A Sea Of Red

Well boys only two positions left to look at and training camp opens next week (any chance a mod could sticky all the Fan the Flames 2009 Outlook discussions after special teams next week?). This time around we are going to look at the guys tasked with protecting whoever is going to be our starting QB and opening holes for whoever will be our running backs:

Lost:

• Zach Davis Jacksonville, FL (Graduation)
  Mike Godsil Mansfield, OH (Graduation)
  Spencer Hodges Bradenton, FL (Transfer)
  Britt Stone Ozark, AL (Graduation)

Returning:

• Aaron Brown Redshirt Sophomore South Hill, VA
  Matt Camire Redshirt Junior Midlothian, VA
  Mario Cosby Redshirt Senior Lynchburg, VA
  Tim Hartman Redshirt Senior Chester, VA
  Andy Lundy Redshirt Freshman Chilhowie, VA
  Bryan Mosier Redshirt Senior Mansfield, OH
  Alex Stadler Redshirt Junior Bealeton, VA
  Antonio Tassara Redshirt Junior Naples, FL
  Justin Vargas Redshirt Junior Jacksonville, FL
  Josh Weaver Redshirt Senior Starke, FL
  Toney White Redshirt Sophomore Manassas Park, VA
  Matthias Wrede Senior Langenhagen, Germany

Incoming:

• Malcolm Boyd 6'4" 275 Lbs Spartanburg, SC (Dorman HS)
  Jay Weatherington 6'4" 280 Lbs Woodbridge, VA (Woodbridge HS)
  DJ Sellman 6'6" 320 Lbs Columbia, MD (Dematha Catholic HS)

The boys officially report next Wednesday. Lets talk about the protectors up front and as always if there is any information that is missing or in error feel free to mention.

Any Projection from the outlook guru. (sp)

Judging by size alone, DJ Sellman should start right away. That's a big boy. If he has the skills to back up that size, he might be a 4 year starter...

He won't redshirt this year. That's a sure thing.

[quote=""R" i ""]Any Projection from the outlook guru. (sp)[/quote]

The three I think most likely to start would be Mosier, Cosby and Weaver. Mosier and Weaver are the other two offensive captains (along with Mike Brown) and Cosby played behind Mike Godsil at center (and madmat's boy is back helping out with the O-line this season). Sellman is a very big boy and I would not be surprised if he got the other tackle position. CHL made a very good point when he said that if he (Sellman) has the skills to back up that size that he has the potential to be a 4 year starter on the line. He really could be someone who could be a real anchor at his position as Godsil was at center over his four years

Center is still a big question in my mind. I dont know if Cosby can play at a level we need him to. Lets hope he has a good camp.

You guys are forgetting about Justin Vargas and Alex Stadler. Someone would have to dethrone them to get their starting spots.

jcmanson wrote:You guys are forgetting about Justin Vargas and Alex Stadler. Someone would have to dethrone them to get their starting spots.

Yay, someone actually remembered we had returning starters. Good job.

SuperJon wrote:He won't redshirt this year. That's a sure thing.

I finally got this. Yeah, I'm slow.

Thanks for that jc. I was sitting here thinking about my last post and Stadler was my 5th on the line. really with him and Vargas back means that you have 3 spots on the starting line and then second string at all those positions so essentially you have 13 guys possibly battling for 8 positions

I thought that Sellman already redshirted. We recruited him 2 years ago.

Stevev wrote:I thought that Sellman already redshirted. We recruited him 2 years ago.

jcmanson wrote:

SuperJon wrote:He won't redshirt this year. That's a sure thing.

I finally got this. Yeah, I'm slow.

Sellman signed in 08 (http://www.libertyflames.com/index.cfm? ... 88&TeamID=) I saw in a story about the 09 class that he enrolled in August, but he's listed in teh 09 signing class as someone who arrived in January. I guess circumstances precluded him from being in class for a semester?

He's been here since August. It was a situation just like Terry Adams and a few other players (Steven Wilkes in that class as well) that just had to work on some school stuff before they could join the team. They worked their butts off, got their school stuff in order, and now they're able to join the team.

So the question of center still stands.... is mario capable of playing at the level we need him to. or shall we look else where.

On a side note, I have heard good things about the German that is now on the Offensive side of the ball. I think he may see some valuable back up minutes.

I want to put in a plug for Tim Hartman. He is a solid physical player and a senior who will provide backup at all 5 positions, a very valuable asset, especially at 6'5 320 lbs.

Chemistry and leadership will be the charge given to Mo and Weave.

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On a side note, I have heard good things about the German that is now on the Offensive side of the ball. [/quote]

You're going to need to be more specific. We're collecting Germans these days.

Libertine wrote:[quote=""R" i ""]
On a side note, I have heard good things about the German that is now on the Offensive side of the ball.

You're going to need to be more specific. We're collecting Germans these days.[/quote]

Soren Wendland sp? He was a DL and switched to OL. Maybe he can play center? haha...

Not too many 6'8" centers out there. I suspect Soren will be playing tackle.

I think his first name is Soeren.

Soren was an average defensive player, but he does have great size. It really depends on how hard he worked this summer that will determine the success of the switch. I'd call it a 50/50.