Pre-Spring Two Deep

Aldo · March 9, 2015

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
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March 9, 2015

Edited March 9, 2015 by Aldo

Aldo · March 9, 2015

oh hey it worked!

Notice Bean at middle

MeanGreenTexan · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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

Green P1 · March 9, 2015

My how the Duck has fallen.

Mean_Green09 · March 9, 2015

Interesting that LB Jamal Marshall will move to CB.

Aldo · March 9, 2015

Interesting that LB Jamal Marshall will move to CB.

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

BillySee58 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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

Has to be mixup. No way Scott playing Will.

97and03 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

updated to show OL and RB

Aldo · March 9, 2015

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

MeanGreenTexan · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

Any bets on QB?

McNulty for sure then...

Williams, Means, Greer, other?

Mean_Green09 · March 9, 2015

Any bets on QB?

McNulty for sure then...

Williams, Means, Greer, other?

Its listed as McNulty then Greer or Means or Williams

GreenMachine · March 9, 2015

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

greenit · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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

Yes he played. He is a SO

Mean_Green09 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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 · March 9, 2015

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.