Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXV

[The Breakerboy]

We will have an all-NFL bound starting 5 on the OL this year, IMO, and at least one backup will be NFL-bound as well (Jones).

I think Hall is a future 1st round guy at tackle and Thomas could be the top center taken in the 2018 draft.

Agreed we are good upfront.

 

[The Breakerboy]

Whoa D4H Thomas yes, but those other claims have a ways to go

He said NFL bound not First round bound.

 

[jave36]

Watch him versus Bama in the playoff game. He's damn good at RB.

He's elite, but 1) RBs get injured too much for a top 5 pick and 2) very rarely is their production THAT much better than the next best guy would have been in 2nd round.

 

[jave36]

He said NFL bound not First round bound.

He said future first round for Hall and all 5 going pro

 

[The Breakerboy]

He's elite, but 1) RBs get injured too much for a top 5 pick and 2) very rarely is their production THAT much better than the next best guy would have been in 2nd round.

When has he been hurt????

 

[Aesius]

He said NFL bound not First round bound.

Exactly. Richmond is the wild card, of course, but he's got the talent to get there. I feel pretty confident that Robertson gets drafted and I could see Wiesman being a late pick or an UFA.

Thomas and Hall are locks at this point. Thomas could leave after this season and make some money IMO.

 

[The Breakerboy]

He said future first round for Hall and all 5 going pro

I don't see the problem. Hall looks like an elite future tackle. Wasn't hard to see either.

 

[Aesius]

He said future first round for Hall and all 5 going pro

Hall is a beast. To be that good as a true freshman and coming off a major injury in high school? Unreal. If he's a 4-year guy here, he's going in the 1st. There weren't many, if ANY, freshman tackles better than him in NCAA last season.

 

[BigOrange15]

Watch him versus Bama in the playoff game. He's damn good at RB.

I did. I'm not saying he's not good, I'm saying he's not some transcendent player like people are acting like.

 

[The Breakerboy]

I did. I'm not saying he's not good, I'm saying he's not some transcendent player like people are acting like.

I'd take him in a heartbeat. Can go to the house at any time, catches well, pass blocks well, and can wear a defense down. Complete package for sure. Punished Michigan State that year as well.

 

[jave36]

When has he been hurt????

Statistically.

 

[jave36]

Hall is a beast. To be that good as a true freshman and coming off a major injury in high school? Unreal. If he's a 4-year guy here, he's going in the 1st. There weren't many, if ANY, freshman tackles better than him in NCAA last season.

There were only about 4 freshman tackles, so that's not a good measure. I'm not saying you're wrong, but it's a pretty bombastic claim with only a few games to base it on.

 

[The Breakerboy]

There were only about 4 freshman tackles, so that's not a good measure. I'm not saying you're wrong, but it's a pretty bombastic claim with only a few games to base it on.

He played against good teams in those games.

 

[LA Vol]

It really doesn't matter what any of these articles say. The Vols have underachieved, disappointed fans and let rivals dominate us for a decade. We've got a lot to prove. I hope the team ignores all the hype and the hate, works hard, then goes out there and blows our opponents off the field. This is the year.

 

[HialeahGator]

Not better than our guys. Barnett, Vereen, Phillips, Lewis, Taylor, Mixon, Kongbo at DE. Tuttle, KMack, O'Brien, Picou, and Vickers at DT. JRM, Kirkland, Smith, McDowell, Sapp at LB. Come on now HG. Barnett is a top 10 pick. JRM better than Davis. And Kirkland arguably better than both. Tuttle if healthy may just be the best player listed for both teams. Baby Easley. 😁😁😁😁

Take off the shades. You've went full homer BB this past year. In your eyes no one has better talent than Vols. I get it. Basically just name guys on the roster even if they havent made an impact. (excluding Barnett, JRM and Kirk) I can name a list of 4/5* that still litter UF front 7. SMH I like kool aid too.


The point of those rankings were based on spring including injuries. Most if those guys you named were out. It's not thermal physics.

 

[Aesius]

There were only about 4 freshman tackles, so that's not a good measure. I'm not saying you're wrong, but it's a pretty bombastic claim with only a few games to base it on.

True, but I would put Hall up there against more veteran tackles for sure. Like Barnett one year earlier, he more than held his own as a true freshman against first-round talent.

 

[butchna]

I did. I'm not saying he's not good, I'm saying he's not some transcendent player like people are acting like.

He's more dynamic than Demarco Murray, and that guy almost churned out 2000 (behind that line) in a contract year. Health permitting, a hard charging rookie with his talent level could definitely achieve such an accomplishment. Whether he's transcendent or not, he's better than Alfred Morris or McFadden.

 

[butchna]

Take off the shades. You've went full homer BB this past year. In your eyes no one has better talent than Vols. I get it.


The point of those rankings were based on spring including injuries. Most if those guys you named were out. It's not thermal physics.

Are YOU qualified to rule out thermal physics? :question:

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Whoa D4H Thomas yes, but those other claims have a ways to go

Robertson, Hall, and Jones will all be drafted.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

So guys..I guess you could say that Freeze was.....blindsided....by those accusations from Tunsil last night?lol

 

[HialeahGator]

Are YOU qualified to rule out thermal physics? :question:

Probably not. I'm saying it clearly stated that injuries were a factor in Vols rankings.

 

[RockyTopInBham]

The point of those rankings were based on spring including injuries. Most if those guys you named were out. It's not thermal physics.

That's not even true, though. These lists don't say they're predicated on injuries - heck, the first player they mention for their #1 ranked Bama team is Jonathan Allen and he was out all spring. So was Eddie Jackson, and yet Bama is ranked 2nd in the DB rankings they just put out.

SEC post-spring position rankings: Defensive backs - SEC Blog- ESPN

 

[HialeahGator]

That's not even true, though. These lists don't say they're predicated on injuries - heck, the first player they mention for their #1 ranked Bama team is Jonathan Allen and he was out all spring. So was Eddie Jackson, and yet Bama is ranked 2nd in the DB rankings they just put out.

SEC post-spring position rankings: Defensive backs - SEC Blog- ESPN

Maybe I miss read tha in the first released article. My apologies. Guess it is thermal physics.

Besides who has more depth and talent than Bama?

 

[VolinArizona]

Robertson, Hall, and Jones will all be drafted.

Coleman Thomas will easily be drafted. Wiesman is the only close call honestly and I think he will ball out this season.

 

[Aesius]

Coleman Thomas will easily be drafted. Wiesman is the only close call honestly and I think he will ball out this season.

Coleman's athleticism is off the charts. He will be a monster at the Combine.