'19 GA LB Jamie Pettway (Missouri signee)

[griddie]

He covered the Slot/RB well, it was the big TE he had problems with. I am guessing that he underestimated his speed. But he's still a young'un yet and fighting off blocks, tackling RBs and sacking QBs is what we need from him anyway.

I thought he did well 2 of the 3 against the TE who looked very good, not sure who he is. And on the first I thought the TE pushed off to get separation. But both were using their hands so doubt that’s called either way in a game.

 

[millst987]

I’m impressed. He can move for a large guy. Redshirt him and let him develop into a mlb

 

[85SugarVol]

I’m impressed. He can move for a large guy. Redshirt him and let him develop into a mlb

Definite RS candidate

 

[Go Fight Win]

Scratch that, Ray Lewis

 

[bignewt]

Looks like a take to me he can move and anticipate.

 

[vol2002]

Scratch that, Ray Lewis

You a few beers deep now?

 

[orange parmejohn]

peeking from behind a curtain?

😆

 

[Go Fight Win]

Patrick Willis

 

[Batman1948]

Patrick Willis

Please don't remind us of that fiasco. Dumbest decision, in in my lifetime, of following UT Football. I'm sure we have better evaluators today :loco::loco:

 

[InVOLuntary]

Please don't remind us of that fiasco. Dumbest decision, in in my lifetime, of following UT Football. I'm sure we have better evaluators today :loco::loco:

Fulmer owned up to that mistake later on.

 

[butchna]

Fulmer owned up to that mistake later on.

That was the “chasing stars” mentality in full effect...instead of recruiting players that play and look like your system.

 

[InVOLuntary]

That was the “chasing stars” mentality in full effect...instead of recruiting players that play and look like your system.

Lazy recruiting. Letting recruiting services tell you who to sign is a sure way to have lack luster results.

 

[butchna]

Lazy recruiting. Letting recruiting services tell you who to sign is a sure way to have lack luster results.

Lost the chemistry and cohesiveness that made his previous team’s great. Chavis was never a dogged recruiter for us but we always seemed to get his type of players in the great years. Been hashed over and over that he’d convert athletes. Big safeties and rb’s to LB’s, bigger LB’s to DE’s et al. Except for just letting generational talent Eric Berry play his natural position, there was a lot of bad guesses towards the end.

 

[therickbol]

Please don't remind us of that fiasco. Dumbest decision, in in my lifetime, of following UT Football. I'm sure we have better evaluators today :loco::loco:

It was a mistake. No doubt. And I think with today's staff we will find a player like him in a small town in Tennessee. But dumbest decision is a bit revisionists. Who else offered him? He was very lightly recruited.

 

[Batman1948]

It was a mistake. No doubt. And I think with today's staff we will find a player like him in a small town in Tennessee. But dumbest decision is a bit revisionists. Who else offered him? He was very lightly recruited.

I'm gonna go way out on a limb and say Ole Miss :good!::good!:

 

[Vol Main]

I'm gonna go way out on a limb and say Ole Miss :good!::good!:

Batman wins cookie.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

To be fair to Fulmer, Patrick Willis played at a tiny school against terrible competetion.

 

[SD189]

To be fair to Fulmer, Patrick Willis played at a tiny school against terrible competetion.

As did Chris Donald.

 

[BJWeeks]

People would have been mad if we had recruited Willis over 5 star Chris Donald that year

 

[SD189]

People would have been mad if we had recruited Willis over 5 star Chris Donald that year

Haha no kidding. Full meltdown.

 

[BJWeeks]

.

 

[BJWeeks]

Haha no kidding. Full meltdown.

Wait were they the same year? I cant remember now

 

[SD189]

Wait were they the same year? I cant remember now

No, Willis is around my age (32) and Donald is a few years younger. People would have still been pissed/offended if we passed him.

 

[xtremevolfan]

Think it was Daniel Brooks and maybe Ryan Karl that fulmer took that year over Patrick Willis

 

[kamoshika]

Think it was Daniel Brooks and maybe Ryan Karl that fulmer took that year over Patrick Willis

Brooks & Jon Poe; Karl signed the following year.