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re: So how are Tenpenny and Kamara doing?
Posted on 8/9/13 at 2:52 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Posted on 8/9/13 at 2:52 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
As long as it's a 1 time thing, I wouldn't read too much into the suspension. White and Gentry were suspended for a game a couple years ago; didn't seem to affect their roles going forward.
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Posted on 8/9/13 at 3:03 pm to sarc
Our RB group is embarrassingly talented and deep. This is how I see it as far as pecking order:
1)Yeldon
2)Henry (by midseason, Drake may hold this spot early)
3)Drake
4)Hart (will play mostly in mop-up duty--which may be alot)
5)Tennpeny (see Hart)
6)Jones (red-shirt)
7)Kamara (red-shirt)
8) Fowler--starter at H-Back--may get a carry here or there.
1)Yeldon
2)Henry (by midseason, Drake may hold this spot early)
3)Drake
4)Hart (will play mostly in mop-up duty--which may be alot)
5)Tennpeny (see Hart)
6)Jones (red-shirt)
7)Kamara (red-shirt)
8) Fowler--starter at H-Back--may get a carry here or there.
This post was edited on 8/9/13 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 8/9/13 at 3:11 pm to sarc
-I think Henry is the most likely to play in 2013 because he enrolled early. He will need to adjust his running style to be highly effective in college. Who was the last SEC Jumbo RB that excelled? Needs to improve hands and blocking.
-Tenpenny: Looks the best on the hoof to the typical fan that goes crazy over his legs/calves. Big calves are irrelevant when it comes to speed, explosiveness and power. See Adrian Peterson for reference....high muscular calves with longer Achilles Tendon....which is more indicative of fast-twitch explosiveness and quickness. However.....he may be the best "combine measuresables" guy of the group but I think he has a ways to go in terms of agility, footwork and ball skills. Needs to work on pass-catching and running routes out of the backfield.
-Kamara: Looks "cat-quick" in the RB drills which confirms the high 4.3x/low 4.4x that I've been told he's run since arriving this Summer. Great pass catcher. Think he'd be a great KR guy and "in-space" guy until he can pack on 15 pounds. Currently 5'10", 195 and he's ripped. Should be 210 within the next 1-2 years and then SEC RB ready.
-Jones: The best RB Skillset of the Group in part because his dad (Grambling Star in early 1990s, Indy Colts NFL Camp, former All-Star Arena player and current Speed & Agility Trainer) has prepped him. Think he will benefit from 1 year of toning his body by losing a little bodyfat. His body needs to go more towards Kamara and Kamara more towards his....somewhere in the middle is ideal for both over the next 1-2 years. Very good strength numbers for an 18 year old freshmen RB. Needs to improve explosiveness and initial burst.
Not sure it will be evident in 2013 [as they may RS this year] but I think Kamara & Jones will be top-notch after they develop more physically. Both already have the skillset. It's easier to improve body and explosiveness than it is to improve RB instincts and pass-catching/ball skills at this stage/age.
-Tenpenny: Looks the best on the hoof to the typical fan that goes crazy over his legs/calves. Big calves are irrelevant when it comes to speed, explosiveness and power. See Adrian Peterson for reference....high muscular calves with longer Achilles Tendon....which is more indicative of fast-twitch explosiveness and quickness. However.....he may be the best "combine measuresables" guy of the group but I think he has a ways to go in terms of agility, footwork and ball skills. Needs to work on pass-catching and running routes out of the backfield.
-Kamara: Looks "cat-quick" in the RB drills which confirms the high 4.3x/low 4.4x that I've been told he's run since arriving this Summer. Great pass catcher. Think he'd be a great KR guy and "in-space" guy until he can pack on 15 pounds. Currently 5'10", 195 and he's ripped. Should be 210 within the next 1-2 years and then SEC RB ready.
-Jones: The best RB Skillset of the Group in part because his dad (Grambling Star in early 1990s, Indy Colts NFL Camp, former All-Star Arena player and current Speed & Agility Trainer) has prepped him. Think he will benefit from 1 year of toning his body by losing a little bodyfat. His body needs to go more towards Kamara and Kamara more towards his....somewhere in the middle is ideal for both over the next 1-2 years. Very good strength numbers for an 18 year old freshmen RB. Needs to improve explosiveness and initial burst.
Not sure it will be evident in 2013 [as they may RS this year] but I think Kamara & Jones will be top-notch after they develop more physically. Both already have the skillset. It's easier to improve body and explosiveness than it is to improve RB instincts and pass-catching/ball skills at this stage/age.
This post was edited on 8/9/13 at 3:15 pm
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