'16 FL RB Carlin Fils-Aime (Vol commit 7/30/15)

[Catbone]

We have sick ass talent/depth at:
QB
DE
DT
OLB
OG
RB
WR

I'm in Knoxville. Let's DO IT

 

[Nationdom]

I don't have time to filter through this thread but this kid looks better than Feaster to me. He's my favorite RB in this class. 5 star in my books and will be similar to Kamara except he looks to be faster on top side.

lets hope he gets that 6.1

 

[Nationdom]

Rivals is the worst out of all of them IMO.

1. Rivals
2. 247
3 ESPN


4. Scout

 

[OH-Vol]

We have sick ass talent/depth at:
QB
DE
DT
OLB
OG
RB
WR

I agree excluding WR. I am not sure we can count on Croom or North for anything next year at this point. If Jennings is moved to DB it will further erode this group.

2016 Group
WR 1 - Malone
WR 2 - Smith
WR 3 and 4 - Williams / Jennings

Depth - George, Perry, North, Croom

 

[Catbone]

1. Rivals
2. 247
3 ESPN


4. Scout

247 is best because they have a composite score

 

[OH-Vol]

I don't know much about Carlin. Why is the consensus that he is currently under-rated, injuries?

 

[gobraves101035]

I don't know much about Carlin. Why is the consensus that he is currently under-rated, injuries?

I'm honestly not really sure. Not because of injuries. I think just because we all have watched his film and he should be rated higher than what he is.

 

[Nationdom]

247 is best because they have a composite score

Im gunna go with Rivals. 247 has improved since the early days but Rivals is and always will be the standard, like Tennessee is in the east.

 

[Catbone]

Rivals is and always will be the standard, like Tennessee is in the east.

That is utterly hilarious. Keep on keeping on Nationdom!

 

[AV_12]

Lmao

 

[vavolfan6]

I don't know much about Carlin. Why is the consensus that he is currently under-rated, injuries?

Fils-Aime flew under the radar before the season because he was injured his junior year. I think he may have played three games. We landed him in the summer before his senior season and many schools stopped recruiting and laid off. Not sure why, because he blew it up his senior year. His stats are ridiculous and his tape is just as impressive.

I have no idea why all the scouting websites haven't updated his rating, but he should be a 5 star. Butch knows what he is doing and has done everything to keep a great relationship with Fils-Aime. Really excited about this acquisition and look forward to him balling it up in garbage time next year haha!!

 

[Face]

Sorry.. But the term "sick ass depth" just doesn't do it for me :no:

 

[The Breakerboy]

I agree excluding WR. I am not sure we can count on Croom or North for anything next year at this point. If Jennings is moved to DB it will further erode this group.

2016 Group
WR 1 - Malone
WR 2 - Smith
WR 3 and 4 - Williams / Jennings

Depth - George, Perry, North, Croom

This WR group has a lot to prove. And it's not on Dobbs either. Somebody has got to step up and be a true No.1. Demanding the ball and all. We need a guy that will go make a play when we need it.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Evaluators excuse fir his ranking is based on speed (lol), and system. The previous RB put up big numbers, but isn't a big time college player. He also is surrounded by elite talent

I think they missed it

 

[chavisut]

247 is best because they have a composite score

Meh.

 

[engineerVOL]

Evaluators excuse fir his ranking is based on speed (lol), and system. The previous RB put up big numbers, but isn't a big time college player. He also is surrounded by elite talent

I think they missed it

I still can't believe Rob Cassidy said that.

"His predecessor is not producing at a college level, ergo, he shan't either."

That was a valuable indicator to him. That man is paid money to subjectively evaluate.

 

[chavisut]

I don't think that he meant he wouldn't succeed.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

247 is best because they have a composite score

The composite is flawed because it gives equal weight to scout and ESPN.

 

[BigZiti09]

The composite is flawed because it gives equal weight to scout and ESPN.

It has several flaws IMO and especially in basketball rankings.

It's also weird to me that 247 uses the composite as their primary ranking.

I just go with whoever ranks that particular Tennessee commit the highest.

 

[cncchris33]

This WR group has a lot to prove. And it's not on Dobbs either. Somebody has got to step up and be a true No.1. Demanding the ball and all. We need a guy that will go make a play when we need it.

I agree the WRs haven't helped the cause, but Dobbs absorbs some blame too. His touch isn't very good at all, especially deep. The bigger problem IMO is the manner in which we utilize our WR personnel.

I'd love to see us focus on developing a system at WR that creates a definite first and second tier of WRs. Focus on highlighting and getting the ball to Malone, Williams, Jennings (if he stays at WR), and Smith. Then work in the others as needed due to injury, suspensions, game-flow (blowouts).

This nonsense system of playing 8 or 10 WRs a game is goofy and allows almost no continuity between QB and WRs. That is probably my chief complaint with how we utilize our personnel under this staff. We have no go-to WR and our leading WR has 388 yds in 12 games. Almost every other SEC team has that go-to guy, and sometimes two of them. I'd bet dollars to donuts that is being used against us on the recruiting trail.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

It has several flaws IMO and especially in basketball rankings.

It's also weird to me that 247 uses the composite as their primary ranking.

I just go with whoever ranks that particular Tennessee commit the highest.

It's like saying, "We're not convinced we do a good job of evaluating so we'll just take them all and divide by four."

 

[BigZiti09]

I agree the WRs haven't helped the cause, but Dobbs absorbs some blame too. His touch isn't very good at all, especially deep. The bigger problem IMO is the manner in which we utilize our WR personnel.

I'd love to see us focus on developing a system at WR that creates a definite first and second tier of WRs. Focus on highlighting and getting the ball to Malone, Williams, Jennings (if he stays at WR), and Smith. Then work in the others as needed due to injury, suspensions, game-flow (blowouts).

This nonsense system of playing 8 or 10 WRs a game is goofy and allows almost no continuity between QB and WRs. That is probably my chief complaint with how we utilize our personnel under this staff. We have no go-to WR and our leading WR has 388 yds in 12 games. Almost every other SEC team has that go-to guy, and sometimes two of them. I'd bet dollars to donuts that is being used against us on the recruiting trail.

The rotating of 9-10 WR is very goofy. It's like we are trying to be too cute with our coaching. I think the WR play improved when injuries shortened the depth chart. I don't think that was coincidence.

 

[onevol74]

If CFA had listed Alabama in his top 5 he would have been a 5 star. That is how messed up the recruiting services are.

 

[NochNoch]

It's like saying, "We're not convinced we do a good job of evaluating so we'll just take them all and divide by four."

Or it's like saying "Ranking recruits and projecting the future of 17/18 year olds isn't an exact science and people sometimes have differing opinions, so we're going to try and account for that."

 

[Vol464]

The rotating of 9-10 WR is very goofy. It's like we are trying to be too cute with our coaching. I think the WR play improved when injuries shortened the depth chart. I don't think that was coincidence.

I thought EZ said mid season that they had figured that part out and weren't going to do it anymore.