LB questions

[Concrete Helmet]

Has anyone seen or heard anything about Daniel McMillan or Alex Anazole this year. I have heard AA's name called on special teams but have not seen him in any plays from the LOS. My fear is that we are in deep doo doo next year at LB. I know Morrisson is back but he is in all reality an average player. We have we not been able to develop 2 of the highest recruited LB's in the class of 2013....Oh yeah don't let me forget about Rolin. As a side note what has happened to Duke Dawson ? Any input ?

 

[ATXGator]

Morrison has been playing lights out this year. I wouldn't call him average. Taylor has been playing well and so has Ball. Davis seems to be the first off the bench. The truth is that when we play against these spread teams we tend to play with less linebackers.

Obviously with UGA we didn't do that because they are pro-style and Vandy is also, so we should see more of them in the future.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Morrisson plays well against average teams but when the big boys like Bama and LSU come calling he's average and not real fast. We knew what we had in MT and Ball has been better than I thought but those guys are gone next year.....

 

[Gator Fever]

Morrisson plays well against average teams but when the big boys like Bama and LSU come calling he's average and not real fast. We knew what we had in MT and Ball has been better than I thought but those guys are gone next year.....

Yep he is getting a lot of tackles but not a whole lot of big plays. You don't see the LB's sticking out making big plays like in past years.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

Morrison will in all likelihood be 1st or 2nd team All-SEC this year. But yeah, he's average.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Morrison has the talent, but appears to lack the instincts. How many of his tackles are well beyond the line of scrimmage. Where the DT have been better than expected, the LB's have been underachieving.

 

[GatorJ]

Morrison will in all likelihood be 1st or 2nd team All-SEC this year. But yeah, he's average.

You think Morrison has any chance to be FIRST team All-SEC? I don't see 2nd or 3rd team either. Ball - Yes.

 

[Gator Fever]

Morrison has the talent, but appears to lack the instincts. How many of his tackles are well beyond the line of scrimmage. Were the DT have been better than expected, the LB's have been underachieving.

I have noticed that also. Like when the ND safety had a huge amount of tackles because the Bama guys were getting down the field. I just don't see game changing plays too often by him.

 

[Gatorbait25]

Anzalone has been on the field a few times. He definitely played against Bama, and I think Tenn as well. Haven't seen Rolin or Mcmillan all year.
At least not on defense.We definitely need to sign 3 or so for this class.

 

[divits]

I haven't been too impressed by our LBs for a few years now. They seem to have a very difficult time getting off blocks. If Georgia had stuck to the run game things might have turned out differently because Chubb was getting to the second level way too much. When a runner is averaging 7-8 yards a carry, that's on the linebackers.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

You think Morrison has any chance to be FIRST team All-SEC? I don't see 2nd or 3rd team either. Ball - Yes.

67 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 1 pick, 1 fumble recovery, 1 sack through 7 games. Pretty good numbers if you ask me.

 

[GatorJ]

Morrison has the talent, but appears to lack the instincts. How many of his tackles are well beyond the line of scrimmage. Where the DT have been better than expected, the LB's have been underachieving.

I agree. I see Morrison constantly chasing plays because he's out of position. Btw, Ball has been playing out of his mind. I never thought this would happen. Of course, 2 years ago we never thought he'd play football again. He's played himself into probably a 2nd round pick.

 

[BMF]

Morrison will in all likelihood be 1st or 2nd team All-SEC this year. But yeah, he's average.

You're high if you think any of our LBs make All-SEC. There are 14 teams in the SEC. And Morrison isn't one of the top 6 LBs.....

 

[TheDouglas78]

I agree. I see Morrison constantly chasing plays because he's out of position. Btw, Ball has been playing out of his mind. I never thought this would happen. Of course, 2 years ago we never thought he'd play football again. He's played himself into probably a 2nd round pick.

Individually Ball has been a pleasent surprise, but as a unit they have underachieved.

 

[Gator Fever]

67 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 1 pick, 1 fumble recovery, 1 sack through 7 games. Pretty good numbers if you ask me.

According to ESPN's numbers Morrison is well down the list in the SEC for solo tackles and sacks et. He does have quite a few assisted tackles however. Just by the eye test he always seems to be down the field when assisting on those tackles and not making things happen near the line of scrimmage etc.

 

[Coach9]

Morrison has improved his productivity as far as tackles goes quite a bit. But still limited when it comes to playing in space and a bit of a liability in pass coverage. I live in constant fear of teams throwing screen passes against us.hnoes:

 

[GatorJ]

67 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 1 pick, 1 fumble recovery, 1 sack through 7 games. Pretty good numbers if you ask me.

Those stats are average production. Not Elite.

 

[QueenCityGator]

Somebody created a post about DEFENSE???

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Morrison will in all likelihood be 1st or 2nd team All-SEC this year. But yeah, he's average.

You seem to get butthurt anytime that there is a discussion about players or coaches that paints them in a realistic light. I love all Gator players for being Gators but lets also be realistic with our assessments of their abilities. MT and AM are average SEC LB's at best.

 

[QueenCityGator]

Seriously, it seems our linebackers this year rarely get recognized, either for good or bad. It's either a great job of our D-line stuffing the run, a poor job of our D-line creating a pass rush, or mediocre-at-best play by our secondary.