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Kirby Mentions 2 Players

Posted on 8/22/26 at 8:42 am
Posted by AlaCowboy46
North Alabama
Member since Apr 2025
577 posts
Posted on 8/22/26 at 8:42 am
Coach Smart called out Juan Gaston for not have the stamina to stay on the field consistently. He told him to quit reading the sports media and get in shape. Reminds me of when Norm Van Broklin told Falcons players to stop listening to the hookers on Peachtree Street.
Zikie Helton, meanwhile, may get asked to play a little defense as well as offense. He is that good.
Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
20934 posts
Posted on 8/22/26 at 2:00 pm to
Kirby calls out players all the time. What’s the difference here?
Posted by DawgRff
Snellville Ga
Member since Jul 2012
6622 posts
Posted on 8/22/26 at 2:57 pm to
Helton played both sides in HS and was dominant. He will be playing defense for the Dawgs.
Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
11202 posts
Posted on 8/22/26 at 5:42 pm to
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Zikie Helton, meanwhile, may get asked to play a little defense as well as offense.



This would be interesting. In the state title game it's almost as if he ricochetted off offensive tackles and gained speed after engaging. One of the damndest things I've ever seen.


Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
11202 posts
Posted on 8/22/26 at 5:51 pm to
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Kirby calls out players all the time.



I had no idea that Kirby calls out players all the time.

Probably 95-98 percent of the time when he's asked about a specific player at a press conference it's "he's working everyday to get better" or something generic with the word "work" or "working" in it. You'd probably have to dig pretty deep and go back to find all these times when Kirby called out a player.
Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
20934 posts
Posted on 8/22/26 at 8:43 pm to
I did not know the context of him mentioning players here. I do know from others reporting, at practice, he non-stop publicly calls players and coaches out for all sorts of stuff.
Posted by SmelvinRat
Slumwoody
Member since Oct 2015
2180 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 4:33 pm to
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Zikie Helton


In the Grayson game last season, he was just throwing people around like stuffed-animals. I don't see how he doesn't see some snaps on the DL.
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