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A player on D that could suprise us out of any of the new players!
I was listening to Larry Glover yesterday and he had John Schlarman on and I thought it was interesting that Schlarman said George A is already the strongest player on the team as a true frosh..after hearing that I'd be pretty shocked if he doesn't start and make a big impact
Also, I know he's not a frosh, but I think we're going to see Matt Elam step up and make a big impact this year..after a year in the weight room and losing some bad weight he's going to be a heck of a lot more effective this year..I know a lot of ppl were disappointed that he didn't make some kind of huge impact last year as a true frosh playing D tackle in the SEC, but those expectations were just ridiculous..that's just not a position where teenagers can come in and dominate
I thought Elam did good clogging the middle and thought Stoops and company could of used him a little more then they did. Not to get off subject but wasn't there a game or 2 that Elam played early in games? In those games teams struggled running ball but all of sudden you would hardly see him in there. Then teams would just run at will. Plus a coupl times teams were going for it on 4th and 1 and Elam was no where to be found?
I agree that Elam has a lot of up side but he has to want it enough to get in football shape and improve his technique. I do not think it however would be a huge surprise if he had a break out year.
I remember thinking that exact same thing last year..he was pretty decent at closing the holes in the middle the few times he was in there..the coaches would usually say something about him needing to be more consistent with his technique and his practice habits and that kind of stuff when they were asked about his play. I think he has one of the highest ceilings on the team honestly. He can be as good as he wants to be if he's willing to work on his body & game.
I think it may take a few games but I could see us starting a freshman cb By the Uf game.Do you think the Senior corners lose their first string spot during the year with some of the talent that is coming into secondary ?