Top walk-ons in 2009 (Jordan Kovacs)

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February 11th, 2010 at 5:20 AM
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Magnus
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Top walk-ons in 2009 (Jordan Kovacs)

Rivals put out a list of some of the top walk-on performers in the country last season. Not surprisingly, Jordan Kovacs was on the list.

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1050279

I wouldn't be surprise to see Kovacs start again in 2010. And I don't think that would be a horrible thing. He performed pretty well as a free safety. He's limited physically, which is one of the reasons he played poorly when he played strong safety (Illinois, for example) or had deep coverage (PSU, for example). Plus he was only a redshirt freshman.

At some point in his career, Kovacs will likely get passed by somebody more gifted athletically, such as Mike Williams, Carvin Johnson, or Marvin Robinson. But neither of those freshmen enrolled early, so they've only got this summer to catch up to or surpass Kovacs and Williams.

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February 11th, 2010 at 8:13 AM | Performed pretty well................... (Score:1)
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Completely disagree. No one performed pretty well in our back seven.

God help us if Vlad or someone else doesn't step up and take it from him. It would totally be a bad thing if Kovacs is starting again this year. Not hating on the kid......full effort but this is not Owen Schmitt 2.o type deal.

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February 11th, 2010 at 9:12 AM | Hmmmm...so Troy Woolfolk, (Score:1)
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Hmmmm...so Troy Woolfolk, Donovan Warren, and Steve Brown didn't perform well? Steve Brown led the team in tackles and really only had a "bad" game against PSU. Woolfolk didn't get exposed AT ALL as a cornerback, and only once or twice as a safety. Warren's probably going to be a 3rd round pick.

Anyway, I was talking about Kovacs in regard to his walk-on status. He played pretty well for a walk-on. I mean, he had an interception and 75 tackles as a part-time starter.

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February 11th, 2010 at 10:54 AM | Magnus is the only one that (Score:1)
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Magnus is the only one that knows anything around here

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February 11th, 2010 at 11:39 AM | One Problem (Score:1)
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I agree with you that Warren, Woolfolk, and Brown played well. But that means somebody is responsible for the bad plays in the secondary, and its not all on the other corner. Kovacs played well for a walk-on as you stated, but I think we're in trouble if he stays in the secondary. He's a solid tackler, but really doesn't have the speed to make plays and stop big plays that go through the secondary. I can remember a couple off the top of my head where a quicker safety would have stopped a big play off the ground. I have nothing against Kovacs, I just think we're in trouble if he's still starting.

February 11th, 2010 at 12:19 PM | Well, you have to remember (Score:1)
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Well, you have to remember that once Woolfolk moved to cornerback halfway through the season, it was Kovacs and Williams back there playing safety. Kovacs isn't good in space, and Williams wasn't really solid against the run or the pass.

Also, our inside linebackers weren't great at man coverage or getting to their zones.

If Kovacs can play close to the line, we'll be okay. And basically, there's no way he'll play strong safety this year. There's enough depth at SS that he won't need to be our last line of defense. If Woolfolk doesn't play there, they'll put Dorsey or Emilien or Turner back there.

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February 11th, 2010 at 10:54 AM | Watch some tape kid. Stop (Score:1)
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Watch some tape kid. Stop watching the ball like my grandma does when she watches games.

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February 11th, 2010 at 8:42 AM | Run support (Score:1)
Maize and Blue ...
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good, but can't cover anyone. I give the kid all the credit in the world for what he did last yearespecially coming off of surgery the year before. It would be a bad thing if he starts again this year for our defense.

February 11th, 2010 at 10:23 AM | Back seven (Score:1)
Maize and Blue ...
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play should improve this year (please) and part of the problem was due to a lack of pass rush. The question is was the lack of pass rush due to a fear of the secondary being exposed?

February 11th, 2010 at 10:33 AM | really?!? (Score:1)
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a lack of pass rush was the problem? You do know we had the premier DE in all of NCAA in BFG. He was constantly in the backfield. DL was a huge strength for our defence.

February 11th, 2010 at 10:47 AM | Or was your perceived lack of (Score:1)
VectorVictor05
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Or was your perceived lack of pass rush simply a result of quarterbacks being able to quickly pick apart our back seven? It was pretty evident that our linebackers weren't capable of covering anyone (save for S. Brown on certain occasions) and due to poor safety play our corners were forced to give 12 yd cushion (e.g., Donovan Warren playing deep thirds instead of press coverage because our safeties couldn't be relied on).

Teams knew our D-Line was our strength, mostly because of BG, and they schemed around that with quick passes underneath to WIDE OPEN receivers.

How many times did you see BG come up a split-second short when pressuring the opposing QB? You can say that was due to BG's lack of quickness or skill or something....but I personally wouldn't question him.

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