'15 TN DE Dylan Jackson (former UT commit)

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You can either see it by looking at him and watching his film, or you can't. Whether you can see it or not, he has o-line written all over him.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
Obviously Maryville is not going to tell him to start adding tons of weight as it would hurt his SR year at DE. As I said all along, maybe by his RS So or Jr year at UT he is a candidate for the OL. To talk about him as an SEC OT at 230-235LBS is just funny to me. You can sip the koolaid if you like. I just choose not to. I'm pretty sure Dylan does not support the idea of flipping to OL and wasting years in college trying to pack on 1/2 a person in added weight.
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How the eff do you know what Dylan supports? I used to like reading your posts. Now it just seems you troll for fights. All. Day. Long.
 
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butchna said:
Trolls don't want the best for the subject of their trolling...no one seriously believes that about Leb...do they? :no:
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He isn't a troll. Just overly concerned about numbers and adamant Jackson is a DE. My opinion is both issues will work themselves out over time.
 
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wU-Tang Vol said:
"As of now" is the key part of that entire paragraph. You never seem to project, only see what's in front of you. People in college football project all the time. It's what they are paid to do. You hear about smaller kids gaining tons of weight when they get to college all the time. And, with how our recruiting is going, that Dooley constantly changing positions bull shat won't happen here. It may with Mosley and Robertson, only for the fact that the oline is bare and out of necessity
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I would tell you to "preach on", but I imagine it's pretty exhausting.
 
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B-sideVol18 said:
You can either see it by looking at him and watching his film, or you can't. Whether you can see it or not, he has o-line written all over him.
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The film of him firing off the ball with good pad level, using proper hand techniques to disengage the blocker, using his long stride to gain ground, and using his gigantic wing span to envelop the opposing QB or RB? A guy playing DE with dominance and great technique tells you he must surely be best suited for OT? I'll say this, he may accidentally grow into an OT, but the kid has undeniable instincts on the defensive side of the ball. Adding 30 or 40 lbs to his frame would make him an absolute nightmare for quarterbacks to deal with.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
How exactly am I trolling? Just because I am not blindly claiming every kid is a take and we will sign 35 more this year I am trolling? I feel there is a sure numbers crunch about to happen. Me commenting on it is not trolling, it's just reality. You don't have to read anything I have to say. It only takes 1 click. I promise, I will not be offended. :hi:
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I know you lose a lot of sleep over this, but Jones didn't acquire 4 championship rings in 6 years by being bad at roster management. The staff said all along that they had a plan to manage numbers. And they did. There's not a reason to doubt them on it at this time.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
The film of him firing off the ball with good pad level, using proper hand techniques to disengage the blocker, using his long stride to gain ground, and using his gigantic wing span to envelop the opposing QB or RB? A guy playing DE with dominance and great technique tells you he must surely be best suited for OT? I'll say this, he may accidentally grow into an OT, but the kid has undeniable instincts on the defensive side of the ball. Adding 30 or 40 lbs to his frame would make him an absolute nightmare for quarterbacks to deal with.
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To be fair, a lot of that stuff is coaching...which is why I'm surprised we don't get more kids from Maryville. Quarles hasn't won all those games by accident.
 
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NashVOL93 said:
To be fair, a lot of that stuff is coaching...which is why I'm surprised we don't get more kids from Maryville. Quarles hasn't won all those games by accident.
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Yeah they are a powerhouse. The main reason we don't go after many kids is that they aren't usually SEC caliber in terms of size or pure athleticism. I think Jackson is definitely an exception to that.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
The film of him firing off the ball with good pad level, using proper hand techniques to disengage the blocker, using his long stride to gain ground, and using his gigantic wing span to envelop the opposing QB or RB? A guy playing DE with dominance and great technique tells you he must surely be best suited for OT? I'll say this, he may accidentally grow into an OT, but the kid has undeniable instincts on the defensive side of the ball. Adding 30 or 40 lbs to his frame would make him an absolute nightmare for quarterbacks to deal with.
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Yup. The physical attributes he displays, coupled with his frame screams o-line. Not saying he's a bad DE or that he couldn't be successful on the DL in college. People basing their opinion that he can't play OL off his weight listing need to watch his film. If they still don't see it, cool. But it is there whether they can see it or not.

