Ronald McDonald 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 its Daren. and he'll see the field. he's way too good not to see the field! how will you keep our 2nd leading tackler from '09 out of the starting lineup?? ... you dont! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerra aguila 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 its Daren. and he'll see the field. he's way too good not to see the field! how will you keep our 2nd leading tackler from '09 out of the starting lineup?? ... you dont! Oh hes definitely going to chest pop somebody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwickstrom1 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Bates was moved to LB to add some much needed speed to the middle of the defense. I don't expect him to start, but I do expect him to get solid playing time. I see him playing mostly 3rd and long situations, or any other obvious passing scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest auwrangler Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 he will play the rover spot that chizik used. he will be used to show 3-4 and 4-4 looks to the offense. just like stat tiger has shown with cgm's offense, show one thing and run another. the rover is usually a spy or read and take away type player. as in a dangerous running back comes in the game, and the rover plays him no matter what, make the game 10 on 10 and take away the home run threat. or if receivers release hard down field, the rover takes away a draw or screen to disrupt timing and give the defensive front time to kill the qb. it's a great place to to have a guy with his size speed combo. he played around 210lbs last year. he's stated he wants to play around 225 this year. thats about craig stevens size from last year. exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUNaughty7 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 its Daren. and he'll see the field. he's way too good not to see the field! how will you keep our 2nd leading tackler from '09 out of the starting lineup?? ... you dont! Exactly. He will start. He's way too good not to be out there atleast 3/4 of the time. Just using him on 3rd downs is a waste of talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastiger09 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 awesome that Jawara is coming in at 235.....thats great size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shceagle 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Here is how I see our depth chart at LB for the season opener. Remember Chiz and Roof will cross-train some of these guys. So a few of these studs will move around. Bates will start tho. Game experience + talent + Ball hawk= starter. WLD- Craig Stevens, Jessel Curry, RaRa White, Harris Gaston MLB- Josh Bynes, Eltoro Freeman, Jake Holland SLB- Darren Bates, Jonathon Evans, LaDarious Owens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy34 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I have a feeling we shouldn't be counting on eltoro for much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I have a feeling we shouldn't be counting on eltoro for much. Hopefully he'll contribute. I haven't given up on him just yet and I can't because of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy34 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Oh I agree 100% that he has the talent. I just don't see it happening. Talent isn't the issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 We'll have to see. Should be interesting to see how it plays out. As long as we have the three best linebackers out there, it doesn't matter to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWarTiger 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Not sure about us going to a 3/4 look all the time but with Bates at LB the 4/4 stack will be a great scheme for us this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JwgreDeux 1,279 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I agree with many of you that Daren is too good not to be on the field (starting). I don't see the coaches playing him in a situational role where he is only on the field if the offense does this or that or the down and distance is in a certain range. That would limit his time on the field too much. I expect one of two things to happen: 1. Our returners in the secondary aren't where we want them to be and Daren ends up starting at a safety spot, and moving into a hybrid position on situational plays (which would explain the "cross training" he did while he couldn't have contact this spring), or he is a starter at weakside lb, explaining C.Stevens move and moving Eltoro to mlb. Why would you take a starting freshman all SEC safety off of the field except for certain situations, it just doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerra aguila 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 awesome that Jawara is coming in at 235.....thats great size. I saw Owens listed in the 230 lb range as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson-Sullivan 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 awesome that Jawara is coming in at 235.....thats great size. I saw Owens listed in the 230 lb range as well. And Holland reported at a solid 237. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerra aguila 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 awesome that Jawara is coming in at 235.....thats great size. I saw Owens listed in the 230 lb range as well. And Holland reported at a solid 237. WOW... I didnt know that. BEAST MODE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson-Sullivan 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 awesome that Jawara is coming in at 235.....thats great size. I saw Owens listed in the 230 lb range as well. And Holland reported at a solid 237. WOW... I didnt know that. BEAST MODE! 'Most definitely BEAST MODE!!! WDE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourthvision 0 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 awesome that Jawara is coming in at 235.....thats great size. I saw Owens listed in the 230 lb range as well. And Holland reported at a solid 237. WOW... I didnt know that. BEAST MODE! 'Most definitely BEAST MODE!!! WDE!!!!! Very most definitely BEAST MODE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeBum 187 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not knowing which Freshman may step up, I expect Bates to be the third LB with Bynum and Stevens. This will give us the ability to play a 4-3-4 or a 4-2-5 as Bates would provide versatility of coverage and hitting. This also assumes he has recovered fully from his surgery. WDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland's Fro 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not knowing which Freshman may step up, I expect Bates to be the third LB with Bynum and Stevens. This will give us the ability to play a 4-3-4 or a 4-2-5 as Bates would provide versatility of coverage and hitting. This also assumes he has recovered fully from his surgery. WDE! When did we move Bynum to LB???? That is even more confusing than the Bates move...i guess he can hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerra aguila 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not knowing which Freshman may step up, I expect Bates to be the third LB with Bynum and Stevens. This will give us the ability to play a 4-3-4 or a 4-2-5 as Bates would provide versatility of coverage and hitting. This also assumes he has recovered fully from his surgery. WDE! When did we move Bynum to LB???? That is even more confusing than the Bates move...i guess he can hit! Bynum will help the Lakers 3-peat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland's Fro 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not knowing which Freshman may step up, I expect Bates to be the third LB with Bynum and Stevens. This will give us the ability to play a 4-3-4 or a 4-2-5 as Bates would provide versatility of coverage and hitting. This also assumes he has recovered fully from his surgery. WDE! When did we move Bynum to LB???? That is even more confusing than the Bates move...i guess he can hit! Bynum will help the Lakers 3-peat! A 7 foot linebacker would be pretty intimidating though haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerra aguila 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Not knowing which Freshman may step up, I expect Bates to be the third LB with Bynum and Stevens. This will give us the ability to play a 4-3-4 or a 4-2-5 as Bates would provide versatility of coverage and hitting. This also assumes he has recovered fully from his surgery. WDE! When did we move Bynum to LB???? That is even more confusing than the Bates move...i guess he can hit! Bynum will help the Lakers 3-peat! A 7 foot linebacker would be pretty intimidating though haha lol... funny stuff man. Obviously he meant Bynes... but I do agree that Bates can be a force to reckon with. He has a natural instinct to find the football and make plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truefan73 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I just watched the UGA game last night and noticed that we were in a 4/4 defense a lot, with D. Bates being the 4th LB. He not only brings good coverage skills, but is a run stuffing, head hunting machine. Look to T. Roof to employ the 4/4 in a lot of situations this year and keep Bates on the field and all over the field.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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