'14 JUCO OT Dontavius Blair (UT SIGNEE 12/18/13)

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Vol8188 said:
I'd rather have an extra season with him. Opions of most out of Hs were that he wasn't yet physically ready.

With our depth, I doubt he'd get any real experience anyway. Redshirt him, and he'll be a major contributor next season.
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Agreed. It'd be a waste of a year for him. Take an extra year to develop him. Few freshman can make a difference on the line right away anyway and with our depth we don't need him right now.
 
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Phat-Phil said:
Richmond?
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Drew Richmond. I think he is our future left tackle. I'm assuming we get him, but he has the size and the length to play left tackle. Whether Kerbyson or Blair start the next two years after Tiny leaves, that gives Richmond a year to redshirt or get some playing time as a true freshman then take over during his second year.
 
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butchna said:
Snooze away....he's Tiny's replacement...and will also end up in the NFL...YEAH!...I SAID IT!
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I could see Kerbyson making the league. But I thought he was gonna play guard here. No?

Edit: what ever happened to Alan Posey?I know dude was a monster size wise.
 
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Catbone said:
Losing Tiny, Fulton, Stone, Bullard, and James hurts pretty bad though.
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Has to happen sometime. They can't stay forever. Lets enjoy 2013 with them instead of worrying about 2014. The guys behind them would be playing ALOT at some other schools too btw. Those guys get to keep improving until its their turn. It'll be alright. Gotta feeling Sanders will be a Hell of a tackle when it's said and done.
 
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Since I tend to need to say these things a few times before they stick, here’s my spiel on OL rotation in the Fast & Furious spead:

F&F is an offense designed to attack the physical conditioning of the opposing team. It’s about speed, relentlessness, and outlasting your opponent. One of the chief means of achieving this goal is to run as many plays as possible. By design, F&F will try to run 90 plays a game. If that sounds like a lot of plays, that’s only because it is.

Another key to using F&F is that the usual upper limit of a football player’s conditioning is about 60 plays. With a team that runs this kind of offense (and defense), you will be trying to play more snaps that your own players can play. It is important, then, to substitute players liberally.

In the case of offensive linemen, that means you need to have 10--not 5--players ready to play a game. While your starting five will likely get the bulk of the action, those second five will get plenty of work.

What this means from a practical standpoint is that however many players Mahoney can get ready to play at an SEC level is the number of guys they can use in a game. The more they can get ready, the more they will play to reduce wear and tear on everybody. That won’t replace the great talent lost from the Team 117 line, but it will help give experience to the Team 118 line.
 
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d3ft punk said:
Since I tend to need to say these things a few times before they stick, here’s my spiel on OL rotation in the Fast & Furious spead:

F&F is an offense designed to attack the physical conditioning of the opposing team. It’s about speed, relentlessness, and outlasting your opponent. One of the chief means of achieving this goal is to run as many plays as possible. By design, F&F will try to run 90 plays a game. If that sounds like a lot of plays, that’s only because it is.

Another key to using F&F is that the usual upper limit of a football player’s conditioning is about 60 plays. With a team that runs this kind of offense (and defense), you will be trying to play more snaps that your own players can play. It is important, then, to substitute players liberally.

In the case of offensive linemen, that means you need to have 10--not 5--players ready to play a game. While your starting five will likely get the bulk of the action, those second five will get plenty of work.

What this means from a practical standpoint is that however many players Mahoney can get ready to play at an SEC level is the number of guys they can use in a game. The more they can get ready, the more they will play to reduce wear and tear on everybody. That won’t replace the great talent lost from the Team 117 line, but it will help give experience to the Team 118 line.
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Even more of a reason get as many linemen as possible each recruiting class
 
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d3ft punk said:
Since I tend to need to say these things a few times before they stick, here’s my spiel on OL rotation in the Fast & Furious spead:

F&F is an offense designed to attack the physical conditioning of the opposing team. It’s about speed, relentlessness, and outlasting your opponent. One of the chief means of achieving this goal is to run as many plays as possible. By design, F&F will try to run 90 plays a game. If that sounds like a lot of plays, that’s only because it is.

Another key to using F&F is that the usual upper limit of a football player’s conditioning is about 60 plays. With a team that runs this kind of offense (and defense), you will be trying to play more snaps that your own players can play. It is important, then, to substitute players liberally.

In the case of offensive linemen, that means you need to have 10--not 5--players ready to play a game. While your starting five will likely get the bulk of the action, those second five will get plenty of work.

What this means from a practical standpoint is that however many players Mahoney can get ready to play at an SEC level is the number of guys they can use in a game. The more they can get ready, the more they will play to reduce wear and tear on everybody. That won’t replace the great talent lost from the Team 117 line, but it will help give experience to the Team 118 line.
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Just got to move the chains.
 
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Catbone said:
I am drunk.
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Players always leave... It is a constant cycle. enjoy them while they are here and be prepared to new starters...
 
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BigOrangeD said:
He said he was at 226 also. Going to be a bruiser. Love see him be another Jamal Lewis type back for us.
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I am not saying that Hurd won't hurt people, but Jamal was shorter and weighed more, meaning he carried more weight, and at a lower point. Hurd will run guys over, but don't expect him to be a Jamal Lewis type bruiser. He is also faster than Jamal. I see Hurd as more of a (don't flame me) Eddie George type back with a little more speed. Now if he has even close to the same career, we will all be happy with that. Eddie could hurt you, unless you are Bill Duff :), and he was an upright running, much like Hurd. Running upright is not always bad, if you are great running the ball, see Eddie George, Eric Dickerson.
 
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VFL23 said:
I am not saying that Hurd won't hurt people, but Jamal was shorter and weighed more, meaning he carried more weight, and at a lower point. Hurd will run guys over, but don't expect him to be a Jamal Lewis type bruiser. He is also faster than Jamal. I see Hurd as more of a (don't flame me) Eddie George type back with a little more speed. Now if he has even close to the same career, we will all be happy with that. Eddie could hurt you, unless you are Bill Duff :), and he was an upright running, much like Hurd. Running upright is not always bad, if you are great running the ball, see Eddie George, Eric Dickerson.
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Yeah, I heard Hurd say on the radio he ran a 4.35. That is fast. Jamal was very fast as well. He use to run 4.37. Jamal will be tough to beat. No doubt.
 
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Crap auburn is his leader. Should have known that would happen. Almost committed. Nick Marshall and home state hard to overcome.
 
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Nashvegas31 said:
Crap auburn is his leader. Should have known that would happen. Almost committed. Nick Marshall and home state hard to overcome.
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Expected that really. The interview he gave after getting the AU offer was very telling. I think we miss on the Juco OT recruits this year.
 
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