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getting ready to come back. Hope it's not a nasty rumor....sure could use him!  |
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2011, 08:11:29 EDT » |
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I opened this post with dread.
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2011, 08:21:10 EDT » |
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Maybe he will make up for missing a year with a sec record in sacks! |
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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2011, 08:32:15 EDT » |
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getting ready to come back. Hope it's not a nasty rumor....sure could use him! He practiced yesterday in shorts, full speed. |
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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2011, 10:14:53 EDT » |
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He is back, but I am not expecting a lot, that is a tough injury to bounce back from.
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2011, 11:46:20 EDT » |
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Is it logical to think he could get 5-10 snaps a game the first half of the season, and 15-20 the final games? I'd settle for that.
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2011, 03:22:38 EDT » |
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Is it logical to think he could get 5-10 snaps a game the first half of the season, and 15-20 the final games? I'd settle for that.
I think that this would be gravy. |
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2011, 04:26:42 EDT » |
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How much can we expect out of Bohannon, Walls and Fowlkes?
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2011, 04:27:49 EDT » |
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How much can we expect out of Bohannon, Walls and Fowlkes?
On the depth chart right now Bohannon is listed at #1 DE opposite Jacques Smith and he supposedly had a great offseason, but I read the other day on VQ that Walls was getting the first team reps ahead of Bohannon. Both of those guys will be in the first four. Fowlkes is listed at 2nd team DE. I'm guessing he won't make much of an impact. It would be ideal if Martin could stay healthy and supplant him there. The hot name so far in camp is Trevaris Saulsberry... if he and Couch can be the third and fourth tackles with Malik Jackson and Hood (and Ayres providing depth) then we might see Corey Miller slide back out to DE. Honestly, I think this team rises and falls with newcomers on defense and staying healthy. Offensively, we have enough to compete all over the field. Defensively, we need Couch, Saulsberry, AJ Johnson, Curt Maggit, Christian Harris, and Byron Moore to all be bigtime. I think we're really only two bodies away at DL but those freshman LBs are going to have to step up if we are going to exceed that 8 win expectation. |
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2011, 05:07:22 EDT » |
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On the depth chart right now Bohannon is listed at #1 DE opposite Jacques Smith and he supposedly had a great offseason, but I read the other day on VQ that Walls was getting the first team reps ahead of Bohannon. Both of those guys will be in the first four.
Fowlkes is listed at 2nd team DE. I'm guessing he won't make much of an impact. It would be ideal if Martin could stay healthy and supplant him there. The hot name so far in camp is Trevaris Saulsberry... if he and Couch can be the third and fourth tackles with Malik Jackson and Hood (and Ayres providing depth) then we might see Corey Miller slide back out to DE.
Honestly, I think this team rises and falls with newcomers on defense and staying healthy. Offensively, we have enough to compete all over the field. Defensively, we need Couch, Saulsberry, AJ Johnson, Curt Maggit, Christian Harris, and Byron Moore to all be bigtime. I think we're really only two bodies away at DL but those freshman LBs are going to have to step up if we are going to exceed that 8 win expectation.
I would only make one change........I think we need those guys to step up to make 8 wins. That means 4-4 in conference and that means we will have to slow down the run. Good DL play can make up for some mediocre LB play and vice versa but if they are both mediocre we will be in trouble again. I looked at Saulberry's HS tape and he looks like he could be a good one. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2011, 09:16:46 EDT » |
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On the depth chart right now Bohannon is listed at #1 DE opposite Jacques Smith and he supposedly had a great offseason, but I read the other day on VQ that Walls was getting the first team reps ahead of Bohannon. Both of those guys will be in the first four.
Fowlkes is listed at 2nd team DE. I'm guessing he won't make much of an impact. It would be ideal if Martin could stay healthy and supplant him there. The hot name so far in camp is Trevaris Saulsberry... if he and Couch can be the third and fourth tackles with Malik Jackson and Hood (and Ayres providing depth) then we might see Corey Miller slide back out to DE.
Honestly, I think this team rises and falls with newcomers on defense and staying healthy. Offensively, we have enough to compete all over the field. Defensively, we need Couch, Saulsberry, AJ Johnson, Curt Maggit, Christian Harris, and Byron Moore to all be bigtime. I think we're really only two bodies away at DL but those freshman LBs are going to have to step up if we are going to exceed that 8 win expectation.
I think we will play a lot of 4-2-5 this year with Brewer playing a hybrid LB/DB position. But your point that the FR LBs need to step up is well taken. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2011, 11:15:04 EDT » |
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I think we will play a lot of 4-2-5 this year with Brewer playing a hybrid LB/DB position. But your point that the FR LBs need to step up is well taken.
I think so too but the problem is that with UF hiring Muschamp all four of our major rivals... UF, UGa, USCE, and Bammer... are now more traditional offensive teams who will run prostyle offenses. I think the 4-2-5 is the right way to defend the spread but I have visions of Trent Richardson pounding our undersized defense into submission in the 4th quarter. Wilcox and Dooley are changing the mode on UT LBs. Maggitt, AJ Johnson, and Christian Harris are all bigger than all of the other LBs we have on campus. |
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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2011, 11:28:59 EDT » |
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I think so too but the problem is that with UF hiring Muschamp all four of our major rivals... UF, UGa, USCE, and Bammer... are now more traditional offensive teams who will run prostyle offenses. I think the 4-2-5 is the right way to defend the spread but I have visions of Trent Richardson pounding our undersized defense into submission in the 4th quarter.
Wilcox and Dooley are changing the mode on UT LBs. Maggitt, AJ Johnson, and Christian Harris are all bigger than all of the other LBs we have on campus.
That is why the offense has got to be strong this year. We can't we win a knockdown drag out game yet. if we can put pressure on other teams to have to score (something we have not done the past 3 years) it changes the whole game for them. Bama will have a greener QB than we do.......if we can make him have to make plays..............who knows? |
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