Tech Decade: Hokies' Best Defensive Player of the Aughts
by furrer4heisman on Dec 17, 2009 11:03 AM EST
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The 00s are almost over and its time to decide the best moments and players from the last 10 seasons. Every day this week you readers will decide your favorite game, win, offensive and defensive player and team from those seasons.
Which Tech defensive player was the best of the 00s? You decide. Here are the nominees:
DeAngelo Hall (2001-2003) - Arguably the best athlete Bud Foster has ever had on defense. Hall had 172 tackles, eight interceptions and returned four punts for touchdowns in three seasons for the Hokies. He was also a shut-down corner who was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award in 2003.
Darryl Tapp (2002-2005) - Was named first team All-ACC in 2004 and 2005 and finished his career with 187 tackles and 21.5 sacks. He had 18.5 sacks his junior and senior year.
Xavier Adibi (2004-2007) - Had 291 tackles, 11 sacks and seven interceptions in his four years at Tech. Was first-team All-ACC in 2007 and was voted a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. Helped lead the Hokies to two ACC championships in 2004 and 2007.
Brandon Flowers (2004-2007) - Maybe the best all-around cornerback the Hokies have seen, Flowers was both an outstanding cover corner and run-stopper from the boundary side. Finished his career with 158 tackles and 10 interceptions.
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I voted for Tapp
but Flowers is right there behind him. Tough to differentiate between an end and a corner.
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by furrer4heisman on Dec 17, 2009 11:25 AM EST reply actions
the amazing thing is
you can almost consider flowers underrated. i dont think he got the respect he deserved when he was at tech.
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by furrer4heisman on Dec 17, 2009 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
WHERE IS VINCE HALL!?
WHY ISN’T VINCE HALL ON THIS LIST! FOSTER HAS SAID ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT HE IS THE BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER HE HAS EVER COACHED! I’D SAY BEST HE’S EVER COACHED SHOULD AT LEAST BE IN THE RUNNING FOR BEST OF THE DECADE. MY WRITE IN VOTE IS FOR VINCE HALL, but I voted for Darryl Tapp in his absence.
I was wondering how long it would take
for someone to bring up Hall. It was a toss-up between him and Adibi for inclusion on the ballot, but I went with X. Don’t worry, I’ve got something special cooked up for Monday that should satisfy your Vince Hall needs.
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by furrer4heisman on Dec 17, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
the reason
i would say adibi over hall is that in the 2 years since both have been gone, adibi and his pass coverage skills have been much harder for foster to replace.
Jimmy Williams
I hope Adibi wins this in a landslide, but Jimmy Williams was a better player for Tech in his time there than D Hall or Flowers. And Macho Harris was a prototypical Beamerball player. This list needs to be three or four more players and long. Didn’t Corey Moore play a bowl game in 2000? Do we count him?
Debating everyone
Okay, thanks. And yes, I hope it will satisfy my Hall fix! Man he was a tough nosed player, and was always in on the play. Anyone think we’ll ever see another linebacker of his caliber at Tech? Doubt it. I can see where Williams’ inclusion on this list over Hall makes sense, because he was an All-America corner and played two positions…both very well, across his career. His stats might not have been as gaudy as Hall’s, but in his defense, how many balls got thrown his way his senior year? Seriously, I have rarely EVER seen teams shy away from throwing at a player in my entire life! He must have done a bang-up job in coverage, and also coming in to stop the run! One of his greatest attributes (probably because he was 6’3" and over 2 bills). But saying that he is a better cover corner than Brandon Flowers (the best cover corner in Tech history) is just ludicrous. There’s a reason Williams was moved to FS right away and Flowers earned a starting spot out of preseason and is now a year later their shutdown guy. But I could see why this would be a hard job for as many good football players as we’ve had on the defensive side of the ball in the last decade. And how about some love for my guy Vegas Robinson! I love the way he played!
Kevin McCadam, Aaron Rouse, Chris Ellis, Vince Hall, Victor Harris, Jason Worlds, Chad Beasley, Willie Pile, Garnell Wilds,Eric Green
If you look at stats all of these guys deserve to be talked about in this conversation. Please respond.
Here's your response!
I can see everyone but Wilds and McCadam. How about Nathaniel Adibi? Incredibly productive. One of the best freshman seasons a tech player ever had. Also, Baaqee anyone?
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