Do yall think Davhon Keys is ready to the mike LB in year 2?

Yes.

He’s made plays everytime he’s gotten PT

Keys was a breath of fresh air last year. when you recruit at our level, this is the kind of freshman performance we need. the “that kid is gonna be good” kind. at first glance.

Very rarely other than some of the d line etc do you see someone become a stud later on.

He better be. It’s not like we have a stockpile of legit LBs

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He looked a bit undersized and not particularly fast (though he was in position to make plays more often than not). As others have said, Penn was not necessarily a great LB, so I think Keys can at least be to that level. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Weeks brothers as the starting LBs (at least initially) vs. Clemson. The only question will be which poster will create some Dukes of Hazard like meme with them in it.

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Yea he seems to have good instincts which help make up for his lack of elite speed. Wouldn’t surprise me if they opt to go with west weeks due to his experience esp starting off at Clemson

He looked physical in the middle. I think he could be up to the task of taking Penn's place.

Definitely, you had Mike LB learn the Sam/Star role and he held his own, then during the bowl game he played both Sam and Will (when they brought singleton on the field) the best line up for Baker 4-3 LBs is Perk at the Sam, Keys Mike and Whit Will. To have someone like Keys at the Mike is going to help the defense, he’s aggressive and seems to recognize the plays pretty quick

Penn was pretty underappreciated by the fanbase here. He spent 3 seasons starting for us and was solid each year, imagine being coached by House 2/3 seasons, we saw how bad House was with Omar Speights here and what could have been. He just lacked the flash plays a guy like Whit Weeks brings from the LB spot. He was rarely a total liability but his speed always limited him to some degree. Luckily he was a stabilizing force at LB for us even if again he didnt bring the flash plays pretty much ever. Rather him there than a Major Burns or Jardin Gilbert there.

Keys showed a lot of promise this year, excited to see what he bring to the table next season and also be a solid stabilizing force Penn was but maybe make a few more flash plays ala Perkins or Whit Weeks makes as well. The pick 6 was fun to watch in the bowl game even if it was more right place right time on the tip drill, still have to catch it and turn it up which he did.

Yeah this is a retarded take. Keys will be starting barring any training camp injury.

Penn lacked lateral speed