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Jeff Tarpley: Tennessee product Christopher Russell highlights A&M's evaluations at LB

Evaluations can be a tricky business at some positions and not so problematic when it comes to others. Coaches tend to get caught up in physical attributes even when production isn’t there because they believe that they can develop a player’s good habits and steer them away from the bad ones (and that applies to off the field behavior as well). Linebacker has become one of the more complex positions to evauate in the state of Texas at the college level because high schools run spread offenses and there’s been a trickle down effect favoring offense and smaller defenders who can cover more ground (safeties spinning down to backer, backers spinning down to end). As a result, there’s fewer SEC type defenders at the position in the state which is problematic with regard to evaluating people for what they can do at the next level. For example, there’s just one top 50 linebacker among the top 50 rated prospects in the state of Texas per 247 Sports. It doesn’t help that you’ve got a lot of FBS schools not only in the state trying to find players but programs raiding the state from outside its borders.

Fortunately, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher hasn’t tied himself to the state when it comes to recruiting prospects and has a staff with a national reach and the expertise to properly evaluate them from outside its borders at both linebacker and other positions. The Aggies have four linebacker commits in their 2019 class, three of them are out of state prospects offering superior size and speed compared to those in the state, and two of them are four stars. With multiple spots remaining in the class, A&M still has its sights set on adding another potential signee in Dyersburg, Tennessee product Christopher Russell.

Russell is listed at 6 foot 1 and 228 pounds and backer is one position where people shouldn’t get too caught up in size. The primary attributes at linebacker comprise the vision to see the field and the ability to close on the ball so that you beat people to spots, play with velocity, and offset the size of larger opponents. You want people who make plays at the line of scrimmage and not five yards down the field. Russell is a smart player who sees the field very well which enables him to avoid blocks and make plays. On film, you don’t see blockers getting their hands on him very often because he understands how to take the proper angles and is a step ahead of them. Russell plays from inside to outside and understands how to read blocks so that he shoots gaps behind blockers to spill people in the backfield. He scrapes from side to side so that he puts himself in position fill gaps and if necessary extend his arms to take on blockers and ball carriers

His recognition of formations and plays gets him near ball carriers and then his ability to close on them fast enables him to make stops and limit yardage after catches and beyond the line of scrimmage. Also, he doesn’t give up on plays which gives him great range. Finally, he’s got great hand/eye coordination which enables him to make plays in the passing game beyond just being someone who is a deterrent by being in an area

Russell reminds me a lot of former Tennessee high school product and A&M backer Tyrel Dodson who had many of the same attributes. Dodson was an inch taller and a little bit heavier but Dodson’s numbers at A&M reflected someone who always seemed to be in the right place at the right time, could avoid blocks, and played downhill. Dodson had 18.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, and 11 pass breakups in his two years as a starter. Most guys who can fill quickly usually aren’t great pass defenders but Dodson was always excellent on both accounts and Russell has similar attributes. If he signs with A&M on Wednesday, he could well be another three star product who plays like a four star when he gets to Aggieland and represents a big upgrade over the players you find in the state of Texas regardless of their ranking.

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Jeff Tarpley: Tennessee product Christopher Russell highlights A&M's evaluations at LB

 

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Evaluations can be a tricky business at some positions and not so problematic when it comes to others. Coaches tend to get caught up in physical attributes even when production isn’t there because they believe that they can develop a player’s good habits and steer them away from the bad ones (and that applies to off the field behavior as well). Linebacker has become one of the more complex positions to evauate in the state of Texas at the college level because high schools run spread offenses and there’s been a trickle down effect favoring offense and smaller defenders who can cover more ground (safeties spinning down to backer, backers spinning down to end). As a result, there’s fewer SEC type defenders at the position in the state which is problematic with regard to evaluating people for what they can do at the next level. For example, there’s just one top 50 linebacker among the top 50 rated prospects in the state of Texas per 247 Sports. It doesn’t help that you’ve got a lot of FBS schools not only in the state trying to find players but programs raiding the state from outside its borders.

Fortunately, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher hasn’t tied himself to the state when it comes to recruiting prospects and has a staff with a national reach and the expertise to properly evaluate them from outside its borders at both linebacker and other positions. The Aggies have four linebacker commits in their 2019 class, three of them are out of state prospects offering superior size and speed compared to those in the state, and two of them are four stars. With multiple spots remaining in the class, A&M still has its sights set on adding another potential signee in Dyersburg, Tennessee product Christopher Russell.

