Props to Shamire Devine

[SoCal_GT_Fan]

Shamire was also one of two players the GM and owner for the Arizona Cardinals were gushing over in the "All or Nothing" season 1 when they were scouting the GT vs. ND game.

He definitely has NFL potential and I'm sure he'll draw a lot of interest from scouts.

 

[MWBATL]

I watched him some last night and was VERY impressed.

Congrats to the young man (and I will be sorry to see him leave our line next year).

 

[flea77]

Fantastic young man!

 

[SidewalkJacket]

Fantastic young man!

He, Will, PB, KC, JS, and JL played like a pile of rolling butcher knives last night. Hope they know how much we notice it. Since you were probably at the game, just know that the announcers were all over them, too. DCs have got to be terrified of our OL right now!

 

[Techster]

Famous Last Coach-Speak:

"Shamire? He's a role player."

P. Johnson, 2017 fall camp press conference.

To be fair, CPJ is correct about Shamire. Shamire's role is the destroyer of defenders.

That's the type of performance that makes me so high on Shamire. He's always been the most physically gifted OL, if not one of the most physically gifted players overall. He'll be as successful in football as he wants to be.

 

[Eastman]

Devine was well...divine last night and with this his senior year, I hope it is a great one for him.

 

[forensicbuzz]

Fantastic young man!

Did Will move to Left Tackle last night?

 

[takethepoints]

Did Will move to Left Tackle last night?

Yes, he did. I think it was a package deal to give Lee and Stickler a break during the game. When Will moved to OT it looked like either Lee or Stickler went to the bench. But others may have been paying more attention to rotations then I did and can fill in the details. Shamire got some breaks too when the starting lineup at OL took the field.

A very effective use of experience and manpower, imho, largely due to Shamire's play and Stick's improvement. Having 8 guys, many who can play multiple positions, makes life difficult for opposing Ds.

 

[OldJacketFan]

Did Will move to Left Tackle last night?

Yes, he lined up at both tackles and his guard spot.

 

[flounder]

I know flea has said that Will prefers playing guard, but him at tackle and Braun and Devine at guard is our best O-line by far.

 

[OldJacketFan]

I know flea has said that Will prefers playing guard, but him at tackle and Braun and Devine at guard is our best O-line by far.

And Cooper in the middle!

 

[GlennW]

Thank you!! Don't know why I can't figure out how to post screenshots.

No problem. ​

 

[augustabuzz]

Not only that but it looks like he graded out as the highest player in the conference.

And 2nd highest in the nation.

 

[tech_wreck47]

And 2nd highest in the nation.

Wow!!!! looks like he needs to be starting. I guess that all depends on what team we are playing and the look they are giving us as well.

 

[augustabuzz]

Wow!!!! looks like he needs to be starting. I guess that all depends on what team we are playing and the look they are giving us as well.

Yes, a RB scored higher.

 

[tech_wreck47]

Does anyone know what taquon Marshalls grade was?

 

[smathis30]

TQM Was not the best in the ACC by grade so they didn't post it. They occasionally post scores by game but they did not do one for us so Shamir is the only one we'll know about until UCF when they will post a preview of the three best players. According to them, our 3 best players heading into this year in order we're Simmons, Braun, and Gray (pretty accurate IMO)

 

[I am a b 2]

Good job o line .well done shamire just the 1st game though stay focus and healthy and the hard work will pay off .about to watch the replay.Go JACKETS

 

[ibeattetris]

He puts on a great interview.

 

[Boomergump]

The whole O line played great. We knocked them off the ball for about 4 yards.

Well, they gave us the first yard, lining up at least 4ft off the LOS. I don't think that helped them much as it just gave our guys a full step to gather speed before ramming them. I understand the thought behind it, but I don't think they would prepare that way again given the results. With all that film out there of teams shooting A-gaps and such, I am surprised. Your point remains though. Our OL played really well. However, rest assured, not every team is going to wait back to catch us, especially with this game fresh in their minds.