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Good luck to him. Never heard of him before, but if he's going to get a shot in the NFL at safety there's no better place for him to be than here. Right time, right coach, wide open competition and we have a need for an inexpensive, coachable and dependable player at the spot.

I'm not sure any other coach in the league is as open to giving a UDFA a shot at not just the roster or practice squad but at a starting position even. Still, even with that it's a long, hard climb.

 

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4 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

98% likelihood he is camp fodder. Not a bad guy to bring in, however.

They definitely value athleticism, which I like. We just don't want to go full Al Davis. Never go full Al Davis.

I hear we were looking at a Kicker in the first but went with Horn instead.

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2 hours ago, TheCasillas said:

I thought Jeremy chinn was our FS?

He may be--but if we run 3 S sets--or maybe the try Ibe as the nickle, or maybe he is depth and special teams only---

He transferred from Rice and maybe he was not a good fit there--who knows?  We know that he is an athlete, and Rhule and Co. pride themselves on developing players.  I think Chinn could play FS and then step up into a LB/SS role and a FS come it--I really do not get the system.

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1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

Yeah, I think a lot of what we are doing is just throwing poo against the wall to see if it will stick but being selective about the poo that we are throwing. If we snag a couple of cheap starters from the bunch of offseason moves, it will be a solid strategy.

Maybe, but Rhule seems to think he can coach and mold kids with athletic ability.  He does not count on college to be the minor leagues--he knows some really good athletes are misused, don't fit, etc.  I think he is looking for these players to develop as opposed to throwing players against a wall to see who sticks.  That was the Hurney way (remember RG? DT?--hell, CB and QB?).

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58 minutes ago, GamecockSmitty4 said:

Don't get your hopes up for Ibe. He was nothing special at SC and didn't see anything that made me think he was even a low level NFL guy. 

I'll pull for him as a former Gamecock and a Panther but don't have high expectations. 

 

 

 

He was a transfer from Rice and played a total of 14 games at USC--but I too am a USC fan and he was not special in that system.  Did they ever try him at nickel?  In a 3-3-5?  Just talking fit here.  He is an athlete---and someone smart enough to see it, someone known for developing unloved talent into winners signed him.  That we know.  The fact that Musgrave did not is possibly another issue.  He makes the PS--in my opinion---and a lot of those guys get a chance by the end of the season.

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J.T Ibe

CAREER
Defensive back who received a sixth-year of eligibility, playing his final two seasons at South Carolina as a graduate transfer from Rice University... appeared in 47 games, making 40 starts with 191 total tackles... a three-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2019
Sixth-year safety who played in 11 games, starting 10… finished fourth on the squad with 61 tackles… credited with three pass breakups, two of which came in the upset win at Georgia… missed the season opener due to a lingering pec injury… led the team with eight tackles against Florida… the Rice University graduate logged a season-high 12 tackles at Texas A&M, playing in his home state… had 10 stops in the season finale against Clemson.

2018    
Graduate transfer who started each of the first four games... logged nine tackles including eight solo stops... tallied five tackles in his SEC debut vs. Georgia... did not play after suffering a knee injury in the Kentucky game... named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

2017    
Recorded 42 tackles in 10 games, all starts, for Rice... logged a career-high 13 tackles at Pitt and forced a fumble in that contest... presented with the Carl Isgren Iron Owl Award for his efforts in the weight room.

2016    
Started each of the first seven games at free safety and played in 10 contests overall... fifth on the team with a career-high 42 tackles despite missing a pair of games... credited with six tackles at Southern Miss in addition to forcing one fumble and recovering a second... credited with six tackles and two pass breakups vs. Baylor... tied for the team lead with eight tackles in the opener at WKU... missed spring drills while recovering from surgery.

2015    
Played in all 12 games, making nine starts at free safety as a redshirt freshman... ranked sixth on the team with 37 tackles and tied for the lead among DBs with 2.5 TFL... made his first career start vs. Wagner and was credited with three tackles and one pass breakup... led the team with a career-high nine tackles, including six unassisted, at North Texas... picked up his first career tackle for loss vs. Texas.

2014    
Redshirted while recovering from an injury as a true freshman at Rice.

HIGH SCHOOL    
Graduated from Mansfield (Texas) High School in 2014... was a first-team All-District 7-5A selection as a senior, second team pick as a junior and co-district defensive sophomore of the year in 2011 for coach Jeff Hulme... ended his career with eight interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown... forced four fumbles and recovered three others, returning one for a score... Standout triple jumper as well... Academic All-District honoree.

PERSONAL    
Full name is Jon-Timothy Chukwuka Ibe... born June 13... graduated from Rice in May 2018 with a degree in kinesiology and sport management... working towards a Master’s degree in sport management.

Link: https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/j-t--ibe/6329

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Oh, and not to be a smartass, but this post was not asking us basement-dwelling "Mom, MEATLOAF" yelling crowd to assess his talent; it was about how his talent caught the eye of someone who develops players like this successfully for a living.  I find it interesting that Rhule was probably there to see Horn and both Smith and Ibe fell into his pocket.

