On Oct. 14, Brisly Estime tweeted a staggering 122 times.

Some highlights: “my yoga class doe >>,” “is it true chinese food is made out of rats??” and “College is a catfish, how you see college on TV is not how it really is (crying face).”

Later in the day, he tweeted “yall can call me bris not my full name…” and “I miss my son so much…him throwin up every where.”

Thanks for the lovely image, Bris.

In all, from Oct. 5-19, Estime tweeted a whopping 473 times. That’s 31.5 tweets per day, 1.32 per hour and .022 a minute.

That is absolutely incredible. To think that a man of so few words in person could have that much to say on Twitter is astounding.

Right now, Estime is perhaps best known for his Twitter binges, but his arsenal is much wider. He just needs the chance to alter his image and see more time on the field.

He only caught two balls for Syracuse (3-4, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) in three games for a grand total of 11 receiving yards. That’s 43 tweets per reception, for those of you at home with scorecards. But that’s not Estime’s fault. He flaunted his electrifying ability to return kicks against Georgia Tech, and he’s arguably one of SU’s most talented receivers.

Estime should see more action against Wake Forest (4-4, 2-3), both in the return game and in the H-back slot. His potential is sky high, and targeting him more this week can help the Orange beat the Demon Deacons.

Head coach Scott Shafer said at his weekly press conference Thursday that he plans to get Estime more involved “to some degree” this week.

“We look to try to get the ball in his hands a little bit more every week,” Shafer said.

But a little bit more isn’t good enough.

Not with the way the offense has been struggling. Not with Estime’s talent. Not with the speed at which Syracuse’s bowl hopes are diminishing — unlike Estime’s tweeting quota.

Two weeks ago, before the Georgia Tech loss, Shafer said he didn’t want Estime to have too many pots on the stove. He planned on featuring Estime exclusively in the H-back position.

That Saturday, though, Estime returned two punts. And he looked damn good on the second one. He broke free to the outside and burst by Georgia Tech defenders before being forced out of bounds.

The time has come to use him to his full potential, especially against a pressure-heavy Demon Deacon defense.

Wake Forest’s main defensive weapon is Nikita Whitlock. Even Shafer loves watching Whitlock play.

Whitlock has recorded 52 tackles, 13.5 of them for a loss of 78 yards, and leads the team with seven sacks.

Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt has struggled mightily with throwing the ball downfield as of late, he said, in part because he needs to trust his receivers and throw the ball where he expects they’ll be, rather than where they are.

Estime is the perfect solution. The H-back position was designed for games like this. Estime can operate strictly within a New England Patriots-esque style of offense. Stand to Hunt’s side, and as Whitlock and other pass rushers swarm Hunt, Estime can be right there for a dump pass.

Then Estime can do what he does best and what he did so well in the return game against the Yellow Jackets.

Run wild.

A few shake and bakes, do da dippities and dirty dangles later and Estime can take it to the house.

He brings something very few players on the Syracuse roster have shown in the past few weeks: explosiveness.

“He’s actually had two good weeks of practice,” Shafer said.

So let’s go. Start the engine. Turn that tweeting machine into a reception machine.

On Oct. 19, Estime tweeted 31 times. He tweeted a few more gems such as “funa go to sleep” and “this game live right na.”

But his 27th tweet of the day might have been the most significant.

“waiting on my moment…”

That moment should come this week.

Published on November 1, 2013 at 1:17 am