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TNET: Spring Practice Preview: Plenty of talent at the linebacker spots
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TNET: Spring Practice Preview: Plenty of talent at the linebacker spots


Feb 26, 2020, 7:01 AM

 
Spring Practice Preview: Plenty of talent at the linebacker spots

Clemson defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brent Venables has to replace two starters in his group with the departure of Chad Smith at the WILL (weakside) spot an Isaiah Simmons at the SAM/Nickel (strongside) spot. Full Story »


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Feb 26, 2020, 7:55 AM

For some reason I kept thinking Skalski was a senior last year. Glad that isnt true

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Skalski redshirted his third year so there would be a senior


Feb 26, 2020, 8:47 AM

on this squad. We had an abundance of linebackers in 2018, so he wasn't going to play alot. It was the first year of playing 4 games anytime on the schedule.

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Feb 26, 2020, 8:52 AM

I didn't find much new in this except Kevin Swint is a BIG linebacker for a early enrollee. Same size as Greg Williams.

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I'm definitely watching LB and safety closely


Feb 26, 2020, 9:36 AM

considering we're losing five of the back seven starters: all but one LB and one CB. The talent is there and the rest of the returning two-deep got a lot of snaps, but still. Skalski and Nolan Turner will be relied upon heavily.

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Feb 26, 2020, 10:27 AM

'Lord @ EE LB Kevin Swint coming in at 6 ft 3 in and 245 lbs. Anyone know his forty time?

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Feb 26, 2020, 11:18 AM

One of the nicks he got on the scouting sites was he was slow. He is gonna be a 4.7 guy like Tre Lamar. Big, physical, hole stuffer, but not the line-2-line guy like Simmons. Very talented, smart player just slow. I think he will stay in that range but will move his weight around and let Batson get him tuned up

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Feb 26, 2020, 12:12 PM

Plus with as talented as our coaching staff is, he should be able to knock a few tenths off of his 40 time from whatever it was coming in, and a quicker first couple of steps can improve that 40 time!!!

I have a question, as far as the numbers and the quality of talent that we have at LB. Isn't there a big chance that we could have by mid season a better back 7 than we had last year. I know we probably don't have anyone that will fill the cleats of Simmons as one guy playing as 3. But our young LBer core seems to be pretty talented, added to that talent, the coaching that BV can do with talent. Another question, was Jake Venables under rated out of HS maybe bc he was the son of BV?

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Feb 27, 2020, 8:58 AM

Exactly what I was looking at and would think he would get quicker and bigger, which should give him flexibility to play 3. It will be interesting to see how much quicker he gets, because bigger is inevitable, imo.

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