Which former Vol does Jalen Reeves-Maybin Remind you of the most?

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letsgoUT29 said:
Yes, Eddie Moore is a very good comparison.

My list for OLBs since I have been watching.

1. Thompson
2. Burnett
3. Maybin
4. Moore
5. Westmoreland
6. Gaither
7. Simon
8. McCoy
9. Maggitt
10. Karl

I consider Little more of a Defensive End or he would be number 1.

Also, under Chavis system guys would typically start OLB and convert to MLB as they became more seasoned. The guys I listed I consider OLBs. (Magitt is debatable)[/QUOT
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bray2milton said:
Tyrone Hines clone. Please tell me there are some old heads who remember my man Tyrone.
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Tyrone Hines is probably my all time favorite. Every play he was a headhunter that destroyed everyone. I could be wrong but I think T.H. was bigger than JRM but maybe not as fast. T.H.

Al Wilson probably put together the best career of just about everyone listed. Hard to put JRM in the same category as AW just from physical size and total numbers aspect. However, JRM has one more season to be awesome. Hopefully, we can call him champion like big Al.

I think the best comparison is Eddie Moore or Eric Westmoreland and that is great company. I played against both these guys and they were talented. Their size and style of play seem more similar to me than the other guys.
 
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Didn't George Kidd from Milan play a similar role back in early 90s. My memory is fading a bit.
 
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This is kind of off topic but it is about JRM... I did not know that his dad is Marques Maybin that played basketball for the University of Louisville. I live about 45 min from Louisville and listen to ESPN 680 every morning on my commute to work and Marques Maybin is a co-host on one of the morning shows a couple times a week and I really enjoy listening to him. They were talking about how his son played for UT and I finally put two-and-two together by their last name (duh :crazy: lol).

They mainly talk about UofL and UK on their show mostly but this week UT has been brought up several times talking about the hype.
 
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Moore or mayo IMO A little off subject but seems like J Mayo don't get talked about enough as I'm sure many other players but dude was a beast! One play he gets a TFL on another he was breaking up a pass in the endzone, then later he sacks the qb. He just seemed to be all over the field. K, back on subject.
 
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Verne: This Reeves-Maybin kid reminds me a lot of Melon Sleeves-Claybin from last year.

Gary: Can Verne's nurse take him back to his room now? It is time for him to have the pudding his meds get ground up in.
 
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Rifleman said:
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Verne: This Reeves-Maybin kid reminds me a lot of Melon Sleeves-Claybin from last year.

Gary: Can Verne's nurse take him back to his room now? It is time for him to have the pudding his meds get ground up in.
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That was good bit it was mean at the same time. :)
 
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tonybologna said:
That was good bit it was mean at the same time. :)
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I'll miss Verne when he's gone and am a little angry that he is retiring at a mere 76.

Any sportscaster can mispronounce Ikponmwosa Igbinosun or Niko Koutouvides, and some even have trouble with an Adam Vinatieri or Barkevious Mingo, but only Verne provides the entertainment value of repeatedly mispronouncing very simple names. It keeps the viewer on their toes and never fails to make me chuckle.

He is at his best doing golf, though. You can hear his voice at low levels and he knows when he's seen something amazing--not always obvious to the casual fan. This was great.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRCjJi_uDp8[/youtube]
 
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Stoked said:
This is kind of off topic but it is about JRM... I did not know that his dad is Marques Maybin that played basketball for the University of Louisville. I live about 45 min from Louisville and listen to ESPN 680 every morning on my commute to work and Marques Maybin is a co-host on one of the morning shows a couple times a week and I really enjoy listening to him. They were talking about how his son played for UT and I finally put two-and-two together by their last name (duh :crazy: lol).

They mainly talk about UofL and UK on their show mostly but this week UT has been brought up several times talking about the hype.
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I got to watch Maybin play when I was younger at Freedom Hall on a regular basis. He was a baller!
 

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VFFL@THE BEACH said:
Tyrone Hines is probably my all time favorite. Every play he was a headhunter that destroyed everyone. I could be wrong but I think T.H. was bigger than JRM but maybe not as fast. T.H.

Al Wilson probably put together the best career of just about everyone listed. Hard to put JRM in the same category as AW just from physical size and total numbers aspect. However, JRM has one more season to be awesome. Hopefully, we can call him champion like big Al.

I think the best comparison is Eddie Moore or Eric Westmoreland and that is great company. I played against both these guys and they were talented. Their size and style of play seem more similar to me than the other guys.
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With regards to comparing JRM to Al, they were almost the identical size, JRM actually an inch or so taller, both about 225 at Tennessee. Also, JRM has already put up 2 100+ tackle seasons while Wilson never had more than 87 tackles in a season and if JRM has a similar 2016 season to his previous two, he'll blow past Al statistically. Not saying that JRM will leave here being considered as good or better than the all-time great Al Wilson....just saying that the comparison isn't bad given their size, production and great intangibles.
 
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KBVol said:
With regards to comparing JRM to Al, they were almost the identical size, JRM actually an inch or so taller, both about 225 at Tennessee. Also, JRM has already put up 2 100+ tackle seasons while Wilson never had more than 87 tackles in a season and if JRM has a similar 2016 season to his previous two, he'll blow past Al statistically. Not saying that JRM will leave here being considered as good or better than the all-time great Al Wilson....just saying that the comparison isn't bad given their size, production and great intangibles.
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He has been better than Al in college.

Also they never listed Als weight correctly. He showed up at the NFL combine 6,0" 239 lbs.

He was playing around 235 most of the time at UT
 
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