DL and OL Evaluation at the Bye: Post LSU Update

I don't know what changes were made to our practices during the first bye week, but what gets me is that the coaching staff took too long to figure out who would be the first team players, first to see the field.

And in the summer, I remember the coaches making a huge deal out of the one or two scrimmages that we had during summer workouts. I quipped that we should be scrimmaging all summer long, almost every day.

However late, maybe we started scrimmaging more often during the off week... starting in the first bye week. Who knows, all I do know is for some reason we look more like an SEC football team than ever before in Napier's tenure, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

 

Make adjustments based on what is happening on the field rather than follow the plan?

 

Have you ever seen BN done that? If you watched TAM vs LSU last week, Mike Elko mid-game adjustments won the game, very impressive HC.

 

Good write-up. As far as Barber . . . he has been nursing a lingering issue as I understand it but is fighting through it and playing like a warrior. Since we don't know the extent and how much it bothers him, it may have really bothered him yesterday. Like you said, we'll watch the next 2 games and maybe know more.

 

Love Sapp. So glad he's a Gator.

 

I would say at DE/Edge Sapp and Pyburn have been solid with Sapp pretty good. Major surprise here as Sapp earning himself money and Pyburn quietly putting together a solid year. Pyburn at 50 tackles and that’s without

Sapp and Pyburn? Both having excellent years.

 

Yeah, so many people forget about he and Pyburn.

 

Sapp and Pyburn have done a great job on the edge. Cannot forget about them. Seems like Pyburn is like J. Jackson at RB in that both have had excellent years yet Don’t get enough credit. O linemen hate Pyburn.

Jackson our best downhill runner. He’s finally starting to get some credit thank goodness.

 

Pyburn is a beast. Doin’ Bolles proud.

 

Never saw 7 sacks coming, but that's the beauty of college football and having to play backups. Our backup OL have been better than LSU's. James had a beautiful sack also.Sapp is an experienced GAM. He knows how to play, sniffs out screens, plays hard against rushing. Pyburn is great against rushing defenses with pure effort and desire.

 

Sapp is a star now. Potential 2nd team all SEC next year.

Pyburn will have more than a role. That’s why he’s a starter and 2nd in tackles. Like I said ask offensive lineman who they like blocking the least… 100% will say Pyburn. Sacks will come, but he will never be a double digit, sack guy, maybe three or four next year. One of the best in the southeastern conference at stopping the run at his position. Keep in mind he didn’t start two games or he would be close to 65/70 tackles

 

Yeah, Pyburn and Jackson are by far the most underrated players on the team and kids that you just have to love. If you look at productivity, no one has been better than these two.

 

At the local gator club meeting, zac aboraldi said Jackson was our best all around back. He said he just had the experience and did everything right like a veteran.

 

Yes, sir, glad most are seeing that now. He is definitely our best back.

 

Are we losing Kelby Collins? It's really disappointing to see the fall off after promising freshman years from McLellan who transferred after a falloff sophomore year and now Kelly Collins disappearing in his sophomore year as well. Kelby posted a strange tweet about trials and tribulations and Napier gave some thinly veiled response when asked about him. Kelby was one of the most fervent gators throughout his recruitment and during his freshman year. Would hate to see him leave or be disgruntled.

 

Don't forget about Gumps. He has really been getting after it.