2022 position changes for Beckwith, Whitehead, and Bell?

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wmcovol said:
I played HS ball vs a RB that the world recruited. His position coach his jr year took a job as head coach at another school defore his senior year. The coach told us that summer “if you stick him good, he’ll quit”. Well we played him early his senior year and he ran wild in first Qtr. On a KO before half, one of our LBers hit him straight up real good. He was finished for the game.

This guy signed with a school we all love dearly and played early on in his career until he quit. Yes, it happens.
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Oh come on. Don’t do that!
 
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Do we now understand why Bama/Auburn weren’t all over this guy at 6-4 235 with speed like the wind? Duh!
 
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savannahfan said:
I sorta doubt that statement about any football player who has made it through all levels of the game to get to college ball who "dislikes contact". Not many people "like contact" so I say most offensive skill players try to avoid contact if they can but except it as part of the game. The best running backs I have ever watch at any level try to avoid contact, but some when I becomes necessary will lay their ears back and run right over another player. It is rare to find a really good to great player who does not try to avoid contact until it is called for. (such as blocking or tackling).
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I don’t disagree but the first name to pop into my head as the exception that proves the rule was Earl Campbell - I think he thrived on contact.
 
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GregAmsler said:
The way this staff is recruiting certain positions, I wonder if Len’Neth Whitehead, Dee Beckwith, and Trinity Bell are in for position changes next year. Especially the first two.

The staff will sign at least two freshmen RBs in Williams and Sampson and has made it clear they'd take another from the portal if they can get the right guy. That means you'd have Small, Wright, Williams, Sampson, and a portal guy as the 5 deep. And Marcus Pearce was ahead of Beckwith on the depth chart this year. Beckwith, if he wants to stay with the program, would need to find a different position. TE? LB? As for Whitehead, he has needed to move to LB since he arrived on campus.

Trinity Bell is interesting. We haven't seen him as a Vol, but he's reportedly very athletic for his size. Nixon and Campbell look like future stars at TE (based on reports from fall practice), Warren comes back, and we bring in Foley. But we need help at the SDE spot. Maybe Bell moves there? We don't need 5 scholarship TEs.
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IMO, Beckwith and Whitehead are running backs or they are on another programs roster. Not candidates for moves in this program. The rush to bring in RBs is to upgrade the quality.
 
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vegasvolfan said:
How do you make it this far in football and have an issue with contact?
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By having skills that allow you to avoid serious contact at lower levels of competition they avoid the contact that can make a person “tough. It can limit their growth as a football player, or just an average joe. Forged in fire sort of thing.
 
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majinVol said:
Why what? That's not specific enough.
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Why in the world do we need at least 5 TEs on scholarship? We only get 85 scholarships total. It’s absurd to use 5 of them on a position that this offense only utilizes 1 of…often there are no TEs on the field in this offense. Tennessee only used 2 all season. Four is more than enough for this offense.
 
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wmcovol said:
I played HS ball vs a RB that the world recruited. His position coach his jr year took a job as head coach at another school defore his senior year. The coach told us that summer “if you stick him good, he’ll quit”. Well we played him early his senior year and he ran wild in first Qtr. On a KO before half, one of our LBers hit him straight up real good. He was finished for the game.

This guy signed with a school we all love dearly and played early on in his career until he quit. Yes, it happens.
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Well in response to what you experienced I say "well this guy is one of a few year that programs take a chance on". When you talk to any fan of the kid's high school program that understands the game and it's players a little, they can usually give you an insight to the guy's "toughness". This has happened with the team in mu home town a time or two in recent years.
 
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Batman1948 said:
Did you ever get to watch Hershel Walker play the game?
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Yes as a matter of fact I did. I was sitting dumbfounded as was most everyone in the house when he ran over Bates. But, I still say Hershel tried to avoid contact until he couldn't, then the football gods or whoever had better help the attacker, because they suddenly became the attacked.
 
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VAVol85 said:
I don’t disagree but the first name to pop into my head as the exception that proves the rule was Earl Campbell - I think he thrived on contact.
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I was thinking of Earl when I made my post. I remember a TV night game against, I can't remember who, where he ran over any and everyone I sight. Most unbelievable. But I wonder how much his style shortened or limited his career and or production. Again, as I have responded to my post to others, there is an exception to every situation where fair/good/great players are concerned.
 
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savannahfan said:
I was thinking of Earl when I made my post. I remember a TV night game against, I can't remember who, where he ran over any and everyone I sight. Most unbelievable. But I wonder how much his style shortened or limited his career and or production. Again, as I have responded to my post to others, there is an exception to every situation where fair/good/great players are concerned.
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Campbell wasn’t shifty like Kamara but he could make a cut and turn on the jets. Mostly though, Campbell just fought for every yard on every carry and if someone was in the way, too bad for them.

I think you are correct that it shortened his career. Someone once described the physical toll of playing RB in the NFL as being in a car accident every Sunday.
 
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Seattle Hillbilly said:
By having skills that allow you to avoid serious contact at lower levels of competition they avoid the contact that can make a person “tough. It can limit their growth as a football player, or just an average joe. Forged in fire sort of thing.
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I guess that's an oversight by recruiters then?
 
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Seattle Hillbilly said:
By having skills that allow you to avoid serious contact at lower levels of competition they avoid the contact that can make a person “tough. It can limit their growth as a football player, or just an average joe. Forged in fire sort of thing.
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Wow watch this. I watched the first half and there was one play that shouldn't have made the highlight reel where they ran him anywhere near close to a tackle. The very first play it seems he almost goes down on his own.

 
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vegasvolfan said:
Wow watch this. I watched the first half and there was one play that shouldn't have made the highlight reel where they ran him anywhere near close to a tackle. The very first play it seems he almost goes down on his own.

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Looks like a pretty talented HS football player to me. Hope he finds a place to contribute.
 
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