If you could add 1 player to this team....
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Tie between Lindley or Randall Cobb. Why another offensive playmaker you ask? Put Cobb out there with Baker, Johnson, Timmons, and Boom, and watch the opponent's defensive coord squirm.
Lindley needs no explaining. His Soph and Junior seasons, he was an absolute monster lock-down corner. It really was a thing of beauty.
Lindley needs no explaining. His Soph and Junior seasons, he was an absolute monster lock-down corner. It really was a thing of beauty.
Jeremy Jaron as the senior he never got to be. Folks forget just how good he was.
I'm having a problem with this. looks to me like we have some pretty good talent at every position on offense. Of course I would love to have Tim back for this season, I think he could work wonders with this talent-----but then I think Towles has the potential to do the same thing-----of course it is only potential at this point. And I think you could say that about a lot of other positions also, the potential of this team is very good at almost all the positions. You might want to take Tamme at TE, but on potential Conrad (and Long) could possibly surprise and be just as good, certainly expecting more from them as freshmen than what Tamme accomplished his first year. Maybe one OL would make a huge difference, enter Warford, but our real need is probably an OT, but I might just go with him.
On D, more of the same, a lot of great potential, the DL has some huge guys with ability AND experience, I like them. The DBs have a great mix of experience and talent, sounds like they could surprise. With the recent problems at LB that might be the biggest need, but if we can get through the USC game we should be pretty good form there on, but no way would I turn down any one of our last three great LBs, all in the pros.
But on D I would probably lean to Peters, he had a terrific senior year even though the stupid NCAA taking Jarmon's whole year away left him being double teamed almost every play all year, still wonder what a year (still had a great one) he could have had if teams had to split the double teams with Jarmon. STILL playing in the NFL, although he may miss this whole year with an injury.
Some really great players from earlier eras, but to me too hard to compare today's players with those from the old days.
Easily the most overall talent at UK in a loooooonng time, really excited about this year.
On D, more of the same, a lot of great potential, the DL has some huge guys with ability AND experience, I like them. The DBs have a great mix of experience and talent, sounds like they could surprise. With the recent problems at LB that might be the biggest need, but if we can get through the USC game we should be pretty good form there on, but no way would I turn down any one of our last three great LBs, all in the pros.
But on D I would probably lean to Peters, he had a terrific senior year even though the stupid NCAA taking Jarmon's whole year away left him being double teamed almost every play all year, still wonder what a year (still had a great one) he could have had if teams had to split the double teams with Jarmon. STILL playing in the NFL, although he may miss this whole year with an injury.
Some really great players from earlier eras, but to me too hard to compare today's players with those from the old days.
Easily the most overall talent at UK in a loooooonng time, really excited about this year.
Derek Abney. Having the best return guy in the nation would make a big difference with this team.
Definitely the 1998 version of Tim Couch. All this offense needs to dominate is a smart, accurate quarterback.
I'm not sure adding one guy on defense would make a monster difference. If I went defense though, yeah, Art Still would be the guy.
GBB!!!
I'm not sure adding one guy on defense would make a monster difference. If I went defense though, yeah, Art Still would be the guy.
GBB!!!
Abney isn't a bad one imo. A tough and effective slot guy and one of the best return men in NCAA history.
One I haven't seen thrown into the mix yet, is Bud Dupree.
I'd love to throw in a lock down CB but the only 2 that comes to mind are Lindley and Eric Kelly, and neither would I take over Woodyard/Trevathan.
One of my favorite defensive players deserves mention as well. Vincent Sweet Pea Burns. He was SO disruptive not only in his pass rush but also his ability to get in the backfield on run plays.
Mo Williams/ Artose Pinner/ Art Still/ lindley/ Trevathan/ Abney/ Cobb/ Robertson/ Tamme etc etc all could help out this team.
The best player may be someone likeTim Couch.
Who we NEED is to just have Bud Dupree back for another year!
Who we NEED is to just have Bud Dupree back for another year!
