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Lamarr Houston & Our DTs

Posted by Scipio Tex on February 22nd, 2009 under Football

A nice article on Texassports about Cory Redding’s work with Lamarr Houston.

Cory is a great Longhorn and a real character guy. I’m glad to see him back in Austin because he’s righteous and a positive influence on the young impressionables.

Anyone want to move him to LB?

Check out the photo gallery link at the top as well.

We need all-conference level play at DT from Houston. He’s fully capable of it. He’s a naturally strong guy who doesn’t get moved around in there, but that was also playing three tech. If we ask him to to play some offset nose, he’ll need to draw on some different skills.

The other DT spot will be a tag team of several guys: Randall, incoming freshmen, Humphrey (if he pulls it together). I’m less than optimistic about Ben Alexander giving us quality reps as he has never shown us anything tangible and I’m not sure if Wilcoxon is physically ready for college football yet as his primary value will be as a situational run-plugger…two years from now. Or at guard. Perhaps he’s on a Brian Cushing plan and will surprise me.

Kheeston Randall is a big kid with great athletic ability, but he’s tall and plays high. Until he can learn to control his pad level, high quality competition will give him fits. I hope his spring and summer are spent in a chute going against Mason Walters and that his offseason is heavy in hip and flexibility work. Ha ha. That was funny. I actually believed that for a moment as I wrote it. He’ll bench a lot though. He has to come through to some degree or we’re just doomed.

Howell looks the part, but counting on an impact true freshman in the interior DL is folly.

Derek Johnson – see Howell. He’s also incredibly raw having played his high school career as a stand-up edge rusher. High school coaches can be cute, can’t they? %^#%$%@##$#$%$$

Kyle Kriegel – Check back in 2012.

Jarvis Humphrey is a mystery and the lack of information about his status is usually telling of a guy deep in the coach’s dog house. Too bad – coming out of high school he appeared to have all of the talent in the world. He still has some time to pull it together and earn back some trust.

You’ll also see us bring a DE inside situationally against teams that can’t punish us in the running game for doing so. Eddie Jones is a strong enough guy to hold up in there. There are great advantages to this in creating pass rush and increasing team speed, but it will get ugly when and if we face a competent running team.


We’re gonna miss ya, big guy

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  1. BobLillyMunster said:

    February 22nd, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    Luciano Martinez: Monterrey, Mexico’s maniacal madman will calm your fears and have you jumping for La Joya!

  2. ShepardToLostSheep said:

    February 22nd, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    “Bo, you and Luke go get inside the General, (NO, NOT THAT ONE!), and go find Brian Ellis. Start lookin’ fer him around Abilene Christian and maybe Stephen F. Austin. When ya find out where he’s staying ask him if his got room for Payne and Webber.”

  3. Hookah Horns said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 am

    Glad to see I’m not the only one who hates Johnson’s coach for that bullshit. On the flipside, I’m sure he has developed above average open-field pursuit and tackling ability for a DT.

  4. dedfischer said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 6:34 am

    I think Muschamp should try that Christian Scott dude in lieu of Jared Norton at LB. I think he’ll need a little more speed at the position this season.

  5. HenryJames said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Watching Houston try to take on double teams last year was brutal.

  6. Horncasting said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 8:36 am

    FYI – Howell played some DE is highschool as well.

    Realistically someone needs to sit down Humphrey and explain that what he does over the next 6 months could determine if we are playing in Pasadena and whether he gets passed on the depth chart by true freshman.

  7. dedfischer said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 8:52 am

    Houston reminds me of Rajon Henley, exactly. Square plug, round hole. He didn’t look good the further he got into conference play and began to wear down.

  8. Bateshorn said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 9:02 am

    The lack of mention of Humphrey anywhere in that article is just upsetting. It makes the need on my to-do list of creating a time machine and going back and stageing an intervention on Dre Jones before Robert Joseph could get his hooks in him even more pressing….

  9. Spring Branch Horn said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 am

    OU must have been doubling Houston and leaving Orapko solo on Loadholt

  10. Spring Branch Horn said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 9:37 am

    And leaving Miller solo as well

  11. Scipio Tex said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Houston had a great game against OU and he got doubled maybe once.

