Shoop: Warrior 'probably' UT's 'best player' this spring

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“I mean, he’s probably been the best player throughout the course of the first third of camp here,” Shoop said following Tennessee’s practice Thursday afternoon at Haslam Field.

“I mean, I think Nigel Warrior — I’ve coached for a long, long time, and his maturity and what he’s done just growing up as a man, maturing over the last three or four months, the relationship that he’s developed with his teammates and his coaches and trying to do everything right in the meeting rooms, on the field, in the community is as good as I’ve ever seen.”
 
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Daaaang. We already knew that he had athletic ability ... these are a lot of the other things that have to go with it.
 
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He was very immature last year. I got that from the interviews when he said he's never studied a playbook. Good to see him maturing.

He definitely has elite ability. Potentially another Honey Badger.
 
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ajvol01 said:
Dale Carter = badass
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Dale Carter was fearless and the ultimate competitor. I remember him fielding punts and he would run and just STOP, and turn field and be gone. He was fun to watch and was great in the secondary as well. He would always come up with a timely interception or big play. Warrior has all the tools, this is the year I hope he puts it all together. He could be a huge impact player for us. The funniest thing I remember about Carter was in a interview with a reporter about his buddy Carl Pickens, he had moved into the secondary for awhile to help out and was returning to offense. Carter laughed and said it is probably for the best Carl don't want to hit nobody. LOL!!!!
 
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So a young guy like Warrior has performed the best? I love the praise but whats that say about our upperclassmen on defense? Has anyone heard anything about KMac this spring? Or is he out?
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
So a young guy like Warrior has performed the best? I love the praise but whats that say about our upperclassmen on defense? Has anyone heard anything about KMac this spring? Or is he out?
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Kmac is not in live contact drills, but has been working out a lot. Tuttle also appears ahead of schedule. But don't expect to hear raves about either one of them this spring. I think both will be ready to contribute in the fall. Taylor has looked good at DE also. I for one am glad to hear that Warrior is grasping everything now, he could be a dynamic player for us on defense. GBO!!!!
 
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Gosh, I hope he's right. But every spring and fall we hear all of these stories raving about guys who rarely see the field or play like crap if they do. Remember Shoops comment last fall "I have 9 DEs and I've got to figure out how to play them all"? I also remember the stories about big yrs from the TEs last yr. Both dropped a lot of passes and made a lot of mistakes. A couple of yrs ago it was the "best OL in school history". Again, I'm pulling hard for Nigel and think he can be a big time player but I'll hold off judgement till Ga Tech.
 
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I'm a huge Warrior fan, but we have to have at least 4 in the defensive backfield.

Weak links are KILLERS!
 
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weallvol said:
“I mean, he’s probably been the best player throughout the course of the first third of camp here,” Shoop said following Tennessee’s practice Thursday afternoon at Haslam Field.

“I mean, I think Nigel Warrior — I’ve coached for a long, long time, and his maturity and what he’s done just growing up as a man, maturing over the last three or four months, the relationship that he’s developed with his teammates and his coaches and trying to do everything right in the meeting rooms, on the field, in the community is as good as I’ve ever seen.”
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I don't care who has to sit down but this kid HAS to start and play! Great news!
 
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The name escapes me; however, who was the kid we had that played in 2009 and 2010 that got the penalty against NC in the bowl game on the sideline? I know he got kicked out for weed later on, but man that kid would hit the mess out of some people!
 
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