Pre-Spring Two Deep

[Aldo]

Pre-spring two deeps are getting announced

Edit: They put it all on one page! And added WRs

Complete listing of the #MeanGreen 2-deep right here. Offense and defense. Spring ball starts tomorrow at 3:30. #GMG pic.twitter.com/c0m1xAB0nR

— MeanGreenFootball (@MeanGreenFB)

March 9, 2015

Edited March 9, 2015 by Aldo

[Aldo]

oh hey it worked!

Notice Bean at middle

[MeanGreenTexan]

oh hey it worked!

Notice Bean at middle

Bean is definitely a Mike. More surprised to see Fred moved to Will.

EDIT: Also nice to see Haboul crack the 2-deep. Hopefully he can contribute this season.

Edited March 9, 2015 by MeanGreenTexan

[BillySee58]

Wow. A lot of position changes. I think Tillman Johnson will be a starter when we play SMU, but I'm not surprised to see him 2nd huddle right now.

Linebacker is obviously very interesting. Bean played for Cosh, so there's familiarity there. We'll also likely be able to add Finney to that mix soon. Weird to see Sed Ellis at SAM, since he's a smaller linebacker. Whoever takes over for Akunne at SAM will not have near the size. And I don't think Scott has the ideal attributes for WILL, but we'll see.

At DT I expect Orr to be at the 3-tech, but I think Syd Moore will get playing time there as well. Hopefully Mustafa is ready to give quality snaps as well.

Edited March 9, 2015 by BillySee58

[GOMG2013]

Fred Scott at Will? Gotta be a typo with minor and Ellis at Sam.

[Green P1]

My how the Duck has fallen.

[Mean_Green09]

Interesting that LB Jamal Marshall will move to CB.

[Aldo]

Interesting that LB Jamal Marshall will move to CB.

Didn't realize he had such fast times in HS.

[BillySee58]

A lot of shockers, honestly. I too am surprised to see Marshall at CB, even though he played there in high school. And that's surprising to me to see Kishawn McClain and James Gray at the same safety position.

[greenit]

Fred Scott at Will? Gotta be a typo with minor and Ellis at Sam.

Has to be mixup. No way Scott playing Will.

[97and03]

Bean is definitely a Mike. More surprised to see Fred moved to Will.

EDIT: Also nice to see Haboul crack the 2-deep. Hopefully he can contribute this season.

Until the freshmen get here there are only those 5 DTs, if he wasn't on the list then it would have been a huge problem.

[Aldo]

updated to show OL and RB

[Aldo]

That's 1,523 lbs or 304.6 lbs per #1 lineman.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Trussell is a Guard now? Billy, did you know that already? Where's Epps?

No way Thompson starts at RT, unless he's seriously improved... so Miles it is.

[greenit]

Any bets on QB?

McNulty for sure then...

Williams, Means, Greer, other?

[Mean_Green09]

Any bets on QB?

McNulty for sure then...

Williams, Means, Greer, other?

Its listed as McNulty then Greer or Means or Williams

[GreenMachine]

did Willy Ivery play last year as a Fr or did he RS?

[greenit]

Its listed as McNulty then Greer or Means or Williams

Oops. Guess I should have checked the site first. Looks like they decided to not decide on QB until later.

[UNT90]

Oops. Guess I should have checked the site first. Looks like they decided to not decide on QB until later.

I wish it just simply had said "TBD"

Because that is what should happen. Wide open, from Shanbour to McNulty and all comers on the roster.

[Mean_Green09]

did Willy Ivery play last year as a Fr or did he RS?

Yes he played. He is a SO

[Mean_Green09]

Wow. A lot of position changes. I think Tillman Johnson will be a starter when we play SMU, but I'm not surprised to see him 2nd huddle right now.

Linebacker is obviously very interesting. Bean played for Cosh, so there's familiarity there. We'll also likely be able to add Finney to that mix soon. Weird to see Sed Ellis at SAM, since he's a smaller linebacker. Whoever takes over for Akunne at SAM will not have near the size. And I don't think Scott has the ideal attributes for WILL, but we'll see.

At DT I expect Orr to be at the 3-tech, but I think Syd Moore will get playing time there as well. Hopefully Mustafa is ready to give quality snaps as well.

"Junior Fred Scott will slide into Akunne's outside-linebacker spot, while Buffalo transfer Blake Bean is going into the spring as the No. 1 middle linebacker. Calvin Minor and Sed Ellis each return at the other outside-linebacker position."

Winter Workouts Conclude, Spring Practice Begins Tuesday

[Aldo]

Looks like Smiley, Harris, Kidsy at X, Y, Z and rotating Goree at Y (to start the spring off) and Rutherford competing at X. Khaaaaaan is competing for the flanker spot.

Goree is going to create all kinds of mismatches at the slot position, but I think it's more of an indication that Rutherford and Goree will still have minimal impact this year (a la Kidsy and Smiley last year).

[greenit]

Disappointed to see Flusche's name left off. He has legitimate size for a DE and seemed to make a few plays last year, but nowhere to be found on the depth chart.

[Aldo]

Disappointed to see Flusche's name left off. He has legitimate size for a DE and seemed to make a few plays last year, but nowhere to be found on the depth chart.

I'm thinking this 2-deep will look a little different by the time Spring is over.

[greenit]

I agree regarding the current version. While it probably does reflect some reality, it would not surprise me if the coaches were sending messages to certain players with their placement/exclusion in certain instances. It will be interesting to see it develop between now and the start of the season. Sometimes there has been a decent amount of change, and sometimes there hasn't. I don't see where a lot of players have their positions pretty much locked up, so I would expect a decent amount of change this year from the current version to opening day depth chart.