Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXXIII

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ODTVOL said:
I appreciate the support for your argument. Honesty and integrity demand that I acknowledge a well supported post like this. That being said, I think the statistics here fail to show who is getting murdered, which is a significant fact to consider. The victims of these crimes are not professionals or tourists in Memphis or elsewhere. They are generally people doing the wrong things in the wrong places and, unfortunately, bystanders lacking the good sense or socioeconomic mobility to live in safer areas. Let's stop perpetuating the lie that one place is "objectively" better than another based on bare crime statistics, as well as the myth that traveling to Memphis carries a death sentence. Not that I am accusing you of doing that at all.

End of rant. I will now return to lurker mode and hope to reach post # 200 by the year 2020.
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No offense taken at all, in fact, acknowledgement that I agree with much of what you post. Post more often.

I was not taking a position or making an argument, simply posting stats that speak for themselves. Having lived in the Memphis metro for a dozen years of my life prior to moving to east TN, I already know what the issues are. I loved many areas and the culture of Memphis. The extreme nature of the downside risks are what are reflected in the stats. It takes hard work, full support of society's mores, and redevelopment of values in and outside the home to turn the tide. In my view that means a return to the golden rule.

Every city has negative issues they need to own and improve. However, the most important is the safety of its citizens. Hard to enjoy the fruits of the local culture when you are rightfully afraid to venture out. If done right, there is no need for safe zones or worries of walking into a no-go zone. Memphis is better than that to let this continue. There is a strong foundation of quality leaders and people in the city that can change it if they come together with one vision instead of continuing the divisiveness of the past.

So to make this a football talk post - if Memphis would come together - the traditionally strong support UT received from that area of the state would gain new life and translate into quality football players wearing the orange as their first choice, like it used to be.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
Someone convince me we are going to be good at linebacker this year.
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A healthy DK is, at worst, as solid of a MLB as any team in the SEC has on the field. At his best, he has the potential to be very disruptive.

Bituli has all the physical tools to be a headache for offenses. He hasn't the speed to work sideline to sideline and the size and strength to take on blockers.

McDowell and Jumper were at times solid to good for us last year. This year they'll have more experience under their belts and should have better depth at DT keeping OL off of them.

Sapp and Smith are wildcards who bring different skill sets to the table: Smith as a SLB who is very stout against the run and Sapp as a guy with similar athleticism/skill set to JRM (though he hasn't shown the same level of instincts in limited action thus far).

Berry and Bates...well maybe the light comes on for them. If not, they're at least good guys to have in the locker room and for special teams.

And add to that a trio of freshmen LBs in Page, Ignont, and Reed. None of those guys really stand to make much of an impact outside of special teams this year if our LB corps stays healthy. But all of them have traits that will allow them to add to the competition in the LB corps as a whole in one way or another.



And, as I said before, a healthy DT corps should do wonders for allowing some of those guys more room to shoot gaps and make plays. DT depth still isn't ideal, but should be better than last year (especially since pretty much everybody who plays there this year will have SEC snaps under their belt).
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
A healthy DK is, at worst, as solid of a MLB as any team in the SEC has on the field. At his best, he has the potential to be very disruptive.

Bituli has all the physical tools to be a headache for offenses. He hasn't the speed to work sideline to sideline and the size and strength to take on blockers.

McDowell and Jumper were at times solid to good for us last year. This year they'll have more experience under their belts and should have better depth at DT keeping OL off of them.

Sapp and Smith are wildcards who bring different skill sets to the table: Smith as a SLB who is very stout against the run and Sapp as a guy with similar athleticism/skill set to JRM (though he hasn't shown the same level of instincts in limited action thus far).

Berry and Bates...well maybe the light comes on for them. If not, they're at least good guys to have in the locker room and for special teams.

And add to that a trio of freshmen LBs in Page, Ignont, and Reed. None of those guys really stand to make much of an impact outside of special teams this year if our LB corps stays healthy. But all of them have traits that will allow them to add to the competition in the LB corps as a whole in one way or another.



And, as I said before, a healthy DT corps should do wonders for allowing some of those guys more room to shoot gaps and make plays. DT depth still isn't ideal, but should be better than last year (especially since pretty much everybody who plays there this year will have SEC snaps under their belt).
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Good post. Thanks Darth.
 
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VolArtillery said:
I actually serve with a gentleman that is from Iron City. Been there a few times myself. Nothing bad to say about the place, and the fishing is outstanding.
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That's funny, the ex-marine in that documentary was my little league baseball coach. I'm from Lawrence County and the people may typically be a little rougher, but it is not a scary place. That being said, I could see how someone from out of town may hear banjo music when passing through.
 
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SergeantVol said:
We must now treat Ziti like a leper before he jinxs the whole team!
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ODTVOL said:
I appreciate the support for your argument. Honesty and integrity demand that I acknowledge a well supported post like this. That being said, I think the statistics here fail to show who is getting murdered, which is a significant fact to consider. The victims of these crimes are not professionals or tourists in Memphis or elsewhere. They are generally people doing the wrong things in the wrong places and, unfortunately, bystanders lacking the good sense or socioeconomic mobility to live in safer areas. Let's stop perpetuating the lie that one place is "objectively" better than another based on bare crime statistics, as well as the myth that traveling to Memphis carries a death sentence. Not that I am accusing you of doing that at all.

End of rant. I will now return to lurker mode and hope to reach post # 200 by the year 2020.
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