Re: Possible Candidates To Switch Positions This Spring
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:54 pm
No he definitely would have had offers if he was willing to move positions
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Stallion wrote:No he definitely would have had offers if he was willing to move positions
WordUpBU wrote:I can see Lancaster moving but then again he's one of the few legit burners of the smaller slot guys so I could see him sticking where he is.
I don't see Line moving as LB has Yenga, Tui, Horton, Bordano, and possibly Seals if he doesn't move to DE. I see Line as either TB or FB.
I see Gresham as even less likely to move if he is as athletic a runner as Ponyfans speculates.
Minor will likely grow into a DT.
Sanders & Malone are probably too small/skinny for DB in the tackling department and I question Deion Jr's long range speed as well making the CB transition. Slot/returner is likely their future.
Seals IMO is the most likely mover. He's 230 listed last season and a 4-2-5 DE playing a wide technique (like TCU does) is a spot where a quicker undersized end can thrive. It's also very similar in responsibility to that boundary side OLB in Mason's scheme he worked well at. Sanders would have for perfectly.
Wood might be the strong DE or bulk into a 3 technique tackle. BU & TCU at times had 265 pound 3techs in recent years.
It's also going to be interesting to see which DE's stick at end and which long armed 3-4 ends bulk into 3tech tackles.
Don't rule out a larger/slower safety moving down to the Nickel Hybrid or possibly the WLB/boundary LB to get more speed on the field.
StallionsModelT wrote:sbsmith wrote:It would be nice if he were amenable to changing positions but he seemed pretty adamant about being a QB. The lower divisions are definitely the place for him to pursue that.
Davis is a real conundrum. On one hand he was BY FAR our best offensive weapon last season. On the other, I don't think I've seen a more "deer in the headlights" QB in my life. If his first option wasn't there he was taking off. It just didn't look like the game ever slowed down for him last season. Maybe working with Morris will help that but I just don't see him as a QB. He would be a fantastic wideout or safety. His size and athletic ability is just too good not to be on the field somewhere.
WordUpBU wrote:
He's got the raw tools to be a WR or Safety but give the kid a break at QB. What line did he have? When Jones says "I didn't expect to not be able to block them at all" regarding one of your opponents, it's not a fair test for the QB.
sbsmith wrote:WordUpBU wrote:
He's got the raw tools to be a WR or Safety but give the kid a break at QB. What line did he have? When Jones says "I didn't expect to not be able to block them at all" regarding one of your opponents, it's not a fair test for the QB.
June said that after the first game, the line was better by the time Davis became the starter.
WordUpBU wrote:
The box scores disagree. The sack % was high and ypc by non-Davis was minimal.
StallionsModelT wrote:WordUpBU wrote:I can see Lancaster moving but then again he's one of the few legit burners of the smaller slot guys so I could see him sticking where he is.
I don't see Line moving as LB has Yenga, Tui, Horton, Bordano, and possibly Seals if he doesn't move to DE. I see Line as either TB or FB.
I see Gresham as even less likely to move if he is as athletic a runner as Ponyfans speculates.
Minor will likely grow into a DT.
Sanders & Malone are probably too small/skinny for DB in the tackling department and I question Deion Jr's long range speed as well making the CB transition. Slot/returner is likely their future.
Seals IMO is the most likely mover. He's 230 listed last season and a 4-2-5 DE playing a wide technique (like TCU does) is a spot where a quicker undersized end can thrive. It's also very similar in responsibility to that boundary side OLB in Mason's scheme he worked well at. Sanders would have for perfectly.
Wood might be the strong DE or bulk into a 3 technique tackle. BU & TCU at times had 265 pound 3techs in recent years.
It's also going to be interesting to see which DE's stick at end and which long armed 3-4 ends bulk into 3tech tackles.
Don't rule out a larger/slower safety moving down to the Nickel Hybrid or possibly the WLB/boundary LB to get more speed on the field.
Good suggestion on Seals. I think Nick Horton might get spun down to DE also. He has good size at 6-3 240 and was a pretty good edge rusher at Garland before he got hurt. I think Wood sticks at DE but I wouldn't be opposed to a starting DL that looked like this:
DE- Seals
DT - Wood
DT - Minor
DE - Horton/Pruitt
Stallion wrote:that's the point 5'7" is too small to play in Morris' schemes on either offense or defense. He generally likes taller blocking Receivers. Oh of course you can use 1-2 in his misdirection game-speed option-Wild Mustang. But not 6 Mini-me receivers. You move them-some transfer-recruit some more that fit your offense. Several like Halverson and Lancaster had better CB skills than receiving skills in high school. Give them a look. The transition away from the Run N Shoot is ALWAYS a [deleted].