Jerry the Jacket
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Now that recruiting is complete, I have been putting some thought to how our personnel might be deployed in our new 3 – 4 defense. I took a look at our roster and tried to sort them by weight and my perceived view of their potential to perform in our new alignment. So far I have come up with the following;
The middle man or nose guard would need to be a Gorilla, hard to move yet capable of penetration when needed. Here is what I see there:
1) Brandon Adams
2) B. Glanton
3) A. Smith
This would require a rotation to keep the big men as fresh as possible and I think we would need to go at least 3 deep here.
The 2 guys that line up next to him would also need to be large yet quick. Here is what I see:
1) Desmond Branch
2) Antwan Owens
3) Tyler Merriweather
1) Quon Griffin
2) Cerge-Henderson
3) Chimedza / Martin
I think again we would need at least a frequent 2 man rotation. I put the freshman Griffin in here because I think he has enough dog in him to play right away.
The next level consists of 4 guys that play linebacker and at times, defensive end on one side or the other. This is the area where we will see some interesting combinations. Here is my thing for now:
Outside
1) Saint Amour
2) Dingle
3) Johns
1) BJ Swilling
2) David Curry
3) Domineck
I think this would give us the speed rush we are looking for from the outside when we need to bring it. A lot true freshmen in my mix here but I think that is why we recruited them.
Inside
1) Mitchell
2) Tre Jackson
3) J. Henderson
1) V. Alexander
2) T. Cooksey
3) Q. Jackson
These guys are the most experienced part of our defense.
Finally you have the secondary or the last level of defense. We will have a lot of change in this area and I am basing my depth chart on limited direct observation of a lot of these guys. But here is my best guess:
Corners
1) Jalen Johnson
2) Ajani Kerr
3) Tre Swilling
1) Lamont Simmons
2) Askew
3) J. King
Safeties
1) J. Thomas
2) C. Campbell
3) G. Bonds
1) A. J. Gray
2) K. Oliver
3) T. Carpenter
I think Gray could be moved up with linebacker group to provide more speed and striking power to that group. The freshman Thomas strikes me as the crown jewel of our class and I expect him to be a starter day one.
So who am I leaving out? Most of the ones not on the list are red shirt freshmen who might very well be better than some I have listed but based on limited information I just was not comfortable in putting them in the depth chart although, they may get there. Guys in that category are:
1) Kelton Dawson – DE
2) Cortez Alston – DE
3) Avery Showell – S
4) D. Williams – CB
5) J. Jackson – CB / True Freshman
6) Z. Walton – CB / True Freshman
7) J. Cole – CB
There are yet other walk ons who have an outside chance of playing time that I have not mentioned because I think other than Tyler Vernon a lightweight DE none have a real chance of breaking the 3 deep.
Any way it will be a fun season to see where all these guys fall out and which one emerge as leaders and stars.
Go Jackets!
Now that recruiting is complete, I have been putting some thought to how our personnel might be deployed in our new 3 – 4 defense. I took a look at our roster and tried to sort them by weight and my perceived view of their potential to perform in our new alignment. So far I have come up with the following;
The middle man or nose guard would need to be a Gorilla, hard to move yet capable of penetration when needed. Here is what I see there:
1) Brandon Adams
2) B. Glanton
3) A. Smith
This would require a rotation to keep the big men as fresh as possible and I think we would need to go at least 3 deep here.
The 2 guys that line up next to him would also need to be large yet quick. Here is what I see:
1) Desmond Branch
2) Antwan Owens
3) Tyler Merriweather
1) Quon Griffin
2) Cerge-Henderson
3) Chimedza / Martin
I think again we would need at least a frequent 2 man rotation. I put the freshman Griffin in here because I think he has enough dog in him to play right away.
The next level consists of 4 guys that play linebacker and at times, defensive end on one side or the other. This is the area where we will see some interesting combinations. Here is my thing for now:
Outside
1) Saint Amour
2) Dingle
3) Johns
1) BJ Swilling
2) David Curry
3) Domineck
I think this would give us the speed rush we are looking for from the outside when we need to bring it. A lot true freshmen in my mix here but I think that is why we recruited them.
Inside
1) Mitchell
2) Tre Jackson
3) J. Henderson
1) V. Alexander
2) T. Cooksey
3) Q. Jackson
These guys are the most experienced part of our defense.
Finally you have the secondary or the last level of defense. We will have a lot of change in this area and I am basing my depth chart on limited direct observation of a lot of these guys. But here is my best guess:
Corners
1) Jalen Johnson
2) Ajani Kerr
3) Tre Swilling
1) Lamont Simmons
2) Askew
3) J. King
Safeties
1) J. Thomas
2) C. Campbell
3) G. Bonds
1) A. J. Gray
2) K. Oliver
3) T. Carpenter
I think Gray could be moved up with linebacker group to provide more speed and striking power to that group. The freshman Thomas strikes me as the crown jewel of our class and I expect him to be a starter day one.
So who am I leaving out? Most of the ones not on the list are red shirt freshmen who might very well be better than some I have listed but based on limited information I just was not comfortable in putting them in the depth chart although, they may get there. Guys in that category are:
1) Kelton Dawson – DE
2) Cortez Alston – DE
3) Avery Showell – S
4) D. Williams – CB
5) J. Jackson – CB / True Freshman
6) Z. Walton – CB / True Freshman
7) J. Cole – CB
There are yet other walk ons who have an outside chance of playing time that I have not mentioned because I think other than Tyler Vernon a lightweight DE none have a real chance of breaking the 3 deep.
Any way it will be a fun season to see where all these guys fall out and which one emerge as leaders and stars.
Go Jackets!
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