Russell is listed at 6 foot 1 and 228 pounds and backer is one position where people shouldn’t get too caught up in size. The primary attributes at linebacker comprise the vision to see the field and the ability to close on the ball so that you beat people to spots, play with velocity, and offset the size of larger opponents. You want people who make plays at the line of scrimmage and not five yards down the field. Russell is a smart player who sees the field very well which enables him to avoid blocks and make plays. On film, you don’t see blockers getting their hands on him very often because he understands how to take the proper angles and is a step ahead of them. Russell plays from inside to outside and understands how to read blocks so that he shoots gaps behind blockers to spill people in the backfield. He scrapes from side to side so that he puts himself in position fill gaps and if necessary extend his arms to take on blockers and ball carriers

His recognition of formations and plays gets him near ball carriers and then his ability to close on them fast enables him to make stops and limit yardage after catches and beyond the line of scrimmage. Also, he doesn’t give up on plays which gives him great range. Finally, he’s got great hand/eye coordination which enables him to make plays in the passing game beyond just being someone who is a deterrent by being in an area

Russell reminds me a lot of former Tennessee high school product and A&M backer Tyrel Dodson who had many of the same attributes. Dodson was an inch taller and a little bit heavier but Dodson’s numbers at A&M reflected someone who always seemed to be in the right place at the right time, could avoid blocks, and played downhill. Dodson had 18.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, and 11 pass breakups in his two years as a starter. Most guys who can fill quickly usually aren’t great pass defenders but Dodson was always excellent on both accounts and Russell has similar attributes. If he signs with A&M on Wednesday, he could well be another three star product who plays like a four star when he gets to Aggieland and represents a big upgrade over the players you find in the state of Texas regardless of their ranking.

 

 

Crazy how disappointing the 2019 in-state Texas High School LBs are.... only 2 signed between Horns and aggy....

"Fortunately, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher hasn’t tied himself to the state when it comes to recruiting prospects and has a staff with a national reach and the expertise to properly evaluate them from outside its borders at both linebacker andother positions. The Aggies have four linebacker commits in their 2019 class, three of them are out of state prospects offering superior size and speed compared to those in the state, and two of them are four stars. With multiple spots remaining in the class,A&M still has its sights set on adding another potential signee in Dyersburg,Tennessee product Christopher Russell.

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4 hours ago, texifornia said:

Super Bowl morning guest list

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Man, I sure would love to go drive all the way to college station and be crammed into a room to watch the Super Bowl with no audio! Jimbo will make the rounds to the 157 recruits on that list while serving some shitty ass BBQ. Give them a tour of the hall of champions... it takes longer to walk there then it takes to actually view  everything inside. 

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Crazy how disappointing the 2019 in-state Texas High School LBs are.... only 2 signed between Horns and aggy....

"Fortunately, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher hasn’t tied himself to the state when it comes to recruiting prospects and has a staff with a national reach and the expertise to properly evaluate them from outside its borders at both linebacker andother positions. The Aggies have four linebacker commits in their 2019 class, three of them are out of state prospects offering superior size and speed compared to those in the state, and two of them are four stars. With multiple spots remaining in the class,A&M still has its sights set on adding another potential signee in Dyersburg,Tennessee product Christopher Russell.

I thought the whole point of their strategy was about beating us in state forcing us to reach and build a patchwork class of out of state mercenaries?  Now when they do it we are suppose to bow in awe of Jimbo’s national recruiting brand? 

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Man, I sure would love to go drive all the way to college station and be crammed into a room to watch the Super Bowl with no audio! Jimbo will make the rounds to the 157 recruits on that list while serving some shitty ass BBQ. Give them a tour of the hall of champions... it takes longer to walk there then it takes to actually view  everything inside. 

They're holding it in the Hall of Champions. I mean they have the space.

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1 minute ago, Newy25 said:

What exactly was the last thing they won? I think they won a Big 12 South division like 20 years ago?  

They just beat North Carolina State for something--can't remember or care to look it up. But it's better than losing to KSU the year before. Bama should just use their Hall of Champions as storage for their trophies.  Aggie won't mind since its SEC.  

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18 hours ago, closetojumping said:

My understanding is that part of the agenda tomorrow evening calls for a coked-up Jimbo Fisher to appear as the lights dim, wearing only a silk robe. It’s at this point in which Jerry Schmidt is going to wheel out a real doll that looks like Fisher’s ex-wife Candi. Fisher is then going to violently fuck her in front of the recruiting party in order to prove to everybody once and for all that he’s a real man.  

