’14 GA ATH Elliott Berry (UT Signee 2/5/14)

[volnpowell]

Lemond was 28. Riyahd was suppose to be 21 last year.

Is Riyahd just being nice, or do we have to worry about him leaving? Hope not, because I think Riyahd could be a good player.

 

[Grayvol]

Not so. I nickel LB is a LB who would be on the field as a LB, in a 5 DB set. "THE" nickel back is the 5th DB in a nickel set.

Point taken. Never really heard the term but makes good sense.

 

[TriCitiesVol]

Is Riyahd just being nice, or do we have to worry about him leaving? Hope not, because I think Riyahd could be a good player.

What do you mean "being nice" ? I'm out of the loop on that...

Riyahd should be one of the front-runners to get that CB spot opposite Sutton.

 

[volnpowell]

What do you mean "being nice" ? I'm out of the loop on that...

Riyahd should be one of the front-runners to get that CB spot opposite Sutton.

Is he giving his number to Elliot?

 

[TriCitiesVol]

Is he giving his number to Elliot?

Oh I have no idea. Need Riyahd for depth and ST if nothing else.

 

[LaagerVol]

Point taken. Never really heard the term but makes good sense.

I don't know if nickel LB is an official position or not, just sometimes the 2 LB that remain on the field in a nickel set are referred to as nickel LBs.

 

[LaagerVol]

Oh I have no idea. Need Riyahd for depth and ST if nothing else.

I really had big hopes for Riyahd last year. I hope his struggles were all due to the leg issues he had and all is 100% this year.

 

[jjay2518]

Maybe the coaches are looking to run something similar to Ellis Johnson's scheme at USCjr. 4-2-5 with a hybrid LB/DB (spur in their system) at the nickle corner spot.

I could see Elliott fitting perfectly in that spur role.

 

[qwerty]

Maybe the coaches are looking to run something similar to Ellis Johnson's scheme at USCjr. 4-2-5 with a hybrid LB/DB (spur in their system) at the nickle corner spot.

I could see Elliott fitting perfectly in that spur role.

I think we keep 3 lbs on the field most of the game.

 

[jjay2518]

I think we keep 3 lbs on the field most of the game.

It's purely dictated by the opposing offense. There are only a couple teams on our schedule that run a system where we would be able to run a large majority of 4-3.

 

[RockyTop85]

This kid runs like a 4.45-4.55, why does everybody think he's a LB? Nickel DB seems feasible.

 

[Madkins8]

This kid runs like a 4.45-4.55, why does everybody think he's a LB? Nickel DB seems feasible.

Because he is 200 pounds coming into college without the lateral quickness necessary to play Corner or Nickel.

He is a SS or LB. I think LB.

 

[engineerVOL]

Maybe the coaches are looking to run something similar to Ellis Johnson's scheme at USCjr. 4-2-5 with a hybrid LB/DB (spur in their system) at the nickle corner spot.

I could see Elliott fitting perfectly in that spur role.

I like the idea of a 4-2-5. We would look like swarm of hornets with all those DB's running around antagonizing the receivers.

 

[TriCitiesVol]

I think we keep 3 lbs on the field most of the game.

UT was in a base 4-3 about 25% of the time this past year. Most of the time, UT was in a 4-2-5 with either Swafford/Toney as the nickel.

 

[Madkins8]

UT was in a base 4-3 about 25% of the time this past year. Most of the time, UT was in a 4-2-5 with either Swafford/Toney as the nickel.

It wasn't that high, it was about 50% though.

I think generally people get stuck in the 4-3 mindset and put too much emphasis on the 3rd LB and not enough on the NB.

Brent Brewer played under 50% of the snaps on defense last year.

 

[TriCitiesVol]

It wasn't that high, it was about 50% though.

I think generally people get stuck in the 4-3 mindset and put too much emphasis on the 3rd LB and not enough on the NB.

Brent Brewer played under 50% of the snaps on defense last year.

That's why I hope JRM has a great offseason, takes control, and earns that 3rd LB spot. He'll give us good versatility and flexibility when we go into our different schemes/packages.

 

[RockyTop85]

Because he is 200 pounds coming into college without the lateral quickness necessary to play Corner or Nickel.

He is a SS or LB. I think LB.

Haven't seen anything about his lateral quickness one way or the other.

He's a trained 200lbs. He can probably get bigger but I'd be surprised if he adds 18 LBs in a month like Payne has.

I feel like McDowell is a more likely LB candidate but I guess we'll see.

 

[volzfan1998]

Boooom!!!

 

[BigOrangeD]

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[Madkins8]

Haven't seen anything about his lateral quickness one way or the other.

He's a trained 200lbs. He can probably get bigger but I'd be surprised if he adds 18 LBs in a month like Payne has.

I feel like McDowell is a more likely LB candidate but I guess we'll see.

Just watching his film plus combine numbers.

I think McDowell is far more athletic than Elliot Berry, but he has the frame where he could grow into an OLB.

 

[LowKey]

Boom!

 

[SHOWOFF]

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[wU-Tang Vol]

VFmfL

 

[BornToBleedOrange]

Boom!

 

[kamoshika]

Coach Willie Martinez on Berry: "Elliott is a very physical player, he is smart, has great instincts, and showed athleticism on both sides of the ball. He also made a lot of plays this season for the state championship for Creekside High School."