all newcomers listed at the bottom of each position list...and I'm keeping Will Hudgens listed unless something is officially stated...
Matt Malouf QB
Dallas Walker QB
Brett Toney QB
Will Hudgens QB
Arkelon Hall QB
Byron Ingram QB (2009)
TJ Pitts RB
Curtis Steele RB
Mike Davis RB
Jeremy Longstreet RB
Greg Ray RB
Brandon Ross RB
Duke Calhoun WR
Carlos Singleton WR
Steven Black WR
Earnest Williams WR
Maurice Jones WR
Carlton Robinzine WR
Cam Baker WR
Curtis Echols WR
Lucian Godwin WR
Brian Hall WR
Turner West WR
Henry Rodgers WR
Todd Cox WR
Steven Joachim WR
Marcus Hightower WR
Curtis Johnson WR
Marcus Rucker WR
Rod Davis WR (2009)
Brett Russell TE
Deven Onarheim TE
Jonathan Simpson TE
Donald Law TE
DajLeon Farr TE (2009)
Michael Antonescu OL
Phillip Beliles OL
John Clem OL
Terrence Echols OL
Paul Edwards OL
Robbie Hardie OL
Ronald Leary OL
Michael Denning OL
Joel McCleod OL
Brandon Pearce OL
Malcolm Rawls OL
Dominik Riley OL
Brent Todd OL
Cody Stubblefield OL
Ken Anderson OL
Kindley Jacques OL
Larry Landry OL
Maurice Holloway OL
Freddie Barnett DL
Jada Brown DL
Greg Terrell DL
Corey Mills DL
Steven Turner DL
Brandon Douglas DL
Clinton McDonald DL
Tommy Walker DL
Charlie Bryant DL
Lionel Henderson DL
Dasmine Cathey DL
Colton Jenkins DL
Demetrius Culpepper DL
Dontari Poe DL
Frank Trotter DL
Winston Bowens LB
Greg Jackson LB
Josh Weaver LB
Corderick Govan LB
Tommy Phelps LB
Jeremy Rockette LB
Tyler Griffin LB
John Hill LB
Lester Lawson LB
Roger Terry LB
Terrence Thomas LB
David Sutton LB
Ricky Holloway LB
Derrick Odom LB (2009)
Brandon Patterson DB
Tony Bell DB
LeRico Mathis DB
Alton Starr DB
Deante Lamar DB
Darius Davis DB
Malcolm Jones DB
Jermaine Richardson DB
John MacArthur DB
Moncel Wooten DB
Bryan Wright DB
Clay Lee DB
Mike Shepard DB
DA Griffin DB
Keenan Bratcher DS
Michael Grandberry KR
Matt Reagan K
Nick Berra K
Brent Sutherland P
Did Longstreet move to rb?
oakland steve Wrote:Did Longstreet move to rb?
That is what Tommy said yesterday.
I think Longstreet to RB is a very interesting move...I thought they might try to move him to DB...
I also expect a couple more position changes before the season starts...7 guys on the DL were either signed, offered or commited to BCS schools...
I missed that Randy. Did he play rb in HS? What were his stats running the ball?
oakland steve Wrote:I missed that Randy. Did he play rb in HS? What were his stats running the ball?
Prep: Played for Coach Jamie Mitchell at Olive Branch HS...Led Olive Branch to a 12-2 season with a team-high 88 tackles and eight sacks...Also tallied a fumble recovery in 2005...Led OBHS in solo tackles with 48...Listed as a finalist for 2005 Commercial Appeal Defensive Player of the Year Award...Rushed for 448 yards on 59 carries and six touchdowns as a senior...Averaged 7.6 yards per carry in 2005...Scored on a 16-yard run in the MHSAA Class 5A playoffs against Warren Central...Olive Branch advanced to the 5-A North Half Championship game, and lost to eventual state champion South Panola...Tallied 13 tackles and caused a fumble in the game versus South Panola...Also rushed for 81 yards on 13 carries against SPHS...Named second team All-State by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger...Listed as a Fab 40 by MagnoliaPreps.com...Also returned two kickoffs for 49 yards in 2005...Totaled 497 all-purpose yards last season...Totaled 800 rushing yards on 132 carries from 2003-05...Also tallied eight rushing scores in his final three seasons at OBHS...Was a Class 5A All-Region 1 selection as a senior.
