Is Eric gordon really this great?

#78
#78
Some of you may have already seen this but Im posting for the people that haven't....kid is going to be a good one!

-Gordon said no offensive players are his “homeboys” on the field. Not even in practice.

“I’ve got to get after those guys and get them ready for Saturdays,” the redshirt freshman said with a laugh. “And I feel like they’re not going to face a better corner than me, or a more physical corner than me.

“Honestly, I’m trying to take their heads off every play. On the field, you’ve got to be pretty mean. You’ve got to be aggressive. I love it. That’s my style.”
Few if any people near the UT football complex disagreed with that.

“(Florida’s) Joe Haden was probably the most physical corner I’d faced before I faced Eric,” Jones said. “Eric is his own kind of guy. He plays every day like he’s (ticked) off at the world.

“Nobody I’ve ever played against is like Eric Gordon. He’s the most physical guy I’ve ever faced.”

UT quarterback Matt Simms said he’s already become cautious of throwing Gordon’s way too much on the practice field.

“Eric Gordon is a very good player,” Simms said. “He’s a very intense and physical corner. It’s tough to go to him on some plays, because you know he’s just going to grab that receiver and kind of manhandle him and boss him around.

“He’s really tough to throw on, and you’ve kind of got to pick and choose your moments when to throw it his way.”

Simms suspected Gordon could be special while watching the 5-foot-9, 186-pound defensive back work out this summer.

“I watched him bench-press 450 pounds and squat 400 pounds,” Simms said. “When he’s in there lifting with the O-linemen and D-linemen, you know he’s got some intangibles.”
 
#79
#79
“Honestly, I’m trying to take their heads off every play."

huuuuaaaaaahhh!!!

i cant lie, that kinda pumps me up...
 
#81
#81
orangespirit said:
We can hope, but I see janzen darting off to the NFL as soon as he gets a chance.
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You have to be 3 years removed from high school to declare for the NFL draft. JJ has at least two more seasons with the Vols, assuming he stays out of trouble.
 
#82
#82
VolsFanRJ said:
You have to be 3 years removed from high school to declare for the NFL draft. JJ has at least two more seasons with the Vols, assuming he stays out of trouble.
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I clearly relize this. 2009, 2010, and 2011 would be 3 years. I think he we will be gone in 2012 unless the bargaining agreement within the NFL really lowers the salary of rookies to some weird low amount that juniors might shy away from jumping ship.
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#83
#83
i cant wait for the season to start and see him in action, i watched the kid a few times in high school but im sure he is lookin even better now...Go Vols
 
#84
#84
govols57 said:
Some of you may have already seen this but Im posting for the people that haven't....kid is going to be a good one!

-Gordon said no offensive players are his “homeboys” on the field. Not even in practice.

“I’ve got to get after those guys and get them ready for Saturdays,” the redshirt freshman said with a laugh. “And I feel like they’re not going to face a better corner than me, or a more physical corner than me.

“Honestly, I’m trying to take their heads off every play. On the field, you’ve got to be pretty mean. You’ve got to be aggressive. I love it. That’s my style.”
Few if any people near the UT football complex disagreed with that.

“(Florida’s) Joe Haden was probably the most physical corner I’d faced before I faced Eric,” Jones said. “Eric is his own kind of guy. He plays every day like he’s (ticked) off at the world.

“Nobody I’ve ever played against is like Eric Gordon. He’s the most physical guy I’ve ever faced.”

UT quarterback Matt Simms said he’s already become cautious of throwing Gordon’s way too much on the practice field.

“Eric Gordon is a very good player,” Simms said. “He’s a very intense and physical corner. It’s tough to go to him on some plays, because you know he’s just going to grab that receiver and kind of manhandle him and boss him around.

“He’s really tough to throw on, and you’ve kind of got to pick and choose your moments when to throw it his way.”

Simms suspected Gordon could be special while watching the 5-foot-9, 186-pound defensive back work out this summer.

“I watched him bench-press 450 pounds and squat 400 pounds,” Simms said. “When he’s in there lifting with the O-linemen and D-linemen, you know he’s got some intangibles.”
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Those weightlifting numbers sound like what you would expect from a 1st round NFL safety. Those other comments made me think of Inky Johnson.
 
#85
#85
Eric Gordon is a great Athlete. I played against him in high school when he was at Hillsboro. He was just a junior but we set our entire defensive gameplan and offensive gameplan around him. He is extremely agile and physical for his size as well, I can only imagine what a year in our strength program has done to increase both of those qualities... Very excited to see what he does this year!

V,B
 
#86
#86
reading through the yearbook that I received in the mail from UT AD, EG is one of the players that was labeled as someone who would surprise folks this year by his teammates. It appears his teammates think he's good!

GO VOLS!
 
#87
#87
govols57 said:
“I watched him bench-press 450 pounds and squat 400 pounds,” Simms said. “When he’s in there lifting with the O-linemen and D-linemen, you know he’s got some intangibles.”
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That's kind of weird that he benches more than he squats.
 
#90
#90
volsfan2918 said:
That's kind of weird that he benches more than he squats.
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That's exactly what I thought..hope he's not too focused on his bench number. EG being able to bench more than a.j. green doesn't mean crap on the field in athens.
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#91
#91
Tennessee will have a very experienced team in 2011. In 2012? They will be deep and experienced. They could challenge for the SEC east title in both years with good coaching.

That's the key.

Good coaching.
 
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