6 vols make first team all SEC

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hibbs said:
the only thing I question is the lack of Darrin Kirkland.
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I've never been more excited about one player for an upcoming season. I see him exploding into the National spotlight depending on our record. Kid has all the talent in the world and can chase down anyone in the run game. Add JRM to the mix and it's blatantly obvious why Shoop said nobody will run on us. He will go down as one of the best linebackers in our history. MARK MY WORDS
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Trevor Daniel should be number one. Seeing Vandy having the same amount of defensive players as we do on this list is kind of sad.
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When they win 3 games and Tennessee puts up 40+ on them. The post season All SEC selections may look a little different than the pre-season
 
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Grand Vol said:
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. I mean, Boom is a good player, but I'm not sure if he's in Kamara's league.

Wolf is also missing from the TE position. Not sure I agree with that.
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Ethan Wolf should be 3rd team & replace the player from Arkansas(Sprinkle) they have 3rd team. I can't see him any higher because the two in front of him are very deserving 1st & 2nd team selections.

hibbs said:
the only thing I question is the lack of Darrin Kirkland.
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I agree 100%. Can't believe he didn't make any of the teams. He's our 2nd best LB behind JRM & definitely should be no worse than 2nd or 3rd team.

VOL 4 Life 83 said:
Sutton should be first team defense
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I agree on this one too. Here's the catch from me. I don't think he should be 1st team special teams either at PR. Here's what Butch is going to do with Cam at PR. To keep him completely healthy he's not going to use him as our main PR guy.

These duties will end up being in the hands of either Evan Berry or more likely Tyler Byrd. We need Cam to remain healthy as our starting CB & best player in the secondary period.

Tyler Byrd is a dynamic return man. His video highlights in the return game from high school is quite unbelievable to see.

He is so athletic & agile. He's really fast to boot. He's like watching a dancing act on the filed to avoid would be tacklers. He's amazing to watch & I think Butch will see that & allow him to be our main PR guy.

Byrd will be pretty far down the WR depth chart so using him as our PR guy would give us a player that is capable of taking it to the house every time he touches the ball.

He will at least split time with Cam at PR. Cam can't be touching the ball every PR. He's going to be covering every teams best WR so he needs a break & to keep from injury risk more than anything.

His play at CB alone should make him 1st team All-SEC no doubt. I would just hate to see him hurt returning punts & get a serious injury from doing it. Use him as your main CB & stop using him as the PR guy Butch.

Tyler Byrd is very capable of taking over & doing just as good if not better than Cam. We could even use Evan Berry in the PR game as well too. Anything to get Cam off these duties & let him focus on CB position & avoiding injury. Thanks!
 
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tonybologna said:
I agree on this one too. Here's the catch from me. I don't think he should be 1st team special teams either at PR. Here's what Butch is going to do with Cam at PR. To keep him completely healthy he's not going to use him as our main PR guy.

These duties will end up being in the hands of either Evan Berry or more likely Tyler Byrd. We need Cam to remain healthy as our starting CB & best player in the secondary period.

Tyler Byrd is a dynamic return man. His video highlights in the return game from high school is quite unbelievable to see.

He is so athletic & agile. He's really fast to boot. He's like watching a dancing act on the filed to avoid would be tacklers. He's amazing to watch & I think Butch will see that & allow him to be our main PR guy.

Byrd will be pretty far down the WR depth chart so using him as our PR guy would give us a player that is capable of taking it to the house every time he touches the ball.

He will at least split time with Cam at PR. Cam can't be touching the ball every PR. He's going to be covering every teams best WR so he needs a break & to keep from injury risk more than anything.

His play at CB alone should make him 1st team All-SEC no doubt. I would just hate to see him hurt returning punts & get a serious injury from doing it. Use him as your main CB & stop using him as the PR guy Butch.

Tyler Byrd is very capable of taking over & doing just as good if not better than Cam. We could even use Evan Berry in the PR game as well too. Anything to get Cam off these duties & let him focus on CB position & avoiding injury. Thanks!
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AK did a pretty good job at PR last year too. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some touches there again.
 
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Col_Cathcart said:
AK did a pretty good job at PR last year too. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some touches there again.
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Kamara imo was actually more dangerous than Cam. And Cam is fantastic. He will split time with Cam.

Evan Berry is an elite KR... not sure about PR. Poster before you doesnt realize the different skill set a Punt Returner has from a Kick Returner.

Kamara would be the best PR in the SEC if they let him, so if they let Cam concentrate at CB then Kamara is the heir apparent.

But Cam is a football player...Those extra opportunities to have the football in his hands only make him a better player.
Keep him at starting PR.
 
