Spring Practice Notes

Husker in WI said:
I assumed Davis since Tannor has been out. He got a shout out from one of the other coaches too I think, which is great to see. Hoping he can make a splash this year, we still don't have a lot of the bigger bodied OLBs. Tannor breaking out would work too, I'm curious how much weight they got on him.
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He would have to improve a lot from having just 5 tackles last year 

 
Enhance said:
Yep - reminds me of fall camp just before the 2017 season. I remember certain players talking about how the defense had been dominating in fall camp and that they would be really good that season.

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Has there been any word on whether these practices almost look like football?

 
BIG ERN said:
He would have to improve a lot from having just 5 tackles last year 
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True, but we need all of the OLBs to improve. Davis played in every game with a couple starts, and he's got some athleticism. There's also not a ton of competition for the true weak side OLB either - I assume that's where Tannor is slotted as well, but he has been out of a few practices. The rest of the guys with that build (Nelson, Alston, Jamin Graham) seem a year or two away. If I remember correctly Davis' starts were against bigger teams where he could set the edge, I think that's his role again this year just hopefully with more production.

 
Husker in WI said:
True, but we need all of the OLBs to improve. Davis played in every game with a couple starts, and he's got some athleticism. There's also not a ton of competition for the true weak side OLB either - I assume that's where Tannor is slotted as well, but he has been out of a few practices. The rest of the guys with that build (Nelson, Alston, Jamin Graham) seem a year or two away. If I remember correctly Davis' starts were against bigger teams where he could set the edge, I think that's his role again this year just hopefully with more production.
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I'm just a little surprised that we moved Miller back to ILB, even though he will be good there as well. I just feel (at this time) that Ferg, Barry, Honas, and Miller would be our best 4. Tannor was just a FR so I know he will only get better. I haven't see anything from A Davis that shows me something. I just want guys to go out and make plays. I'd have JoJo at that spot before Davis. 

 
BIG ERN said:
I'm just a little surprised that we moved Miller back to ILB, even though he will be good there as well. I just feel (at this time) that Ferg, Barry, Honas, and Miller would be our best 4. Tannor was just a FR so I know he will only get better. I haven't see anything from A Davis that shows me something. I just want guys to go out and make plays. I'd have JoJo at that spot before Davis. 
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I'm with you on Miller, I'm still holding out hope he's only in the middle this Spring to have a body - without him, the only scholarship guys able to take live reps in the middle would be Barry and Henrich. I get the move for now. By Fall, you can add Honas, Hannah, and Snodgrass which is a little better but still not much depth. They really talk him up in the middle though, so we'll see. I think it's really going to depend on the team we're playing - they aren't going to put two 230lb OLBs on the field against Wisconsin or Iowa IMO. Against Purdue or Minnesota though, I'd definitely take Ferg, Barry, Honas/Miller, and Domann.

 
BIG ERN said:
I'm just a little surprised that we moved Miller back to ILB, even though he will be good there as well. I just feel (at this time) that Ferg, Barry, Honas, and Miller would be our best 4. Tannor was just a FR so I know he will only get better. I haven't see anything from A Davis that shows me something. I just want guys to go out and make plays. I'd have JoJo at that spot before Davis. 
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A little surprised? Miller was moved to the middle last fall.  Every snap he played last season was at ILB. He is a ILB for good.  

 
NUinID said:
A little surprised? Miller was moved to the middle last fall.  Every snap he played last season was at ILB. He is a ILB for good.  
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He's been moved 3 diff times tehcnically. I meant given our current situation for this year for the other OLB spot. Need someone to take a big step to see results. I feel like he could play either position and be successful. He was a OLB/DE in HS 

 
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