Coaches Corner: Defense is it time to see what others can do?

Time to get ready for next year and see who can play

Well we would like to see major changes and see who can play. Does not mean certain players are not doing well, but with no (15) bowl practices this is the time to see what they have for next year and also what positions that they need to recruit harder even if that means promise kids that they can/will start as true freshman.

Does this mean it will happen? Probably not because the coaches still believe they can win ball games and there message to the team is we play the best players to win now and you earn your spot to play everyday.

We do believe they will start to work other guys into the rotation and see what they can do in practice and then evaluate them to see if they get snaps in the games coming up the rest of the season.

Defense:
Well this is where we would really make some huge changes. What do you have to lose now? Does it matter if you win two games this year or three to four? Again not saying it will happen now or even this season, but might be a good thing to see what certain players can do this year since you have no bowl practice to experiment with like in past years.

We believe we need to get Boo Boo in the starting line up. Also, time to see what Fitzgerald can do. This is where we would make the biggest adjustments is at the linebacker positions. Might even move Trent to safety or possible to the nickel position the rest of the year even though that is highly unlikely.

Defensive End – Graham

Defensive Tackle – Martin

Defensive Tackle – Taylor

Defensive End – Obi

Linebacker - Mouton

Linebacker - Fitzgerald

Linebacker – Williams (especially if healthy and going against spread teams) if not
try Chambers.

Cornerback - Boo Boo

Cornerback – Warren

Safety – Trent

Safety - Harrison

Not saying bench all the starters like Johnson, Thompson, Brown, Stewart and others, and start from scratch, but just work some of these guys into the rotation during the week to see if they can handle playing time on Saturday.

Kids might as well see what they can do:
Butler at DE,

RVB at DT to see if he can get a push those others cannot (even though he does not like that move).

Other kids to get them some snaps since they might be counted on next season and sometimes kids are better game players then practice players.
Patterson, Kates, Herron, Sagesse, Banks, Williams – Safety or Linebacker (if healthy), Woolfolk at CB, Chambers.

Sorry if missed anybody.

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written by CoachBt and ErocWolverine