What ever happened to Brian Balom?

[FrancisSawyer]

With the poor safety play this year, one would think that Balom would at least get some snaps but nada, zip, zero. Kid just flat out fell off the face of the earth. Is he injured?

 

[jackedaround]

He stinks apparently. A stiff breeze would be a better option at safety right now.

 

[JOE'CANE]

With the poor safety play this year, one would think that Balom would at least get some snaps but nada, zip, zero. Kid just flat out fell off the face of the earth. Is he injured?

Great question, I thought they said he was legit b4 the injury last year.

 

[HerbieDaGawd]

Ask D$ to discuss in the next podcast. I thought I vaguely remember him being injured? But can’t remember if that was last season or one of the camps, etc

 

[Brains]

This is only a surprise to people who thought he was some sort of starter-caliber player out of high school.

 

[gogeta4]

he is on specials. JW and Kam Kinchens eat all the snaps..Avantae Williams gets the left overs then Balom im guessing or Blades

 

[FrancisSawyer]

This is only a surprise to people who thought he was some sort of starter-caliber player out of high school.

Not shocked just curious really.

 

[Geddy Lee]

Might as well give him a shot because the other 4 bums suck. Blades both Williams and Kam

 

[D_G87]

Has Safety play been that bad overall? They’ve definitely had their fair share of bust but you’re starting 2 True Soph Safeties in a new system. I don’t think they’ve been as bad as y’all say other than a handful of plays

 

[U Wouldn’t Understand]

Has Safety play been that bad overall? They’ve definitely had their fair share of bust but you’re starting 2 True Soph Safeties in a new system. I don’t think they’ve been as bad as y’all say other than a handful of plays

"That bad" is very relative. Significant glaring mistakes have been made that have been instrumental (along with mistakes at other positions) in costing us football games. You have to play assignment football as a Safety. If your assignment is to blitz/spy/freelance, then great. However, if your assignment is cover 2 and you are allowing receivers behind you, then it's open season for every OC preparing to play us.

 

[Maskoff407]

With the poor safety play this year, one would think that Balom would at least get some snaps but nada, zip, zero. Kid just flat out fell off the face of the earth. Is he injured?

 

[BeastMode]

Has Safety play been that bad overall? They’ve definitely had their fair share of bust but you’re starting 2 True Soph Safeties in a new system. I don’t think they’ve been as bad as y’all say other than a handful of plays

Agreed but those handful of play have cost us the UNC and MTSU games

 

[BS85]

Has Safety play been that bad overall? They’ve definitely had their fair share of bust but you’re starting 2 True Soph Safeties in a new system. I don’t think they’ve been as bad as y’all say other than a handful of plays

They've been pretty bad

 

[90scane]

Agreed but those handful of play have cost us the UNC and MTSU games

I can think of at least 5 big plays (Kam not taking the deep half most of the time- 3 vs MTSU, 2 vs UNC) and one lucky drop vs VT (15). The other 2 or 3 big plays were on corners asked to play a deep 1/3. JW0's big TD mistakes: Thomas out of the backfield vs VT (looking inside), missed tackle vs ATM. AW15 has had some bag angles/missed tackles but hasn't played a ton. Blades hasn't been a factor in games.

Since we are going to call them out: imagine the first six games without 4 turnovers, 5 passes defended, and 2 of the top 3 tacklers. We want improvement and what I've seen is a defense that stopped giving up big plays as soon as Kam stopped giving up the deep routes. Our CB play looks a ton better when they know they have over-the-top help. This has also allowed the DL to get home in 3-4 seconds forcing more sacks and QB rushes. Those QB rush attempts have been contained pretty well by Flagg and the DL. The starting D is made up of almost all sophomores (0, 24, 5, 11, 90, 56, 6, 12) with 2 Juniors (2, 23) and 2 senior (8,17)... a bunch of the the second string are Freshmen (31,32,16) and Sophomore (41,13,4,99,81,15). If someone ran a snap count by months on campus, I'd guess we are looking at a D that likely averages 24 months out of HS and 18 months on campus. Throw on top of that all of them are learning a new system. I see a very bright future on D. We need to improve at LB and CB but I think that will happen with 31/41/5/16/freshmen.

 

[Insanecane]

They give up deep balls and are poor tacklers.
Not impressed.

 

[RozayCane]

Not sure how the “smartest player” on the team GB3 can’t be somewhat serviceable at Safety.

Rest of this season should be about who should and shouldn’t be pushed out this coming offseason. Play them all.

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

 

[pacusmc]

He had neck surgery.

 

[252cane]

Not sure how the “smartest player” on the team GB3 can’t be somewhat serviceable at Safety.

Rest of this season should be about who should and shouldn’t be pushed out this coming offseason. Play them all.

Who said he was the smartest lol

 

[rok]

He's the Don Chaney of the defense. Someone who our fans became infatuated with because of....oh **** I don't know why, all I know is that you people have been hyping this kid up for 3 god **** years and I watch him on punt team and wonder what the **** you creeps ever saw in what's pretty clearly just your average Broward County J.A.G.