Linebacker

**A-town Cy** · 10-12-2009, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by swarthmoreCY

Is Earls from the JC in North Dokata still availalbe?

Yes, he'd be a great one to come in and play right away with experience, but we still have good high school players on the board, Jeremiah George has us as his leader. Here are the LB's that we have offers out to.

Derek Earls - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Derek Earls Profile
ESPN.com: Derek Earls

Quayshawn Nealy - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Quayshawn Nealy Profile
ESPN.com: Quayshawn Nealy

Kevin Kisserberth - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Kevin Kisseberth Profile
Scout.com: Cyclones Targeting Texas Linebacker

Luke Zelon - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Luke Zelon Profile

Jeremiah George - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Jeremiah George Profile
ESPN.com: Jeremiah George

Brandon Brown - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Brandon Brown Profile
ESPN.com: Brandon Brown

**ajk4st8** · 10-12-2009, 09:54 PM

Mike Marry still out there? Pooh Bear Marz?

**Tre4ISU** · 10-12-2009, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Mike Marry still out there? Pooh Bear Marz?

Not cool. I will take any or all of those guys that profiles were given for. They al look like studs, they all have some speed which is nice.

**BigCojones** · 10-12-2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

Yes, he'd be a great one to come in and play right away with experience, but we still have good high school players on the board, Jeremiah George has us as his leader. Here are the LB's that we have offers out to.

Derek Earls - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Derek Earls Profile
ESPN.com: Derek Earls

Quayshawn Nealy - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Quayshawn Nealy Profile
ESPN.com: Quayshawn Nealy

Kevin Kisserberth - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Kevin Kisseberth Profile
Scout.com: Cyclones Targeting Texas Linebacker

Luke Zelon - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Luke Zelon Profile

Jeremiah George - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Jeremiah George Profile
ESPN.com: Jeremiah George

Brandon Brown - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Brandon Brown Profile
ESPN.com: Brandon Brown

I think we have a greta shot at George and a decent shot at Earls.

**BigCojones** · 10-12-2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

Yes, he'd be a great one to come in and play right away with experience, but we still have good high school players on the board, Jeremiah George has us as his leader. Here are the LB's that we have offers out to.

Derek Earls - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Derek Earls Profile
ESPN.com: Derek Earls

Quayshawn Nealy - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Quayshawn Nealy Profile
ESPN.com: Quayshawn Nealy

Kevin Kisserberth - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Kevin Kisseberth Profile
Scout.com: Cyclones Targeting Texas Linebacker

Luke Zelon - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Luke Zelon Profile

Jeremiah George - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Jeremiah George Profile
ESPN.com: Jeremiah George

Brandon Brown - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Brandon Brown Profile
ESPN.com: Brandon Brown

I think we have a great shot at George and a decent shot at Earls.

**Tre4ISU** · 10-12-2009, 10:12 PM

George looks like a tank.

**IOWASTATE** · 10-12-2009, 10:16 PM

Klein and Knott will be good by the time they leave here

**Tre4ISU** · 10-12-2009, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by IOWASTATE

Klein and Knott will be good by the time they leave here

Hopefully greenway and hodge good huh.

**dualthreat** · 10-12-2009, 10:36 PM

Earls looks like a beast!!

I didn't know brandon brown still had elligibility!? :)

**no2cyclones** · 10-12-2009, 10:51 PM

Zelon looks really impressive, in both character and talent.

**Aclone** · 10-12-2009, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by yaman3

George looks like a tank.

No, George looks like a safety.

Originally Posted by yaman3

Not cool. I will take any or all of those guys that profiles were given for. They all look like studs, they all have some speed which is nice.

Seriously? This is what a "stud" looks like to me: Tevin Jackson - Yahoo! Sports

**Erik4Cy** · 10-12-2009, 11:31 PM

I'm actually really excited about that youthful LB. AJ Klein will be a good one mark my words. Taufoo will hopefully step into a starting role player cuz otherwise why did we go the juco route? Earls would be very nice get IMO.

I know its a LB thread, but we REALLY REALLY need to bolster that DLine somehow, #1 priority of recruiting IMO

**Tre4ISU** · 10-12-2009, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by Erik4Cy

I'm actually really excited about that youthful LB. AJ Klein will be a good one mark my words. Taufoo will hopefully step into a starting role player cuz otherwise why did we go the juco route? Earls would be very nice get IMO.

I know its a LB thread, but we REALLY REALLY need to bolster that DLine somehow, #1 priority of recruiting IMO

If we land enough of them, I think we can move someone to the DE spot or possibly Wally goes to a 3-4 with a hybrid.

**Steve** · 10-12-2009, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by yaman3

If we land enough of them, I think we can move someone to the DE spot or possibly Wally goes to a 3-4 with a hybrid.

Trying to switch to a 3-4 would set the defense back at least 2 years. While the DL is struggling is struggling in many situations to make plays, it would be much worse if they lined up in a 3-4. Two 2 defenses take an entirely different style of DL and we have absolutely no one on the roster who fits the profile for DL in a 3-4.

**Tre4ISU** · 10-12-2009, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Steve

Trying to switch to a 3-4 would set the defense back at least 2 years. While the DL is struggling is struggling in many situations to make plays, it would be much worse if they lined up in a 3-4. Two 2 defenses take an entirely different style of DL and we have absolutely no one on the roster who fits the profile for DL in a 3-4.

That's not at all what I am saying. I worded it wrong. What I meant was basically sliding a DE to the inside and putting a linebacker at a rush end on passing downs. I did not mean that we go to a 3-4 as our base. Good God, no that would be a failure of epic proportions.