Green may prove to be a threat with the ball but I have to wonder whether either he or Hurst can block like Sherrod. Brandon Henderson seems to have disappeared. And what happened to Jeremy Jones. I must have missed that he quit the team.
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position where we'll have problems............ |
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is TE. I watched the Auburn replay on State's TV station last night. Sherrod and Butler played like extra pulling guards and we're going to miss that
in a big way.
Green may prove to be a threat with the ball but I have to wonder whether either he or Hurst can block like Sherrod. Brandon Henderson seems to have disappeared. And what happened to Jeremy Jones. I must have missed that he quit the team. |
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gtowndawg |
Been wondering the same thing... | #1 | ||
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about Brandon Henderson. I'm afraid we may be very weak at that position until mid-year at least, but more than likely all year. I think Hurst has the
potential but he needs a year.
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DawgatAuburn |
Brandon Henderson.. | #2 | ||
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....was one of those buddy scholarships that Croom hands out like candy. He knows his daddy, so the kid got a scholarship when no one else even looked at him.
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Xenomorph |
I was told recently that our TE's would excel in all areas except.. | #3 | ||
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...run blocking, getting off the line for routes and pass catching.
Everything else should be fine. |
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futaba |
not disputing........... | #4 | ||
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that Croom knowing Henderson's father played a role in giving the kid a scholarship. He also knew Jonathan Lowe's daddy, but you could make the
argument that Lowe was worth it. Is there anybody else?
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thelaw |
Oh ok... | #5 | ||
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well I'm not worried then.
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AzzurriDawg4 |
He is buddies with Nelson Hurst's pops as well... | #6 | ||
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which may be a good thing, because Hurst's little brother is a beast of an OL, getting offers from ND and others - see article on BDJ.
Run blocking is, without a doubt, my biggest concern on this team. I think we will find some good DE's. I think our pass blocking will be sufficient. Our WR's will be no worse than last year. But, run-blocking is a concern. I hope that Brignone makes a difference here, because I think he will be more of a road-grader than Anderson was. Sherrod will be fine. Strauder is overrated (especially in the run game) and I really dont know Gates' strengths, but I sincerely doubt that it is pulling. Losing Butler and Dez. Sherrod will be hurt our blocking big time. Kind of makes me wish that we had Addison Lawrence at TE - it is not like the other teams are going to be gameplanning against the receiving threats of Henderson/Green/Hurst anyway. Might as well put a Reggie Kelly type in there and run 6 OL's.
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Might as well put a Reggie Kelly type in there and run 6 OL's I think you're thinking of Kendall Watkins perhaps?.
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AzzurriDawg4 |
ha! | #8 | ||
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That is exactly who I was thinking of, even as I typed Reggie Kelly. Oh well - Reggie was a hell of a blocker too - but this is what you call a
run-blocker...
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Hector |
Just wishful thinking here... | #9 | ||
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that our weaker TE situation may help force more "open" sets and play calling.
"I got an idea, an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." Peter Griffin
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patdog |
You're right. | #10 | ||
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That is wishful thinking.
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uhhct1 |
Addison Lawrence | #11 | ||
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is used as a tight end in two tight sets. Or at least I noticed that at the last scrimmage.
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Todd4State |
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uhhct1 wrote: to "grow" Addison into a guard, but I always wondered why he wouldn't be a TE? Maybe he can't catch or isn't that fast. |
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coursesuper |
Thats Kendal Watkins, not Reggie Kelly. | #13 | ||
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Reggie was a QB in high school I think that Watkins was a guard.
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ArrowDawg |
Is that all? Well, nothing to see here. The truth....... | #14 | ||
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....is that even if they could catch the ball, we'd never get the ball to our TEs. It's a tradition.
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Croom must be listening. | #15 | ||
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"We got Addison Lawrence playing some tackle and he is also out tight end in our short-yardage package. Then we put him in there today at guard and he is
smart enough to do that. Having a swing guy like that gives us some depth."
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Replies
| position where we'll have problems............ | 08/20/08 09:48 AM | futaba |
| Been wondering the same thing... | 08/20/08 09:53 AM | gtowndawg |
| Brandon Henderson.. | 08/20/08 10:05 AM | DawgatAuburn |
| not disputing........... | 08/20/08 10:21 AM | futaba |
| He is buddies with Nelson Hurst's pops as well... | 08/20/08 10:49 AM | AzzurriDawg4 |
| Re: position where we'll have problems............ | 08/20/08 10:54 AM | gtowndawg |
| ha! | 08/20/08 11:01 AM | AzzurriDawg4 |
| Thats Kendal Watkins, not Reggie Kelly. | 08/20/08 06:18 PM | coursesuper |
| Addison Lawrence | 08/20/08 03:50 PM | uhhct1 |
| I know that we are trying | 08/20/08 04:23 PM | Todd4State |
| Croom must be listening. | 08/20/08 08:49 PM | AzzurriDawg4 |
| I was told recently that our TE's would excel in all areas except.. | 08/20/08 10:19 AM | Xenomorph |
| Oh ok... | 08/20/08 10:27 AM | thelaw |
| Is that all? Well, nothing to see here. The truth....... | 08/20/08 07:10 PM | ArrowDawg |
| Just wishful thinking here... | 08/20/08 12:09 PM | Hector |
| You're right. | 08/20/08 12:29 PM | patdog |







