are potentially athletic enough to make the plays that make scouts take notice.

[Neighbor]

Awesome news. Remember, it’s the practices which really count at these all star games. To the scouts, the game is an afterthought, and most will fly out after the last practice.

I’ll predict we’ll have a couple of other guys who could be in this same position in a couple of years, assuming they progress and stay healthy. We have some WRs with the right body type who are potentially athletic enough to make the plays that make scouts take notice.

If we have potentially NFL receivers, why the heck do we insist on a running QB? (And by we, I mean coaching staff.)

[sevelev711]

If we have potentially NFL receivers, why the heck do we insist on a running QB? (And by we, I mean coaching staff.)

Fair question... I'll get back to you if we get an answer.

[dasJamin]

Fountain had a nice 38 yard catch and run before half against a corner who was pressing him

[vbfan19]

sounds like he made a good showing.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000908400/article/five-nfl-draft-prospects-who-helped-themselves-at-shrine-game

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2755116-2018-east-west-shrine-game-matt-millers-biggest-takeaways

[FOTY]

Has a couple nice kick returns too. Gotta ask how we missed his talent there... Our mysterious Special Teams Coach whiffed on that one.