DBU's best DB
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Always thought Black was clutch, was always in the right place at the right time.
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Not big, strong, or fast but always in position, never took a bad angle, and maybe the best form tackler I have ever seen.
At the time, many of us thought the hard hitting Major Wright should play SS and Ahmad Black would be better as a FS. We were concerned he might be overmatched by big backs in the running game.
Wrong.
Dude never missed a tackle.
All of our best defenses have had this in common--they were great tacklers. I'd love to see Ahmad coach these kids on proper tackling technique. Taking proper angles is often something you're born with. You either have the spatial awareness or you don't. Tackling, on the other hand, is a skill you can teach and learn.
Love Ahmad Black. His physical limitations keep him off the Mount Rushmore of Gator DBs but he deserves a mention in this thread.
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The answer is yes. I think English will be gone next year (Edit: MEANS I HOPE) and I suspect Gray will be given input on all the db play.
There isnt much doubt that opposing OCs (and everyone on this board) were the only ones who noticed our safety play sucked.
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Georgia went right after it blatantly. That game is a lot closer if it wasn’t for English and warren playing the worst players on our team
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I just dont get it. Seniority is something but at some point you have to put the best players on the field. Frankly, people hardly noticed how much Shawn Davis was on the field bc he wasnt getting toasted regularly
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When I was a kid and I was first getting really into Gator football and playing Pop Warner I wanted to be like Fred Weary, Teako Brown, Larry Kennedy or Shea Showers. Weary still has the record for INTs in a career for uf. 15 I think.
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I saw him and Joe Cohen play for Palm Bay. Was ridiculous. Sent one of our guys to the hospital for peeing blood.
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Y’all are missing the best DB...Quinton Dunbar. Such a good corner that Muschamp had him playing offense and he still has had a multi-year career in the NFL as a corner.
(Its a joke b/c everyone has listed anyone I could point out. Even the honorable mentions like Gus Scott, Todd Johnson, and Ryan Smith have been said. Maybe Apollo’s superstars Josh Evans and Will Hill? They were the precursor for the Stiner’s of today.)
(Its a joke b/c everyone has listed anyone I could point out. Even the honorable mentions like Gus Scott, Todd Johnson, and Ryan Smith have been said. Maybe Apollo’s superstars Josh Evans and Will Hill? They were the precursor for the Stiner’s of today.)
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Who’d you play for?
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When I was at UF in the mid 80’s they definitely had the DBU going. Jarvis Williams, Louis Oliver and a cat named Adrian White. Adrian went in 2nd round to the Giants. We went to high school together and were acquaintances. That was one badass, scary looking dude.
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We've had some greats , no doubt about it. I don't think any of them were more talented than Lito though.
Reggie would be my 1B. Some underrated guys that don't get enough pub in threads like this are Todd Johnson,
Bennie Alexander, Fred Weary and Teako. The worst I've watched play is a close toss up between Kyle Jackson
and Cory Bailey. Bailey started for years despite never making plays and constantly getting roasted. His ball skills
were ten times worse than 29 of today. If you can believe that.
Reggie would be my 1B. Some underrated guys that don't get enough pub in threads like this are Todd Johnson,
Bennie Alexander, Fred Weary and Teako. The worst I've watched play is a close toss up between Kyle Jackson
and Cory Bailey. Bailey started for years despite never making plays and constantly getting roasted. His ball skills
were ten times worse than 29 of today. If you can believe that.
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Jackson and Bailey would be drastic upgrades over Stiner and Taylor. It isn't even close. Jackson just OCCASIONALLY blew coverages so bad that he couldn't stay on the tv screen with the receiver. Those two do it almost every play.
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