Monday, August 15, 2011

Dantzler on Jarvis and PT

Nice little Q&A by Paschall with freshman lineman Watts Dantzler and how he's handled the first days of being a Bulldog. Normally this would just come across as a nice look at a local kid who's now of in the big college city. But since he's now on the two-deep after some injuries and attrition, it takes a little deeper meaning. 


He was asked who's been the hardest to block:
 “Jarvis Jones is really, really good. He’s fast, but he’s really strong. I think the outside linebacker is harder than the defensive end because the outside linebackers get real wide, and they’re coming off the edge super fast.”
Good thing Dantzler has Cordy Glenn to tutor him. And then there's this on whether he's been told he'll definitely play or not:
“They haven’t said anything really. The coaches are just trying to get the players to learn as much as they can as fast as they can. They definitely want me to be ready, and if they need me to play, I’ll do my best. If not, I’ll do whatever is best for our team.”
Well Watts...lemme go ahead and take the mystery out of the August heat. You're playing son. Be ready.

4 comments:

Stephen said...

he is from my hometown, i have known him and seen him grow up. hes a GOOD guy, and is going to represent our university well.

Anonymous said...

Something tells me the O Lineman from Boise & SC won't have as much problem blocking as a freshman.

JaxDawg(CPODawg) said...

Hey anon 10:59
Are you an energy vampire? Or a techie to scared to post a name?

sUNdAWG said...

jUST CAUSE dANTZLER HAD A TOUGH TIME BLOCKING JONES DON'T MEAN BOISE, FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OR MISS STATE TOP 20 RANKED OFFENSIVE LINES WILL. IAGREE WITH THAT ONE. IS JONES HARD TO BLOCK? NO ONE ON THE FRONT 7 WAS LAST YEAR, AS WE AVERAGED NEAR THE BOTTOM DEFENSIVELY IN SACKS, TACKLES FOR LOSS, AND 3RD DOWN CONVERSION. WE COULDN'T TACKLE LATTIMORE, THE KID RAN FOR 188 YARDS. OUR GUYS WERE EASY TO BLOCK.