Big time portal pick up. Back where he should've been in the first place
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Big time portal pick up. Back where he should've been in the first place
Yes it is!!Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
LT: Pounders, LG: Percy Lewis, C: Miner, RG: Albert Reese/Portal, RT: Leon Bell/Portal
Marlon Martinez is an LSU transfer who played a good bit for them the last several years. He could factor in at one of the guard spots.
OL is definitely a strength
Has Lewis ever played guard? Seems he would move to RT. Bell didn't play this season did he? We don't know if he can play. Reese hasn't played a ton.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Talk is that he's making the move to guard.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Bell played in 3 games.
Reese played at both RG and RT this year and looked better at guard
The transition from tackle to guard isn?t hard. Percy is more of a guard than tackle. Bell should?ve played over both Lewis/Dolla Bill this past year.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Really like hitting the oline. Where do we turn our attention to in the portal now?
Still need a lot of help. Need another guard. Need a legit TE. Need a couple of receivers. Then need absolutely everything on defense.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Literally anyone with a pulse on defenseQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Since we will most likely struggle next year anyway, should we throw money at HS guys? My reasoning is it's supposedly cheaper to hold guys than pull em.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Signing day is Wednesday. It's basically too late. But yeah, if there are any close calls.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Compared to other SEC teams, not really.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Can't control what the rest of the SEC does. For us, it's looking like it'll be a strength. Oklahoma lost their entire OL. Other teams are rebuilding too. Point is, we don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaroonFlounder
If Dinkins and Williams are back then we will be ok on the line, probably need some depth guys. Might need another LB, and definitely need some help in the secondary.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
I think struggle is a matter of perspective. Are we going to win 10? No. But can we win 6-8? I believe we canQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
6 wins will be a good job imoQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Defense defense defense!! Especially DL imoQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
We going 4 man front? If so, better get some DL!Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
CorrectQuote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by BankerDog
Also agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
A lot of fans forget that there is still the traditional NSD in February. We still have plenty of time to fill spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
I think we should aim to compete as best as we can. Still plenty of time to fill holes. I still believe that high school guys are going to be the core group of any of our team ultimately in that most of our players are going to be guys we recruit and develop. But at the same time we should still use the portal and JUCO to fill holes.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
I'm holding back predictions until I see how we do in the portal. We certainly need a lot - but we also have time to get it. Our coaching and S&C were pretty bad last year. I think retooling both could make a huge impact for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Dinkins, Williams, Deonte, and Donterry is a good 4 to start with. We obviously need more, but to act like we are devoid of talent is a bit of an overreaction as well. Trevion is the closest thing we have had/will have to Big Jeff for a long while from a physical standpointQuote:
Originally Posted by Bdawg
That was due to Arnett. He cut Tyson Brown’s legs out from under him the day he took over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
That's what I heard as well. Plus he was never an issue under Leach.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Not saying devoid but far from stacked. Counting a 2 deep plus future injuries, we better get some more that can hopefully make an impact.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
We need DL guys, especially edge guys. Like 3 of them and two of those need to be expected to win starting jobs. We need a couple of CBs. We need a Safety. We need a couple linebackers with a lot of experience.
We need an accomplished WR and another OT.
We definitely could use a playmaker, but I think we just need some bodies. DL was ravaged by injuries this yrQuote:
Originally Posted by Bdawg
Big pickup. We need more but he and Miner are great starts.
If he's willing, I'd have him tell his story and publish an article on Hailstate.com of what lane did to him the day before signing day and I'd send a copy to every instate freshman-junior in the state being recruited.
You can?t publish something like that but you can sure share it behind closed doors.Quote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
We have edge guys on the roster now. WR's just need reps and opportunities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bothrops
Why can you not publish it? Feel good story. Kid was committed here, flipped to OM days before signing day with an offer, offer was pulled morning of signing day and nobody would return his calls. Get a quote from his HS coach. Kid makes the best of it and goes to Memphis and excels and now local kid returns home. Basically a hallmark movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZedFedder
Love it. How much bad pub do you think we would have gotten if we had done that?Quote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
Probably a front page article on the sports section in the Clarion-Ledger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bdawg
Flipping guys just to say we flipped them is probably never going to be our M.O. And I'm fine with that- it's a waste of time IMO.
Not sure how much of it is on the Ole Miss coaching staff- it seemed to be worse when Nutt and Freeze were coaching them- and how much is on the player's "handlers".
We would have gotten roasted by the national and state media. Even our own fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bdawg
Lane is a good coach but a trash human who has ruined every relationship he's ever had because he's a narcissist. That's just who he is. Very good coach though.
It was part of the Orgeron manual that freeze took. True story.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I believe it. "Win the press conference".Quote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
Mullen did withdraw a commits offer and we did get roasted by the national and local mediaQuote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
Yeah. That was BS. Especially considering Dan helped the player find a landing spot basically immediately after we pulled his offer.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLostDawg
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Originally Posted by msstate7
OL - Need 1 more.
WR - 1 more Outside Receiver and probably a depth piece.
DL - We truly need 2-3 more that are plus players, but DT seems to be happy and content with the dudes from last year and just adding depth pieces (gross).
LB - 1-2 depending on those juco guys
CB - 1-2 more
S - 1-2 more
So all in all, 9-10 more players. I imagine we a young, multi year QB as well.