'20 TN ATH Reggie Grimes (Oklahoma commit)

[VolFreakJosh]

I’m just not really impressed with this kid.

I’ve seen players ranked a lot lower than him that had better film.

Great athlete doesn’t always translate into a good football player.

 

[benholt06]

Ok I have held back for long enough. See the thing here is you're saying real silly stuff. The difference between Grimes and kids at BGA is they still have to earn offers while he has all the offer letters in his possession. The problem here is many of you don't get "it". In reality we want to see a kid jump off the screen when watching them play, but in some instances a kid might back down for business purposes. Well in Grimes has all the offers he needs. Whether commitable or not he was offered. Mark my words and hear me clearly when whomever signs this kid they're getting a supreme athlete. He does make plays just check the hghlights from last weeks playoff game. The damn kid played Rb, Fb, TE, H-back, Lb, and DE. When referring to Maleik Gray there is NO comparison here. Maleik simply would make ZERO plays in a game and have zero catches as a Wr. What happened with Gray was the fact that he worked hard in MS, also he was bigger than most everyone and we trained him. All the accolades went to his head then he stopped working and became very average. There was one game Lavergne played I think Blackman and they ran the ball the entire game. He started at Wr and played Lb and SS. The kid did not make one single tkl. The is no such game you can pull up on Grimes like this. The only kid in the mid TN area who plays Lb who is as athletic with talent and ability is JR Colson from Ravenwood.

And that level of ball is just not conducive to huge stats for DEs.

I know Muschamp’s program is in the crapper rn but he knows defense, and if he wants Grimes it makes me wish we’d push a little harder. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[jakez4ut]

And that level of ball is just not conducive to huge stats for DEs.

I know Muschamp’s program is in the crapper rn but he knows defense, and if he wants Grimes it makes me wish we’d push a little harder. Thanks for sharing that.

and there's probably a USCe fan on a cock board saying "man, Jeremy pruitt knows defense, somethings gotta be wrong with that kid if he's not pushing"

 

[chargervol]

Oh damn he doesn't? Thank you so much! Keep your line to Pruitt open, it will be handy here.

Let's be honest, Miller is a contingency plan. If we had Ratledge, Morris, and say Dumervil committed he never gets the offer. I hope he works out because he looks like a promising run blocker, but he's a project with a ton of bad weight and poor technique.
.

It's weird how many threads threads I keep opening and seeing you say this kind of stuff to people.

Weird because it's basically anyone that disagrees with you after you tell them what the coaches are "really" thinking and doing.

 

[Jackcrevol]

It's weird how many threads threads I keep opening and seeing you say this kind of stuff to people.

Weird because it's basically anyone that disagrees with you after you tell them what the coaches are "really" thinking and doing.

Good lord, Ratledge? Can we not just admit we got better end of the deal with Cooper?

 

[chargervol]

Good lord, Ratledge? Can we not just admit we got better end of the deal with Cooper?

Assuming you were talking about what ben said but yes.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Assuming you were talking about what ben said but yes.

Put that particular one to sleep yesterday..he got on my nerves real hard, real quick in the VK thread.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

We are pushing. As poor as in-state recruiting has been since Pruitt's arrival, there is no way we don't aggressively pursue the #1 in-state prospect even if it's a square peg/round hole situation.

 

[mrMet]

We are pushing. As poor as in-state recruiting has been since Pruitt's arrival, there is no way we don't aggressively pursue the #1 in-state prospect even if it's a square peg/round hole situation.

You don’t know anything

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

You don’t know anything

It's common sense. You don't white flag your state's top prospect if you truly have any aspirations of recaiming dominion over your own back yard.

 

[jakez4ut]

@VolunteerHillbilly i siap yesterday that you weren't a troll...........you're making me look bad. lol.

 

[tennesseefan31]

Sounds like we'd rather have Butler and Morven Joseph on the edge. I'll roll with the coaches here.

 

[kamoshika]

FWIW, Ravenwood has posted individual stats for all of their games except Dickson County and Centennial. Grimes' numbers for those 10 games:

• 23 total tackles, 7 sacks and 1.5 TFL (note: Ravenwood double-counts sacks and TFL but I've separated those here. I've also taken the conventional approach of combining solo + assisted tackles instead of giving half-credit for the latter.)
• 37 rushes for 184 yards and 3 TDs
• 4 receptions for 39 yards

While the sack total is fairly impressive, IMO it appears 247's evaluation comment that he "doesn’t seek contact out" is borne out by his numbers, even more so this year than last. A kid with Grimes' size, speed and agility should be a force on the field but he has been far from that.
Reggie Grimes II Football 2019 | Ravenwood Raptors | Digital Scout live sports scores and stats

 

[TrippieRedd]

FWIW, Ravenwood has posted individual stats for all of their games except Dickson County and Centennial. Grimes' numbers for those 10 games:

