Should Austin Johnson start over Reviez at MLB? (one man's opinion)

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IMHO. I like Nick a lot and I think he has a great story and embodies what it is to be a true Volunteer. With that said, I think Johnson is just more athletic, has better overall size (height), and is quite a bit quicker (laterally). No way Nick makes the pick that Austin did in the UT-UTM game.

Also, I look to see Oku get more carries over Poole against teams like Oregon and Florida with more speed on D. Poole is a good runner and I am not taking anything away from that, but Oku has similar size to Poole, great vision, good shiftiness and a lot more impressive breakaway speed and much more of a homerun threat. Poole usually gets run down from an angle or from behind.

I am sure I might get bashed for my opinion, but FYI I made a prediction about 3 months ago that Bones would be more productive earlier on than the DaRick as a true frosh WR. time will tell.
 
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Are you saying that A. Johnson is starting over Reviez or is that your opinion that he should start.

Your title is misleading.
 
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I am fifty fifty on the MLB position. I hope the play them both alot because i think they both bring so much to the field.
 
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I posted yesterday that Johnson will end up starting over Lathers, he did nothing against Martin. I'll stick to my opinion.
 
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So you would take a guy that has played in one game against an extremely inferior team over a guy who was the heart and soul of the defensive linebacking core last year, and is the emotional leader of the defense this year? I agree that Johnson looked good, but come on.
 
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We got worse on defense when Nick went down last year.

Enough said, IMHO.

Johnson had a great game though, and he's going to do well!
 
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We played a good bit of 3-4 so it's possible that Johnson sees a lot of playing time. I do not, however, think Reveiz should or will get the boot.
 
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I don't think there's much doubt that AJ has more physical ability/measureables than Reveiz. By the same token, it seems that NR has better intangibles and better command of the defense and alignments than AJ. Which one matters more? Hard to say - it depends on how close each is and I don't know.

Not sure it matters much. I think they'll both play and play a lot for the forseeable future. Was very impressed with AJ for sure. Think that was a great, great pick and he seems like a natural LB for sure. Thrilled to have him there. This is an example of why I think we'll wind up better than expected. This development is relatively new - we had no idea he'd become an effective contributor at LB. Just like Teague at CB. Moves like these two don't work out well in the short term, generally.

Similar thoughts on Oku and Poole. Think they are different, but both good and we'll need them both.
 
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Volfootball55 said:
Probably true, but not gonna happen
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I agree that it probably wont happen but we have a better chance of beating great teams with the best players on the field. I am not an expert but I could tell from the orange and white game, from section V of Neyland on Saturday, and the replay of the game on my tv when I got home that A. Johnson is the better middle linebacker.
 
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Poole and Oku are sharing the load. Oku has a little more speed but Poole is a very good open field runner. FTR, can you name where he's been "run down from an angle or from behind"?
 
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I kind of agree with the OP on AJ. He is instinctive, athletic, and brings the wood. No knock against NR... but I would feel more comfortable with AJ vs the Duck athletes.
 
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ihateflorida said:
I posted yesterday that Johnson will end up starting over Lathers, he did nothing against Martin. I'll stick to my opinion.
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I recall reading that Johnson only learned the MLB position. I think both AJ & NR will get quality playing time. CDD knows that he has to rest players wherever he is able to because some starters will be playing tons of minutes.
 
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Since I am sure we are better evaluators than the coaches are (since they only see them every day and we watch the games), I'm gonna say that John Probst should be starting.
 
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Aj is more athletic I would say, but I don't think that gives him the start over Nick. I think poole should hit the dbacks hard early, the one two punch of poole and oku could help us in the long run of this game.
 
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I think Reviez has earned the starting spot. Does that mean he should play the whole game? No. I also think it's great that we are actually able to argue about who should start. I like having depth at both positions. Just cause one starts does not mean the other won't play. I think when u have two players who both bring something to the plate you reward the leaders. I think Poole and Reviez are both leaders on eachside of the ball.
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The sad fact is that if Reviez was 6-1 and played the way he does he would be an All-American candidate and a national name...
 
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sjt18 said:
Poole and Oku are sharing the load. Oku has a little more speed but Poole is a very good open field runner. FTR, can you name where he's been "run down from an angle or from behind"?
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he got run down a couple times in the O&W game from behind. I saw him get run down several times in the second level by Martins LBs and slow corners.
 
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Volinnooga said:
Since I am sure we are better evaluators than the coaches are (since they only see them every day and we watch the games), I'm gonna say that John Probst should be starting.
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no one said any of us are better evaluators than the UT coaching staff. In case you forgot, this site is here for fans to voice their opinions. TYVM :salute:
 
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sjt18 said:
I kind of agree with the OP on AJ. He is instinctive, athletic, and brings the wood. No knock against NR... but I would feel more comfortable with AJ vs the Duck athletes.
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I just saw a pic of nick from last weeks game. He was on the field, yelling and kinda flexing with his arms to his sides...he looks like the freaking incredible hulk..seriously. all that bulks gotta slow him down
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SpringBokVol said:
The sad fact is that if Reviez was 6-1 and played the way he does he would be an All-American candidate and a national name...
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I agree with that, he is a badass, like a ball of muscle. sad thing is Nick is listed at 5'11 and is probably about 5'8-5'9.
 
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