'14 IN OLB/S Drue Tranquill (Notre Dame Man)

[BeauBenken]

BTW, Drue did not run a 45.08 400. His team ran a 4x100 in 45.08.

 

[Booslum31]

That is his schools 4x100 meter relay time, that he participated in. That's actually a slow relay time.

That's almost like "dropped the baton slow".

 

[Domina Nostra]

That's almost like "dropped the baton slow".

LOL! It's not that bad, but it's certainly not great.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Mea culpa. Gulp.

 

[Luckylucci]

II did another piece with Ledo talking about Drue. Ledo is convinced that Drue is a baller and that he'll be playing opposite Jaylon. It's hard to not get excited when a guy that has as good of a resume as Ledo says these things about Drue.

 

[irishog77]

Is Drue a member of The Koon's "Bod Squad" yet?

 

[RyCo1983]

Is Drue a member of The Koon's "Bod Squad" yet?

Shirtless pics first, then his committee has a discussion and an eventual vote on it.

 

[dublinirish]

Shirtless pics first, then his committee has a discussion and an eventual vote on it.

Purleeeze its a bicep and thigh show only

 

[IrishLion]

II did another piece with Ledo talking about Drue. Ledo is convinced that Drue is a baller and that he'll be playing opposite Jaylon. It's hard to not get excited when a guy that has as good of a resume as Ledo says these things about Drue.

Playing as in starting at OLB right away? Or was it implied that he meant "in a year or two"?

 

[koonja]

Is Drue a member of The Koon's "Bod Squad" yet?

Shirtless pics first, then his committee has a discussion and an eventual vote on it.

Purleeeze its a bicep and thigh show only

He's officially in, although I Don't know how long he'll make it. If he bulks up and loses the abs, he's out.

 

[Luckylucci]

Playing as in starting at OLB right away? Or was it implied that he meant "in a year or two"?

He didn't specify.

 

[Irishman77]

2015 4-3 set

Romeo. Day. Jones. Roshell.

Jaylon. Morgan. Tranquil.

 

[rtrn2glory]

sorry if i'm out of the loop, but who is "Ledo"?

 

[Luckylucci]

sorry if i'm out of the loop, but who is "Ledo"?

Michael Ledo is Tranquills trainer at Atheltes With A Purpose (AWP). He also trained Eifert and Jaylon.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Michael Ledo is Tranquills trainer at Atheltes With A Purpose (AWP). He also trained Eifert and Jaylon.

thanks, was drawing a blank there.

 

[NDhoosier]

thanks, was drawing a blank there.

dont feel bad, I think he has only been mentioned once. Everyone knew Jaylon Smith was a natural freak, so his trainer was not really brought up all that much.

 

[Ricochet]

2015 4-3 set

Romeo. Day. Jones. Roshell.

Jaylon. Morgan. Tranquil.

IMO Rochell is no way a DE in a 4-3 defense. He's already pushing 300 lbs and in the 4-3 I without a doubt see him as a DT.

I don't really see it but maybe as a 4-3 SDE on obvious run plays where he can act like 3-4 DE try to contain the edge.

IMO guys like Trumbetti and other CAT LB's will be moving to 4-3 DE. Remember 4-3 DE's are significantly lighter and quicker and more athletic than 3-4 DE's. Plus BVG defense is all about attacking and that means they trade girth for athleticism and speed and I would expect the OLB's to be at a max of 235ish and the DE's in 250 to 275 range.

 

[koonja]

IMO Rochell is no way a DE in a 4-3 defense. He's already pushing 300 lbs and in the 4-3 I without a doubt see him as a DT.

I don't really see it but maybe as a 4-3 SDE on obvious run plays where he can act like 3-4 DE try to contain the edge.

IMO guys like Trumbetti and other CAT LB's will be moving to 4-3 DE. Remember 4-3 DE's are significantly lighter and quicker and more athletic than 3-4 DE's. Plus BVG defense is all about attacking and that means they trade girth for athleticism and speed and I would expect the OLB's to be at a max of 235ish and the DE's in 250 to 275 range.

I think Trumbetti will push Romeo out in 2015 if Romeo doesn't start making some moves this year. But both will play a ton, obviously.

 

[Domina Nostra]

I think Trumbetti will push Romeo out in 2015 if Romeo doesn't start making some moves this year. But both will play a ton, obviously.

IMO, Blankenship will be the starting SDE in a year or two.

 

[ResLife Hero]

IMO Rochell is no way a DE in a 4-3 defense. He's already pushing 300 lbs and in the 4-3 I without a doubt see him as a DT.

I don't really see it but maybe as a 4-3 SDE on obvious run plays where he can act like 3-4 DE try to contain the edge.

