We have a good young core of LBs.
True Fresh - Jordan, Harris, Marcheselli
R Fresh/Soph- Ben, D,Holmes, Simpson
Junior- Wallow
We have a lot of athleticism in this group. The question is can anyone get off of blocks or can Ross/Bethley Keep lineman off of them. My guess is we will look to add a Transfer next season just to get some more maturity.
Holmes is the guy who is going to surprise this year..He could have a Wallow like impact. Put him on the field with Wallow and Gaines (when he drops down) and it will be the fastest unit we’ve ever had at TCU. Find a centerfielder to step up and our back 7 are
going to be an absolute nightmare
safety actually projects well with gaines, moehrig, and scott, all they are over 6', weigh over 200 lbs., run well and were effective last year.
linebacker is another matter as i amnot as worried about how fast the linebackers run at the position as how fast they read and react.
dawson and mallett weren't going to win any footraces in terms of track speed, but they made plays and both could tackle. best pair tcu has had since they were in the big 12.
wallow has shown a tendency to over run and not wrap which he has to stop. he really struggled early last year with over running fits and ball carriers early last year and then got moved to safety when that position got depleted.
m. wilson hasn't played in so long i can't really remember what he brings besides potential.
b. wilson showed potential in the little amount of time he played, but who knows as he got so little time
holmes is fast, but can he change direction, can he read, how will he react, will he notice a back coming out of the back field, will he notice a receiver crossing his face on a drag route?
i think it is not unrealistic to say that we really don't know a great deal about the linebacker position at this time and really won't until the frogs start playing real games.