’14 GA DB Evan Berry (UT Signee 2/5/14)

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Wickman said:
I think you're severely underestimating JRM. Dillon also doesn't have a full understanding of the defense yet. JRM does
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Exactly. I understand being excited about Bates, he can lock down a LB spot, but there is still plenty of reason to he excited about another young guy like JRM. He will do a great job.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
No, I'm not. JRM is a baller, no doubt. I just think Bates is that good. Just my opinion. :peace:
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Fair enough. I do think Bates will be a great LB for us. I just think he'll play a lot this year, but JRM is a big time athlete and has a year to understand the scheme and vernacular. I think he will flourish. But I think both will flourish. Bates is a year away imo, but will play a lot
 
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005 said:
Exactly. I understand being excited about Bates, he can lock down a LB spot, but there is still plenty of reason to he excited about another young guy like JRM. He will do a great job.
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I am excited about JRM. Where did I say I wasn't?

I just think if AJJ and Curt are out there playing LB and a 3rd LB is needed, Bates is going to be the man. Maybe not week 1, but it won't take long, IMO. The good thing is talented depth is being assembled. Instead of walk-on's playing 2nd and 3rd string soon it will be 4 stars.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
I am excited about JRM. Where did I say I wasn't?

I just think if AJJ and Curt are out there playing LB and a 3rd LB is needed, Bates is going to be the man. Maybe not week 1, but it won't take long, IMO. The good thing is talented depth is being assembled. Instead of walk-on's playing 2nd and 3rd string soon it will be 4 stars.
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Curt is a DE
 
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Wickman said:
I thought they said he was moving to DE? IDK maybe that's changed
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I think they said mostly DE but still some LB. Won't we mostly be in the nickel with only 2 LB's? AJJ and JRM/Bates, right? I doubt Curt will come off the field when we play 4-3, I assumed that would be when he played OLB.

Any X and O's guys have a better idea?
 
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I was also under the impression Curt and Jakob were both focused on DE. "Some" OLB for Curt is of course possible and also vague. If I had to bet, I'd say the "starting" OLB's will be JRM, AJ and Bates with Curt "starting" at DE.
 
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titansvolsfaninga said:
They had speed, but they were just out of position. Don't believe me, just go to the FF.
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They had speed but not elite speed. Was it as bad as way it seemed probably not but fact is they were not fast enough to handle guys running 4.4 and 4.5 and Berrys have elite speed. Again ask kid out of Texas who was 4 star 2 years ago or so what happens. He is down depth chart
 
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The Breakerboy said:
How???? Who's going to play SLB???
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Maggitt? But if CM is full time DE I guess JRM and Bates will be on the field together a lot. I believe Butch said CM was mostly DE but would still play LB too. So I just assumed he would be SLB in the 4-3 and DE in nickel. Guess I could be wrong.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
Maggitt? But if CM is full time DE I guess JRM and Bates will be on the field together a lot. I believe Butch said CM was mostly DE but would still play LB too. So I just assumed he would be SLB in the 4-3 and DE in nickel. Guess I could be wrong.
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I think the team is better with curt at DE more full-time.
 
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Of course he can play some LB. But he and vereen off the edge with young guys spelling them and jrm, AJ, bates at lb is the look I like best.
 
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Ron Swanson said:
I think they said mostly DE but still some LB. Won't we mostly be in the nickel with only 2 LB's? AJJ and JRM/Bates, right? I doubt Curt will come off the field when we play 4-3, I assumed that would be when he played OLB.

Any X and O's guys have a better idea?
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I'm not an X & O guy, but that was my perception, too.
 
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flowd82 said:
-VolQuest
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The Berry brothers, as individuals Elliot [Elliott*] and Evan have become known in recent years [Awkward wording], seemingly have just a bit to live up to at Tennessee based on what their father James, and brother Eric, have done [Passive -- replace "have done," with "did."] before their arrival in Knoxville. [Consider rewriting this lede -- it's kind of wordy/awkward.]

James, a tailback from 1978 to 1981, finished his career with more than 1,700 yards rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns and was the captain of the 1981 Tennessee football team that went 8-4, but was the first team eight-win team in eight years. [R/O sentence.]