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tonybologna said:
Ethan Wolf should be 3rd team & replace the player from Arkansas(Sprinkle) they have 3rd team. I can't see him any higher because the two in front of him are very deserving 1st & 2nd team selections.



I agree 100%. Can't believe he didn't make any of the teams. He's our 2nd best LB behind JRM & definitely should be no worse than 2nd or 3rd team.



I agree on this one too. Here's the catch from me. I don't think he should be 1st team special teams either at PR. Here's what Butch is going to do with Cam at PR. To keep him completely healthy he's not going to use him as our main PR guy.

These duties will end up being in the hands of either Evan Berry or more likely Tyler Byrd. We need Cam to remain healthy as our starting CB & best player in the secondary period.

Tyler Byrd is a dynamic return man. His video highlights in the return game from high school is quite unbelievable to see.

He is so athletic & agile. He's really fast to boot. He's like watching a dancing act on the filed to avoid would be tacklers. He's amazing to watch & I think Butch will see that & allow him to be our main PR guy.

Byrd will be pretty far down the WR depth chart so using him as our PR guy would give us a player that is capable of taking it to the house every time he touches the ball.

He will at least split time with Cam at PR. Cam can't be touching the ball every PR. He's going to be covering every teams best WR so he needs a break & to keep from injury risk more than anything.

His play at CB alone should make him 1st team All-SEC no doubt. I would just hate to see him hurt returning punts & get a serious injury from doing it. Use him as your main CB & stop using him as the PR guy Butch.

Tyler Byrd is very capable of taking over & doing just as good if not better than Cam. We could even use Evan Berry in the PR game as well too. Anything to get Cam off these duties & let him focus on CB position & avoiding injury. Thanks!
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I don't argue with the logic of finding a new PR, but I'm not sure if Sutton will be willing to relinquish his spot. Dude is a competitor and loves returning punts.
 
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tonybologna said:
Ethan Wolf should be 3rd team & replace the player from Arkansas(Sprinkle) they have 3rd team. I can't see him any higher because the two in front of him are very deserving 1st & 2nd team selections.



I agree 100%. Can't believe he didn't make any of the teams. He's our 2nd best LB behind JRM & definitely should be no worse than 2nd or 3rd team.



I agree on this one too. Here's the catch from me. I don't think he should be 1st team special teams either at PR. Here's what Butch is going to do with Cam at PR. To keep him completely healthy he's not going to use him as our main PR guy.

These duties will end up being in the hands of either Evan Berry or more likely Tyler Byrd. We need Cam to remain healthy as our starting CB & best player in the secondary period.

Tyler Byrd is a dynamic return man. His video highlights in the return game from high school is quite unbelievable to see.

He is so athletic & agile. He's really fast to boot. He's like watching a dancing act on the filed to avoid would be tacklers. He's amazing to watch & I think Butch will see that & allow him to be our main PR guy.

Byrd will be pretty far down the WR depth chart so using him as our PR guy would give us a player that is capable of taking it to the house every time he touches the ball.

He will at least split time with Cam at PR. Cam can't be touching the ball every PR. He's going to be covering every teams best WR so he needs a break & to keep from injury risk more than anything.

His play at CB alone should make him 1st team All-SEC no doubt. I would just hate to see him hurt returning punts & get a serious injury from doing it. Use him as your main CB & stop using him as the PR guy Butch.

Tyler Byrd is very capable of taking over & doing just as good if not better than Cam. We could even use Evan Berry in the PR game as well too. Anything to get Cam off these duties & let him focus on CB position & avoiding injury. Thanks!
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You could be right about Cam and the others regarding our punt returner, but I suspect we'll see much of the same as last year....Cam and AK splitting duties there are again. Don't fix what ain't broke IMO. Both were dynamic there and while I understand the desire by many wanting to "keep Cam healthy", I can't see pulling one of the best PRs in the country off the field there, nor can I see putting a true freshman back there when you have a 4th year player like AK who's every bit of, if not more dynamic at returning punts than Sutton as his backup.

Finally, showing the ability to be outstanding returning punts also helps increase Sutton's and AK's draft stock, which is another secondary or tertiary reason why I think we see the status quo win out here. Jmo.
 
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Numbers on the All-SEC team are climbing back up to '98 levels. As someone already noted, by this season's end, the number of Vols on the All-SEC team may actually very closely resemble the '98 numbers. If so, it should mean we had a very successful season.


Vols on '98 All-SEC team
Offense
Peerless Price, Tennessee (AP-2), WR
Cosey Coleman, Tennessee (AP-1), OG
Chad Clifton, Tennessee (AP-2), OT

Defense
Darwin Walker, Tennessee (AP-1), DT
Al Wilson†, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1), LB
Raynoch Thompson, Tennessee (AP-1), LB
Dwayne Goodrich, Tennessee (AP-2), CB

STs
Jeff Hall, Tennessee (AP-1), K
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
Wow, South Carolina must be in real trouble.

