Let's Talk Defense

[Bluetic]

Still lacking overall team speed... Dooley did a horrible job with this.

We could be faster, but when you decide that DTs, DEs, and LBs have to be 20-25lbs bigger to fit a new 3-4 D, you are decideing to sacrifice speed. I think this move "made us slow"...not to mention the players were so poorly coached in the new scheme that they were always out of position and taking bad angles. Think about it, we had DTs playing DE! and any team that gets as little preasure on the QB as we got is going to be slow in the secondary.

 

[volsbrock]

A bit of a "tweener"...could make a killer LB in Nickel or Dime packages and would be effective off the edge in those as well. I think that is one way Chief used Honey-Badger at LSU in nickels. Also, Saban uses different personel in passing situations. A 6ft 220lb "DB" can give us that flexability and athleticism. I would love to see him breathing down AJ Mcarrons blind side!

I agree. He's kind of like a poor man's Kevin Burnett. Switched from FS to LB while at UT and flourished.

 

[VolinDawgland]

I think they're thin at OLB but am curious to see what happens when guys like King aren't asked to play at uncomfortably heavy weights.

Forgot about King. Time for him to have a great Senior season.

 

[VolinDawgland]

also agree with the suggestions of Brewer at WLB. He's a classic too big and slow for safety type to move up to LB and be productive.

 

[VOLCPA]

I was at Tin Roof this Saturday and talked to Willie Bohannan for a few hours and he said the player on our team that he was most excited about and though had the most potential to be great was Jordan Williams. This guy could be a huge playmaker for us this year and he should thrive in the new defense.

 

[Roustabout]

What about Justin King. He is sized for a 4-3 OLB. He didn't fit Sal's large and slow type so he was stuck on offense. Any chance this guy is moved to D?

 

[Vol865]

Still lacking overall team speed... Dooley did a horrible job with this.

Also have to take into consideration that you play faster when you know what you're supposed to be doing....everyone was lost under sal
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[Darth_Shiveman]

also agree with the suggestions of Brewer at WLB. He's a classic too big and slow for safety type to move up to LB and be productive.

I think he has the size, but to me the problem is that he's never played anywhere but DB. Usually those guys who move up to LB have at least some experience as a linebacker, like JRM.

 

[UTVolWarrior98]

The one player on D that I want to see excel is Byron Moore. This kid was a JUCO stud coming out and chose us over the Hurricanes. Seemed lost last year. Always would come into the scene after the guy was in the endzone. Sunsorry was pitiful.

 

[Vol737]

Selected defensive players from 2013 Roster. A lot of these guys were young or injured. If we get healthy and can coach these guys up, I think some of the younger guys could have a break out year, especially in filling the WLB spot.

Name Ht. Class Hometown/High School/Last College

2 Michael Williams DB 5-9 176 RS SO Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden

3 Byron Moore DB 6-0 193 RS SR Carson, Calif./Narbonne/Los Angeles Harbor C.C.

4 LaTroy Lewis LB 6-4 238 RS FR Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban HS

9 Daniel Gray DB 5-11 175 SO Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS

13 Naz Oliver DB 5-10 179 RS SR Jersey City, N.J./Saint Peter's

17 Brent Brewer DB 6-1 214 SR Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek

19 Tyler Coombes DB 6-0 195 RS JR Lebanon, Tenn./Wilson Central

21 Riyahd Jones DB 186 JR Columbus, Ga./Carver/Georgia Southern/Garden City C.C.

24 Eric Gordon DB 5-9 190 RS SR Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro

26 Geraldo Orta DB 6-0 179 RS SO Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes

27 Justin Coleman DB 5-10 182 JR Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick

28 Lemond Johnson ATH 6-1 190 FR Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City

31 Tino Thomas DB 6-0 199 RS FR Memphis, Tenn./Melrose

33 LaDarrell McNeil DB 6-1 195 SO Dallas, Texas/Wilmer-Hutchins HS

34 Jalen Reeves-Maybin ATH 6-1 200 FR Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast

35 Jaron Toney DB 5-10 188 RS JR Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa

37 Brian Randolph DB 6-0 195 JR Marietta, Ga./Kell

38 Nikolay Timoshchuk LB 6-1 235 RS FR Chattanooga, Tenn./Chattanooga Central

38 Justin King FB 6-2 225 SO Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody HS

40 Raiques Crump LB 6-1 218 SR Birmingham, Ala./Minor

41 Dontavis Sapp LB 6-2 224 SR Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta

44 Maurice Couch DL 6-2 299 RS SR Orlando, Fla./Orlando Edgewater/Garden City C.C.

45 A.J. Johnson LB 6-2 240 JR Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville

46 Channing Fugate LB 6-1 239 SR Jackson, Ky./Breathitt County

47 John Propst LB 6-0 225 SR Hoover, Ala./Hoover

48 Greg King LB 6-2 239 RS SR Memphis, Tenn./Melrose

50 Corey Vereen LB 6-2 230 FR Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange

51 Kenny Bynum LB 6-1 246 RS FR Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS

52 Christian Harris LB 6-1 226 RS SO Woodstock, Ga./Etowah

53 J.R. Carr DS 5-10 224 RS SR Lomita, Calif./South Torrance

53 Justin Thomas LB 6-0 225 RS FR Richmond, Va./Central Virginia Home School

54 Jordan Williams DL 6-5 256 JR Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville

55 Jacques Smith DE 6-2 244 SR Ooltewah, Tenn./Ooltewah

56 Curt Maggitt LB 6-3 240 JR West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer

58 Marlon Walls DL 6-2 285 RS SR Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch/Hargrave Military Academy

69 Allan Carson DL 6-1 323 RS SO Oxford, Ala./Oxford

80 Corey Miller DL 6-3 257 SR Wellford, S.C./Byrnes

93 Gregory Clark DL 6-2 323 RS JR Warner Robins, Ga./Northside HS

95 Danny O'Brien DL 6-2 304 RS FR Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic HS

96 Trevarris Saulsberry DL 6-4 285 RS SO Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville

97 Daniel Hood DL 6-4 292 RS SR Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic

98 Daniel McCullers DL 6-8 360 SR Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS/Georgia Military Academy