Best Lineman of 07

[RBplayer2010]

QUOTE(STARSNBARS @ Apr 19 2007 - 11:32 AM) 826441130[/snapback]They may be great players, but minus 22 yds. rushing and 9 consecutive 3 and outs....well somebody must have laying some "look out" blocks for the Lions. /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" />

 

 

ya i know all the stats... lol but hey i meen hey did great all season and i meen im sure they held there groud that game. i meen they are grat players and top scouted luneman in the south east ive heard they bench 400 sqaut like 600 or more and dead lifted 495

[REBELRON]

Brandon McLeroy was by far the best defensive lineman Maryville faced. Bar none. I remember one play when McLeroy picked Adrian Baker up and slammed him. Not many kids could do that.

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QUOTE(STARSNBARS @ Apr 18 2007 - 06:29 AM) 826440064[/snapback]Aaron Douglas TE Mairvul High School, 6'7" 255, "The moose is on the loose."

 

STARS,

 

The Douglas kid is one of the best, if not the best, prospect I have seen at that position in 20 years. IMHO, he is a better player than Whitten was at this point in his career (and he is obviously great). Douglas could help the Vols now. I would be in favor of him going ahead and skipping his senior year to do just that! /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

[Footballfan15]

QUOTE(transplant @ Apr 19 2007 - 09:39 PM) 826441471[/snapback]STARS,

 

The Douglas kid is one of the best, if not the best, prospect I have seen at that position in 20 years. IMHO, he is a better player than Whitten was at this point in his career (and he is obviously great). Douglas could help the Vols now. I would be in favor of him going ahead and skipping his senior year to do just that! /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

 

 

I would also can we get Fulmer on that in a hurry.

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QUOTE(transplant @ Apr 19 2007 - 08:39 PM) 826441471[/snapback]STARS,

 

The Douglas kid is one of the best, if not the best, prospect I have seen at that position in 20 years. IMHO, he is a better player than Whitten was at this point in his career (and he is obviously great). Douglas could help the Vols now. I would be in favor of him going ahead and skipping his senior year to do just that! /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

 

 

Not so sure Quarles, or Burnette for that matter, would be in favor of that:) Aaron is a devastating blocker. Very good drive blocker for a kid with his height. Good at hooking, pinning, and sealing the OLB/DE on outside plays. Not many kids with his length are able to have a quick enough 1/2 side, 1/2 forward first step to seal as well as he does. Good cross body blocker. He is actually long and athletic enough to wall off a DT who is inside eye, shaded, or even in the gap when the play goes opposite. Does a good job of staying in a broken down position and using the length of his arms when blocking down/inside of LBs. Soft hands, catches the ball away from his body, and finds post seams not only in cover 2 or 5, but can slow or settle in cover 3 or man coverage. Can out jump most for a ball, and controls his body well in the air for a kid his size. Faster than he looks on middle, and deep routes. That is only because his stride frequency looks slow because of his length. He covers a lot of ground because of that stride though. The only thing that will stop Aaron from being a great TE at the next level will be having a 70 # instead of an 80# on his back. Think Erick Winstrom @ Miami 5-6 yrs ago. Starts out as a 6-6, 250 lb TE, and winds up getting drafted as 6-6, 310 lb All American OT.

[REBELRON]

QUOTE(ruse? @ Apr 20 2007 - 09:48 AM) 826441703[/snapback]Not so sure Quarles, or Burnette for that matter, would be in favor of that:) Aaron is a devastating blocker. Very good drive blocker for a kid with his height. Good at hooking, pinning, and sealing the OLB/DE on outside plays. Not many kids with his length are able to have a quick enough 1/2 side, 1/2 forward first step to seal as well as he does. Good cross body blocker. He is actually long and athletic enough to wall off a DT who is inside eye, shaded, or even in the gap when the play goes opposite. Does a good job of staying in a broken down position and using the length of his arms when blocking down/inside of LBs. Soft hands, catches the ball away from his body, and finds post seams not only in cover 2 or 5, but can slow or settle in cover 3 or man coverage. Can out jump most for a ball, and controls his body well in the air for a kid his size. Faster than he looks on middle, and deep routes. That is only because his stride frequency looks slow because of his length. He covers a lot of ground because of that stride though. The only thing that will stop Aaron from being a great TE at the next level will be having a 70 # instead of an 80# on his back. Think Erick Winstrom @ Miami 5-6 yrs ago. Starts out as a 6-6, 250 lb TE, and winds up getting drafted as 6-6, 310 lb All American OT.