Then came Eric from 2007 to 2009. Two-time All-American, All-SEC, top-five overall NFL draft pick, Jim Thorpe Award winner, [No comma, use "with," instead.]245 career tackles [ and 14 career interceptions] in three seasons,[Replace comma with a period.] 14 career interceptions[Remove.] and[Remove "and," start new sentence with "The list. . ."] the list could go for a mile.

But,[Replace "But," with "However. . .] that didn't scare away either of the youngest Berry's[Possessive?], both some of the most talked about recruits since their brother was on The Hill.

"I try not to think about it and just do what I can do," Evan Berry put it last week when several freshmen met with the media.

Added Elliot[Passive, Elliott*] in the same tone, "That's not really on my mind. I'm just trying to do the best that I can do."

But, it's hard not to think about it when your brother's pictures and [Remove "and," replace with a comma.]trophies and awards are throughout the Anderson Training Center and the Neyland-Thompson Center.

Even though they[Incorrect pronoun -- should be "he."] may not think about the legacy set before him by his talented family members, Evan admitted that he does see [Remove "does," use "sees."] it as something to try and strive for. [Wordy, remove "try and"]

"I kind of embraced that," Evan explained. "It's always good to have a milestone in front of you and great goals ahead of you, especially that's made by your family members[Comma] and it's just a good experience to have goals to reach."

There are plenty of milestones to be reached on the defensive side of the ball where both Evan and Elliot are projected to play.

Evan is starting out at cornerback [Comma -- used in situations when while means whereas.]while Elliot[Elliott*] is playing nickel, a touch of linebacker,[Non-essential comma]and safety,[Add "which is"] the position where his brother excelled.

Neither of the brother[SP, "brothers"] said they felt any pressure to live up to what had come before them even though[Remove "even," and use " , though they. . ."] they both recognize what the expectations will be for them as well.

"It's just one of those things that are understood," Elliot said. "My dad just said do the best that you can do. I just want to do me.[No ending quotation marks.]

"I feel like I already have my own name because my name's not Eric, either. I feel like I'm already going to make my own path,[Remove comma, and replace it with a semicolon] it's just whether it's going to be positive or negative."

Even though neither expects themselves to be their brother, they stay in touch with him often and talked with him before making their way to Knoxville in late May.[Awkward segue at the start of the paragraph -- consider using "Nevertheless," instead of "Even though. . ."]

"I talked to Eric before I came here and he just gave me the basics of college, keeping up with your school work, staying on top of your plays and really just being smart, because it's the real world now and you have to make smart decisions," Evan said.

Added Elliot, "We probably talk two or three times a week. [Attribution is passive and incorrectly placed at the beginning of the sentence.]We don't really try and bug each other too much,[Use a semicolon instead of the comma.]we've both got a lot to do. He's working out getting ready for his season,[Missing the conjunction "and"]I'm working out getting ready for mine."

Both brothers have already been praised for their work ethic[comma] and Elliot has been praise[SP, "praised"] for his understanding and study[Switch to "study and understanding"] of defensive schemes, even[Awkward transition -- replace "even," with something like "fueled by. . ."] watching more film than anyone on the team in April and May,[Remove comma]while he was still at Creekside High School.

"I was just interested in what type of coverages they were running and what type of things go on. It's just one of those things that will help me learn on the fly," Elliot[Elliott*]said. "Watching it so often makes it become like second nature so watching it has helped me when it comes to seven-on-seven and conversations in the film room."

While both Berry brothers have embraced what being a 'Berry' at Tennessee means, they have also bracing[Change "bracing," to "embraced"] for[Remove.] another challenge of being a Vol legacy;[I would use a dash or a colon instead of the semicolon.] trying to bring Tennessee back.

For the Berry brothers[Needs a comma -- introductory clause.] the concern isn't living up to the hype, it's about making Tennessee, 'Tennessee' again,[Replace comma with semicolon]that's what being a legacy means to them.

"I think I feel like, especially since all of us are legacy guys, Tennessee has always been close to our hearts," Elliot[Elliott*] explained, "so just the fact that we're in the position and have the opportunity to put Tennessee back on the top, it's just a big deal to me."

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IMO, JMO.
 
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