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Agreed 100%. Another factor to consider is that as we strengthen the DL with a maturing Davis, T Walker, Burch/Z Walker, Carter, Norton, Logue and others plus a player like Hunter (hopefully) our OLB will be increasingly required to contain the plays inside as well as pass rush. Hence the need for the bigger but still athletic OLB (SDE/OLB v WDE type).
Jaden is at Western Kentucky now
I'm sorry but Gilbert is not a SEC WR. He does not have the speed and there is a world of difference between HS CB and SEC CB. He can look good on film and do well most games based on size alone but you have to have all the tools week in week out in the SEC/Playoffs. Touching on the BJ O discussion, he can look good in HS also but if you are going up against the Thomas' and Wilsons of this world you need size as well as speed while Gilbert needs speed as well as size.
He means 21 Dt
Long way to go there
@BrooklynDawg So did our staff lie to Webb since we recruited him as a WR and then placed him as a DB? No, these kids are athletes and when practice starts against top tier talent it’s easier to evaluate and sell where they are a better fit if a position change is determined. I don’t think coaches just “stick” someone without basis and player agreement . I’m sure the idea was WR until team depth at DB was impacted. Outside person looking in could say we lied to him but we all know that’s not true.
Amen Brother. Not living in GA has made me pretty immune to the GA bias, this forum definitely leans towards the GA boys... Reading Tank is better than Evans or Milton made my head spin
Arik Gilbert is on Jeff Sentell’s top ten recruits list and has been forever. So are both Darnell Washington and Theo Johnson. I would rather have a happy Darnell Washington and Theo Johnson over either one and an unhappy Arik Gilbert.
From what I have read, I don’t know enough to do my own evaluations. The best place talent wise for Arik Gilbert is at DE. The next best place is TE. I am sure that on a Conference USA team he would be able to play WR and start all four years. I think in the SEC he needs to play TE or DE. A question does Arik Gilbert have enough speed to get separation on Nolan Smith, Quay Walker, Jermaine Johnson, Nakobe Dean, Noah Sewell or Mekhail Sherman. I also worry if he does not want to listen to where his best playing opportunity is from the coaches will he listen to other things the coaches say to him.
This is why we stay on topic
With only taking 5 DL and choosing between Brinson, Stackhouse and Z Walker for the last 2 spots I’d think that it would be the last 2 but CTS seems to really like Brinson. I don’t know that I’d drop anyone else for them but is the thought that there’s a possibility one of those commitments doesn’t stick? I also thought I read staff wants to keep Stackhouse
Ringo’s mom has de facto committed to the G so Ringo must be committed too right?
Good to know, thanks for the updates and keep killing it.
Webb was a 2 way player in high school who wasnt going to get on the field as a WR and requested to go to the DB side, that is not the same.
If UGA keeps recruiting at the best level in football and once a couple years go by at Tech I could see a few guys like Tank and Gilbert who JUST missed out on fitting at UGA end up at Tech.
That would make things interesting,
That’s my biggest hang up. I’d take a willing and excited Theo over Gilbert....especially if Gilbert is pushing back against coaches and having the potential to create drama or a distraction in the locker room or isn’t “All in” with the team and being in the best position to succeed.
You don’t want 18yo kids who think they know better than an SEC coach. It’s not good for team chemistry and can hurt trust in coaches and cause much larger tension outside of just that relationship.
That should be the the main issue no matter the talent.
Youre either all in or all out.