2018 GT Football Season - General discussions

[jeffgt14]

I sometimes question whether some of y'all even watch the game with respect to Benson. The kid is good. Maybe not Mills level but he may have gotten there this year.

 

[iceeater1969]

Benson's pass blocking in the pocket ( no roll out) was excellent. Covered up some ol misses.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

I guess I don’t see it. Kirvonte wasn’t exactly Dwyer, TQM lead the team in rushing last season.

TQM didn't pitch enough last year. Did we go to a bowl last year?

The hard thing about comparing BBs is how well the blocking is working. We also need YAC like the NFL.

 

[Coloradojacket]

Benson turns those 3 yard carries into 5 and believe it or not, maybe prior to injury, was one of the fastest guys on the team. It will be interesting next year as we will have 4 very good guys at the B-back spot. As for the continued statements about Mills, at his time he was not our best B-back, M Marshall had the home run ability.

 

[stech81]

Mason averaged over a yard more currently than Benson in comparison.

Kirvonte: 5.2 yards per carry
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kirvonte-benson-1.html

Mason: 6.9 yards per carry.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jordan-mason-1.html

Where’s the drop off?

One could be in metric and we all know Americans suck using metric

 

[GTonTop88]

I don’t see a draftable player on the roster, maybe Parker, but he would have to have an explosive combine with 20lbs of addictional weight.

I think Anree will be 6-7 round pick

 

[GTonTop88]

Now, here we have to disagree. If he returns to health, I think Benson will be a high mid-level pick in the draft. He's exactly what NFL teams are looking for these days: a fast guy who is hard to knock off his feet and runs with attitude toward a hole. He's a little short, but there are several NFL RBs in his range for size. Amerson is even more what they have in mind.

But Benson has to get well and have a good season running the ball. For that we should all pray, light incense, sacrifice sacred chickens … anything it takes.

Benson is a good college player and even if he comes back next year and puts up 1200+ yards I don’t see him being drafted. He has no elite tools

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

Not to derail this thread even more, but a potential backfield lineup of:

QB: Oliver
BB: Benson
AB: Mason (who has shown great blocking IMO)
AB: Howard/others

would be a power run game like we may have never seen on the flats...

An interesting idea except that Jerry is not quick enough to play A back. He is a power running B back period. I am not at all sure how Kirvonte is going to respond to his knee surgery. He may not be all the way back come fall. Mason is fast enough to play A back but he might be stuck at B back. We will see. What we really need to do is clone the big, fast A back we had a few years ago who mostly played with Tevin. Name escapes me but he was a load to handle let me tell you.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

I think Anree will be 6-7 round pick

As much as I love and appreciate Anree, he is just not big enough. We don't have anyone on this roster with the exception of maybe a couple of the redshirt freshmen that are early round NFL prospects.

 

[THWG]

As much as I love and appreciate Anree, he is just not big enough. We don't have anyone on this roster with the exception of maybe a couple of the redshirt freshmen that are early round NFL prospects.

He is the same size as Attachou. He'll get drafted, he's just too good.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

I sometimes question whether some of y'all even watch the game with respect to Benson. The kid is good. Maybe not Mills level but he may have gotten there this year.

I honestly believe that Mills was going to be the closest thing to Dwyer that we would have in quite a while. Did not have Dwyer's elite combination of size and speed but man he was the prototype of what you look for in a B back.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

He is the same size as Attachou. He'll get drafted, he's just too good.

Ok, if you say so but I don't think he is quite as good as Attachou was for us but it is not fair to compare them. They are kind of different players in different schemes.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

An interesting idea except that Jerry is not quick enough to play A back. He is a power running B back period. I am not at all sure how Kirvonte is going to respond to his knee surgery. He may not be all the way back come fall. Mason is fast enough to play A back but he might be stuck at B back. We will see. What we really need to do is clone the big, fast A back we had a few years ago who mostly played with Tevin. Name escapes me but he was a load to handle let me tell you.

Anthony Allen, maybe?

 

[Lavoisier]

I think Anree is definitely still raw and will need a good combine, I don't think he is that undersized. Tak McKinley was taken by the Falcons at 6'3" 250 and Anree is listed at 6'3" 245 right now.

 

[GTonTop88]

As much as I love and appreciate Anree, he is just not big enough. We don't have anyone on this roster with the exception of maybe a couple of the redshirt freshmen that are early round NFL prospects.

I don’t think he will be drafted as a DE but I could see him being productive or at least worthy of a late round pick at OLB. Someone like Dee Ford (1st round) or Justin Houston (1st round worthy) come to mind, although I know he’s not as quick as they are but he has comparable size and he’s showing up on tape.

 

[vamosjackets]

Anthony Allen, maybe?

@Heisman's Ghost is thinking of Orwin Smith, I do believe. And, yes, Orwin was probably as good as it gets at AB - he had it all. Robbie Godhigh might be tied with him for best AB ever.

 

[UgaBlows]

I sometimes question whether some of y'all even watch the game with respect to Benson. The kid is good. Maybe not Mills level but he may have gotten there this year.

I watched Benson and Mason closely in the Alcorn St. game, Benson was suspended for the first quarter or half so i got to see a lot of Mason. When Benson finally came in i thought he looked considerably faster and hit the hole harder and with a quicker burst. Don’t get me wrong, Mason has grown up quick this season and i like his game a lot.

 

[Whiskey_Clear]

If we could throw it better all of our backs would be hitting more home runs.

 

[takethepoints]

Benson is a good college player and even if he comes back next year and puts up 1200+ yards I don’t see him being drafted. He has no elite tools

Well … except that he's as fast as Dwyer and just as hard to knock off his feet, yes.

 

[Techster]

Benson didn't get many snaps this season, but the snaps he did get you can tell the difference between him and Howard/Mason. Benson has the ability to cut in the hole and after contact through the LOS, AND he's gotten stronger which helps his leverage.

Howard and Mason will get there. They don't have the seasoning that Benson does. Howard and Mason are both really good BBs and will only get better.

This is a GOOD problem to have.