 

ht to HenryJames on the heads up.

 

Incorrect. A coked up Jimbo Fisher wearing only a silk robe is going to come out and blare Sister Christian while brandishing a revolver as a scantily clad Dat Nguyen runs around throwing fireworks behind him. 

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Crazy how disappointing the 2019 in-state Texas High School LBs are.... only 2 signed between Horns and aggy....

"Fortunately, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher hasn’t tied himself to the state when it comes to recruiting prospects and has a staff with a national reach and the expertise to properly evaluate them from outside its borders at both linebacker andother positions. The Aggies have four linebacker commits in their 2019 class, three of them are out of state prospects offering superior size and speed compared to those in the state, and two of them are four stars. With multiple spots remaining in the class,A&M still has its sights set on adding another potential signee in Dyersburg,Tennessee product Christopher Russell.

It's almost as if that guy doesn't remember how bad those SEC LBs looked in coverage and how limited they were blitzing against spread teams.  Texas HS football gives a preview of a LBs ability in space.  Southeast HS football generally does not.

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1 hour ago, Newy25 said:

What exactly was the last thing they won? I think they won a Big 12 South division like 20 years ago?  

They last competed for a conference title 20 years ago.  Over that period, they've been in 2 conferences, which have had 25 other teams in them.  Out of that group, the teams that have a longer drought of playing for a conference title are:

Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa St, Tech

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Crazy how disappointing the 2019 in-state Texas High School LBs are.... only 2 signed between Horns and aggy....

"Fortunately, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher hasn’t tied himself to the state when it comes to recruiting prospects and has a staff with a national reach and the expertise to properly evaluate them from outside its borders at both linebacker andother positions. The Aggies have four linebacker commits in their 2019 class, three of them are out of state prospects offering superior size and speed compared to those in the state, and two of them are four stars. With multiple spots remaining in the class,A&M still has its sights set on adding another potential signee in Dyersburg,Tennessee product Christopher Russell.

There are so many things hilarious about that angle. Tarpley desperately tries to make the case that Jimbo & Co. found Russell as a result of their 'superior evaluations', and that he's 'SEC-ready' unlike those useless in-state LBs who are too small to make plays at the LOS. Then he goes on to downplay how small Russell is, and completely ignore that A&M whiffed on Gbenda hard and has a desperate need at the LB position as a result.

Also, remember how Andre White Jr. and Ke'Shun Brown were originally three-stars? A&M has no problem boasting about how Jimbo identified a 'late riser' with his 'superior evaluations' whenever a ratings bump goes in their favour. But when our guys get bumped up it's a 'sip conspiracy.

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17 hours ago, Sejjr said:

Why do aggy 9.95ers always have to come up with idiotic nicknames for everything? Louisianimals? Fucking dweebs.

Every.  Time.

'Shep' is the current one causing me to cringe.  Everything 'Sip' too.  They sound like the total redneck dipshits they are.

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Every.  Time.
'Shep' is the current one causing me to cringe.  Everything 'Sip' too.  They sound like the total redneck dipshits they are.


Whenever I read something where they say “stupid sip” I like to imagine them with a HUGE dip in their mouth and some of it dribbles out as they’re saying it.
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1 minute ago, Redneck Mutha said:

I must have missed it, how did Jimbo' s in home with Shep go?  Was he able to sell him on sec, the aggy network, sec, lit super bowl parties, and sec? 

Hopefully Shep turned in his f250 keys to that stupid, entitled, vulgar sip Herman and joined gigemsecgang?  whoop! 

He didn't have one

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1 hour ago, Terry Silver said:

So you're saying they did not roll out the red carpet?

Jimbo didn't make the in home to Shep because the little fella got all wrapped in the red carpet when they rolled it back up last weekend. He was in storage for four days before anyone noticed he was missing. He wasn't angry about it. He made $82,000 and had a nice nap.

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Here's my concern. This is 2 years IN A ROW that aggy has pulled someone from San Antonio. It sounds like Texas is now shut out of San Antonio for good. My question is whether we can reasonably expect to do any more recruiting in Texas? Maybe just focus on 2* recruits that aren't good enough for the SEC? Or do we just need to shut down recruiting in Texas from now on and just recruit out of state?

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