My All-SEC team
This is negotiable until midnight. That's when it's due to the Associated Press.Thanks to RK and D.Miller for their help.
OFFENSE
WR Shay Hodge, Ole Miss
WR AJ Green, Georgia
L John Jerry, Ole Miss
L Ciron Black, LSU
L Mike Pouncey, Florida
L Mike Johnson, Alabama
C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
TE Colin Peek, Alabama
QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
RB Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
PK Leigh Tiffin, Alabama
All-Purpose Randall Cobb, Kentucky
DEFENSE
E Antonio Coleman, Auburn
E Carlos Dunlap, Florida
T Terrence Cody, Alabama
T Dan Williams, Tennessee
LB Rolando McClain, Alabama
LB Eric Norwood, South Carolina
LB Rennie Curran, Georgia
CB Javier Arenas, Alabama
CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
S Mark Barron, Alabama
S Eric Berry, Tennessee
P Drew Butler, Georgia
Offensive Player of the Year: Mark Ingram, Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year: Rolando McClain, Alabama
Coach of the Year: Nick Saban, Alabama
Freshman of the Year: Warren Norman, Vanderbilt
THOUGHTS
*The SEC has a lot of really good LBs and DEs. It's shameful that guys like Eric Norwood, Chris Marve and Brandon Spikes aren't listed here, but you gotta make tough decisions.
*Anthony Dixon meant so much to his team. He's underrated.
*Shay Hodge didn't blow me away at any point, but his numbers are outstanding.
*Injured or not, AJ Green is a stud that worries the heck out of defensive coordinators.
posted by Jay G. Tate at
3:33 PM
88 Comments:
eddie gran
go jhag
Chad Bumphis from MSU was a stud as a freshmen as well
I would have eric berry.... He is to Tenn what Dixon is to MS State.
I think he is one of the best, if not THE best, football player in the NCAA today
Good list Jay. Colin Peek is definitely one I would have included too.
I don't know about Ingram. He just isn't that terribly impressive to me.
Mallett at QB makes sense.
DL: You mean for D player of the year?
yes
Rolando McClain is the best linebacker I've ever seen. Granted, I'm not that old ...
Eric Berry is excellent, I have him on the first-team defense and I'm certain he'll be a unanimous pick.
He'll make millions.
This slight won't leave him sullen.
No real arguments on either side...
Hard to not list Dexter McCluster somewhere thought...
And, as much of a contribution Arenas made in ST's for bama... I think Myron Lewis had a better year at DB...
I'd have to pick between Bumphis and Trent Richardson for the second freshman.
Had McCalebb not gotten hurt, he'd have been the winner.
I wish I could find a spot for McCluster. If it's between him and Cobb, though, I think I'd stick with Cobb. He was that team -- him and Locke.
I was very impressed with how McClain handled the Tebow.
"*Anthony Dixon meant so much to his team. He's underrated."
Especially for your offensive player of the year.
What about Darvin Adams, he did lead the SEC in touchdowns?
McCluster basically was the Ole Miss offense the second half of the year....
but, you can't bump Dixon... and he's not listed as a WR... it's reallya toss up between him and Cobb at UK... both are deserving...
Norwood belongs, he was the heart and soul of the SC defense. He meant to that D what Dixon meant to Miss State's offense.
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big hire for JIMBO
Glad you put Mallet as your QB over Tebow.
Good for Eddie Gran, get far away from Knoxville.
You're right... Hodge was never a noticeable player... but his numbers are mindboggling....
I really like Darvin, but he's not as good as Green. Period.
As far as Darvin vs. Hodge, the numbers are slightly in Hodge's favor.
Hodge: 63-1023, 8 TDs
Adams: 48-855, 10 TDs
He recruits Florida like no other, I think this is a huge hire for FSU
Between MCCluster and Cobb.... I'd leave Cobb on the list as well...
If we were picking teams, I would take Dixon over Ingram. I would actually take Tate over Ingram too.
Eric Norwood is the most obvious omission and ... I can't generate a reasonable argument to bump and of those three LBs.
McClain is just gross. Period.
Curran led the league in tackles and he's a bad man. Period.
So it's down to McCoy vs. Norwood. That's a tough call. It came down to this: Norwood ranks 27th in the league in tackles.
Nobody is as good as Green, no doubt there.
Darvin seems to be more of a threat than Hodge, but Hodge's numbers are better than I thought.
We almost had Curran, until UGA offered him last minute
SteveFC - if there wasn't any AU vs UA-T involved, I'd definitely pick Ingram over Tate. But Anthony Dixon wins hands down over Ingram.
Norwood is two spots ahead of Zac Etheridge in terms of tackles.
I would have selected Norwood, but I do tend to favor high profile players on lower ranked teams.
Norwood is a player who the RB's run from and it sets others up to make the tackles. He's in on every play even if he isn't credited with the tackle. I would put him over McCoy, but I can see the argument of McCoy over him.
I agree you can't take Curran or McClain out.
Curran is probably the most underrated player in the SEC the past two years.
The Starkville DUI task force also picks Dixon over Ingram and Tate.
Hodge had 15 more receptions for 168 more yards and 2 less TD's. If Adams would have gotten 15 more receptions, would he have gotten 168 yards out of it? Numbers suggest so.
Yards/reception
Hodge - 16.2
Adams - 17.8
Receptions/TD
Hodge - 7.9
Adams - 4.8
After 5 weeks who would have thought Chris Todd wouldn't be in the discussion for All SEC QB?
In terms of the Heisman, I even would think McClain a better choice than Ingram, although it won't happen. I just ask myself this. If I could choose one player to be out of the lineup for Alabama for the Iron Bowl, which one would it be. My choice would be McClain.
