Ventrell Miller is a tough SOB
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He knows a thing or two about "weight bearing" after carrying our pathetic defense on his back for so long.
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I listened to an interview with Austin Barber the other day. He was saying the best thing about the team right now is that everybody that’s there wants to be there and it’s being reflected in effort and work this off-season.
He said there were for sure people on the team who were not happy last year. And all those people are gone now.
He said there were for sure people on the team who were not happy last year. And all those people are gone now.
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I was just telling a friend of mine the exact same thing. I think several players stuck around through last year in part because they were allowed(wisely by Napier) and in part because they weren’t sure what to expect. The difference between someone like Borders and Wingo is that Wingo clearly bought in 100%, while Borders did not. So regardless of who recruited them and where they came from, this is very much Napier’s team just because of that. At every position you’ll have someone who either committed to BN(portal or initially) or bought in. There won’t be any detractors at this point and that will help continuity.
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Ventrell is the one guy from the Mullen era that could play on any team we've ever had. Of course he was a butters guy.
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The value of this can't be overstated. The "want to be here" attitude is going to show up in every aspect of the game at every position.
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- Jun 14, 2014
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Sounds as if there was still a bit of the entitlement thing going around with some of the Mullenites. If those guys did not want to be there or buy in, that's not good for a team of any kind.
Cool side note. His sister waited on us at a restaurant back in the late fall and got to talking to us. She said that he is an absolute other realm when he is on the football field. Definitely watching him pancake that Kentucky player showed me how he has an attitude on the field. Glad we have kids that "want" to be here now.
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he’s for sure a tough SOB. And gave it his all his last couple years. But he’s nowhere near the talent or the output of any of those guys.
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If I had a dollar for everytime I've heard those exact same words during the offseason........
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So will Ventrell be drafted… high?
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So glad VM is a Gator. He bleeds O&B and was one of the best defensive players on the team because he was tough, played his assignment properly (which probably pissed off tg), tackled like everyone has been taught since 1908 (except by tg) and gave max effort.
That said, he's not top 4. I could name a ton of LBs who stand between VM and your top 3. Pell, SOS, urbs and even the dry erase board murderer recruited bigger talent. BUT, that is the main difference - talent. If VM had more, he would've maximized every ounce of it.