• 23 total tackles, 7 sacks and 1.5 TFL (note: Ravenwood double-counts sacks and TFL but I've separated those here. I've also taken the conventional approach of combining solo + assisted tackles instead of giving half-credit for the latter.)
• 37 rushes for 184 yards and 3 TDs
• 4 receptions for 39 yards

While the sack total is fairly impressive, IMO it appears 247's evaluation comment that he "doesn’t seek contact out" is borne out by his numbers, even more so this year than last. A kid with Grimes' size, speed and agility should be a force on the field but he has been far from that.
Reggie Grimes II Football 2019 | Ravenwood Raptors | Digital Scout live sports scores and stats

4 star
23 tackles = elite
Star gazers probably

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

@VolunteerHillbilly i siap yesterday that you weren't a troll...........you're making me look bad. lol.

Sometimes I jump into these threads not fully realizing where the battle lines are drawn. I figured that it was a no brainer you go after your state's top prospect until the ink is dry. I'm sure UGA is still working on Murphy and that one seems a lot less likely than Grimes to Vols. We may wind up with this guy.

 

[csprig9]

4 star
23 tackles = elite
Star gazers probably

No they’ll be saying he was triple and quadruple teamed

 

[LittleVol]

We are pushing. As poor as in-state recruiting has been since Pruitt's arrival, there is no way we don't aggressively pursue the #1 in-state prospect even if it's a square peg/round hole situation.

But he's not...
He's not the best prospect in the state. All of our current in-state commits are better players.

 

[TrippieRedd]

No they’ll be saying he was triple and quadruple teamed

Lmao I forgot about that excuse

 

[BigorangeBoy]

RC said TN is not really pushing for him, however imho he’s worth a shot to see if the lights come on

 

[LittleVol]

FWIW, Ravenwood has posted individual stats for all of their games except Dickson County and Centennial. Grimes' numbers for those 10 games:

• 23 total tackles, 7 sacks and 1.5 TFL (note: Ravenwood double-counts sacks and TFL but I've separated those here. I've also taken the conventional approach of combining solo + assisted tackles instead of giving half-credit for the latter.)
• 37 rushes for 184 yards and 3 TDs
• 4 receptions for 39 yards

While the sack total is fairly impressive, IMO it appears 247's evaluation comment that he "doesn’t seek contact out" is borne out by his numbers, even more so this year than last. A kid with Grimes' size, speed and agility should be a force on the field but he has been far from that.
Reggie Grimes II Football 2019 | Ravenwood Raptors | Digital Scout live sports scores and stats

2 tackles a game??
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I think one of those games he had 3 sacks.

The 184 rushing yards is pretty cool, because he's being a team guy...

 

[LittleVol]

And that level of ball is just not conducive to huge stats for DEs.

I know Muschamp’s program is in the crapper rn but he knows defense, and if he wants Grimes it makes me wish we’d push a little harder. Thanks for sharing that.

He's not a DE.

He's an OLB.

 

[TitanicVolz]

All about the evaluation and trusting the coaching staffs.I mean look at Barnes,two years ago we were predicted finish dead last,now were making tourney runs and put 3 n the NBA.Numerous I mean numerous kids n NFL college didn’t have any stars low stars etc that come n and ball out.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

It's common sense. You don't white flag your state's top prospect if you truly have any aspirations of recaiming dominion over your own back yard.

Maybe Pruitt doesn’t care about reclaiming dominion?

 

[de1conley]

Apologies for being critical of Grimes. Don't mean to disrespect the kids you put a lot of time into.

Yes he does make more plays than Maliek Gray. And he's shown good awareness and willingness on both sides of the ball. But for his skillset I would expect him to absolutely dominate. He hasn't yet...

I'm looking forward to when Ravenwood clashes with Maryville in Rd 4.

Then if they get past them, they'll have to deal with the Whitehaven trio in State Title games. For the record, all 3 Whitehaven LBs are better than Grimes...right now. Just my opinion.

My point is that he will have opportunities real soon to show how good he can be. And I hope he does.

Not upset at all just a lot of nonsense being said. Also not all 3 of thise Whitehaven kids who I've had the pleasure to see and work with up close are better. Grimes is more fluid than all 3 of those kids and can do more things in particular. Only one of the 3 even compares athletically. Ijs and i have spoken on our kids too when i didn't think they were what they were said to be. Ppl speaking on his dad and all that, i mean dad wasn't some all world All American but was big body with nice athleticism. As i said before scheme and responsibility is different for all players. This kid has sacks and ints and tds wkly. Its not like he's missing in action. There are zero times he showed up in the stat column. Now he goes hard every down or play can be questioned but to me that can be nitpicking for any position or player. Anyways GBO

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Maybe Pruitt doesn’t care about reclaiming dominion?

I can see why he wouldn't want to dominate recruiting in a state that is finally producing enough elite talent to justify national title contending programs like Clemson and UGA having top recruiters assigned to this territory. Much better to go for the Nevada 2 stars and shock the world.