Carlo Kemp moving from LB to DE
As reported by Adam Biggers:
True freshman/early enrollee Carlo Kemp is headed away from linebacker and toward defensive end, per Jim Harbaugh.
— Adam Biggers (@AdamBiggers81) March 27, 2016
I figured this may happen since he seemed to still be growing into his frame and Brown is more of a smaller LB type. Definitely means we need to hit the LB spot in recruiting this year.
March 26th, 2016 at 11:51 PM ^
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March 26th, 2016 at 11:56 PM ^
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March 26th, 2016 at 11:59 PM ^
Brown likes smaller, faster types on the outside but he certainly doesn't mind a larger-than-normal MIKE. I think this is a good sign for what he has seen so far at LB, because Jones just moved back to DE too. I think it means that DB has evaluated and thinks our talent is at least good enough that a true and redshirt freshman don't need to play out of position to provide depth. I think Gedeon, McCray, Fur Bush, Devin Bush, and sometimes Peppers will be a fine LB core that may even look above average at times thanks to the rest of our D.
You could take this as a bad sign for DE, but since the staff is willing playing Wormley at 3Tech, and we've heard a lot of good things on Taco and Winovich with Gary yet to come, I think we feel we are good at DE too. Maybe I am too optimistic about this fall, but I think Don Brown has taken in our D and said "Holy F*%#, I am finally coming into a position that already has talent".
March 27th, 2016 at 12:47 AM ^
Maybe EMB added to your list of LBers.
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March 27th, 2016 at 12:05 AM ^
but I'm not ruling out Harbaugh switching him to qb either. Moar qbs!
March 27th, 2016 at 12:10 AM ^
March 27th, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^
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Better for the Spring Practice game that's comming up at night....
You are correct.
March 27th, 2016 at 10:31 AM ^
That's a lot of underclassmen at DE. Marshall, Winovich, Jones, Johnson, Kemp, Johnson... am I missing anyone?
Are we differentiating between DE and Anchor? Has Taco been playing exclusively at DE or more at Anchor or both?
Charlton appears to be playing both, though maybe that's due to some injury stuff.
Maurice Hurst was lining up at Anchor sometimes, but he has a bum ankle and was pretty useless. In fact, if it were a game and he was that gimpy, I don't think he'd even be on the field.
Carlo still has to answer for Santino.
Thank you for not insulting our intelligence.
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March 27th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
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Hey, it's fine--Carlo is just out of the family business. We're sending him to Vegas. Here are the plane tickets! He's just got to tell us who he fingered Sonny for...
March 27th, 2016 at 11:16 PM ^
Did you think that would fool a Harbaugh?
Obvious from day 1. Never for a second believed he'd be a LB. He's a WDE and could actually grow into a SDE if he got bigger.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/16-signing-day-depth-chart
We need help on the weakside, stick him there and he might be your backup #2 behind Charlton who has to play out of position for a year because Wormley and Gary are not giving up meaningful snaps at SDE. Mone and Glasgow are back in the middle so neither of those guys are likely to slide into the middle, IMO.
WDE
- Charlton
- Kemp/Marshall
NG
- Glasgow
- Mone
DT
- Hurst
- Godin
SDE
- Wormley
- Gary
I would be shocked if he's not ahead of Kemp. He's probably ahead of Marshall too.
Yes and yes. Winovich and Charlton were the two best defensive ends out there.
March 27th, 2016 at 10:33 AM ^
March 27th, 2016 at 12:19 PM ^
He's quick and stays low coming off the ball. He probably still needs to add some weight, but he was giving the tackles some problems. He's not a dynamic pass rusher, but he's a Brennen Beyer type right now, IMO.
Bush is going to be real good imo.
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March 27th, 2016 at 10:27 AM ^
March 27th, 2016 at 12:20 PM ^
I thought Devin Bush looked pretty good yesterday, the Wheatley TD notwithstanding.
Yes sir!