'11 JUCO DT Maurice Couch - UT Commit

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i need some of those SWAG glasses that lets you see into the future....

j/k, but seriously, Couch was getting better with every game last year.
 
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OCIVol said:
Couch will be our best DL this year and likely our best player on defense.
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Sidenote: My recent hate for Vandy didn't come from Franklin running his mouth or the pitiful Nashville media, but from that dirty a$$ play by the Vandy OL "man" going for Couch's knee from behind.

No doubt that crap was coached, and I was happy it was caught on national TV. Then Franklin has the hypocisy to go out and talk crap about the locker room video. What a turd (Franklin and his OL "man").
 
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UTMVol76 said:
Sidenote: My recent hate for Vandy didn't come from Franklin running his mouth or the pitiful Nashville media, but from that dirty a$$ play by the Vandy OL "man" going for Couch's knee from behind.

No doubt that crap was coached, and I was happy it was caught on national TV. Then Franklin has the hypocisy to go out and talk crap about the locker room video. What a turd (Franklin and his OL "man").
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That play made me sick! Thank God Mo wasn't hurt.
 
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OCIVol said:
Couch will be our best DL this year and likely our best player on defense.
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i love it. dude is a very good friend of mine and has worked his ass off to be in this position. i try to stay on top of him and get after him when need be, but he is a special guy and a wonderful family man to his wife and daughter. i'll be rooting for this kid for the rest of my orange life. book it.
 
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Possible DT roster in 2013:

Seniors--Couch and McCullers
Juniors--Greg Clark, Allan Carson, Ben Bradley
Soph or R-Fr--Danny O'Brien
Frosh--Rod Crayton (I hope)

That could be the most depth I can ever remember at defensive tackle. Maybe not as good as Henderson and Haynesworth as starters, but deeper.
 
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Benchwarmer said:
Possible DT roster in 2013:

Seniors--Couch and McCullers
Juniors--Greg Clark, Allan Carson, Ben Bradley
Soph or R-Fr--Danny O'Brien
Frosh--Rod Crayton (I hope)

That could be the most depth I can ever remember at defensive tackle. Maybe not as good as Henderson and Haynesworth as starters, but deeper.
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Seniors--Couch and McCullers
Juniors--Greg Clark, Allan Carson, Ben Bradley
Soph or R-Fr--Danny O'Brien, Dante Phillips, Trent Taylor
Frosh--Rod Crayton
 
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Benchwarmer said:
Possible DT roster in 2013:

Seniors--Couch and McCullers
Juniors--Greg Clark, Allan Carson, Ben Bradley
Soph or R-Fr--Danny O'Brien
Frosh--Rod Crayton (I hope)

That could be the most depth I can ever remember at defensive tackle. Maybe not as good as Henderson and Haynesworth as starters, but deeper.
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I don't know about that. Fulmer had some loaded D-lines. I remember when Tony McDaniel was a backup and still was drafted in the first 3 rounds.
 
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The Breakerboy said:
I don't know about that. Fulmer had some loaded D-lines. I remember when Tony McDaniel was a backup and still was drafted in the first 3 rounds.
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Yep.
I have a friend who was drafted several years ago. He wanted to play for the Vols but saw the limited PT
 
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The Breakerboy said:
I don't know about that. Fulmer had some loaded D-lines. I remember when Tony McDaniel was a backup and still was drafted in the first 3 rounds.
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Under Fulmer, we played a 4-3, so a 5-man rotation equaled a 1st string, a 2nd string, and one more player who could give some minutes. Then we usually had a redshirt freshman who would see some playing time, but wasn't in the rotation. And a true freshman who would likely redshirt. This is if we recruited right.

When we play a 3-4, we only have one DT in the game, and we have just as many DT's as for a 4-3, so it suggests to me that we are deeper. I know we won't be in a 3-4 all the time.

As far as the total number of people ready to play next year at DT, I think we should be in fantastic shape.
 
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RockyTop22 said:
Seniors--Couch and McCullers
Juniors--Greg Clark, Allan Carson, Ben Bradley
Soph or R-Fr--Danny O'Brien, Dante Phillips, Trent Taylor
Frosh--Rod Crayton
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There is only one player on the list that has seen meaningful snaps in a game so far and it's no better then 50/50 he will be here next year. Depth yes good depth who know's.
 
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OrangeHammer said:
i love it. dude is a very good friend of mine and has worked his ass off to be in this position. i try to stay on top of him and get after him when need be, but he is a special guy and a wonderful family man to his wife and daughter. i'll be rooting for this kid for the rest of my orange life. book it.
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Hard not to like Big Mo I'm really glad he chose Tennessee.
 
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Benchwarmer said:
Under Fulmer, we played a 4-3, so a 5-man rotation equaled a 1st string, a 2nd string, and one more player who could give some minutes. Then we usually had a redshirt freshman who would see some playing time, but wasn't in the rotation. And a true freshman who would likely redshirt. This is if we recruited right.

When we play a 3-4, we only have one DT in the game, and we have just as many DT's as for a 4-3, so it suggests to me that we are deeper. I know we won't be in a 3-4 all the time.

As far as the total number of people ready to play next year at DT, I think we should be in fantastic shape.
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We essentially have 3 DTs on the field in a 3-4.
 
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Benchwarmer said:
Under Fulmer, we played a 4-3, so a 5-man rotation equaled a 1st string, a 2nd string, and one more player who could give some minutes. Then we usually had a redshirt freshman who would see some playing time, but wasn't in the rotation. And a true freshman who would likely redshirt. This is if we recruited right.

When we play a 3-4, we only have one DT in the game, and we have just as many DT's as for a 4-3, so it suggests to me that we are deeper. I know we won't be in a 3-4 all the time.

As far as the total number of people ready to play next year at DT, I think we should be in fantastic shape.
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Deeper??? What I'm saying is Fulmer had NFL players all over his roster. When we get to that point or when we get to the point where you don't know who/what a freshman DT is then I'll even think about putting them in the same category. Dan Williams(future first rounder) was one of Fulmer's worst D-linemen, shows you the quality he was rolling out for years.
 
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So...if McCullers emerges along with 1-2 others true NG's (Clark/Carson/O'Brien/possibly Phillips) will Couch go to DE?

Just seems like a better ft there than NG...I'd like to see him at DE except on obvious passing downs where we slide him to NG and get 3 pass rushers on the DL
 
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I agree. I want to see him at DE, too. IIRC, he played DE in a 3-4 in JuCo. I would hate to see the staff force him to put on weight and he lose some agility/quickness. But it all has to do with depth. How many true NGs do we have? I will admit that Couch is close to the necessary size and has a good body structure for it.
 
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