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Leroy Hill, Anthony Simmons, Keith Adams, Rahim Abdullah,
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Orange Immortal [65838]
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Leroy Hill, Anthony Simmons, Keith Adams, Rahim Abdullah,
Sep 8, 2012, 4:58 PM
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Levon Kirkland, Wayne Simmons, Ashley Sheppard, Ed McDaniel, Johnny Rembert, John Johnson, Jeff Davis, Jimmy Williamson, Larry Hefner, etc...
I know we have a pile of high 3, 4, and 5 star linebackers now, but for those of you who actually saw most of the great Clemson LBs mentioned above play, do you see any of our current crew that are of that caliber? I don't. I like Anthony, and he's a good one, but he hasn't jumped out like most of the above, at least not to me; hopefully I'm wrong.
I don't believe that it's a matter of experience, as it was apparent with almost all of the above that they were stars, and it was apparent very, very early, almost from the get-go.
As mind boggling as it seems, I'm beginning to think that we have missed badly, with maybe a few exceptions, on our LB recruits over a period of years.
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something is wrong for sure, i'm not sure if its
Sep 8, 2012, 5:01 PM
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schemes or players or both.
But something been of for several years now.
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Letterman [269]
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We lack the Horses that can play D- plain and simple***
Sep 8, 2012, 6:34 PM
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CU Medallion [20400]
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I'm hoping that they are getting all of the "Steele" out of
Sep 8, 2012, 5:03 PM
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them and that we'll start filling the holes and blowing up plays. I think Anthony will be that caliber....but not there yet. Alot of fans were expecting a miracle with our D but unfortunately it will be a work in progress.
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All-TigerNet [11435]
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Re: Leroy Hill, Anthony Simmons, Keith Adams, Rahim Abdullah,
Sep 8, 2012, 5:04 PM
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Did you not watch Anthony today? Or Willard last week?
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Yes. Anthony had a very good game. I like him a lot.
Sep 8, 2012, 5:09 PM
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Just curious - did you ever see any of the guys I mentioned play?
Not trying to start an argument or be overly critical of our players, just making an observation. In my opinion, Anthony is not on the same level as those guys, at least yet. He may prove me wrong. After him, I think there is a big drop off.
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Associate AD [1088]
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It is still too early to tell with the current crop. For the
Sep 8, 2012, 6:03 PM
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seniors, yes, they didn't flourish. However, Willard will finish strong.
Anthony is going to be great. Lateek is going to be very good. Justin Parker is going to be good. Tony Steward is getting bacK into the the game, if he stays healthy I bet he's good or great. B.J. Goodson, a freshman, looked good today. Kellen Jones has 3 years left and looks to be very good. The light might come on for Quandon to finish strong.
I don't know if we'll have someone who can take the game over, but I bet there are at least two NFL players in our current crop.
As they develop with the defensive line. Our front 8 are going to be very good, in my opinion.
Go Tigers!
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I remember Simmons, you knew when he was on the field.
Sep 8, 2012, 5:08 PM
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Adams too.
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Simmons was crushing people first game as true frosh
Sep 8, 2012, 6:15 PM
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he was a starter from the get go
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Hill, Adams
Sep 8, 2012, 5:13 PM
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Used to literally take over games, esp Keith. He used to impose his will on an entire offense.
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Orange Immortal [65838]
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Exactly - a lot of those guys did. Defenses had to plan
Sep 8, 2012, 5:18 PM
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around them and it usually still wasn't enough.
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