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3 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

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J.T Ibe

CAREER
Defensive back who received a sixth-year of eligibility, playing his final two seasons at South Carolina as a graduate transfer from Rice University... appeared in 47 games, making 40 starts with 191 total tackles... a three-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2019
Sixth-year safety who played in 11 games, starting 10… finished fourth on the squad with 61 tackles… credited with three pass breakups, two of which came in the upset win at Georgia… missed the season opener due to a lingering pec injury… led the team with eight tackles against Florida… the Rice University graduate logged a season-high 12 tackles at Texas A&M, playing in his home state… had 10 stops in the season finale against Clemson.

2018    
Graduate transfer who started each of the first four games... logged nine tackles including eight solo stops... tallied five tackles in his SEC debut vs. Georgia... did not play after suffering a knee injury in the Kentucky game... named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

2017    
Recorded 42 tackles in 10 games, all starts, for Rice... logged a career-high 13 tackles at Pitt and forced a fumble in that contest... presented with the Carl Isgren Iron Owl Award for his efforts in the weight room.

2016    
Started each of the first seven games at free safety and played in 10 contests overall... fifth on the team with a career-high 42 tackles despite missing a pair of games... credited with six tackles at Southern Miss in addition to forcing one fumble and recovering a second... credited with six tackles and two pass breakups vs. Baylor... tied for the team lead with eight tackles in the opener at WKU... missed spring drills while recovering from surgery.

2015    
Played in all 12 games, making nine starts at free safety as a redshirt freshman... ranked sixth on the team with 37 tackles and tied for the lead among DBs with 2.5 TFL... made his first career start vs. Wagner and was credited with three tackles and one pass breakup... led the team with a career-high nine tackles, including six unassisted, at North Texas... picked up his first career tackle for loss vs. Texas.

2014    
Redshirted while recovering from an injury as a true freshman at Rice.

HIGH SCHOOL    
Graduated from Mansfield (Texas) High School in 2014... was a first-team All-District 7-5A selection as a senior, second team pick as a junior and co-district defensive sophomore of the year in 2011 for coach Jeff Hulme... ended his career with eight interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown... forced four fumbles and recovered three others, returning one for a score... Standout triple jumper as well... Academic All-District honoree.

PERSONAL    
Full name is Jon-Timothy Chukwuka Ibe... born June 13... graduated from Rice in May 2018 with a degree in kinesiology and sport management... working towards a Master’s degree in sport management.

Link: https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/j-t--ibe/6329

Aside from his athleticism, I see that he is smart too.  How could a smart safety with a 42" vertical, 4.5 speed, and an 11 foot 3 inch broad jump help anyone?  

I see the appeal.  Lets see what Rhule does with him.  Most likely camp fodder, but he has the goods if he can put them all together. 

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Still want us to bring in a veteran Safety, but I am excited to see what our coaches see in the kid. He is currently sitting 3rd on the SS depth chart as Chinn is listed as being in the FS position. Maybe the kid can jump to SS2 behind burris in camp. 

 

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5 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

Still want us to bring in a veteran Safety, but I am excited to see what our coaches see in the kid. He is currently sitting 3rd on the SS depth chart as Chinn is listed as being in the FS position. Maybe the kid can jump to SS2 behind burris in camp. 

 

I wanted to bring this kid to everyone's attention because he is Rhule's find and lets see what he does with him.

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21 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

He was a transfer from Rice and played a total of 14 games at USC--but I too am a USC fan and he was not special in that system.  Did they ever try him at nickel?  In a 3-3-5?  Just talking fit here.  He is an athlete---and someone smart enough to see it, someone known for developing unloved talent into winners signed him.  That we know.  The fact that Musgrave did not is possibly another issue.  He makes the PS--in my opinion---and a lot of those guys get a chance by the end of the season.

From my recollection, he was strictly used as a free safety.

One thing I can definitely say though is that almost universally Muschamp players (especially DBs) have performed better in the NFL than they did in college. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I wanted to bring this kid to everyone's attention because he is Rhule's find and lets see what he does with him.

I am eager to see how a lot of our developmental projects works. Rhule seems to be a good evaluator when it comes to FO personnel. Only time will tell how god of an player/talent evaluator he is. A lot of these projects will make or break rhules nfl career. Especially the "Sam Darnold Project"... SDP for short lol

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54 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Oh, and not to be a smartass, but this post was not asking us basement-dwelling "Mom, MEATLOAF" yelling crowd to assess his talent; it was about how his talent caught the eye of someone who develops players like this successfully for a living.  I find it interesting that Rhule was probably there to see Horn and both Smith and Ibe fell into his pocket.

Same with the BYU WR.

Just saw an athletic footballer player and thought 'why not throw him a camp invite'.

Which is a step up from Hurney seeing an athletic bloke and offering him a contract.

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1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

Maybe, but Rhule seems to think he can coach and mold kids with athletic ability.  He does not count on college to be the minor leagues--he knows some really good athletes are misused, don't fit, etc.  I think he is looking for these players to develop as opposed to throwing players against a wall to see who sticks.  That was the Hurney way (remember RG? DT?--hell, CB and QB?).

Well, all these coaches think that. There is typically a reason that the cream rises to the top at the professional level.

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