FWST: Several stepping up as top linebacker candidates for TCU

[TopFrog]

FWST: Several stepping up as top linebacker candidates for TCU

By Travis L. Brown
Special to the Star-Telegram

On one hand, TCU’s linebacker corps remains the team’s biggest question mark after losing its senior leader Kenny Cain to graduation.

On the other, however, coach Gary Patterson was forced to rotate a committee of linebackers opposite Cain throughout the season to fill in the team’s position with the least depth. That translates into a more experienced group entering the 2013 season.

Leading the pack to take Cain’s spot as the position group’s leader is junior Marcus Mallet, who broke through at the end of last season as the group’s most improved player. He saw action in 12 games last year, recording 18 total tackles — 13 unassisted and five for a loss — and forcing a fumble.

Patterson said the defense is banking on Mallet to continue to make improvements through spring practice and into the fall. ...

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03/05/4662671/several-stepping-up-as-top-linebacker.html#storylink=cpy​

 

[Dr. Coach Haus]

Gildon for sure a no go?

 

[TopFrog]

Good to hear about Dunbar

 

[Portland Frog]

Gildon for sure a no go?

Isn't there a chance he returns in August?

 

[Portland Frog]

You gotta love this re: Jonathan Anderson!

“He gives us an advantage of a guy who runs 4.4, who covers vertical people,” Patterson said. “He’s the first guy we’ve had like that since Daryl Washington.”

 

[West Coast Johnny]

Joel Hasley not even mentioned?

 

[tcujsauce]

Hope Mallet continues to come on. It's kinda bad when your linebacker coach was heard yelling in a very sarcastic manner, "WE JUST WON A GAME WITH MARCUS MALLET AT LINEBACKER!!!" (this happened after the Texas game), but if Patterson has faith in him, then I've got no reason to doubt.

 

[itsalizard]

Joel Hasley not even mentioned?

Caught that as well. He gets bagged on here but had a very respectable year as a first time starter.

 

[itsalizard]

Gildon for sure a no go?

He wouldn't enroll until Fall.

 

[jake102]

Hope Mallet continues to come on. It's kinda bad when your linebacker coach was heard yelling in a very sarcastic manner, "WE JUST WON A GAME WITH MARCUS MALLET AT LINEBACKER!!!" (this happened after the Texas game), but if Patterson has faith in him, then I've got no reason to doubt.

Interesting. I'm surprised by this... there must have been more context here.

 

[bleedpurple]

Hey jake
Did they take down the practice video again. .... Could not remember if it had its own thread

 

[tcujsauce]

Interesting. I'm surprised by this... there must have been more context here.

Not too sure... clearly Shannon wasn't all that invested in this program, so I wasn't really all that surprised to hear that story.

 

[tcujsauce]

Hey jake
Did they take down the practice video again. .... Could not remember if it had its own thread

Yes. There are now two threads discussing the matter. Feel free to join in!

 

[pastorfrog]

Any word on Dwight Smith?

 

[MavAlbert]

Joel Hasley not even mentioned?

Patterson actually mentioned Hasley a couple times in his interview, the article just fails to mention him. The focus of the questions were about new faces at LB and people who are improving or poised to increase their playing time next year. Because Hasley started last year and is a known entity, there wasn't much talk of him in this interview.

 

[tcujsauce]

Any word on Dwight Smith?

He and Gildon were spotted at Chipotle smoking with Khorey Rhodgers and discussing the fiscal cliff.

 

[pastorfrog]

He and Gildon were spotted at Chipotle smoking with Khorey Rhodgers and discussing the fiscal cliff.

Good to know. Were they bumming cigs from The President or the Speaker?

 

[Pure Purple]

Wow!

Anderson, 6'3", 225, runs a 4.4

 

[tcujsauce]

Good to know. Were they bumming cigs from The President or the Speaker?

FLOTUS, actually. POTUS showed up, but they didn't want any of his biz, bc he was offering funny cigarettes, and in light of recent events at TCU...

 

[ProfessorChaos4]

Not too sure... clearly Shannon wasn't all that invested in this program, so I wasn't really all that surprised to hear that story.

Or he was legitimately surprised we won with Mallet at linebacker.