FWIW - Ferman sez Bond will play SAM lb

[zone3cane]

Is working out 5 hours a day to get ready! He should instantly replace EJ. I have high hopes for this kid.

Kid has some serious speed on the edge, hope he can develop in pass protection.

Yeah I was wondering when I saw they want him to play Sam, why the strong side? If he's as fast as they say then I used him on the weak side for blitzing.

On a separate note I think he can come in and replace EJ pretty quick and here's why. EJ had good instincts but he ****ed up a lot too. Took bad angles sometimes and put himself in bad stimulations.

I could be wrong but the SAM lb is usually the one that plays downhill and blitzes off the edge mostly while the Willl is usually the more versatile one.

 

[Cribby]

Figs
McCord
Bond
Thurston

I think we'll be fine at SLB

Me too. I don't get the board's panic over LB.

I get the panic.

Figs - Freshman that has everybody excited cause he made a nice hit and earned a black jersey for spring. Understandable, but he's still a freshman and he's gonna struggle at the point-of-attack against bigger guys like TE's and OT's.

McCord - Not ready yet. Not strong enough at the point of attack.

Bond - Hasn't stepped on campus yet

Thurston - Just a guy.



I wouldn't panic but I don't think that's the ideal situation you want at Sam going into the season.

People are excited about Figs because Al and coach D have been drooling over him all spring. They both keep throwing the word " special " around, Coach D actually said he could'nt believe how good he is .

He's also been out of high school for a year and is in the 235 lb range, not your typical freshmen showing up in campus.

 

[Bigtip]

Is working out 5 hours a day to get ready! He should instantly replace EJ. I have high hopes for this kid.

Kid has some serious speed on the edge, hope he can develop in pass protection.

Yeah I was wondering when I saw they want him to play Sam, why the strong side? If he's as fast as they say then I used him on the weak side for blitzing.

On a separate note I think he can come in and replace EJ pretty quick and here's why. EJ had good instincts but he ****ed up a lot too. Took bad angles sometimes and put himself in bad stimulations.

I could be wrong but the SAM lb is usually the one that plays downhill and blitzes off the edge mostly while the Willl is usually the more versatile one.

SAM lines up on the strong side of the offensive alignment...typically over the TE. the SAM generally covers the TE

 

[Cribby]

Is working out 5 hours a day to get ready! He should instantly replace EJ. I have high hopes for this kid.

Kid has some serious speed on the edge, hope he can develop in pass protection.

Yeah I was wondering when I saw they want him to play Sam, why the strong side? If he's as fast as they say then I used him on the weak side for blitzing.

On a separate note I think he can come in and replace EJ pretty quick and here's why. EJ had good instincts but he ****ed up a lot too. Took bad angles sometimes and put himself in bad stimulations.

I could be wrong but the SAM lb is usually the one that plays downhill and blitzes off the edge mostly while the Willl is usually the more versatile one.

You're correct, the "Sam" is the bigger lb that blitzes and the will is the faster more athletic guy for coverage and plays sideline to sideline.

The Sam normally has the TE in coverage since the TE is what makes it the strong side .

 

[Cash]

Is working out 5 hours a day to get ready! He should instantly replace EJ. I have high hopes for this kid.

Kid has some serious speed on the edge, hope he can develop in pass protection.

Yeah I was wondering when I saw they want him to play Sam, why the strong side? If he's as fast as they say then I used him on the weak side for blitzing.

On a separate note I think he can come in and replace EJ pretty quick and here's why. EJ had good instincts but he ****ed up a lot too. Took bad angles sometimes and put himself in bad stimulations.

I could be wrong but the SAM lb is usually the one that plays downhill and blitzes off the edge mostly while the Willl is usually the more versatile one.

Strongside is the side the TE lines up on. A lil harder to get around the end when depending on defense, the Strongside picks up the TE in pass coverage. I spent the majority of my time on the offensive side of the ball but if I'm wrong let me know. It's only been 18 years

 

[Cribby]

IMO , McCord and Bond will do one thing and one only......... rush the passer . I'd expect either their hand in the dirt or coming off the edge from lb on obvious pass downs or against spread formations. More of a specialist than say your prototypical 4-3 Sam.

We should expect to see them in the nickel and dime packages more than the actual base.

Figs, Kirby and Dp will be more of the coverage lb's

Just my .02

 

[Bigtip]

IMO , McCord and Bond will do one thing and one only......... rush the passer . I'd expect either their hand in the dirt or coming off the edge from lb on obvious pass downs or against spread formations. More of a specialist than say your prototypical 4-3 Sam.

