Wonder if Tiny or Kerbyson will get switched to DT

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Richardson is going to stay at OT. He has physical attributes and natural abilities that the best OL coaches in the land drool over.
 
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Just because a person is big, doesn't mean that they would be good at DT. IMO, Tiny would be to tall to play DT. I know there have been tall DTs in the past, but it is harder for them to get low and stay low for leverage.
 
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LittleDTO said:
Just because a person is big, doesn't mean that they would be good at DT. IMO, Tiny would be to tall to play DT. I know there have been tall DTs in the past, but it is harder for them to get low and stay low for leverage.
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VOLorNuttin said:
Richardson would likely be an SEC monster at DT, so I'm thinking if Thompson feels he can have the same kind of impact at DT, he should be trying to sneak him away from the OL.
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What on earth makes you say this? Have you ever even seen him play? Tiny is an OL, end of story.
 
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lylsmorr said:
Because he has a good point, Tiny could be an All-American DT. The problem with that is that he could also be an All-American LT
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I still want to know on what this statement is based - have you ever seen him play, or are you putting this on him based upon his substantial physical gifts? The kid has mad O tackle physical skills, but has very little interest in playing defense.
 
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State of the Vols said:
I still want to know on what this statement is based - have you ever seen him play, or are you putting this on him based upon his substantial physical gifts? The kid has mad O tackle physical skills, but has very little interest in playing defense.
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He manhandles d-linemen, he could manhandle o-linemen
 
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I know this has been discussed as a possibility with Kerbyson. I'd imagine Tiny's upside is too high at OL for him to be moved.
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State of the Vols said:
I still want to know on what this statement is based - have you ever seen him play, or are you putting this on him based upon his substantial physical gifts? The kid has mad O tackle physical skills, but has very little interest in playing defense.
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Because Tiny has played both OT and DT and was listed as such (OT/DT) during recruitment. Most work at just one position. He has experience at both....and even in the SEC, he is a behemoth (hence his nickname...Tiny).

Apart from Hughes and Couch, the DT's on the roster are relatively light in the behind. Even Malik Jackson...is playing at 275. Walls is about the same size. Instead of Richardson sitting on the bench behind Dallas Thomas (although I think Tiny could beat Thomas out at some point in the season), put him in the 2-deep rotation at DT and see if we don't have a phenom on our hands, at the position.

If so, let him stay. If he is just average, then he can move back to OT in the Spring.
 
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State of the Vols said:
I suppose that you realize that the film was all from 2009 (Tiny's junior year)? Don't get me wrong - great kid; just not gonna play D Line at the SEC level.
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That's the latest highlight tapes I've seen, and he missed part of his senior season due to his transfer. Nice backpedal technique, by the way. Like the date of the tape keeps the egg off your face.

Whether he does (play DT) or does not won't be up to you.
 
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VOLorNuttin said:
That's the latest highlight tapes I've seen, and he missed part of his senior season due to his transfer. Nice backpedal technique, by the way. Like the date of the tape keeps the egg off your face.

Whether he does (play DT) or does not won't be up to you.
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No egg, no problem. All I have said from the start is that Antonio will not be playing D Line at UT. I stand by that. Date of tape matters lots since he chose not to play much defense in the games that he did play last year, not to mention the representations that the UT coaching staff made to he and to Lanny regarding his position at UT.

You and your fellow posters on here just go on speculating with no factual basis. I really don't have a problem with that, just don't really understand what purpose it serves. GBO
 
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State of the Vols said:
No egg, no problem. All I have said from the start is that Antonio will not be playing D Line at UT. I stand by that. Date of tape matters lots since he chose not to play much defense in the games that he did play last year, not to mention the representations that the UT coaching staff made to he and to Lanny regarding his position at UT.

You and your fellow posters on here just go on speculating with no factual basis. I really don't have a problem with that, just don't really understand what purpose it serves. GBO
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Chances are that he will play OT, however, players move all the time. Teague played QB in HS. He played his entire freshman year at WR, then gets moved to DB. Why? Team needs.

Was it because he sucked at WR and had no future at the position? Not at all. Teague was looking like a bonified future SEC WR. Jason Witten was recruited as a DE, and was subsequently moved to TE. He's now a future Hall of Fame TE (Cowboys). Does that mean he sucked on the defensive side? Fulmer used to pluck DL's from Chavis all the time, and put them on the OL. No reason why coaches would hesitate to move Antonio to DT if they felt his impact on the team would indeed be greater there.

I think it makes a lot of sense, considering the gaping hole remaining at DT. Can't really count on Montori Hughes at this stage, but the competition might light a fire under him. A lot of it may come down to how Dallas Thomas looks in fall camp. I wouldn't be surprised if Thompson doesn't talk Dooley into getting a look at Richardson on the DL at some point in camp. Posey and Pair are two promising backups at OT, and thus the need really isn't quite as desperate as it is on the DL. Malik Jackson and Daniel Hood are stopgap measures. Not really a solid answer to the problem. Jackson would be more effective playing his natural position, DE, than a lightweight DT.

As for whether Tiny would want to move; well Thompson can sell the very real prospect of being a future No.1 overall draft pick, as true disruptive DT's/DE's tend to have higher draft value than OT's. Recent NFL drafts have shown that. Just in this year's alone, there were 2 DT's and 2 DE's projected in the top 10, leading up to draft day. Just one at OT.

Last year's draft had DT's go 2 & 3 overall (Sam Bradford was No.1). If Tiny starts as a freshman and lives out his potential, there is no reason why he wouldn't be a lock for a top 3-10 overall pick after his junior or senior year. Most players want to play where they feel they would have the most impact, and I don't suspect Tiny would have much of a problem with it if the staff wanted him there.
 
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I doubt it, but Kerbysons DT stats were very good...

But as dominant as he was on the offense for the Irish, he was equally effective on the defensive line, where he piled up 88 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and five sacks in 12 games.
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lylsmorr said:
Tiny could be an All-American DT.
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Tiny had 8 tackles in 6 games last year. The year prior (during which he played DT in every game and, by the way, his only other season playing varsity high school football other than as a freshman at Mt. Pleasant), he had 22 tackles in a full season (8th best on his team). Still not sure from where all of these unrealistic expectations arise. Playing D is different from playing O; Tiny has great tools for the O Tackle position.
 
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State of the Vols said:
Tiny had 8 tackles in 6 games last year. The year prior (during which he played DT in every game and, by the way, his only other season playing varsity high school football other than as a freshman at Mt. Pleasant), he had 22 tackles in a full season (8th best on his team). Still not sure from where all of these unrealistic expectations arise. Playing D is different from playing O; Tiny has great tools for the O Tackle position.
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There you go. Using data instead of conjecture extrapolated from God knows where. Like some kind of sucker.
 
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