aubiefifty 18,398 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Auburn — defensive line: One thing the Tigers have been able to do consistently under Gus Malzahn is put together dominant defensive fronts. The star is tackle Derrick Brown, who surprised many by returning for his senior year. Fellow senior Marlon Davidson is an underrated player at end. The breakout player might be junior Nick Coe, who has settled in as the “buck” end, a pass-rushing position that saw Jeff Holland develop into an All-American two years ago. i did not post the whole article because it was other teams stuff. if anyone would like the whole article let me know and i will post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,309 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I don't know that i would put a starter from last season in the running for "break out" player honors. I'm going with Bryant as my breakout player on the dline. We need some speed guys and i think he is the most likely returning player to fill that need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
API 95 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 You lost me at AL.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, gravejd said: I don't know that i would put a starter from last season in the running for "break out" player honors. I'm going with Bryant as my breakout player on the dline. We need some speed guys and i think he is the most likely returning player to fill that need. My thoughts as well. Coe is a known commodity even though he hasn't put up huge numbers yet. Would love a true speed rusher in Bryant, Moultry or some new face if one of them doesn't take that big step. I will say that we've seen guys take a few years to put it all together at Buck. Holland was one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 18,398 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, API said: You lost me at AL.com suck it up buttercup news is slim........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Going with DJ Williams. Breakout players on the DL? Coe is projected to go in the first round of the draft. Not sure you can say he is a breakout player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Fyi, the thread title is a little misleading. I found the article, and it is about which position group will be the strength of each team. Dumb ol' al dot com correctly identified the obvious strength of our team, which is DL. They are saying that Coe will be the breakout player *on the DL*. It is true that Brown and Davidson have been much more visible the last few years, even during recruiting. And Coe does have a chance to put up video game numbers that he hasn't put up yet. Even if he's projected in the first round, he's hardly a household name among CFB gen pop. So unless we *do* have one of the other guys step up at Buck, I suppose actually that they might be right about that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,864 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 To be honest I hope it's Shivers. I think his breakout potential would cause fits for opposing defenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,963 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Tiger said: To be honest I hope it's Shivers. I think his breakout potential would cause fits for opposing defenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Pulled the RB stats from a team whose running game was pretty good a few years ago. Would love to see something more like this from our backfield, with Worm and Whitlow running 1a/1b and KMart running 3rd and catching some of those swing passes @bigbird mentioned. Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD 223 1345 6.0 15 4 30 7.5 0 227 1375 6.1 15 156 1227 7.9 16 9 96 10.7 1 165 1323 8.0 17 81 618 7.6 3 17 153 9.0 1 98 771 7.9 4 Yes, this is the wrong thread. I just want the idea of maximizing all this damned talent to "break out" in Gus's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,197 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I hope it’s one of our lbs! There is some hype coming from coaches that think they might be better than the group who just left—yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triangletiger 1,599 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 When I read breakout, the first player that came to my mind is Noah Igbinoghene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone4jc 2,456 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 When I hear breakout I think Joey Gatewood. We have to have good to great QB play to be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn Kev 1,653 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I expect K.J. Britt to breakout as a major run stopper and defensive playcaller from the inside linebacker position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctiger 578 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I would be over joyed to see a couple of our OL have a breakout year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neek 8 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 My pick for O is Matthew Hill. He looked pretty impressive this spring and was actually ranked a bit higher than SW and AS as a recruit. For D I think I'm going to go with Daniel Thomas. He made some pretty big plays last year so maybe it's a bit of a cop-out to call him a "breakout" player but I think he has an opportunity to take his game and leadership skills up a level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Loblaw 636 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Seth Williams isn’t recognized as one of the best in the conference right now but I guarantee he will be at the end of the season. Britt and Iggy are the two guys on D that won’t get any preseason honors but have the potential to be stars. I like Matthew Hill too especially if he returns punts instead of Stutts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,963 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On O, I'm gonna go with Sheneker On D, I'm gonna go with Sherwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,351 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I hope it's Kaleb Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,350 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I trust Twill and his comments seem to point to LB's being really good this year. It could be Britt or another LB but I think it will be an LB. If Twill is right and LB's are very good this will be a great Auburn Defense if O-line stays healthy and has improved since end of year we have potential for a pretty good Offense. I am assuming one of the QB's steps up. I think we can beat Oregon as I think we match up physically and a lot of players who I though would go NFL last year decided to stay that usually means the players see and feel something. Players always say the right thing about we have worked hard and have bought into Offense or Defensive but actions peak louder than words and Brown and others staying is a strong action. With a slightly easier schedule I would be pumped for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, WFE12 said: I hope it's Kaleb Kim We can't afford to get abused in the middle again this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,350 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 5 hours ago, dyehardfanAU said: We can't afford to get abused in the middle again this season. At end of the year Kaleb held his own. His technique had improved a good bit thanks to Coach Grimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 13 hours ago, AuburnNTexas said: Kaleb held his own. Stalemates on the O-line aren't going to cut it. Got to get some movement or the defense wins, especially in the run game. He's been here what, 10 years? Hopefully the light turns on this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 22 hours ago, WFE12 said: I hope it's Kaleb Kim I totally agree. Before I saw your post I was going to post: "I hope it's AU's Center.....whoever that turns out to be." The main thing I remember about Auburn's best Centers is that you could literally SEE their leadership on the field as they projected Alpha Dog status on the O-line......oh, and they also could block. I don't think we saw any of that last year from either C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle-1 3,821 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 12:55 PM, bigbird said: On O, I'm gonna go with Sheneker On D, I'm gonna go with Sherwood For the sake of Gus's offense we better hope it's someone in the H back position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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