Thanks for the list!
Only two things:
They signed Malcolm Jones as a DB, but played him as LB last year. Has he really moved back to DB? Also, who is Mike Evans DB and when did he join the team?
Do we have enough receivers?
You know, on paper, our defensive line doesn't look half bad. And then the games will start. . .and we're not very good.
lifelongtiger Wrote:What about LB Todd Cox?
he was listed as WR on gotigersgo.com, so that's where I am putting him...
mphsfan Wrote:Do we have enough receivers?
I think one receiver, if not two, will be converted somewhere along the way...as it is, we lose Mo Jones, Robizine, E-Will and Black after this season, so we do lose a lot of the guys who make the catches...we retain Duke and Carlos, so some of the young guys will have to come on...
HoopDreams Wrote:lifelongtiger Wrote:What about LB Todd Cox?
he was listed as WR on gotigersgo.com, so that's where I am putting him...
Missed that.
lifelongtiger Wrote:HoopDreams Wrote:lifelongtiger Wrote:What about LB Todd Cox?
he was listed as WR on gotigersgo.com, so that's where I am putting him...
Missed that.
figures - you're too busy tiptoeing through the tulips...
your missing a kicker on your list, his name is Omar, he moved here from Africa, he is participating in spring workouts/practice
Hoop, you got more time on your hands than me to put this list together and I thought I had a lot. I had no idea we had that many receivers on the team.
What's the deal on Antonio McCoy? This is his senior year but you didn't have him listed... is he still on the team?
It is not that our defensive line is not good. With the defensive schemes that we run, it depends more on linebacker play than that of the DL. Look back to our defenses when they were highly rated. We had to have both, good DL and LB to be as highly rated as we were. I think some people will say "wow, our DL has gotten better this year" if we are able to keep healthly LBs next year. It won't be that the DL has gotten much better, but that in our scheme it will show much better results.
tigernole79 Wrote:It is not that our defensive line is not good. With the defensive schemes that we run, it depends more on linebacker play than that of the DL. Look back to our defenses when they were highly rated. We had to have both, good DL and LB to be as highly rated as we were. I think some people will say "wow, our DL has gotten better this year" if we are able to keep healthly LBs next year. It won't be that the DL has gotten much better, but that in our scheme it will show much better results.
I am not saying the D-line isn't any good but there is something wrong there. When you look at your D-line there is only one stat that separate them from the LBs and that is sacks. We were next to last in C-USA in sacks with 15. Why? It wasn't the LBs fault. Everything starts at the line of scrimmage. This is where the battles are won or lost. The New York Giants showed that having an active, disrupting defensive front controlling the line of scrimmage is what makes a Defense produce. A good D-line applying pressure will make a QB do one of three things, 1)fumble 2)interception 3)sack and if they can do this, they can also put pressure on the running backs. I feel the problem may lie in knowing gap assignments not in lack of talent. Which is why I applaud Tim Walton hiring and Culpepper and Holloway signings. Make a note, I foresee mark improvement in our defense,
But, look at the New England defense. It is predicated on the DL doing little but clearing the path for the linebackers to make the plays. I believe the stat was that they only accounted for less than 25% of their teams sacks. While NY won the Super Bowl, it had little to do with overall domination by their defense.
While I would LOVE to have a DL like the Giants, it probably isn't going to happen. Even when we had our more dominating defenses in the past, it was more built on the play of both the DL and LB groups being able to work together. With that said, I am very happy about the direction of our defense. I think people will be VERY pleased about the defense next year and I don't think it will be attributed to who all we signed this year (although I think they will contribute).