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re: Let's discuss the depth chart
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:41 pm to LBC
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:41 pm to LBC
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Jadaveon Clowney also had Melvin Ingram and Devin Taylor in front of him. I like Denico and Preston, but they aren't Melvin Ingram and Devin Taylor.
And Chris Jones will be outstanding- but he isnt Clowny either. He's gonna play, but I'll be very surprised if he starts as a Freshman
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Posted on 3/27/13 at 6:30 am to CoonassBulldog
Chris Jones will be like every other elite athlete that comes from Miss. State. By that I mean he will get a chance to shine in SEC play but we won't have the other tools together to make very good teams that go the distance and put the spotlight on us and our elite players. It's good for guys like Chris Jones because they get to be the man, he'll be the stand out player on the defense and look great for the NFL. It's a fair trade off for guys like CJ, you don't win the championship but you make a nice college career that propels you into the first round of the draft.
I'm praying for that one year where all the stars align and we put a solid group together of alike elite players, either by luck or by crook.
I'm praying for that one year where all the stars align and we put a solid group together of alike elite players, either by luck or by crook.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 9:50 am to CoonassBulldog
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And Chris Jones will be outstanding- but he isnt Clowny either
And the whole point of my statement was that he doesn't need to be. We don't have two guys who're getting drafted in the first three/four rounds in front of him. To put it in perspective, Denico and Preston totalled 9.5 sacks last year(and if I remember correctly most of Prestons sacks were garbage time). Ingram had 9 the year before Clowney came. Taylor had 7.5 and a pick-6. If you compare careers(which are notably both an incoming senior(Autry/Ingram) and an incoming junior(Taylor/Smith)) the disparity is even more apparent.
Denico AND Preston(careers)
84 tackles(50 solo), 15 TFL, 9.5 sacks, 1 INT, 4FF
Devin Taylor(up to but not including 2011)
74 tackles(49 solo), 18.5 TFL, 9.5 sacks, 1INT(1TD), 1FR, 2FF
Melvin Ingram(up to but not including 2011)
63 Tackles(41 solo), 15.5 TFL, 11.5 Sacks, 1 FF
Taylor and Ingram were both more proven AND more talented than Preston and Denico are. The situations really aren't comparable.
This post was edited on 3/27/13 at 9:52 am
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