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Is it possible that we will have an Efford-based defense next year?
Is it possible that we will have an Efford-based defense next year?
No doubt, he’s an attractive commodity to some (or many?) coaches of other schools now.What makes you think he would? He went from No minutes early season to starter minutes by season’s end. He seems set at GT. He would have no assurance of starting at most better programs.
I was slightly disappointed in Tatum.He missed too many tackles badly to put him in Effords class at this point.Tatum is 6'2" 215, not much smaller than Efford. Put another 10 lbs. of muscle on him and you have a 6'2" 225 lb. Will LB who can move. Those two could be a pretty darn good tandem next year.
He's probably not at this point, but then he's a very different player than Efford, too. He missed far fewer as the season went on, though.I was slightly disappointed in Tatum.He missed too many tackles badly to put him in Effords class at this point.
I would think Key will look to portal for exp LB help again.No doubt, he’s an attractive commodity to some (or many?) coaches of other schools now.
It’s wide open with the Transfer Portal and NIL nowadays, like it or not.
I agree that the missed tackle was critical to the game. However, he is taught in that moment to get to the outside to cut the runner off from getting to the sidelines and force him back inside where you are supposed to have more help. He did exactly that but I think he may have over committed to cutting the runner off causing him to miss the tackle and there was no support from anyone else to clean it up on the inside.Kyle played a good game, but he missed the one tackle we had to have late in the game when we needed to get the ball back. Had the UGA back within his reach for a 2- or 3-yard loss on Third and 4 and missed him, allowing UGA to convert the first down and then run the clock out. Those are plays you have to make if you are going to win close games. He should only get better and maybe that play will motivate him to work that much harder toward being a great player.
Go Jackets!
#13 made a couple of big plays (Miami fumble recovery!) but overall is one of the least instinctive LB’s i have ever seen on the Flats, I never understood how he got so much playing time this seasoni still need to finish 2nd half film review but all the linebackers need to shed blockers and maintain gap responsibility better. #13 was the worst but none were good. There were way too many gaps left open and appeared to me that LBs were primarily responsible. It was ugly at times.
I think we're good with Efford. We were his highest ranked offer, I think, and I just feel that being from the area he understands what opportunity he has in getting a GT degree. He may have value to other programs but I just feel he stays with us.I hope we can keep Efford from going into the Transfer Portal.
I wonder if you could hand out a spreadsheet of all the guys that left over the last few years and where they transferred to. The only one I can think of that went to a definitively better situation was Gibbs to Bama. Maybe you could say Stone and Walton, possibly Domenick. A lot of the other guys left and haven't played much.I will not be surprised by any of our players declaring for the transfer portal. These guys are young and have little awareness of the consequence of such a decision. Most of them think the grass is greener somewhere else with NIL and more PT somewhere else. Coach just needs to sit down with each one of them, look them in the eye and secure a commitment to stay or go. I'm sure he is in the process of doing this. I am also sure several will be told they need to leave, so hit the portal.
Go Jackets!
Ivey to Ole MissI wonder if you could hand out a spreadsheet of all the guys that left over the last few years and where they transferred to. The only one I can think of that went to a definitively better situation was Gibbs to Bama. Maybe you could say Stone and Walton, possibly Domenick. A lot of the other guys left and haven't played much.
Yep Gibbs and Ivey the most. Wesley Walker, Stone, and Walton are all putting up similar stats to what they did here, and I guess they are on more winning teams. Mike Lockhart looks like he improved this year for WV.Ivey to Ole Miss
This was the defensive issue all year.i still need to finish 2nd half film review but all the linebackers need to shed blockers and maintain gap responsibility better. #13 was the worst but none were good. There were way too many gaps left open and appeared to me that LBs were primarily responsible. It was ugly at times.