With Bond, McCord, and Fig at Sam the weakest depth of the linebackers is at Will. I wouldn't bet against Grace being the best of Cornileus and Armbrister by the end of his freshman year.
But If he's not second string will and/or in nickel packages by fall I'd look to redshirt if no significant injuries go down. Last thing I want is to have the kid play special teams exclusively and burn a shirt. That's Randy ****.
This gives the most accurate run-down of reality concerning Grace...
Our fans simply throw names out there without realizing that all of our LB’s aren’t competing for the same position. The Will LB position is for mobile/agile guys to cover the slot, RB’s out of the backfield. Which is why former Safety’s are typically transferred to the Will position. Grace is a perfect fit for the Will position, and is actually more physical than Sean Spence was in taking on blocks, which is a plus...
When the dust settles, Grace's competition is Figs, Ambrister, Cornelius, and maybe Kirby; if Denzel is eventually moved over to the Middle. I think Kirby being in the Middle during camp, is for training purposes, post Denzel…but I digress
Regular downs:
DE –Chikillo/Holliet
DT –Porter/King&Moore
DT –Pierre/Robinson
DE –Hamilton/Kamala
SLB –Denzel/Bond
MLB –Kirby/Blue
WLB –Figs/Ambrister&Grace
Passing downs:
DE – Bond
DT - Robinson/Chickillo
DT – Pierre/Kamala? (cant think of his name right now)
DE - Holliet/McCord
SLB – Denzel
MLB – Kirby/Blue
WLB – Figs/Grace
Let’s keep in mind that Figs is still a Freshman, so I don’t think we want him on the strong side (@ SAM), until he gains more experience. Cornelius is out of the picture… Ambrister is a tough guy, but doesn’t have the finer details of playing LB yet. Grace and Ambrister will split time, like Crawford and Howard did last year.
Lets go Canes!