Tough one. If you have Still, you can put him on the wide side of the field and stack lb's on the short side. They will ALWAYS run away from Still.
On the other hand, add a K Burton and you have an almost certain completion if you get the ball near him. We may have that but no one has proven it yet. Can also return kicks very effectively.
Or...add Tamme. We've not had decent TE play since he left. Offensively, an atom bomb of a weapon for a qb like Towles.
Then again, Cobb gives you a cream of the crop offensive talent that can return kicks. It was fun to watch SEC players chasing him. He was nearly unstoppable at times.
If I can have just one....I'd probably take Cobb and hope to be able to score 50 a game.
On the other hand, add a K Burton and you have an almost certain completion if you get the ball near him. We may have that but no one has proven it yet. Can also return kicks very effectively.
Or...add Tamme. We've not had decent TE play since he left. Offensively, an atom bomb of a weapon for a qb like Towles.
Then again, Cobb gives you a cream of the crop offensive talent that can return kicks. It was fun to watch SEC players chasing him. He was nearly unstoppable at times.
If I can have just one....I'd probably take Cobb and hope to be able to score 50 a game.
I want to wait till after the first game to add a player. I know we need a lock down corner but we may already have 2 of them so I don't want to waste a pick there. Right now we look very solid at every spot so I need to see in real game time. I don't think I would replace a soul on the field
This. I don't understand the reasoning that we won't be getting the most impact at the QB. The QB is the single position that is best capable of changing a program by itself. I'd love to have a great defensive player because the arguement that a great defense wins games. However just getting 1 defender means you still have 10 other holes to fill. There is no single defensive player that you can get that can by themselves change the face of your defense. However a QB by himself can do that on offense. If we have a QB similar to the '98 version of Couch then I'll predict 8 or more wins. Couch would make that big a difference.
My vote would have to be Woodyard - let him stand up on the outside on the 3-4 and you get an edge rusher who can make tackles from sideline to sideline that an offense would be required to game plan running away from (and if allowed two) Art still on the other side.....BRING IT ON BABY!
I thought Woodyard was an ILB. I don't doubt that he could've played OLB, but I always saw him as a run stuffer who made the opponent's backs cringe when their names were called. Am I off on that one? Either way, we need more depth at LB and he'd make a living in this defense
Robertson was a beast at dt. #4 pick in the draft. Would probably need a lber worse but rob would stuff his side of the line nearly every pkay
yes he was ILB but I would have him on this team as OLB will spot the question was 1 player
he could play SS if needed
I am going to go with Art Still at DE for a defensive player and Warren Bryant at LOT. I would love to say Cobb because I absolutely loved that kid but IMO those two would address two of the most questionable positions on this team. UK has very good talent at the WR positions.
Bryant and Still are also two of the best football players I ever saw in a UK football uniform. Still could shut down one side of the field and his back side pursuit was unreal. Coaches just did not run at Still. Warren Bryant is likely the best OL I ever saw play at UK and I have seen most of them.
IMO if you put those two on this UK team they are contenders for the SEC East. They were that good.
I will however say if I could transfer what ever Cobb has that makes him great to every other player I would pick Cobb because there is just something about that kid that is hard to explain.
Bryant and Still are also two of the best football players I ever saw in a UK football uniform. Still could shut down one side of the field and his back side pursuit was unreal. Coaches just did not run at Still. Warren Bryant is likely the best OL I ever saw play at UK and I have seen most of them.
IMO if you put those two on this UK team they are contenders for the SEC East. They were that good.
I will however say if I could transfer what ever Cobb has that makes him great to every other player I would pick Cobb because there is just something about that kid that is hard to explain.
Harder to have a one man impact on football so I'll say one each side of the ball.
Offense- Randall Cobb
Defense- Wesley Woodward
Offense- Randall Cobb
Defense- Wesley Woodward
Put me down for Larry Warford. Let's put him and Big George on the right side, and go to work on the ground.
