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What are everyone's expectations for this guy?

He's been a personal favorite of mine since he was a recruit, but his immaturity always held him back. It seems the light has come on this spring. There aren't many guys with his length, flexibility and athletic gifts.

IMO, if he continues to stay focused and improves his conditioning, he'll be the LT in 2015.
 
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Too worried about QB to givefocus too him...but hopefully he could be out next Jason Fox
 
I'll take a hack at this one.

Honestly, I was never intrigued by him during the recruiting process, but I wasn't following closely back then. It was only when I stopped coaching that I got back into recruiting. It's a rough topic to follow.

This spring he impressed me too. I saw him at the wellness center one Saturday and I was shocked in how big he really was. He looked lean and athletic, for whatever his measurables happen to be. He was a point of focus for me during the spring game. He and Huertelou were the two I watched the most when watching the line of scrimmage.

I think he has a high ceiling. He almost everything that you can't coach (mean streak, long arms, explosiveness in the use of his arms, coordination, athleticism, etc.). The maturity issue will work itself out with time. He's a hardcore football guy, that's the key. If he were into something else, then I would be worried. Look at Seantrel. He had maturity issues, but he wasn't a hardcore football guy.

He might turn out to be a great story.
 
I don't expect there to be much drop off from Seantrel at RT (maybe even an improvement) - Gadbois seems to have a nasty streak which I love. He and Isadora should be solid additions to the line. It looks like Gall will be the 6th man and rotating in quite a bit ... add Darling and Mcdermott to the mix and thats a pretty solid 8 guys you can rotate in and out.
 
I always expected him to be good. He had the intangibles but now i know he was lacking professionalism. Cant wait to see him in action
 
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Gabe Terry was a personal favorite of mine. Turned out great.

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He is going to be good. Remember he should be a senior since he prep'd for a year and redshirted for another.
 
Personally may receive a lot of grief for this but the Seantrel comparison is point on, I believe he could be better than him, just re-watching the spring game and he jumps out on several plays where i had to rewind it and say to myself is that really Gadbois? I remember his recruiting and thought to myself this is someone I want to be on my line, talk much smack and could back it up. If memory serves me right he was a little undersized coming out of high school also. Now he has filled out real nice and I think will be one of the unsung hero's of this line.
 
He's gigantic and seems to move well.

I dunno.

He was one of those guys Golden seemed enamored with as a prospect.
 
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I'm just wanting a nasty OL. I am hoping he fits that billing. Tired of these cats that seem to just want to dance with the one guy in front of them, and give a lack luster performance at that.
 
D$, do you think Gadbois has locked down the starting RT spot? Or is there a chance they move Feliciano there and put Gall at guard?

I know he's played really well this Spring, but I can't get that 1x1 where AQM trucked him out of my memory, lol.
 
grover said:
D$, do you think Gadbois has locked down the starting RT spot? Or is there a chance they move Feliciano there and put Gall at guard?

I know he's played really well this Spring, but I can't get that 1x1 where AQM trucked him out of my memory, lol.
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i was right in front of the one on ones...and since i played ol i relaly focused on it....

AQM and other dends had their way with him in that session......BUT he played real well in the team game...i was actually scared after seeing how they did him...and pleasantly surprised how he played in scrimmage portion. Flowers owned who ever he went against...and i saw Darling Body slam a dt..lol...

Gadbois seemed to have locked in his spot.....He looks like a solid level RT...not as athletic as Henderson but seems to have the finishing mean streak.
 
gogeta4 said:
grover said:
D$, do you think Gadbois has locked down the starting RT spot? Or is there a chance they move Feliciano there and put Gall at guard?

I know he's played really well this Spring, but I can't get that 1x1 where AQM trucked him out of my memory, lol.
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i was right in front of the one on ones...and since i played ol i relaly focused on it....

AQM and other dends had their way with him in that session......BUT he played real well in the team game...i was actually scared after seeing how they did him...and pleasantly surprised how he played in scrimmage portion. Flowers owned who ever he went against...and i saw Darling Body slam a dt..lol...

Gadbois seemed to have locked in his spot.....He looks like a solid level RT...not as athletic as Henderson but seems to have the finishing mean streak.
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I'v been trying to tell folks Darling is a beast! I like our 2 deep on the OL. The young guys are nice!
 
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If he is nasty, I like him. If we can't have a nasty mean defense, a nasty mean oline is the next best thing. KC and Darling seem to be nasty also. I would really like them all to be very nasty at practice -- to crank the defense up a few notches of mean.
 
After the horrible disappointment that Bunche was, I'm ready for a positive surprise on the OL. UGA came hard at this guy late if I remember correctly.
 
grover said:
D$, do you think Gadbois has locked down the starting RT spot? Or is there a chance they move Feliciano there and put Gall at guard?

I know he's played really well this Spring, but I can't get that 1x1 where AQM trucked him out of my memory, lol.
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If he has a good summer the job is his. Feliciano would be the backup tackle. Odogwu looks like a long-shot and McDermott isn't there yet.

Quite frankly, I'm scared as **** about tackle depth once Flowers leaves.
 
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I watched Darling every chance I got this spring and boy looks like a MEAN ol Road Grader, dudes gonna be good
 
Good length, good base. Seems best suited for RT. His recruiting videos were a compilation of down blocks. Never really seen him play in space, so that will be something to look out for when we go zone stretch. I'll wait to see him against an edge rusher and in the zone game before formulating any further expectation. I think he's ahead of schedule either way.
 
Yeah, I am totally in the camp of I would love to see the OL just road grade the DL and force them to get better or continue getting **** on and talked **** to! The only thing that bothers me about the defense I have seen in the videos is they ******* dance and party every time they make a play. I would love to see the O start giving it right back, especially on the OL.

And I will tell you what, if we keep seeing Jenkins and TH3 jump around like DVD used to I am going to throw up! Enough with the high kicking run around ***** ghey!!! lol
 
DMoney said:
grover said:
D$, do you think Gadbois has locked down the starting RT spot? Or is there a chance they move Feliciano there and put Gall at guard?

I know he's played really well this Spring, but I can't get that 1x1 where AQM trucked him out of my memory, lol.
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If he has a good summer the job is his. Feliciano would be the backup tackle. Odogwu looks like a long-shot and McDermott isn't there yet.

Quite frankly, I'm scared as **** about tackle depth once Flowers leaves.
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Could Gall or Knighton slide out to a tackle spot?
 
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