We should expect to see them in the nickel and dime packages more than the actual base.

Figs, Kirby and Dp will be more of the coverage lb's

Just my .02

awesome. that shouldn't tip off the opposing offenses

 

[Cribby]

IMO , McCord and Bond will do one thing and one only......... rush the passer . I'd expect either their hand in the dirt or coming off the edge from lb on obvious pass downs or against spread formations. More of a specialist than say your prototypical 4-3 Sam.

We should expect to see them in the nickel and dime packages more than the actual base.

Figs, Kirby and Dp will be more of the coverage lb's

Just my .02

awesome. that shouldn't tip off the opposing offenses

It's called packages smart *** , have you ever played? Or know anything about football?

When Al took the job he mentioned have specialist for down, distance and situation. On 3rd and 9 everyone knows what's going on..... There's db's on the field to matchup with wr's and pass rushers to get after the qb. Why? It's and obvious pass down.

You're tipping off the offense because you put pass rush specialist on the field? So I guess the offense tips off the defense when they come out in 4 or 5 wide?

Just because he's lined up in a rush stance doesn't mean he can't drop into a zone , bracket a wr or do million other things . That's why you scheme.

 

[FullyERicht]

He's a good size for a 3-4 OLB.

Of course, in our system he will be asked to learn multiple responsibilities in two different fronts, and likely will play slower than his talent as a result.

I wish they would realize you don't need to trick college offenses, you just need to out play them. It's something they didn't have the luxury of doing at Temple.

 

[nycane]

Gaines, Kirby, and Dp are all very solid. cornelius and ambrister are just backups. Grace might red shirt but bond, mccord, and figs will develop this year. we have 5 experienced lbs.
mccord was productive for such an undersized guy. while he is learning lb, he is not going to be overwhelmed on field. Figs has been out of hs a year and Bond is two years out. they are more filled out physically.

 

[caneofny]

What's the word on Blue? Hopin he can contribute this year...

 

[nycane]

Blue looks like a monster.

 

[Jassid82]

Hopefully Blue can make an impact this year because he definitely looks the part. If Bond is indeed 240 then **** he has been puttin in WORK. He should be ready to contribute immediately. Im sure the staff told him that he needs to "get on the good foot" and NOW especially since Terry, EJ, and Paul are all gone. The spot is his for the taking.

 

[caneofny]

Blue looks like a monster.

That's what I'm sayin...but he needs to do more than just look like one

 

[User-4525]

so we dont do double numbers and a guy like grace is going to get #5 and be on the bench for at least 2 years

Smdh

 

[Canesfan1899]

Is working out 5 hours a day to get ready! He should instantly replace EJ. I have high hopes for this kid.

Kid has some serious speed on the edge, hope he can develop in pass protection.

Yeah I was wondering when I saw they want him to play Sam, why the strong side? If he's as fast as they say then I used him on the weak side for blitzing.

On a separate note I think he can come in and replace EJ pretty quick and here's why. EJ had good instincts but he ****ed up a lot too. Took bad angles sometimes and put himself in bad stimulations.

I could be wrong but the SAM lb is usually the one that plays downhill and blitzes off the edge mostly while the Willl is usually the more versatile one.

SAM lines up on the strong side of the offensive alignment...typically over the TE. the SAM generally covers the TE

Which is why many feel Grace has a chance to be special at SLB, he's already our best LB in coverage. Personally would like to see McCord and Bond with their hands in the dirt on obvious passing downs just getting after the QB. Might need to get Green and Chick off the field a little bit, but both played way too many snaps last year anyway.

 

[zone3cane]

yeah the Sam covers the TE b/c he is usually the biggest of the OLBs and when there isnt a TE he is playing downhill

The Will is usually better in "space" which is why Grace is going to be a WLB behind Perryman... imo he is too small to play SLB. Covering the TE is different then being able to play sideline to sideline effectively in space. TEs can body smaller LBs no matter how good they are in coverage.

 

[jruiz]

I'm setting the over/under of how many people he knocks out this year at 4.5
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uNaCX5gYIxU

 

[LuCane]

Figs
McCord
Bond
Thurston

I think we'll be fine at SLB

Me too. I don't get the board's panic over LB.

Agree, but Mccord shouldn't be on that list. He is NOT a SLB or at least has not yet shown what is necessary to be one.

 

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Pretty sure this was already posted at some point but dude is lookin big