UTwick
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Hope to God it's not a true freshman. Hopefully a Juco transfer or somebody getting bigger and stronger in the S&C program.
Dominek Anderson
Will Ignont
His breakout will depend on the overall improvement of his OL, so I hope the most improvement in the offense is within the entire line.
I think hell just continue his play from last year. Cant really say the leading tackler willl finally have a breakout year ha
Kongbo going to finally learn how to play.
Wonder how he will adjust to standing.
Didnt that tremendously help lawrence taylor?
I'm thinking it was moving to OLB in parcell's 3-4 is what fully brought the beast mode out. Something about getting his fingers out of the dirt somehow helped his explosiveness. Of course 4-3 rush end and 3-4 olb rushing is almost the position. Except for how you start the play...so as a result he should see many more snaps from a two point stance.
If it makes sense with anyone....maybe kongbo. He definitely seemed stiff, slow to fire and to always lose leverage battles.... and starting from a 3 (or 4) point seemed the equivalent of putting him concrete shoes.
This seems slightly counterintuitive since these stances exist to help gain leverage, for instance 4 point helping you "dig in" to stop the run....but some athletes "fire off" much better, play faster, and pass rush much more effectively from a two point.
I always thought his technique/footwork/hands were off. It's like he could never fire off the offensive lineman, always got locked up with them and couldn't get away. I think in HS and JUCO he could use his strength and athleticism to do it, but when you're at the D1/SEC level you need to actually have the skillet to go with the athleticism. Could be wrong though.
With fall practice just a week away, the anticipation is almost over. New coach, new schemes, new expectations and many new players. VN is abuzz with forecasts and predictions...
Every year, on most every team, a surprise breakout player or two emerges...who ya got?!
Defense- Alontae Taylor
Offense- Jordan Murphy
Idk if Emerson will be playing off the edgeDefense- Greg Emerson
Has the potential to be legit pass rusher off the edge.
Offense-Jerome Carvin
He has the benefit of enrolling in January and going through spring and summer workouts. He has elite size already and has a guy like Trey Smith to help him get accustomed to
College ball/school.
Special Teams- Brent Cimaglia
We’re gonna need a solid kicker to help generate points, hopefully BC can become more reliable in the clutch this year.