They only placed one player.... on the 4th Team Sp. Teams.

We tied UGA, LSU, UF for 2nd with 11 players selected overall, behind Alab**a's 14.
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And, yet nearly everybody thinks the Georgia game is a layup....
 
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LittleVol said:
Kamara imo was actually more dangerous than Cam. And Cam is fantastic. He will split time with Cam.

Evan Berry is an elite KR... not sure about PR. Poster before you doesnt realize the different skill set a Punt Returner has from a Kick Returner.

Kamara would be the best PR in the SEC if they let him, so if they let Cam concentrate at CB then Kamara is the heir apparent.

But Cam is a football player...Those extra opportunities to have the football in his hands only make him a better player.
Keep him at starting PR.
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What are you assuming about me saying I don't know the difference between a PR & KR? That's not fair to me. I've been a coach before dude.

Traveling 6th-7th graders but I very well understand the difference so please don't assume stuff about people/members on here.

Col_Cathcart said:
AK did a pretty good job at PR last year too. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some touches there again.
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I agree with that too but Kamara will be like Cam & see the field a ton on offense. I think Butch will have them both(Hurd & Kamara) on the field at the same time quite often. That's why it think it could take away Kamara being used more as a PR.

Darth_Shiveman said:
I don't argue with the logic of finding a new PR, but I'm not sure if Sutton will be willing to relinquish his spot. Dude is a competitor and loves returning punts.
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I understand that too about Cam. He certainly is a competitor & wouldn't want to give us the PR duties too easily. However, I think he knows how important at CB he is for us. He's already bragged & bragged about Tyler Byrd & his PR skills. I think he even said he wouldn't want to be the one trying to tackle him.

KBVol said:
You could be right about Cam and the others regarding our punt returner, but I suspect we'll see much of the same as last year....Cam and AK splitting duties there are again. Don't fix what ain't broke IMO. Both were dynamic there and while I understand the desire by many wanting to "keep Cam healthy", I can't see pulling one of the best PRs in the country off the field there, nor can I see putting a true freshman back there when you have a 4th year player like AK who's every bit of, if not more dynamic at returning punts than Sutton as his backup.

Finally, showing the ability to be outstanding returning punts also helps increase Sutton's and AK's draft stock, which is another secondary or tertiary reason why I think we see the status quo win out here. Jmo.
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I get the if it ain't broke don't fix it thing. I'm a big fan of that too. It's me more concerned about Cam getting injured. He's already taken some pretty nasty hits before.

All is takes is ONE hit to the wrong place such as the head or knee or back or wherever & he could receive an injury that not only kills his season but could be career threatening.

We just have to be honest here. Punt returning & kick returning for that matter is a dangerous position to play. People are coming at you 100 MPH ready to rip your head off. There are some really mean special teams players out there.

I would just rather Butch to use Byrd or Evan Berry for PR's. Maybe when we need a big play or late in the game & need a TD then let him take a PR or two but not used as a PR every game. I would use Tyler Byrd as 1st string & Evan Berry as 2nd string. 3rd string would be Kamara just because he wouldn't play every single down on offense. Cam will play every single down on defense.

I know people are going to tell me I'm crazy or stupid to take Cam away from PR duties & I get that but I'm looking at his protection both short term & long term for the pros.

He will be a 1st round draft pick but if he was to get injured on a punt return then there possibly goes his 1st round draft status. Will he be a PR in the NFL too? That's a good question & most certainly it's a possibility but I just do not want to see our best CB get hurt returning punts. Thanks!
 
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KBVol said:
You could be right about Cam and the others regarding our punt returner, but I suspect we'll see much of the same as last year....Cam and AK splitting duties there are again. Don't fix what ain't broke IMO. Both were dynamic there and while I understand the desire by many wanting to "keep Cam healthy", I can't see pulling one of the best PRs in the country off the field there, nor can I see putting a true freshman back there when you have a 4th year player like AK who's every bit of, if not more dynamic at returning punts than Sutton as his backup.

Finally, showing the ability to be outstanding returning punts also helps increase Sutton's and AK's draft stock, which is another secondary or tertiary reason why I think we see the status quo win out here. Jmo.
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This makes sense to me. Last year I pointed out in several different threads where we saw people swearing on their mama's lives Cam was gone as he was a 1st round pick to where I had to remind them he didn't make 1st team SEC at his position, he was not going in the first round and probably would not have gone in the 2nd had he left given all the other CBs available. I like Cam as a player but he needs to keep demonstrating he can return kicks to keep his draft stock as high as possible. He is not projected as a 1st team SEC corner again. If we take a NC could that change? Time will tell IMO.
 
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