And yes, as nashvol93 said, most of what you said is coaching. Doesn't have a lot to do with where he projects best. If he ends up at OL, it will be no accident. And it sounds like that'll be the case, or at least it appears so right now.
 
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B-sideVol18 said:
Yup. The physical attributes he displays, coupled with his frame screams o-line. Not saying he's a bad DE or that he couldn't be successful on the DL in college. People basing their opinion that he can't play OL off his weight listing need to watch his film. If they still don't see it, cool. But it is there whether they can see it or not.

And yes, as nashvol93 said, most of what you said is coaching. Doesn't have a lot to do with where he projects best. If he ends up at OL, it will be no accident. And it sounds like that'll be the case, or at least it appears so right now.
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Agreed. Lots of good coaching, but he has great instincts on the D line which isn't coaching. The control he maintains while pursuing the QB or ball carrier is impressive. That's not coaching either. My feeling is that his football skills align best with DE. His frame and weight might eventually dictate that he is an OL, but as of right now, he should be honing his craft for college at DE.
 
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If you wandered into this thread and covered up the user names, you'd swear Bruin was back in da house. This thread got 'Bruin weird' in a hurry.
 
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Mike4Vols said:
If you wandered into this thread and covered up the user names, you'd swear Bruin was back in da house. This thread got 'Bruin weird' in a hurry.
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I don't know, man. We're actually still talking about the prospect, which to me seems like a massive improvement in itself.
 
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SamRebel35 said:
Yeah they are a powerhouse. The main reason we don't go after many kids is that they aren't usually SEC caliber in terms of size or pure athleticism. I think Jackson is definitely an exception to that.
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No doubt. It just really bugs me that Vandy's current starting QB was plucked from UT's backyard. That kid's pretty decent, too. I'm good friends with one of his former receivers who hung up the cleats after HS ball, and he's a huge UT fan (as I suspect most folks in that area are). We should get all of the best talent coming out of there, but we haven't.

Dooley, man.
 
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Mike4Vols said:
If you wandered into this thread and covered up the user names, you'd swear Bruin was back in da house. This thread got 'Bruin weird' in a hurry.
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Bruin is gone so the usual posters have to find someone to bit*& about. It's just the way it is on VN. It is what it is. I'm cool with it. :hi:
 
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Aaron Douglas - Yahoo! Sports

This is who I could see Dylan being comparable to. They were both 6'6". Aaron was around 240. He appears to have close to the same speed. I hate to use the comparison for obvious reasons, but he is who came to mind.
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Bama has offered 5 of our 7 commitments. Meanwhile, Tennessee has offered only 3 of their 7 commits.
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I knew they would be offering him soon. I'm sure they will give him the same line they fed Jack Jones, "We know about you and Tennessee but we also want you to know that you have this option too."...and then they will start in with the negative recruiting spin (but they have to tread lightly with a Tenn kid who likely has grown up a UT fan just like Jones). I'm not sure whether to be flattered by the amount of attention they are showing our commits or to feel disrespected by it. Do they really think they might flip a kid from Maryville? There is no damn way.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I knew they would be offering him soon. I'm sure they will give him the same line they fed Jack Jones, "We know about you and Tennessee but we also want you to know that you have this option too."...and then they will start in with the negative recruiting spin (but they have to tread lightly with a Tenn kid who likely has grown up a UT fan just like Jones). I'm not sure whether to be flattered by the amount of attention they are showing our commits or to feel disrespected by it. Do they really think they might flip a kid from Maryville? There is no damn way.
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I think I'd be flattered. Saban has mentioned that we will win soon because we have a good coach now. He knows Butch can recruit and has no problem offering our guys in the hopes he gets lucky and pulls one.
 
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