D’Quon Douse
Emmanuel Johnson
Not to mention the staff is recruiting guys beyond McCoy & Ball.
He’s no more a project than any other of the recruits.And a 330 lb Biggers coming in, though he may be a bit of a project.
Easy on the facts. The guys that think the sky is falling hate that.Also Dingle was recruited to be a 34 OLB and now he doesn’t have a position
He lost his spot. More to come.
1. The Dline is so bad anyone has a solid chance to start with anotther offseason especially if Covid protocols are eased.
2. For a lot of schools would take a former 4 star athlete that was a MLB in high school that was pushed to be a large DE in college. He sheds some weight and he may be a stellar OLB in a 3-4 or at best a decent DE. Not every player jives with the school they pick or the new staff that comes on that didn't recruit them.
3. Name 3 guys on the Dline that would start at a VT, UNC, FSU, Miami. Shot name 2! Clayton might start, and Domineck MIGHT play in the rotation. He is shining here because we have no one else. Otherwise we have several unproven Redshirt freshmen and freshmen. As many injuries as we have seen we need depth for days. I'd say we need about 12-14 Dlinemen. Losing one that had some promise sucks. Ratings aren't everything, but to lose someone at a position of need is never good.
4. Griffin being our starting DT will not lead to a winning season. He is extremely undersized. Mike Lockhart is currently our only DT worth 2 cents. We lose Brooks and Owens. That leaves us Girffin, Lockhart, and maybe Stone. THAT WON'T CUT IT. I have zero faith in Griffin, and hope and pray Lockhart turns into a monster and doesn't get hurt. As he is the only DT that has proper size to play the position. Everyone else is under 280... In a defense where you play 5-6 DBs You shouldn't have a sub 300lb DT on the field at anytime.
As has been said he’s not been able to get any appreciable time in 2 years so not sure why the optimism. He was an OLB in a 3-4 alignment and hasn’t been able to adjust to the 4-3. It happens. Good luck to him.So.... this is a weird position to transfer out as he would have a solid chance to start. I am curious if it is due to his brother or lack of faith in the program.
We will see attrition this year. Without Gold shaded glasses on, how many transfer due to wanting to play for a better team, or possibly a smaller SEC school if they can get it. I assume Dingle could go to Kentucky, Miss St, Ole Miss type schools.
I wish him the best. He has to do what he thinks is best for him and his family.
We are going to be extremely THIN on the DL next year. This will NOT help with the rebuild. If we don't land McCoy or Ball I think we have another sub .500 year next year. Dline and Oline are the most important position groups in football. We currently have a terribly weak Dline away from Domeneck. At least our Oline is building.
This is why we as an Athl Dept need stop with the "we are Tech Men and our Athl Program is run with INTEGRITY"
Players dribbling & dragging out the door as they see fit causes chaos & instability in our FB Program
GT needs to "sack up" and start running with the Big Boys and start processing the underperformers and bring IN an infusion of Talent that can also Graduate
For all those anti-Roster Mgmt guys out there, it's OK for guys to saunter out the door in their own sweet time frame causing us to miss out on much needed Incoming Recruits on both LoS's, leaving us short-handed and in a weak position on Critical Recruits because it forces CGC to "slow play" HS Seniors and tell them "right now we don't have a slot, but there's a chance something might open up" - when that happens a school like GT is basically out of the running for that Player
Now, guys like Dingle can walk away from "our precious GT Degree offering" AND we are in too late to develop the needed Relationships to get a good Recruit with that slot for 2021
Examples like this is why you give your incoming HC the same leeway that Satterfield got at Louisville - 1st Day he released 14 verbal commits from the Cards and went out looking for his guys
Clear proof that "the honorable integrity method rooted in the mid50s" no longer applies to CFB in 2020 & beyond
Oversigning
Processing
Roster Mgmt
Learn these words & phrases, they will be the cornerstone of how we build our Interior Line Depth and elevate our FB Program's Talent Level
Also, you do not have to be 300+ to be a great DT. Some guys are great off the ball and at shedding block like Aaron Donald and Grady Jarrett.
Ignoring the obvious ethical concerns, im not sure that an act like Alabama when you can't recruit like Alabama strategy is going to work out the way that you think it will. I'm also not sure it really jives with the CGC really loves his players vibe he has worked so hard to put out there.This is why we as an Athl Dept need stop with the "we are Tech Men and our Athl Program is run with INTEGRITY"
Players dribbling & dragging out the door as they see fit causes chaos & instability in our FB Program
GT needs to "sack up" and start running with the Big Boys and start processing the underperformers and bring IN an infusion of Talent that can also Graduate
For all those anti-Roster Mgmt guys out there, it's OK for guys to saunter out the door in their own sweet time frame causing us to miss out on much needed Incoming Recruits on both LoS's, leaving us short-handed and in a weak position on Critical Recruits because it forces CGC to "slow play" HS Seniors and tell them "right now we don't have a slot, but there's a chance something might open up" - when that happens a school like GT is basically out of the running for that Player
Now, guys like Dingle can walk away from "our precious GT Degree offering" AND we are in too late to develop the needed Relationships to get a good Recruit with that slot for 2021
Examples like this is why you give your incoming HC the same leeway that Satterfield got at Louisville - 1st Day he released 14 verbal commits from the Cards and went out looking for his guys
Clear proof that "the honorable integrity method rooted in the mid50s" no longer applies to CFB in 2020 & beyond
Oversigning
Processing
Roster Mgmt
Learn these words & phrases, they will be the cornerstone of how we build our Interior Line Depth and elevate our FB Program's Talent Level
I respect the tone of your opinion, not the misplaced hyperboleThis post needs to be set on fire, covered in excrement, stuffed into an old toilet from a junk yard, welded inside a steel box, driven out into the middle of the ocean, and dumped overboard. It can sit on the bottom of a 20,000 foot deep ocean never to see the light of day again.
Douse may be able to handle DT. Johnson belongs as an end. He could be a force with some development.You are forgetting about Chimedza and Owens can return for another year. We also have Douse and Johnson.
They also don't field 5-6 DBs for 90% of their defensive plays....ND DL is great and they only have one 300lb DL on the roster