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I swear, Trindon would have been an elite DE.

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For sure, very similar thought exercise to suggesting a 6’6” guy who’s an average DT that struggles with pad level and is 15 on Feldman’s freak list could have been a higher upside prospect had he been developed as an OT.

I wonder if this staff looks at Dom and sees a 1st round LT prospect.

Because it concedes he controls the number and that you have to get his permission. Informing him of the plan is much different than asking his permission. It’s not something he has control over. He can not like it but it doesn’t mean you don’t do it. If we’re to believe Lane which I have no reason not to, he’s stuck between upsetting a former player and breaking a promise to a current player. In that case the correct move, to me, is prioritize your current guy.

Also they need to assign 9 and be done with this whole stupidity. Retire the Daniels and Burrow jerseys, put them up in Tiger Stadium with the other jerseys, and be done with it. Stop creating drama around numbers.

The nice thing about paying for players now is that if they really see him as a building block for the future, they can incentivize him to stay.

Edge is legitimately a concern for this team. They have no one proven outside Princewill.

I don’t think ppl realize how limited Ross’s experience is. He has 5 TFL and 1.5 sacks in 2 seasons. Never started at Tennessee (although they rotate DL a ton). He had less than 100 snaps against the run last year. He’s got a legit first step and explosiveness we lacked last couple years, but there’s still a range of outcomes for him that are TBD. He could make a big jump like Princewill did last year, but it’s also possible he’s just a great athlete who’s not that good at football and never really develops into what ppl expect. Time will tell.

We need a 4 man rotation. I think Carpenter can hold down a spot and not be a liability. So to me, it comes down to Ross taking a big jump in his development, and Lamar giving us meaningful snaps and having flashes. We’re definitely way more athletic than we’ve been, but also more unproven. Also really can’t afford an injury to either of the starters.

Not worried about youth at DT. Clearly the best collection of talent we’ve had at that spot in a while.

Jordan Ross and Lamar Brown are 2 most important spots on the team IMO in terms of unknown guys we’re relying on to develop.

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And then how he individually addressed the d-line after practice to set expectations for them to be in shape enough to defend it

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Can imagine how this went down. Essentially, “we’re going to get this offense rolling. If you guys don’t step up the intensity and get your shite together, we’re going to embarrass you.”

I like the idea of the defense feeling threatened by the offense in practice again. Opposite of last fall camp. It’s harder to get an offense to rise to the level of a dominant defense if they don’t have the guys or scheme to do it. The defense it’s much easier to challenge them, a lot more can be overcome with just picking up tempo, intensity, and urgency. He knows the defense has enough good players and coaching.

Anthony Johnson was rated 5 stars because he developed into essentially a 30 year old man when he was like 14. He was classic case of physically peaked too early. In fact, when he was finishing his playing days in the UFL or whatever that league was, I’m pretty sure he lost a bunch of weight and moved to LB. Don’t compare Anderson to him, that’s dumb.

Anderson is your classic 5 star DT who’s massive and strong with unusual quickness for a guy his size. His future really comes down to conditioning, motor, and technique (pad level). All of that is well within his control, if he has the right mindset he’ll be a stud SEC DT.

The un-recruiting begins today.

The 2026 team about to hear a lot about rat poison.

I think Taylor got hurt against Bama so early November. Very similar timing. His didn’t have the fractured bone but I’m not sure the bone damage adds any more time to the recovery.

Jayce Brown feels kinda low huh?