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Belmar are going to be guys that are going to get a lot of reps, and we
need that position to come into the fold, so to speak. We’re also going to
look at Ray Minor there.
“Then at defensive tackle, we need to develop some depth behind our
front-line guys. We graduated two starters there [Williams and Baron].
RickyWalker started there quite a bit when Nigel went down. You saw the
abilities of Tim Settle and Ricky stepping up and being impact players.
We need for those two guys to continue to develop, and then we need to
develop some guys behind them. Jarrod Hewitt and Darius Fullwood are
two guys that come to mind. We need for them to take that next step.”
Q: How do you go about replacing Chuck Clark, who was a
three-year starter and such a great leader?
BF:
“We’re going to look at Terrell Edmunds at safety, and we’ve got
to develop a rover. I like who we have coming back. We’ve just got to
develop some young players. We have to develop all our young players
because, as you’ve heard me say many times, you’re only a play away. So
we want them to have a good foundation and a good understanding of
their position in our defense and the expectation of our defense. We’ll let
that carry over to the summer and work toward what we need for them
to do to be ready for the fall.”
Q: So with Terrell Edmunds getting reps at free safety,
who enters into the mix at the rover position?
BF:
“Reggie Floyd is a guy that we’re going to look at, and that
potentially will be a spot for Devon Hunter to be an impact guy. We’ve
got Divine Deablo playing on that side of the ball. We’re probably going
to start him at safety and see where that develops. If he can step forward,
who knows? We may move Terrell back.
“We’ll probably take another one of those corners and move them to
rover. I’m not sure which one yet, so I don’t want to say without having
talked to those guys. There will be two or three guys competing. I do think
we have some numbers, so there should be some good competition, and I’m
looking forward to watching those guys compete and develop and grow.”
Q: There had been some talk of moving Mook Reynolds
to free safety, but he’s out for spring practice with an injury.
Did that enter into your decision to move Terrell Edmunds to
free safety?
BF:
“We had talked about that, but I like Mook’s playmaking ability at
the nickel spot. What he can do coverage-wise and what he can do in the
blitz game … I think he’s got a knack at that spot.”
Q: You lacked depth at your linebacker spots last season.
How are things looking at backer and mike linebacker
heading into spring practice?
BF:
“We’re a little thin at linebacker, so I’m looking forward to the
young guys coming in, but obviously we return everyone there. Mook
is going to be out this spring, and we’re looking at playing Anthony
Shegog at backer this spring. That’s just to give us a little security [behind
Tremaine Edmunds].
“I know Anthony can play whip, but if something were to happen [to
Edmunds], then the next guy would be a freshman because we’re going
to look at Tavante Beckett at mike linebacker to build him for the future.
Anthony helps us in certain packages, and in those packages, he’s more
of a backer anyway. There is going to be some cross training there.”
Q: How important is it to have Brandon Facyson returning
for his senior season?
BF:
“Well, I think he needed to come back and grow and develop as
a football player. The past couple of years, because of injuries, he hasn’t
been able to spend time in the weight room and to work on things he
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