Gilbert Frierson says he's playing STRIKER this season

[JHallCanes]

Really like the move to striker. His length, ball skills, and agility should bring a different skill-set than Finley.

Maybe we use both against specific groups of personnel.

Yep and gets him on the field quicker that safety. Just figure out a way to get all that talent on the field at the same time

 

[Geddy Lee]

6 cb’s is fine, Gil will move back to cb if he needs to, move Smith back to safety to give us 6 safeties. Our top 4 cbs will probably be Bandy, Blades, Ivey, Williams.

 

[pacusmc]

I saw him mid season on campus. Looked yoked af. That’s a big fast dude out there. Blitz packages are gonna be a problem to predict cause we have so many dudes that can get to the QBs in a heartbeat

 

[caneallday21]

I will say this the size, speed, athleticism, playmaking added now will be unreal. Get the best players on the field and create more mismatches

 

[6ix Natty's]

Wasn't DeAndre Wilder playing STRIKER too? 4 guys seems like a lot

 

[For_The_U]

I like it too. Gives us more personnel options. They'll use those two a bit different in the striker role, I'd think.

In Manny I trust.

 

[Odin]

Wasn't DeAndre Wilder playing STRIKER too? 4 guys seems like a lot

Yeap,somebody wont be happy.Finley,Smith,Mcloud,Wilder and now frierson.

 

[McKenzieMoore]

Love it. Move McCloud to backup Shaq now please. We rarely play with 3 LB’s and would hate to waste his talent. I know our coaches say we are a 4-3 base but we play 4-2-5 like 80% of the time which is all I want, especially with Romeo & Gil at striker.

You beat me to it. He's our biggest LB and he struggles in space. I think his future is in the middle. This should give us a better back up in the middle than Mike Smith and another athlete at Striker that gives us what we want against spread offenses.

 

[Invalid Username]

You beat me to it. He's our biggest LB and he struggles in space. I think his future is in the middle. This should give us a better back up in the middle than Mike Smith and another athlete at Striker that gives us what we want against spread offenses.

Smith is gone now, I think. Not sure who is backing up Shaq. I think it might be Jennings...

 

[D_G87]

I think Smith moves back to Safety now.. Finley, McCloud and Gil at Striker.. All 3 can play depending on team, formations, personnel etc...

 

[Geddy Lee]

Wasn't DeAndre Wilder playing STRIKER too? 4 guys seems like a lot

Smith probably moving back to safety and McCloud to Lb.

 

[McKenzieMoore]

Yeap,somebody wont be happy.Finley,Smith,Mcloud,Wilder and now frierson.

Wilder may now be behind Pinkney. Then every Striker has the versatility to cover man to man, rotate back to safety (which Finley did on occasion rather than go in motion with the slot... the safety rolled up), blow up screens and attack outside runs/options.

 

[BentSteelCane]

Shades of Jon Beason.

 

[Damiencane86]

We'd only have 5 corners left. Ivey, bandy, bethel, couch, and williams. Maybe smith comes back to corner, but I think coach baker has the personnel to run legit nickel and dime packages in addition to the 4-2-5 striker alignment. Should be fun seeing how all these chess pieces are moved around going forward.

 

[305407cane]

Man the off-season is gonna be long

 

[D_G87]

We'd only have 5 corners left. Ivey, bandy, bethel, couch, and williams. Maybe smith comes back to corner, but I think coach baker has the personnel to run legit nickel and dime packages in addition to the 4-2-5 striker alignment. Should be fun seeing how all these chess pieces are moved around going forward.

Blades Jr.

 

[Damiencane86]

Blades Jr.

Yeah just realized I forgot him my bad

 

[IndayArtHauz]

Kid could be an absolute menace there.

Side question: is there a short hand letter for Striker? Obviously S is taken.

 

[Fawk_U Haters]

If it does for Gil what it does for Finely i'm all for it.

 

[Go Canes!!]

Kid could be an absolute menace there.

Side question: is there a short hand letter for Striker? Obviously S is taken.