I would have never thought Todd would be in the discussion. I just felt he was the best option we had at QB.
So 5 weeks into the season you wouldn't have thought Todd would be in the discussion?
5 weeks into the season, he should have been into the discussion.
It's just amazing how well the season started for Todd with a 12-1 TD:Int ratio after game 5 and averaging around 250 yards per game for it to end with him not even being in the top 5 SEC QB's.
To bad there isn't an award for Ironman (men) I would pick the entire Auburn Defense!
T guess Tate is (3) odd man out
So when was the last time Auburn finished last in the SEC in scoring D before this year?
Anyone know?
Todd's #s looked good after 5 games. I think this was more a product of the system, than outstanding abilities. Early on, our receivers were wide open. Todd operated the system, made decisions and made most of the easy and some of the hard throws.
If I were picking an all-star team to play right now, I would pick Mallett for Qb.
Digger,
Tate could be 4th behind Hardesty.
If I'm Mallet, I'm not sure I'd even bother coming back to Arkansas.
Todds #'s were terrible against SEC opponents
RK ..I suppose we could go look it up, but at the risk of stirring bad memories.
Oh, I don't want to know, it was just more of a shock at seeing Auburn at the bottom of the conference in defensive stats.
jhag,
I posted Todd's stats vs the SEC and vs non-conference on here a week or so ago and it was amazing the difference.
I wonder if Chizik was calling the defense verse Bama, everything seemed different
If I was Mallet and not considered in the first 2 rounds of the draft, I would come back for more of Petrino's tutelage.
Hoopie,
I agree, but I don't think there is any way that Mallet right now isn't a first or 2nd rounder.
That guy makes the throws that the NFL people drool over.
hag....That was vintage Ted Roof defense vs. Bama... he'd been so conservative all season due to depth and fear of injuries... knowing that they would have a month to heal before a bowl game, and nothing to lose, he let it all hang out vs. bama....
with depth, the defense we saw vs bama will become more of the norm
jhag,
It was a lot of time spent preparing for one opponent and it was a game that this team really really wanted.
The week off helped the little injuries heal.
D.Miller said it better than me.
Mallett could be the #1 pick if he comes back for another season... Right now, he's probably an early 2nd rounder
RK ....Seems that by the time we got to serious SEC play, there was a lot of film out there on us and our weaker talent had trouble executing when pressed. The play designs and our talent grew and adjusted. I consider that a good sign.
Tate may be 4th in some peoples opinion but he is second or third in my opinion. McCluster could have some awesome numbers if NumbNutts had played him early.
Could someone please post the stats of the SEC QB whose number looked better against SEC teams than other opponents?
I'm looking forward to seeing what will happen when we get a team full of this coaching staff's players.
Actually, I'd just like to see us get a full team.
It was hard watching us at times when you knew the D was tired and doing their best but just couldn't get off the field.
Just received a tweet from ESPN saying Arkansas is officially going to the liberty bowl to face East Carolina.
Mallet has the size and the arm.
Will he be more valuable/knowledgeble/skilled with another year of Petrino or a year as a pro rookie?
I don't follow the pros/drafts anymore, so can only ask questions.
Steve,
It's not just looking better against non-conference, it's jeckyl and hyde.
In 8 games of SEC play this season Todd had 6 TD's and 5 INT's and averaged 135 yards passing per game.
In 4 games outside of the SEC Todd had 15 TD's and 1 INT and averaged 271 yards passing per game.
He had 9 more TD's and 4 less Int's and had 5 more total passing yards in 4 less games against non-conference teams.
I agree on the full team thing RK. To me, great coaches find how to use the talent they have. We won't be bad talent wise and the depth issues will be largely cleared up, but the experience thing will likely be the biggest concern.
How quickly whoever will be the starting QB develops next year will be key to determining how good we are.
Steve ..I'm sure that all SEC Qb #s were worse against SEC defenses.
If I remember correctly, RK's #s showed that Todd's dropped off severely. I think this was for the reasons I posted above.
We need Eddie to go get the Rollison Express started. I sure hope he can get past this suspension quickly.
Someone help my memory ...did Aycock get in trouble also?
steve.... who are you following on twitter to get that tweet?
Teams adjusted to what we were doing and we don't have an answer yet.
That happened in the last two games vs UGA and Alabama. Once they adjusted on D, we didn't have an answer.
That's something to work on for next year.
I just got one saying Ole Miss to the Cotton Bowl to play Okey State
of course... that's what we all suspected.
RK ..didn't see your re-posting of the #s. I remembered correctly.
I couldn't find a stat on the number of fumbles that Todd had this year, but he got in a habit down the stretch of holding onto the ball too long.
According to Gus, we need versatile talent that can execute various packages without substitution in order to fully execute ...and at the fast pace.
If this is the right offense against the SEC, we will need to get players up to that level.
Todd also looked too much for Adams and abandoned his checkoffs. It is understandable that he do so because sometimes it worked, but predictable and limiting.
Northwestern in the Outback Bowl, the people at the Outback like to surprise don't they?
Looks like we'll be playing Northwestern in the Outback... not Wiscy...
DM ..based on those 2 bowl announcements, all else should go as leaked out earlier in the week.
D Miller, the tweeter is espn963. I am not sure when I added it.
I like us against Northwestern rather than Wisconsin.
What about Wes Byrum? He has a better percentage than Tiffin, even if he's kicked less.
new thread up?
I wasn't quite finished...
with this one.
We need to have...
BEASLEY!!!
DARVIN ADAMS!
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