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5 months ago

http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Tennessee-Vols-offer-Wisconsin-Badgers-commitment-Marcus-Ball-107674
A three-star athlete from Westerville, Ohio, who's currently committed to Wisconsin says he plans to visit Tennessee after receiving an offer from the Vols on Wednesday.
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Sounds fairly good sized to be a safety, 6'3 205lbs. Hope we can get him.
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Thanks Ryan
Its not a stupid question until you ask it.
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"Kind of a "Tweener" with his size and positions he cud play."
Umm...whaaaat?!
Eric Berry: 6'0" - 211 lbs. - 4.47 at the NFL combine.
Marcus Ball: 6'3" - 205 lbs - 4.6 in high school.
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JThomasClubb said...
"Kind of a "Tweener" with his size and positions he cud play."
Umm...whaaaat?!
Eric Berry: 6'0" - 211 lbs. - 4.47 at the NFL combine. Marcus Ball: 6'3" - 205 lbs - 4.6 in high school.

I'm sure 88 will respond but I agree with him. Question is will he grow out of the safety position or will he grow enough to be an effective LB. Right now he's a tweener. I think he will ultimately be a LB. He will need at least another 30 pounds and will that drop his speed which is already marginal to be really good. JMO
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tnbear66 said...
You are probably right but I would still worry about any loss of speed since he would need it on the outside.

I understand your concern, but remember, college strenght and conditioning coaches can also work with players to improve their speed too. In fact, I saw where coach Jones said that our emphasis would be on speed and explosiveness.
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Yes, I like his size for safety if he has the skill set. Not incredibly fast, but he's an articulate young man. I bridge that into thinking he could be an intelligent player. Nothing replaces speed--it's true. But even the fastest athlete will give up huge plays if he plays dumb ball.
Maybe I read too much into it, but he's a high school senior football player using the word "comfortability". I know college grads who struggle to pronounce that word fluidly in everyday speaking. Again, I am all for speed, but I also like to see smart football. Last year's defense, for whatever reasons, looked so lost most of the time.
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VolBol said...
Yes, I like his size for safety if he has the skill set. Not incredibly fast, but he's an articulate young man. I bridge that into thinking he could be an intelligent player. Nothing replaces speed--it's true. But even the fastest athlete will give up huge plays if he plays dumb ball.
Maybe I read too much into it, but he's a high school senior football player using the word "comfortability". I know college grads who struggle to pronounce that word fluidly in everyday speaking. Again, I am all for speed, but I also like to see smart football. Last year's defense, for whatever reasons, looked so lost most of the time.

Ball is a very bright, respectful kid. Wouldn't reach too much into him using that word.
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