 

 

 

My brother thinks the same thing. He thinks Douglas will be a 1st round pick at LT. He has the frame to easily hold 315lbs.

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QUOTE(REBELRON @ Apr 20 2007 - 12:54 PM) 826441934[/snapback]My brother thinks the same thing. He thinks Douglas will be a 1st round pick at LT. He has the frame to easily hold 315lbs.

 

 

I'll do that contract for 1%

[STARSNBARS]

ruse? very good break down on Aaron. Of all the things that you mentioned which seperate him in my mind are his ability to stay low for a kid who is 6'7", his soft hands, and a nasty streak on the football field.

 

Obviously his dad David has schooled Aaron in blocking techniques as well as Mairvul O-Line Coach David Ellis, but I believe he gets those good hands from his mom Karla.

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QUOTE(STARSNBARS @ Apr 23 2007 - 07:33 AM) 826443251[/snapback]ruse? very good break down on Aaron. Of all the things that you mentioned which seperate him in my mind are his ability to stay low for a kid who is 6'7", his soft hands, and a nasty streak on the football field.

 

Obviously his dad David has schooled Aaron in blocking techniques as well as Mairvul O-Line Coach David Ellis, but I believe he gets those good hands from his mom Karla.

 

 

Hey Stars.

Not, just hands, but good solid low post funadmentals:) David and Coach Ellis can take partial credit for the gridiron victories, but Karla is/was a great teacher/coach in addition to being a heck of a player on the hardwood.

[tdntn]

riverdale seriously might have the best Oline in the state this year you guys will have to keep an eye on them we got 3 guys talking to SEC schools right now i will post more info on the line once spring gets underway (which is tomorrow) all of them are very versitile so i am not even sure what particular positions everyone is playing this year

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QUOTE(tdntn @ Apr 24 2007 - 09:55 PM) 826444669[/snapback]riverdale seriously might have the best Oline in the state this year you guys will have to keep an eye on them we got 3 guys talking to SEC schools right now i will post more info on the line once spring gets underway (which is tomorrow) all of them are very versitile so i am not even sure what particular positions everyone is playing this year

 

 

tdntn.

I would absolutely agree that Riverdale as a group, has some of the best linemen in the state. The challenge will be, at least for some of them, playing both ways. With Goree moving on to Colorado, I would venture a guess that Spurlock will be helping out @ DT. Then you still have to replace Patterson on the OL, which could certainly be done by Verge. Lillenthal is a very good lineman, who I believe will play at the next level. Spurlock, and Verge are D1 locks barring injury/academic issues. That offense that ya'll run can keep OL's on the field for a long time, and you need depth on O, and a good rotation of the DL to be really effective. I am sure that there are some young guns that will step up and fill spots, get experience by palyoffs, and make Riverdale a favorite to win it all. As I recall, guys like Boykin, Summeral are pretty good and don't need a whole lot of space anyway:)

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QUOTE(Rhea Co. @ Apr 17 2007 - 10:56 PM) 826440026[/snapback]S.E.C. prospect Brandon "Big Mac" McLeroy of Rhea County 4-A All State

 

 

Rhea Co.

Heard today that Rhea Co. will scrimmage Knox. Catholic in a couple of weeks. I have not seen the McLeroy kid play, but have read/heard a lot of very good things. Do you know if these two scrimmage, and if so, when, and where?

Thanks. ruse?