Adam Carriker on Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Quayshon Alexander 235

Tyrin Ferguson 225

Pernell Jefferson 225

Sedrick King 250

Colin Miller 235

A.J. Natter 260

Marcus Newby 235

Greg Simmons 240

Dedrick Young 220

May have missed some but Looks like we only have 3 under 235. Also Freedom is listed as 255 and we already know he's bumped up to 280 so some of these guys could be even bigger already. You're also telling me some of these guys can't put on 5, 10 or more pounds of good weight in the off season? Also many of these guys are pretty darn young too. Their frames will fill out. Size of the linebackers is not a major concern.

Also recognize that we are going to be needing these guys to run and cover as well. As wonderful as 260 or whatever the number you have in your head is, it may not meet the needs of everything this position will be asked to do. I mean if your so worried about size, slap DaiShon Neil in there too at 270, but he'd have to drop some, unless you want a 270 pound guy running with a back.

In the end a 3-4 scheme is meant for the front three to eat up blockers and for the linebackers to run and make plays either in the run game, pass rush, or pass coverage. Our group looks to be pretty darn good at this.

 
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Also missed Chris Webber at 230, Alex Davis at 255, and Avery Roberts at 215. Before you complain about Roberts, give him a shot a college strength program. As an early enrollee he's going to be at a much better weight come August/September.

 
spurs1990 said:
Also missed Chris Webber at 230, Alex Davis at 255, and Avery Roberts at 215. Before you complain about Roberts, give him a shot a college strength program. As an early enrollee he's going to be at a much better weight come August/September.
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Don't think I would expect Roberts to be an OLB anyway. He should be perfectly fine.

 
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Husker Psycho said:
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA said:
If you did catch him, Carriker was on Unsportsmanlike Conduct earlier giving his insights on the 3-4:

https://soundcloud.com/unsportsmanlike-conduct-1/jan-20-seg-12-adam-carriker-former-blackshirt
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Says it's going to take a while to learn the new system... as in Years.

Says new system is total opposite of old system... could not be more different.
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He also says that it immediately creates a much more unpredictable alignment for offenses to decipher. That is a big bonus in my opinion.
You are right that it sounds like an awful lot of education that is about to come our players way, but I trust that he is a solid teacher and we definitely have position coaches that will get buy in fairly quickly. He did also state that these are young guys and as opposed to NFL guys don't have a huge amount of muscle memory in the 4-3. They will be able to pick it up I think. Won't be perfect right away obviously, but I don't think it will be years till we see the benefits.
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Right. Also need to realize all these guys have played in a variety of systems in HS... Most probably in a 4-3, but some will make the transition easier than us.

 
Husker Psycho said:
Nebfanatic said:
Did you not here him say his first year at UCONN they were a top 15 defense? I think his system is adaptable and effective just based on that. He will construct the system around the players we have.
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Look who they played. They play in the American Athletic Conference.

And he was not the Defensive coach of that team... he was the head coach...

Of a team that went... 2-10... 6-7... 3-9... in his 3 years as head coach.
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Should we fire his a$$?

 
Whisky goes from 211 lbs at OLB to a whopping 259....Watt and Biegel 244 and 245. But they hit and could fly....DE's were 268/267 and NG was 288.... They seemed pretty good.....

Bama-NG 319 lbs

DE 291/307

OLB 252/253 lbs

Another year in the weight room and our guys can be closer in weight. Maybe moving our DE's to OLB is an option as well. Again, a 3-4 has many different schemes.....

 
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spurs1990 said:
lo country said:
Whisky goes from 211 lbs at OLB to a whopping 259....Watt and Biegel 244 and 245. But they hit and could fly....DE's were 268/267 and NG was 288.... They seemed pretty good.....
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A lot is placed on the prototypical size for positions, but if you can play you can play.
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Exactly. When bill Parcells took over Dallas and they switched to 3-4. The MLB's were Dat Nguyen and Dexter Coakley. They were considered tiny and did just fine for a few seasons to help transition.

 
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