'16 GA DB Nigel Warrior (UT commit 2/3/16)

[DoolTool]

Isnt Gaulden a safety when he comes Back?

Nickel

 

[igotworms]

:good!:

Nickel

 

[engineerVOL]

Pretty sure I've seen comments from the beat writers that the staff would love to move Gaulden to safety so long as we have a capable nickel.

Maybe Desmond Henderson was recruited for that very purpose? To play nickel right away.

 

[itouchedthe_bUTch]

What is different about the nickel position that some players aren't capable of playing there?

 

[Dust10]

What is different about the nickel position that some players aren't capable of playing there?

They tend to have to cover quicker slot players.

 

[big harry]

What is different about the nickel position that some players aren't capable of playing there?

There's a lot more responsibility playing nickel. Got to be very good at reading pre-snap keys. LOTS of film study. Smart + Athletic + great instincts + good tackler = nickel.

 

[triad280]

Nickel's have to be physical in run support and quick enough in pass coverage to cover slots... Cam is a perfect nickel type, but we can't afford to move him from CB unless we have someone who can shut down his man like him....

 

[WhatInVolnation]

Nickel's have to be physical in run support and quick enough in pass coverage to cover slots... Cam is a perfect nickel type, but we can't afford to move him from CB unless we have someone who can shut down his man like him....

This is why losing Gaulden for the year and Martin missing weeks of preseason camp has really hurt us. We really needed Gaulden at NB and Cam at CB with a heathy Martin competing with Moseley for the other CB spot. Slightly less than that, we needed a healthy Martin to be capable of taking a CB spot to move Cam to NB after Gaulden went out. Alas, those two injuries have hurt us this year.

 

[SoMissVol]

CB to the bad guys...

 

[Glitch]

CB to the bad guys...

Still a Vol.

 

[volssam]

CB to the bad guys...

"Bad guys" is a little heavy-handed, no? I mean It was just a one game suspension, and it was just for a bump violation.

 

[SoMissVol]

"Bad guys" is a little heavy-handed, no? I mean It was just a one game suspension, and it was just for a bump violation.

Nope. Buck Fama.

 

[volssam]

.

 

[Go Fight Win]

if anyone was worried bama just took a 4* safety today


I haven't been worried about Nigel though for awhile

 

[RockyTopInBham]

if anyone was worried bama just took a 4* safety today


I haven't been worried about Nigel though for awhile

Yeah, but isn't McKinney a 2017 safety? You think those correlate?

 

[Go Fight Win]

Yeah, but isn't McKinney a 2017 safety? You think those correlate?

Thought he was '16. Oh well, still not worried

 

[volssam]

My bama friend sent me this from Bama's 247 site:

*** Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Gs.) safety Nigel Warrior continues to trend in the direction of Alabama and sources say that the Tide's lead has strengthened in recent weeks thanks to Warrior's relationship with Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart. Sources indicated that not only is Warrior talking up the Tide privately but he is also talking behind the scenes with teammate and consensus #1 cornerback for 2017 Deangelo Gibbs on how special it would be to play together at the next level. Gibbs is high on Alabama and if the Tide lands Warrior - which is looking more and more like a possibility - the Tide will have a huge in with the 6-foot-2 Gibbs.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

My bama friend sent me this from Bama's 247 site:

Hahahahaha

 

[Mullins2010]

My bama friend sent me this from Bama's 247 site:

Lol

 

[UT_King]

That would suck so bad if we lost Warrior/Gibbs to bama.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

That would suck so bad if we lost Warrior/Gibbs to bama.

Saban and Kirby won't be there after this year.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Obvious troll job....no real UT fan actually has a "bama friend"

 

[Catbone]

Kinda unsure why it's funny

 

[RockyTopInBham]

My bama friend sent me this from Bama's 247 site:

Yeah, not sure I get it either.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

"Bad guys" is a little heavy-handed, no? I mean It was just a one game suspension, and it was just for a bump violation.

I was initially kidding about you trolling...until I saw this post where you actually defend bama...wow