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#52
#52
Here's a wave of the Big Orange magic wand: For 2014, lining up awaiting the opposing team's returner (the law firm of Berry bros., Bates & associates) and, conversely lining up when the opposing team's kick off(More fresh speed)......to block their would-be tacklers to protect the V-twins (Von and Vic) will all constitute the new magical ingredient--------------not seen for many moons. -------------SPEED. Stay tuned.

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#55
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vol-un-tear said:
Yep, sure handed and reliable. A few injury set-backs away from being a great returner. Remember all those punt return fumbles the year before he arrived? No problems with DY
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Exactly what I was thinking. For a year or two there we couldn't even catch a punt, and it cost us badly in a multiple games.
 
#56
#56
crusse10 said:
teams I play against in my NCAA dynasty always end up having a lot of kickoff return yards, too
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I'm not really sure what you want me to say here. I didn't write the list. Those numbers are directly from utsports.com.
 
#58
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Biopsyman said:
That may be more of a function of the umbels if opportunities vs

Devrin young is the worst kick off man innthe sec. We need a big time difference maker at the position. So embody that strikes fear in the heart of the opponent. Accepting a good little guy that loves the big orange doesn't cut it. There's a bunch of those in the stands.:clapping:
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BeattieFeathers said:
Biopsyman said:
That may be more of a function of the umbels if opportunities vs

Devrin young is the worst kick off man innthe sec. We need a big time difference maker at the position. So embody that strikes fear in the heart of the opponent. Accepting a good little guy that loves the big orange doesn't cut it. There's a bunch of those in the stands.:clapping:
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Worst "kick off man innthe sec"? Now you're just starting to sound like a troll.
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#60
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The Devrin Young bashing on here is absolutely ridiculous. Tennessee has been playing football for almost 118 years and this kid is fourth (4th) on the all-time kickoff return yards list with 1263 yds. All-time. Ahead of him? Only Willie Gault (1854), Leonard Scott (1788), and Corey Larkins (1307). And something would have to go drastically wrong for him not to move past Larkins and grab the 3rd all-time spot this year. With a great season, he could even move to number 2.

Lemme repeat that. Number 2. All-Time. On the Tennessee kickoff return yards list.

While we're at it, guess who has more kickoff return yards in a single season than Carl Pickens, Corey Larkins, and Dale Carter?

Devrin Young.

So, if you feel the need to bash a Tennessee born and bred player who has not only given his all but is currently making Tennessee football history as we speak, please, kindly extract your head from your anus and come back to reality.
 
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NashVOL93 said:
The Devrin Young bashing on here is absolutely ridiculous. Tennessee has been playing football for almost 118 years and this kid is fourth (4th) on the all-time kickoff return yards list with 1263 yds. All-time. Ahead of him? Only Willie Gault (1854), Leonard Scott (1788), and Corey Larkins (1307). And something would have to go drastically wrong for him not to move past Larkins and grab the 3rd all-time spot this year. With a great season, he could even move to number 2.

Lemme repeat that. Number 2. All-Time. On the Tennessee kickoff return yards list.

While we're at it, guess who has more kickoff return yards in a single season than Carl Pickens, Corey Larkins, and Dale Carter?

Devrin Young.

So, if you feel the need to bash a Tennessee born and bred player who has not only given his all but is currently making Tennessee football history as we speak, please, kindly extract your head from your anus and come back to reality.
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So he is better than Pickens and carter? No tds in his career? Hey, he's a great little guy I'm sure. Corey larkins wasn't much either.
 
#62
#62
I would have went with kick coverage. The Auburn game was unbearable. I was hoping we would kick it out of bounds and let them have it at the 40 at one point.
Young needs a couple of TDs on special teams. He gets close to breaking one every other time and I will never forget what kick return was like before DY. I remember not putting anyone back to return punts because nobody on the team could catch them.
 
