Top 10 defensive breakout players: Trevon flowers

[Freak]

Mike Farrell of Rivals released his Top 10 defensive breakout players. He provided minimal insight into his selections, but here's what he wrote.

7. DB Trevon Flowers, Tennessee— He is an absolutely elite tackler at the safety position and the heartbeat of this Vols defense.​

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Here's the full list: Rivals.com - Three-Point Stance: Defensive breakouts, in-state recruiting, musings

 

[Eastknox865]

This only means that the opposing offenses are getting to the third level giving the safety more opportunities. Great for him making the plays but not so great for the defense.

 

[wmcovol]

He was terrible in pass D vs Bama

 

[DonDiego]

His number of tackles is concerning. When a safety leads or nearly leads your defense in tackles, that's a defensive red flag, right?

 

[hillsborovol]

He was terrible in pass D vs Bama

Pro Football Focus graded Flowers as the best safety in the SEC through the first 5 games.

 

[London Vol]

He has missed a number of tackles and dropped some interceptions this season, and he is the best

 

[shane80]

If only he could catch the ball.

 

[Remy]

If only he could catch the ball.

That's usually why they're safeties and not receivers.

 

[wmcovol]

Pro Football Focus graded Flowers as the best safety in the SEC through the first 5 games.

That was same organization that rated JG among the top QBs in the SEC last yr also. Facts are secondary, including Flowers hasn’t been very good. Maybe you don’t actually watch the games.

 

[901 Orange]

His number of tackles is concerning. When a safety leads or nearly leads your defense in tackles, that's a defensive red flag, right?

depends on how much that safety plays in the box

 

[Freak]

That was same organization that rated JG among the top QBs in the SEC last yr also. Facts are secondary, including Flowers hasn’t been very good. Maybe you don’t actually watch the games.

Maybe you should read his post again. He simply stated a fact. It’s Farrell and PFF who disagree with you, and “maybe don’t actually watch the games.”

 

[Mccage]

That was same organization that rated JG among the top QBs in the SEC last yr also. Facts are secondary, including Flowers hasn’t been very good. Maybe you don’t actually watch the games.

Or maybe your knowledge of the game isn't very good.

 

[keenobserver]

I've always thought he was somewhere around average to below average......Definitely never saw any "elite" tackling.

Of course it's entirely possible he's an elite tackler in practice

 

[m1al]

Maybe you should read his post again. He simply stated a fact. It’s Farrell and PFF who disagree with you, and “maybe don’t actually watch the games.”

Something good happens to one of our players and the LOM show up in force to bad mouth the kid.

Pathetic.....

 

[Freak]

Something good happens to one of our players and the LOM show up in force to bad mouth the kid.

Pathetic.....

Yeah I thought it would be a nice change of pace to have a little positive discussion about one of our players getting some love.

 

[m1al]

Yeah I thought it would be a nice change of pace to have a little positive discussion about one of our players getting some love.

Freak, you must have the patience of Jobe to put up with us the way you do...

Mad respect and many thanks..

 

[wmcovol]

Maybe you should read his post again. He simply stated a fact. It’s Farrell and PFF who disagree with you, and “maybe don’t actually watch the games.”

Maybe he should read mine first. I just said Flowers was terrible in pass coverage vs Bama.

 

[Hank Bukowski]

His number of tackles is concerning. When a safety leads or nearly leads your defense in tackles, that's a defensive red flag, right?

Absolutely...and deja vu from a couple of Butch seasons, when our secondary guys were the leading tacklers throughout the season.