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HialeahGator said:
Its a reason Jaylen Watkins got moved to S halfway thru the season. Riggs and Maye were bad back there.

I just laugh at those who believe a player is good bc of the talent around them. If thats the case no top team should have AA. Ronald Darby is considered a top 5 CB but his numbers don't support the praise. Overrated or product of the talent FSU has?

Keep thinking VH3 is over hyped. This season and next draft will show why he's a top 3 CB.
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Darby is another guy I think is overrated. But that's another subject.

You think your safety play was bad? Put McNeil and #3 behind you. Plus Randolph coming off of injury. Then look at who the other CBs are. Sutton making plays was really all him.
 
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The Breakerboy said:
Darby is another guy I think is overrated. But that's another subject.

You think your safety play was bad? Put McNeil and #3 behind you. Plus Randolph coming off of injury. Then look at who the other CBs are. Sutton making plays was really all him.
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I think once we distance ourselves a bit, and experience real talent/success again, we're going to realize what a miracle it was that we won 5 games last year.
 
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volatil said:
This article says WV has been doing it for a few years and netting 500k in annual sales.
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Gotcha.

Didn't read. No wonder the blue people burn their couches after getting boozed up all day. Who the F*** would burn their couch lol
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HialeahGator said:
Gotcha.

Didn't read. No wonder the blue people burn their couches after getting boozed up all day. Who the F*** would burn their couch lol
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Let's be honest, that couch probably wasn't worth much to begin with. This IS WV we're talking about.

Kinda shocked they had a couch.
 
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volatil said:
Let's be honest, that couch probably wasn't worth much to begin with. This IS WV we're talking about.

Kinda shocked they had a couch.
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I laughed

Good stuff +1

Buckwild let me know everything about the mindset of those people. #ripshane
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Playdo said:
I think once we distance ourselves a bit, and experience real talent/success again, we're going to realize what a miracle it was that we won 5 games last year.
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Oh this board is finally realizing what talent looks like. For years certain posters tried to tell them we weren't getting enough GOOD players but were labeled negavols or told you don't more than the coaches. Well Butch came right in and started fixing the problems head on that we were calling out. Last years squad was slaw to tell the truth. Butch pulling the upset versus SCAR was a miracle. Glad he did because it changed the perception of Tennessee.
 
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The Breakerboy said:
Oh this board is finally realizing what talent looks like. For years certain posters tried to tell them we weren't getting enough GOOD players but were labeled negavols or told you don't more than the coaches. Well Butch came right in and started fixing the problems head on that we were calling out. Last years squad was slaw to tell the truth. Butch pulling the upset versus SCAR was a miracle. Glad he did because it changed the perception of Tennessee.
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The turning point:

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As much as Tommy Thigpen loves the upside of his group — and he really does — the fact is his Tennessee linebackers are young.

“We’ve got a lot of inexperience in the room, but they’re talented kids,” Thigpen said after Sunday’s practice on Haslam Field. “We’ve just got to grow ‘em up really fast, and catch ‘em up with the lingo and the techniques. Right now they’re swimming quite a bit, but it’s important to ‘em.

“They’re coming in every single day with a boatload of questions to ask, so I know it’s important to ‘em.”

After practice, he’s gonna be the first one to come up to you and ask you what you did wrong — you know, ‘How did I look today?’ He wants to know what he did. It’s not just talk, either. He’s in the meeting room with a list of questions. (Bates)

“He’s really athletic. We’ve just got to work with him,” Thigpen said. “The kid’s been playing with his hand on the ground for a long time, so now all of a sudden you ask him to stand up, so now it’s an adjustment for him. And we’ve got the lingo, too. With him not being here in the summertime, he’s kind of under-developed with his body right now, but our strength staff is trying to catch him up. (Weatherd)

“It’s so easy to him now,” Thigpen said. “I critique him on ... you know, he might do 50 plays right in a day, and he might do one wrong, and I’m gonna ride him for that one play that he does wrong. (AJ) He’s a lot more aggressive, a lot more assertive in his calls, and now he’s trying to hold everybody accountable. He gets in kids’ faces when they don’t know their jobs, and he holds everybody accountable — including coaches. If coaches say something wrong now, he’ll correct ‘em. He’s quick to correct everybody now.

Reeves-Maybin’s maturity and eagerness to learn has made him a more reliable performer, as well, so Thigpen said he consistently reminds his youngsters that simply watching and mimicking Johnson and Reeves-Maybin on a daily basis will speed up their development.
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-Rucker 247

Thigpen really praised Johnson and JRM. He said the best way for the young guys to learn is to watch those two because they get things right most of the time.
 
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head1 said:
So
Many
Balls
On
The
Ground

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I read one report from a media member who was at practice and said the wind was swirling up to 40 mph. Not to make excuses but that could be a reason for the inaccuracy yesterday. So, I hope they use it as a learning tool.
 
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Camps and practice make me feel bipolar. This whole QB deal is a great example. I watched the video and saw quite a few passes defended. Does that mean our DBs are doing a good job, or is it the QB/WR combo doing a bad job? If the QBs start hitting everything, do our DBs suck?

Man, I can't wait for them to start hitting people in other colors.
 
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