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govols247's 10 for '12: No. 3

  • jcoope16 said...

    I think the one thing you are forgetting is that Wes has yet to mention a RB on this list and I would say that except for Bray, the RB postion will be BY FAR the most important position for us this year. We have to do better than 116th. Now, which RB would Wes choose? That's up for debate being that we don't even have a clear cut starter. If I were Wes, my #2 spot on this list would be the RB position in general. If I had to choose, I would say Neal would be it because he has more experience, better SEC size, and a lot more versatility after playing receiver for a year.

    That's the trick, though: There aren't supposed to be any "slashes" on this list, so he can't say "Rajion Neal/Marlin Lane" for No. 1 or No. 2 on his list. At the same time, he can't just say "UT's starting tailback." It has to be a specific player.

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  • We are anxiously waiting for the top 2.

    ol dad

  • Ryan Callahan said...

    That's the trick, though: There aren't supposed to be any "slashes" on this list, so he can't say "Rajion Neal/Marlin Lane" for No. 1 or No. 2 on his list. At the same time, he can't just say "UT's starting tailback." It has to be a specific player.

    I understand that. Which is why I picked Neal. I was just illustrating that if Wes did in deed pick a RB in his top 2, it had to be a tough call. But Neal is who I would choose. I have been racking my brain since yesterday as to who his top two are and that's all I could figure. I just wish Wes would post it already.

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  • jcoope16 said...

    I understand that. Which is why I picked Neal. I was just illustrating that if Wes did in deed pick a RB in his top 2, it had to be a tough call. But Neal is who I would choose. I have been racking my brain since yesterday as to who his top two are and that's all I could figure. I just wish Wes would post it already.

    Ha! Glad to hear you're so eager to see the rest of his list. biggrin

    The story on No. 2 will be posted this afternoon.

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  • I think it'll be Bray #2 just to keep us on our toes for #1, Marlin Lane.

    volfan28

  • Has to be Bray #1 and Hunter #2. I am surprised a RB probably won't make the list (I probably would have put Lane around #6 or #7), but I don't see any RB's more important than those two players. Bray is the unquestionable #1 because of his impacts on the passing game (obviously), running game (learning more of how to run an offense and checking plays at the line), and leadership/maturity. And IMO, Hunter should be more important than any RB on our team because we've all seen what he's capable of when healthy. It is so critical that he is back to what he was before in order for this offense to click. The run game problems last year seemed to be more on the O-line than the RBs. Plus, our three top RBs are all so different, that I think they will be used according to their strengths at the times they are needed throughout each game. We don't have a Lattimore that you can put the whole workload on to carry your offense, so I don't think any of our RBs INDIVIDUALLY are more important than our QB or WRs. You could make the argument that the RB position is more important if we want to compete against the big boy defenses, but as far as individual players, Bray/Hunter/Rogers is definitely the top 3.

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  • Bray and Lane for #1 and #2.

    Absolutenill

  • jcoope16 said...

    I think the one thing you are forgetting is that Wes has yet to mention a RB on this list and I would say that except for Bray, the RB postion will be BY FAR the most important position for us this year. We have to do better than 116th. Now, which RB would Wes choose? That's up for debate being that we don't even have a clear cut starter. If I were Wes, my #2 spot on this list would be the RB position in general. If I had to choose, I would say Neal would be it because he has more experience, better SEC size, and a lot more versatility after playing receiver for a year.

    I 100 % agree that the RB position is extremely important and has to be a drastic improvement from last year for us to be successful. It's just with so many players in the mix at RB, I find it hard to rank any one RB ahead of Bray or Hunter in terms of individual importance. If this was a ranking of positions by importance - RB is clearly at or near the top.

    I believe Bray heads this list as his management of play calling will be a huge factor to the success of our running game. We shall soon find out! But I think it will be (and should be) #2 Hunter and #1 Bray.

    This post was edited by memphischic on 7/16/2012 at 11:30 AM

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  • memphischic said...

    I 100 % agree that the RB position is extremely important and has to be a drastic improvement from last year for us to be successful. It's just with so many players in the mix at RB, I find it hard to rank any one RB ahead of Bray or Hunter in terms of individual importance. If this was a ranking of positions by importance - RB is clearly at or near the top.

    I believe Bray heads this list as his management of play calling will be a huge factor to the success of our running game. We shall soon find out! But I think it will be (and should be) #2 Hunter and #1 Bray.

    NO!!

    #2 Lane
    #1 Bray

    volfan28

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