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boatsandhoes

boatsandhoes

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I asked you boys about Richie Brown and the LB's yesterday. Maybe I will pick a few other spots to talk about every few days until spring ball gets here. Today, the big nasties. Tell me what you got.

We lose:
Gabe Jackson First rounder OG
Charles Siddoway RT

Those returning with experience:
Day back at C
Clausell back at LT
Several platooned at RG and got good experience including true frosh Jamaal Clayborn

Potentials in stock:
Desper-always excited to see him play. Looks like he has a some nasty to him
Malone-get him back from injury
Cole Carter-worked hard to keep him in recruiting
Beckwith-played some in platooning this year
Jake Thomas-the 4* from columbus that was a dandy dozen member
Justin Senior-Hargrave military, don't know much about it.
Damien Robinson
Kent Flowers-6'5" 300 has good size
Archie Muniz
 
57stratdawg

57stratdawg

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I think you'll see a dip at OG, but we're deep there. It is so much easier to find a kid to play OG than OT, someone will step up inside. I know we really liked our two JUCO OLs that were committed until one bailed for USM. I'm assume the other one will break the two deep.
 
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msstate7

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At one guard we'll certainly see a drop, but Malone coming back should at least make us better at the other. Hopefully...
 
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57stratdawg

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I think we'll see Malone switch over to LG. My guess is:

LT - Clausell
LG - Malone/Flowers
C - Day
RG - Beckwith/Senior
RT - ? (JUCO)

No insider knowledge, but we have plenty of depth at OG.
 
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Anon1627927773

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Claiborne? I think you have to somehow get both Malone and Claiborne on the field at the same time...
 
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boatsandhoes

boatsandhoes

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no one thinks Desper will work his way in somewhere or is the center in waiting behind DD.
 
kired

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Just judging from last year I'd say our top 7 linemen will be (in no particular order):

OT: Clausell, Johnson (JUCO), Senior
OG: Malone, Beckwith, Clayborn
C: Day

Senior was the backup for Clausell this year. I don't see that changing unless he can win the starting job at RT.

I have no idea if Beckwith, Clayborn or Desper will backup Day. Hopefully we don't have to find out.

Muniz and Robinson have never done anything that convinces me they'll win a starting job, or even be top backup. You typically don't have to play more than 8 guys over the season on o-line unless there are injuries. I think those 7 I listed above will be the primary players, but it is nice to have veteran guys on the roster just in case.
 
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bonedaddy401

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Here ya go

Clayborn/Malone/Beckwith share 90% of the snaps at guard first day of spring. Clayborn is Gabe Jackson 2.0, guy is gna be a mainstay for the next three years. Wouldn't suprise me if he takes Beckwith's spot. Hope he does in fact.

Kent Flowers is gna be a good 6th man if you will. Not worried about our O line next season. We lose a tackle and things could get shaky though. Just to many unknowns.
 
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engie

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There is a good bit of talk about bumping Malone out to tackle... no idea if it materializes or not.

That would give us an OL with a good bit of experience at all spots -- and takes the immediate pressure off of the JUCO. If he can handle it, then I'd think Malone would go back to RG. I think Clayborn is the heir apparent at the LG spot either way.

I think Beckwith is about to be done with school -- so there's no guarantee that he will come back. I certainly hope he does. We need him badly for depth purposes and there's no guarantee that Clayborn would beat him out for the starting spot.
 
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Sutterkane

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I am very pleased with Clausell's progression. With that said, he was pretty awful his freshman year and had nowhere to go but up.
 
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engie

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Sutterkane said:
I am very pleased with Clausell's progression. With that said, he was pretty awful his freshman year and had nowhere to go but up.
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No one outside a total freak should ever play tackle in the SEC in year 1 and few should play in year 2. Clausell's baptism by fire was mostly on Croom for deciding we only needed to take 2 OL(1 contributor from each) in the 08 and 09 classes -- and Mullen whiffing on JUCOs in 2010. 2011 shouldn't be held against Clausell IMO.

Our eventual first rounder in Sherrod looked totally lost out there as a trSO in 08. Will never forget the beating he took in Oxford...
 
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msstate7

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I like our pass blocking much better than our run blocking. Hopefully our new s&c coach can get more push out of them next season
 
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BiscuitEater

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Any insight on the move ...

of Warren from TE to OT? Is this just a spring experiment or 'insurance' while Jake Thomas and Kent Flowers develop?
Rufus Warren TE 6-7 265SO SQ Indianola, MS (Gentry HS)
 
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engie

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BiscuitEater said:
of Warren from TE to OT? Is this just a spring experiment or 'insurance' while Jake Thomas and Kent Flowers develop?
Rufus WarrenTE 6-7265SO SQ Indianola, MS (Gentry HS)
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I think it's more just that he was getting lost in the mix at TE while being our best attached blocker in that group -- so the move was kinda a natural one...
 
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