'14 JUCO LB Chris Weatherd (UT Signee 2/5/14)

[LotteryPick]

This is how I know the unlucky Vols years are coming to an end.

2 years ago, Chris doesn't make it in.

 

[OldVol49vfl]

Hey guys....BREAKING NEWS

Jimmy Hyams ‏@JimmyHyams · 3m
Tennessee LB Chris Weatherd of Texas has been cleared and will work with the Vols when practice begins Friday, according to a source


lol

Ole Jimmy's on top of things again!

 

[RiseToTheTop]

This is how I know the unlucky Vols years are coming to an end.

2 years ago, Chris doesn't make it in.

So true

 

[UT's#1Fan]

@allfortennessee: Vols Signee Chris Weatherd*Cleared Vols Signee Chris Weatherd Cleared

yes

 

[VolFromNashville]

Got a text from a friend that works with the team, that he'll be cleared on monday.

Confirmed insider

 

[vol2002]

Jabo wasn't honest with the staff about the significance of his knee injury. Not only did he have academic issues, he also had a torn ACL that he wasn't truthful about.

The staff placed him at Temple, I believe, after the ordeal. I was thinking about some of the RBs we had recently....

Tom Smith- transferred out
Alden Hill- transferred out
Davante Bourque- Didn't make it through Fall Camp
Q. Watson- processed out
Jabo Lee- ^^ above scenario
DY- bounced around between RB and WR.

That's a lot of swings and misses on RBs. I'm not sure that any of those guys would have made a difference if they stayed. I liked Hill's attitude. But that's really mediocre talent relative to where the position is currently headed...

 

[VolFromNashville]

Christmas in July :dance2:

 

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This is how I know the unlucky Vols years are coming to an end.

2 years ago, Chris doesn't make it in.

So true.

 

[TriedAndTrueVOL]

Bang Bang

 

[Biopsyman]

Hey guys....BREAKING NEWS

Jimmy Hyams ‏@JimmyHyams · 3m
Tennessee LB Chris Weatherd of Texas has been cleared and will work with the Vols when practice begins Friday, according to a source


lol

He also announced that he will be singing Rhinestone Cowboy at haft time of the Utah State game

 

[Aesius]

He also announced that he will be singing Rhinestone Cowboy at haft time of the Utah State game

Made me laugh.

 

[NoogaVFL]

Hey guys, Chris made it in! I'm so glad Dooley got things straightened out.

 

[Biopsyman]

Hey guys, Chris made it in! I'm so glad Dooley got things straightened out.

No You are thinking about..

John Brown or E Loften

 

[SmokinBob]

woooo!!!!

 

[Brillovol]

:good!:

Chris Weatherd Bio - UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics

So tell me why I keep seeing VN talk about him being used as a rush end in certain situations? Maybe come in on a blitz, but not with his hand on the ground.

 

[1orangews6]

Congrats to this young man. Happy for the team and CBJ.

BOOM!!!!

 

[Vol Revolver]

With him coming in so late, any chance he red shirts this year? Would be nice to have him for 2 years starting in 2015. We maybe so thin at backer that he is forced into action but I think it would benefit him and the team if he had an extra year to learn and develop.

 

[Vols4ever]

With him coming in so late, any chance he red shirts this year? Would be nice to have him for 2 years starting in 2015. We maybe so thin at backer that he is forced into action but I think it would benefit him and the team if he had an extra year to learn and develop.

RS a juco at a position of need? hmy:

 

[Ttucke11]

So why did Weatherd's stats kind of suck in high school/juco? Unusual for a guy with his size, athleticism, and the offers he had to have such underwhelming stats. Just kind of weird.

 

[Maxwell]

So why did Weatherd's stats kind of suck in high school/juco? Unusual for a guy with his size, athleticism, and the offers he had to have such underwhelming stats. Just kind of weird.

Some players pass the eyeball test but never produce. But who knows. not saying that is the case here. But possible with those stats which are underwhelming. For now he is a VOL who was coveted by the coaches and fans. We should welcome him, acknowledge his achievements academically to get here ( many on here did not think he would make it ) and cheer him on. We will know soon enough if the staff made a hit or miss on him. That's true for any player coming in. For every Dale Carter or Eric Berry there is also a Bryce Brown. And keep in mind some thought offering Al Wilson was idiotic. That move was criticized by many at the time. We know how that turned out.

 

[Ron Swanson]

So tell me why I keep seeing VN talk about him being used as a rush end in certain situations? Maybe come in on a blitz, but not with his hand on the ground.

"If he would have been able to play at juco all of last season and would have been an early enrollee that was the plan, was for him to play linebacker.

But, if you remember, he missed at least half of his season and obviously missed all of spring and that is a lot of time over the past year that he's missed.

Now, will he practice with linebackers this year? I'm sure he will. Will he be ready to play there this year after never being a full-time linebacker at any level? That's hard to believe.

I think the quickest way Weatherd sees the field is on special teams and as a pass-rusher in the nickel package. That may look like him standing up and coming off the edge at times.

Hope that clarifies a little more the process of why he was originally evaluated as a linebacker but some of that has changed over the year."

- Fortenberry

 

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Now, will he practice with linebackers this year? I'm sure he will. Will he be ready to play there this year after never being a full-time linebacker at any level? That's hard to believe.

I think the quickest way Weatherd sees the field is on special teams and as a pass-rusher in the nickel package. That may look like him standing up and coming off the edge at times.

- Fortenberry

This explains what I was gonna say. Just easier to have him see the field if you say "Ok, Chris... against USU, you're gonna stand in a LB position on 3rd down, but your job is to go wreck the QB. You are a LB in name only."

Beyond that, he'll just need to get more practice with LBs. I have a feeling he'll progress quickly.

 

[BleedorangeinGA]

large!!!!

You deserve a like just for the name. Hard to top ole Gus.

 

[Vols4us]

"If he would have been able to play at juco all of last season and would have been an early enrollee that was the plan, was for him to play linebacker.

But, if you remember, he missed at least half of his season and obviously missed all of spring and that is a lot of time over the past year that he's missed.

Now, will he practice with linebackers this year? I'm sure he will. Will he be ready to play there this year after never being a full-time linebacker at any level? That's hard to believe.

I think the quickest way Weatherd sees the field is on special teams and as a pass-rusher in the nickel package. That may look like him standing up and coming off the edge at times.

Hope that clarifies a little more the process of why he was originally evaluated as a linebacker but some of that has changed over the year."

- Fortenberry

I know with the new job and all - but please try to find time to post more often. This place lags and drifts into silliness when you, POA, and wu are not around.

 

[MADISONGAVOL]

Is he already on campus. When is he suppose to be here? I have missed it some where. This is awesome news definitely help on special teams as well which will be extremely important for us this year