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NashVOL93 said:
The Devrin Young bashing on here is absolutely ridiculous. Tennessee has been playing football for almost 118 years and this kid is fourth (4th) on the all-time kickoff return yards list with 1263 yds. All-time. Ahead of him? Only Willie Gault (1854), Leonard Scott (1788), and Corey Larkins (1307). And something would have to go drastically wrong for him not to move past Larkins and grab the 3rd all-time spot this year. With a great season, he could even move to number 2.

Lemme repeat that. Number 2. All-Time. On the Tennessee kickoff return yards list.

While we're at it, guess who has more kickoff return yards in a single season than Carl Pickens, Corey Larkins, and Dale Carter?

Devrin Young.

So, if you feel the need to bash a Tennessee born and bred player who has not only given his all but is currently making Tennessee football history as we speak, please, kindly extract your head from your anus and come back to reality.
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I don't have stats in front of me but I'm pretty sure the last three TN teams have had vastly more opportunities for kick returns (pitiful defense) than any other TN team in my lifetime. I'm 35 by the way.
 
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BeattieFeathers said:
So he is better than Pickens and carter? No tds in his career? Hey, he's a great little guy I'm sure. Corey larkins wasn't much either.
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Twist my words all you want, but we both know I never said he was better than Pickens and Carter. What I said was that the amount of flack he gets is undeserved.
 
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GrowVol said:
Young had 2 Td's last season. Check stats before you troll ...bashing players
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Not on returning kicks. Why is dy off limits? I'm not bashing him, I just don't think he is effective and we need a player that strikes fear back there. Dy does not. We can talk about Worley and Dobbs but not young? :peace2:
 
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terrypedigo said:
We are much worse at DT THIS YEAR THAN LAST GOING IN, and a freshman just cant get it done against a decent OL in this league.:cray:
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If Danny o' Brian steps up, that should help. Saulsbarry returns also, but there is not much depth on the DL.
 
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#71
fossilfiction said:
I would have went with kick coverage. The Auburn game was unbearable. I was hoping we would kick it out of bounds and let them have it at the 40 at one point.
Young needs a couple of TDs on special teams. He gets close to breaking one every other time and I will never forget what kick return was like before DY. I remember not putting anyone back to return punts because nobody on the team could catch them.
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I agree with pretty much all of this. Our coverage teams needed more help than out return teams last year.

And DY has been solid for us. No big mistakes and solid average on returns. I think a lot of fans are underrating him because he's never broken the long return.

That being said, I'd be tickled to death if Wharton/Evan Berry beat him out for kickoff returns this year. DY is reliable and solid, but he's not a game breaker. Berry/Wharton have the athleticism to break off the game changing returns. However, we don't know if they'll bring the reliability that DY has to avoiding mistakes.

Unless our defense ends up being a lot better than any of us are expecting, I'd imagine the coaches go with the returner they know they can depend on to protect the ball. We can't afford any colossal mistakes this season.

I like DY and appreciate all he's done for us, but I'm really hoping Wharton or Berry show that they can be just as dependable as he is. If that happens, then we may have a new returner this season.
 
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NashVOL93 said:
I'm not really sure what you want me to say here. I didn't write the list. Those numbers are directly from utsports.com.
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When the opponent scores on you as frequently as we've been scored on during Young's tenure, there will be many opportunities to return, which will significantly raise a player's return yardage.
 
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#73
#73
He's had a lot of opportunities at kick off return as we haven't stopped a lot of teams on D the past couple of years. Still he's done a great job and I wouldn't be worried with him back there
 
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crusse10 said:
teams I play against in my NCAA dynasty always end up having a lot of kickoff return yards, too
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That list is based on AVERAGE yards per return. Devrin Young AVERAGED more yards per return than D'Anthony Thomas, the black mamba. So let's put to rest the kid can't be a good returner for us...good grief.
 
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#75
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IMO, DY is not a dynamic KO returner. He is steady. I like him more as a punt returner than at KO returns due to his track record of cleanly fielding the punt. If someone surplants him from the starting lineup then that's probably a good thing as that person must have really impressed the coaches but I won't be disappointed if DY maintains his position.
 
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