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1st Team
DE Akheem Mesidor RSR
DT Rueben Bain JR
DT Ahmad Moten RJR
DE Armondo Blount RFR
2nd Team
DE Malik Bryant RSO
DT David Blay SR
DT Justin Scott SO
DE Cole McConathy RFR
3rd Team
DE Booker Pickett Jr. RFR
DT Josh Horton RSO
DT Artavius Jones RFR
DE Hayden Lowe FR or Marquise Lightfoot RFR
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Just my opinion but I fully expect Bryant to get passed up by more than one 2nd year DE.
I wouldn’t be terribly surprised but also thought the kid flashed some talent.
Armondo Blount is a redshirt freshman
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Didn't realize the defense was practicing socialism
That would be an interesting move. We just moved Mesidor back to DE from DT. Are we sure 3 Tech is Bain's spot, and does he want to move there?
Assuming Bain does move down and we expect him to be an immediate starter, then I have the same question at DE. After Mesidor, we have Bryant and a bunch of highly talented but unproven second years (and first years). I think you have to play them, they're too good to portal in an Alston or Barron type in front of them. But if that's the case, I better be hearing some Greentree AA talk about multiple guys there.
@Hstokes1447 , not saying you're wrong about Blount. He could make that leap. But is he even 18 yet? We have so many guys at DE, need to read some lies being said about them.
He played in 8 games, he didn’t shirt.
Probably not, since all I ever see is him at the girls BB game & not with his teammates.
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We got another TVD situation brewing? Should I trademark some stupid slogan he’ll try to use during a hot start and then just check out for the rest of the year?
That is not enough.
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They burned his redshirt via malpractice
Redshirting is becoming an outdated practice in this current landscape except, of course, for
players dealing with long-term injuries.
May as well play the talent if they're healthy.
Blount was clearly not ready to contribute last year at 17 years old
Tons of players have benefited off that 5th year Covid year
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The 5th-year really helps football players, giving them time to evolve from boys to men.
This is especially crucial for the linemen.
However, good luck assuming players will stick around your program for 5 years, especially those
which were highly-recruited.
So if one is going to undergo the trouble to recruit these so-called 4 and 5-star players, you better
find them a role and get them on the field ASAP unless you're good with them transferring out within 1-3 years and, in many cases such as the Alabamas and Georgias, they don't have an issue
with this because they stockpile talent every year, but most schools can't afford this luxury.
Times have changed the last 10-15 years and one has to rethink redshirting philosophy.
Messidor and Bain game are different. Bain is a naturally strong guy and plays with power and technique. Messidor has teeener size but he isn’t as strong and powerful as Bain. I think bain best position is inside but I do think he would prefer to play DE at least he had said that coming out of hs
Does he at least have their phone numbers? Until that hurdle is passed none of the extras matter
No way Blay is not starting
