Grady Switch?

Submitted by Ziff72 on
Sam Webb alluded to the fact that Grady's #1 priority is still football, but maybe not slot receiver. I hadn't thought much about it, but considering none of the cb's are entering early spring practice will need some bodies out ther just to practice. On the other hand he was a RB coming out of school and with V. Smith's injury they may be looking for a shifty 3rd down type back. I was curious the chances for db, with his body type and quicks it seems like a good fit, but I have no idea if he even played db in high school which would make that transition very difficult. Curious if anyone else heard that or had any insight or thoughts on it. PS As I was thinking about the spring it is a little surprising they switched Teric back to offense considering Warren, Boo Boo and Witty won't be there. That leaves Turner and Floyd as the only CB's on the roster if Woolfolk stays at Safety. The qb's will have extreme confidence coming out of spring ball as they attack those walk on 2nd string db's. Anyone who can run under a 5.0 may want to try walking on at least they'll get on tv during the spring game wearing the winged helmet.

icefins26

January 26th, 2010 at 10:18 AM ^

Why is everyone so infatuated with Kelvin Grady on this board? He made one awesome catch in practice...then had the dropsies all season. Who cares...we have better slots than Grady.

icefins26

January 26th, 2010 at 10:52 AM ^

Hey, I am as big of a fan on this board as you and everyone else. Bottom line, Grady was a good high school player who decided to play basketball, and made the move back. He has some speed but needs to develop his skills (which hopefully he will this year with a year back in football). I have seen about 8 posts on this move and it really isn't that major. All I'm sayin'.

KinesiologyNerd

January 26th, 2010 at 10:20 AM ^

Teric's move probably shows the coaches are confident in our current and incoming players, which frees him up to move back to offense. Or he was so bad they saw no hope and moved him back. Maybe a little bit of both?

Magnus

January 26th, 2010 at 10:50 AM ^

Well, he had a case of the dropsies, so switching to RB shouldn't be a surprise. I'd rather see Grady at RB and Teric Jones at SR than the other way around.

jtmc33

January 26th, 2010 at 10:51 AM ^

It appears that we will have a true freshman starting in the backfield (with possibly 2 redshirt freshman in Turner at CB and/or Emilien at S if M. Williams doesn't improve). Woolfolk will start at CB (if S. Parker commits and starts at FS) or he will start at FS (if C. Christian or Avery are up to starting at CB). Add a new starting SLB in M.Jones (So.) or M. Robinson (True Fr. who may also be up for starting SS) and we're going to have the youngest pass defense in the nation.

Magnus

January 26th, 2010 at 11:22 AM ^

Emilien didn't redshirt last year. Woolfolk is going to remain at safety. There's very little doubt in my mind. Woolfolk plays SS. Marvin Robinson will play FS.

jtmc33

January 26th, 2010 at 11:39 AM ^

So, SS- Woolfolk FS- M. Robinson CB- J. Turner Who is your second CB? (I assume C. Christian) Does the "probable" commitment of S. Parker change your lineup? If M. Robinson can play FS, I'd rather see Emilien at SS and Woolfolk back to CB. But only because of the lack of experience at CB --- even though Woolfolk's speed would be much better utilized at Safety.

Magnus

January 26th, 2010 at 11:45 AM ^

The second cornerback would be either Floyd or Christian. Parker wouldn't change my lineup. He'll still be a true freshman. Experience is more important at strong safety, especially in Greg Robinson's defense, than it is at cornerback. Parker's probably going to be a backup this year, no matter what. CB - Turner CB - Floyd/Christian FS - probably Emilien, and Kovacs was fine here SS - Woolfolk