IMO guys like Trumbetti and other CAT LB's will be moving to 4-3 DE. Remember 4-3 DE's are significantly lighter and quicker and more athletic than 3-4 DE's. Plus BVG defense is all about attacking and that means they trade girth for athleticism and speed and I would expect the OLB's to be at a max of 235ish and the DE's in 250 to 275 range.

I can see Rochell sliding inside pretty easily, especially with BVG's "downhill" philosophy where speed will be valuable. I also think we'll see a lot more substitutions on the line to keep that speed fresh.

Back to Drue, everything out there indicates he has some good God-given skills, a relentless work ethic and good head on his shoulders. Him opposite Jaylon would be a good thing IMO.

 

[Luckylucci]

IMO Rochell is no way a DE in a 4-3 defense. He's already pushing 300 lbs and in the 4-3 I without a doubt see him as a DT.

I don't really see it but maybe as a 4-3 SDE on obvious run plays where he can act like 3-4 DE try to contain the edge.

IMO guys like Trumbetti and other CAT LB's will be moving to 4-3 DE. Remember 4-3 DE's are significantly lighter and quicker and more athletic than 3-4 DE's. Plus BVG defense is all about attacking and that means they trade girth for athleticism and speed and I would expect the OLB's to be at a max of 235ish and the DE's in 250 to 275 range.

I don't want to sound like a dick but this is stating the obvious. We've already seen this all spring.

 

[Luckylucci]

IMO, Blankenship will be the starting SDE in a year or two.

Yep, I think he's going to be very good. Prototype SDE at around 6'5-6'6 270ish. He'll step in for Ishaq.

 

[STLDomer]

2015 4-3 set

Romeo. Day. Jones. Roshell.

Jaylon. Morgan. Tranquil.

IMO Rochell is no way a DE in a 4-3 defense. He's already pushing 300 lbs and in the 4-3 I without a doubt see him as a DT.

I don't really see it but maybe as a 4-3 SDE on obvious run plays where he can act like 3-4 DE try to contain the edge.

IMO guys like Trumbetti and other CAT LB's will be moving to 4-3 DE. Remember 4-3 DE's are significantly lighter and quicker and more athletic than 3-4 DE's. Plus BVG defense is all about attacking and that means they trade girth for athleticism and speed and I would expect the OLB's to be at a max of 235ish and the DE's in 250 to 275 range.

I can see Rochell sliding inside pretty easily, especially with BVG's "downhill" philosophy where speed will be valuable. I also think we'll see a lot more substitutions on the line to keep that speed fresh.

Back to Drue, everything out there indicates he has some good God-given skills, a relentless work ethic and good head on his shoulders. Him opposite Jaylon would be a good thing IMO.

Rochell was a DE all spring

 

[Ironman8]

Rochell was a DE all spring

No, he slipped inside a decent amount as well, particularly on passing downs.

 

[Irishman77]

When day leaves yes isaac goes inside and Grant and Trumbetti take over at De

 

[TheTurningPoint]

I really dont think there will be set positions along the Dline in BVGs scheme.

But I know Drue Tranquill will not be playing Dline.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Weight does not define your position in a 4-3 necessarily. If we still had Tuitt, there'd be a good chance he'd slide back and forth between DT/DE depending on down distance and game plan. Rochelle appears to have good size and speed so it's conceivable he plays both.

As long as our big guys have good speed and preferably an explosive first step, they could play outside as an end. Jay Hayes is the prototypical DT because he has a bigger frame and may not be as quick as someone like Day, even though Day is in the 290 range, which is very large for DE by 4-3 standards.

It seems to be all about athletic ability when determining where a player lines up. Ishaq, with his quickness and size, should clean up in this defense.

What I stated above is really just a guess based on the idea of an "attacking defense". Someone who knows a lot about football defensive sets/schemes feel free to chime in and chastise me if I misspoke.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

I really dont think there will be set positions along the Dline in BVGs scheme.

But I know Drue Tranquill will not be playing Dline.

I hope you got my reps, never saw that before! (EDIT : Didn't get anything of a usual message that you got my reps, but I can't rep you now so it must have taken.)

At any rate. I agree with ITP. The only set position is the guy that sets the edge, everything else varies with personnel groupings. It is what Mattison does so well.

 

[koonja]

BGV came into a hell of a position considering he was such a late add to the staff and he has tons to work with in 'his first recruiting class' of 2014.

Having that much talent when you barely had to recruit the class is pretty rare I'd imagine.

 

[Ironman8]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Looks like I'll be wearin #2⃣3⃣ for the Fightin' Irish this year&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152; Guess I gotta go and earn my stripes for #2⃣</p>— ✈️ Drue Tranquill✈️ (@d_TraNquill) <a href="https://twitter.com/d_TraNquill/statuses/473544945400180736">June 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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