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FB Update: Swinney updates injury status of Shaq Smith
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FB Update: Swinney updates injury status of Shaq Smith


Aug 28, 2017, 8:36 PM

 
Swinney updates injury status of Shaq Smith

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Aug 28, 2017, 8:47 PM

I have full confidence that Smith and Kelly will be huge contributors this year. This would be a great year for Xavier to to establish himself with Chris Register as the second team so coming into next year they are both the guys (assuming Cle Missle and Austin Bryant go to play on Sunday). Boy would it be nice to have Yeargin and Davis....oh well, we'll find a way.

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Aug 28, 2017, 11:20 PM

Dabo's comments on Xaxier Kelly make no sense. Guess he is all acceleration and little direction. Hope it works out .

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Aug 29, 2017, 8:50 AM

I think it makes tremendous sense. The physical ability is there. If he has to think his way through a play, then he can't react quickly enough to be effective.

DL is not just run up field at the snap of the ball. They have to react to blocking alignment, and blocking schemes.

A classic example is when we stopped ND on the last play 2 years ago. Dodd lined up over the TE on what was the right side of the ND formation. At the snap he got to the outside shoulder of the TE, but rather than proceed around him, he set the edge. That allowed the flow of the DL, and LB's to plug the hole.

I remember someone using that play during the lead up to the NFL draft when evaluating Dodd.

It took some time for the switch to click for Dodd, hopefully the day is near for Kelly to do the same.

I agree, we need him for depth this year, and next.

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Aug 29, 2017, 11:38 AM

Great explanation! Dabo and company know what they are doing.

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Aug 29, 2017, 1:20 PM [ in reply to Re: FB Update: Swinney updates injury status of Shaq Smith ]

Right on. Your elaboration makes sense. I did not mean to sound critical of Dabo. Love the man and great coach. My comment was more directed at confusion how a RS Fr 4* DE would be having intuitive reaction problems for the position. I agree some take longer to attain the right mentality.

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