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Here's my ideal Secondary next year
SS- Read
FS- Campbell
CB- Wilson
CB- Daniel
NB- Stokes
Star- Reece
I'm not on the trash LeCounte train but I think he needs to add size and work on tackling to regain the starting spot.
Well he’s clearly too tall to ever be a great CB
I like LeCounte, he wants to tackle, but man he isn't big enough to knock you over and his technique is not good
We need to stop a lot of the yards after contact, it is something Kirby talks about and it's something we can all see. I think a lot of it has to do with the new rules, we don't seem to have adapted well yet. Too many missed arm tackles caused by poor positioning.
The issue with the LeCounte is he has the speed and athleticism to be where he's supposed to be so his technique leading up to the tackle has actually improved dramatically. It's his technique at the point of contact. I don't think his size is the issue, I've seen great headhunters that were his size. But yes, his technique at the point of contact is not good. That's where he needs to work in the off-season.
AJ Terrell has been playing good for Clemson of late..
I agree, I only referenced his size because if you tackle at POC like he does you better be powerful.
Exactly...his technique seriously looks like a rag doll being thrown at someone. I coached a very good safety that ended up playing at BYU, and he did the same thing early on. It's old habits from rec ball and HS where you're big enough that technique doesn't matter. It's a whole different animal coming up and hitting SEC RBs. He needs to learn to shuffle, get down, and bring his speed from a low center of gravity. It takes time to learn, and some never really do. Hopefully he does.
I will say, @wcdawg was right on Campbell. He may be fast, but his ability to play man to man and turn and run with receivers is still up for debate
He did better this past game I think. Way too early to judge Campbell, he’s nowhere close to a finished product.
Kirby at best got too infatuated with Campbell's measurables.
That seems to be true in general at CB, maybe it helps explain why so many experts get it wrong.
Long legs and high center of gravity are not pluses at CB, I'm perplexed why so many think they are.
He also mentioned Campbell running with the 1s made him look better than he was. Switching over to Stokes, when Campbell was injured Mizzou game, that lead to Campbell running with the 2s in practice the next week helped show his deficiencies. Agree that I’m surprised it took it coming to that for Kirby to notice. Seems Campbell would’ve been running with the 2s some, to help prep Stokes in his backup role before the Mizzou game.
Kirby is human, he saw the length, speed and athleticism.
Campbell may well end up being a great corner for us, just gonna take some developing. Damien swann was a huge liability until his junior year.