Saturday Scrimmage

Saturday Scrimmage.

Things are starting to take shape. I feel better each day from the reports that continue to filter out of T-Town.

AT Safety we are going to be fine with Starters Carter and Dukes - then we will have the walk on Johnson and Reamer backing them up.

At LB we have Simpson, Jones and Collins - with Schreiber, Prince Hall, and Waldrop backing up the 1st string. Schreiber and Prince Hall are having a great spring and continue to improve. Both will see playing time next year.

We are absolutely loaded on the D-Line with Gilberry, Saundeers, Clark, Lee, Fanney, and Greenwood making up 6 of the 8 needed. JP Adams is having a great spring as well and will likely be in the rotation. We need 1 or 2 more to have a legit 2 deep of starters.

CB is one of our best positions - with Simeon, Ramzee, Grey, Rogers and Mitchell. Any of those 5 would start at any other SEC School. With the depth at CB and Safety we will see a lot of 3-3-5 in 2006 IMHO.

If you get the impression that I think our Defense will again be solid and finish in the top 5 - it is on purpose. Our Defense in 2006 will be faster, stronger, and more talented than what we had in 2004 or 2005. The only downside is we will not have as much experience. We have the kids in place to do well however.

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Now lets go to offense.

We have 2 great WR's in Brown and DJ Hall.
We have 2 great FB's in Castille and McClain.
We have 3 Great HB's in Darby, Upchurch, and J Johns.

We have 3 very good TE's in Hoke, McCall, and Walker.

We have 2 Good Guards in Marlon Davis and BJ Stabler.
Caldwell and Cardwell are equally as good at Center.

Our play at QB should be adequate with JPW or Guillon. We will not have a lot of experience but we should be ok - as long as we don't let someone get a big lead and have to throw the rock around 50 times (and with our Defense I will be shocked to see anyone score over 24).

Any of those guys would be able to play at any other school in the SEC - I HAVE NO DOUBT - and most would be able to Start or at least compete for a starting spot.


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Now lets update the Stats.

Stars are awarded each time the player has been mentioned by the staff after practice.

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Position Changes
Justin Britt - O Guard
Travis Sikes - LB
Baron Huber - Fullback
Trent Davidson - O Tackle

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Star UPDATE

QB Marc Guillon - ***
QB JPW - ***
QB Jimmy Barnes - **

HB -- Jimmy Johns --- ******
HB -- Roy Upchurch - ******
HB -- Max Martin **

FB -- Baron Huber - **

TE - Charles Hoke - *****
TE - Travis McCall - ***
TE - Nick Walker - *

WR -- DJ Hall ------- *******
WR -- Keith Brown - ******
WR -- Aaron McDaniel - ****
WR -- Johnathon Lowe - ***
WR -- Matt Caddell - *
WR -- Nikita Stover - *
WR -- Darwin Salaam – *
WR – Reyn Willis - *

DE -- Keith Saunders - ***
DE -- Zeke Knight - *
DE -- Gilberry - *

DT -- Jeremy Clark - ****
DT -- JP Adams - ****
DT -- Dominic Lee - ****
DT -- Brandon Fanney - **

MLB - Matt Collins - ****
MLB - Prince Hall - ****

LB -- Juwan Simpson - *****
LB -- Zack Schreiber - ****
LB -- Eryk Anders - ***

S ---- Jeffrey Dukes - ******
S --- Marcus Carter - ***
S --- Rashad Johnson - ***

CB - Simeon Castille - *****
CB - Eric Grey - ****
CB - Chris Rogers - **
CB - Lional Mitchell - **

KR - Simeon Castille - *

K - Jamie Christensen - ****


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All in all the scrimmage was dominated by the defense - but the offense had it's moments.


See you guys on Selection Sunday.


Roll Tide Roll
Clay