  12. anonymous said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 am

    Sigh. Hopefully at least one of the freshmen are ready to go. Could have used a juco DT here if that was an option.

  13. whoopspat said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 am

    What’s the word on Humphrey?

    I’ve seen a couple of the longhorn coaches talk about an ankle injury that was really holding Houston back last year. It’s hard to discount the effect of an injury on a player’s performance.

    See the difference of Orakpo’s Junior and Senior year.

  14. Scipio Tex said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 am

    No one who watched the games has any serious concerns about Houston.

    The word on Humphrey is none.

  15. Horncasting said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am

    Really? You don’t think he is undersized to move into Miller’s position?

  16. Scipio Tex said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Yeah, he is. But he’ll be shooting gaps as often as plugging and he’s got seven months to work on his base.

  17. Spider said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    So, we’re running the 3-4 next year?

    [runs and hides in a drainage ditch near Wimberley]

  18. dedfischer said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    “…he’s got seven months to work on his base.”

    Maddog will start with a roux.

  19. Scipio Tex said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    Spider -

    We will, as Muschamp (and his wife) like to say, be multiple.

    Ded:

    Have you seen Eastbound Down on HBO yet? If you haven’t, it’s pretty much about a lot of the dudes you went to high school with.

  20. dedfischer said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    I actually watched my first episode last night. The baseball dude reminds me of a guy a year older than me, named Chris, mullet and all.

  21. Marco Martin said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    “Houston reminds me of Rajon Henley, exactly. Square plug, round hole. He didn’t look good the further he got into conference play and began to wear down.”

    I suggest you watch the Texas A&M and Kansas games again. He also had several nice stops on Beanie “Take Me Out Coach I’m Hurt” Wells in the Fiesta Bowl. He needs to stay at the 3-tech, though. Don’t like his chances at nose. That is where someone else is going to need to step up.

  22. dedfischer said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Against the two shittiest OLs I saw play last year….

  23. SlickStreet said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    Lot of questions among the supposed ‘answers’ for replacing greats like Roy and Rak. You’re right—though Randall has a lot of upside (seem to recall he hasn’t even played football many years), he is ‘tallish’ and is not any guarantee to blossom asap (though I think he will).

    Humphrey is an enigma at this stage, and I don’t know what to expect from Wilcoxon. Seem to recall Muschamp a year ago mentioning him as a situational pass rusher, rather than run stopper, but not certain.

    Houston’s a big hope, but he’s also a question in playing a new spot.

    Eddie Jones was a five-star gem who’s shown stuff, but is another guy with questions considering his repeated injury bug (he’ll miss the spring due to ankle surgery).

    At least we have some true talent–just a lot of youth and inexperience, much like DB’s last year. (can’t wait to hear you’re analysis on Deon Beasley, ha)

  24. SlickStreet said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    clarific on Randall–”though I think he will” (blossom, but not necessarily just because we want him to early in ‘09)

  25. ChrisApplewhite said:

    February 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    Why are the DT recruits we bring in always exactly as talented as they are crazy?

  26. BEHorn said:

    February 24th, 2009 at 7:34 am

    Like Byron yearning for Genevra, I still grow lachrymose as I gaze upon any photo of Roy Miller.

  27. Petey said:

    February 24th, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    I love what Muschamp is doing playing Houston at DT to bring more speed to combat the spread offenses.

    That being said, I think if Houston can add around 10 pounds of solid lean muscle, then he would be an excellent Power DE once he gets to the NFL.

  28. glenn said:

    February 25th, 2009 at 3:58 am

    i don’t know why bryan had such a hard time getting to geneva, but i, too, get the mos’ lackery of feelings when i think about ol’ number 99 not being here anymore.

    he’s been great all the way around. sure glad we got him instead of that hotshot five-star whose name i can’t think of.

    wish him absolutely the best.

  29. HenryJames said:

    February 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am

    Belmont released a statement today about Humphrey.

    “Our doctors identified a concern with Jarvis’ kidney during his pre-participation physical exam that has worsened and is currently being treated. It will prevent him from participating this spring, while we continue to monitor his situation,” Longhorn trainer Kenny Boyd said.

  30. Vasherized said:

    February 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am

    Another one just came out saying Ishie Oduegwu is “retiring” due to lingering medical issues.

    Bum shoulder presumably.

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