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30 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Didn’t Derek Williams enroll in the summer? He was playing quality snaps by the end of the year. 

Just a data point. I don’t expect Jonah to have an impact this year. The safety room is in a much better spot than when Derek came in, obviously.

Every player/position is different. Safety is position that is more reliant on instincts and football IQ, than raw athleticism. There are players like Caleb Downs that come in and have 0 learning curve. It is possible that Jonah Wiliams comes and is a star, I just do not think it is probable. 

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1 minute ago, Codaxx said:

Every player is different. Kelvin Banks andf Cosmi came in and were immediately plus players at LT, but those are the exceptions not the rule. Safety is position that is more reliant on instincts and football IQ, than raw athleticism. There are players like Caleb Downs that come in and have 0 learning curve. It is possible that Jonah Wiliams comes and is a star, I just do not think it is probable. 

yep.  Even Earl Thomas redshirted.  Don't recall what Stearns or Jones did, but as I recall Brandon Jones did not start until SO year.

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37 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

yep.  Even Earl Thomas redshirted.  Don't recall what Stearns or Jones did, but as I recall Brandon Jones did not start until SO year.

Sterns was pretty good straight away. Kinda felt like his first six games here were the best of his career, but part of that feeling was probably the general malaise of the Herman years 

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Not doubting, just curious - why is the belief here that Lance Jackson won't have much impact this year? DE seems to be a position where freshman can shine quickly and his measurables seem college ready.

Obviously I understand he's behind at least 3 vets but seems like he could find his way into the rotation especially if Vasek isn't healthy.

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2025 Early Enrollees (22)
  • LB Elijah Barnes, Dallas (Texas) Skyline
  • OL Nick Brooks, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson
  • DL Myron Charles, Port Charlotte (Fla.)
  • DB Caleb Chester, Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall
  • OL Jackson Christian, Groves (Texas) Port Neches-Groves
  • LB Jonathan Cunningham, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley
  • WR Jaime Ffrench, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin
  • DB Zelus Hicks, Atlanta (Ga.) Carrollton
  • EDGE Lance Jackson, Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove
  • QB KJ Lacey, Mobile (Ala.) Saraland
  • DB Graceson Littleton, Tampa (Fla.) Wiregrass Ranch
  • WR Kaliq Lockett, Sachse (Texas)
  • WR Daylan McCutcheon, Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy
  • EDGE Smith Orogbo, Houston (Texas) Alief Hastings
  • DB Kade Phillips, Missouri City (Texas) Hightower
  • DL Josiah Sharma, Sacramento (Calif.) Folsom
  • RB James Simon, Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist Academy
  • RB Rickey Stewart Jr., Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill
  • DL Justus Terry, Manchester (Ga.)
  • ATH Michael Terry III, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights
  • DB Jonah Williams, Galveston (Texas) Ball
  • TE Emaree Winston, Calhoun (Ga.)
 

It’s so “amazing” to an older guy how these young EEs can get a head start into Spring FB. It’s so much more beneficial than just showing up in August for Fall Camp.

The Strength/Conditioning, Food/Meal program, but the best part is participating in Spring Ball. When the season starts, it’s almost like they’re not Freshmen.

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3 hours ago, Tex-19 said:

Not doubting, just curious - why is the belief here that Lance Jackson won't have much impact this year? DE seems to be a position where freshman can shine quickly and his measurables seem college ready.

Obviously I understand he's behind at least 3 vets but seems like he could find his way into the rotation especially if Vasek isn't healthy.

DE can shine early if you don't care about them playing the run. We play sound defense, so we care. 

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On 2/1/2025 at 1:44 PM, Tex-19 said:

Not doubting, just curious - why is the belief here that Lance Jackson won't have much impact this year? DE seems to be a position where freshman can shine quickly and his measurables seem college ready.

Obviously I understand he's behind at least 3 vets but seems like he could find his way into the rotation especially if Vasek isn't healthy.

He plays the Jack. That requires more ability to anchor vs the run and set the edge. It may take him a bit to gain the lower body strength to hold up vs College tackles. The biggest hurdle for him is the Edge position appears to be one of the deepest on the roster. Burke and Vasek look like a solid 1-2 at the Jack. Vasek has shown some ability to get pressure albeit in limited snaps. Zina is there, hard to know where he is at this point. Simmons and Moore are at the Buck. Simmons had a nice path to the field last year. Start him out in pass rushing situations in the Nascar package. (Simmon, Broughton, Sorrell, and Burke/Moore). He slowly moved to playing standard downs. Simmons had that elite pass rushing skill. He set the Duncanville record for sacks with 22.5 in a season. Jackson had 9 sacks. Lance will need to be a better all around player to get heavy snaps. It is possible, just a much harder road. I think that is a good development. It is great not to need a true freshman to have to contribute. I think one of the true freshman DTs may surprise. I could definitely see Justus Terry coming in for pass rushing situations (13 sacks) early in the year and growing into a larger role. I think it is more about opportunity, than talent. 

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On 1/31/2025 at 10:20 AM, Bodacious Bevo said:

Sterns was pretty good straight away. Kinda felt like his first six games here were the best of his career, but part of that feeling was probably the general malaise of the Herman years 

Hard to improve when your focus is on the color of your piss and eating burnt toast because you lost some retarded drill that doesn't have to do with playing the position in-game.

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