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Post by Trojan Warrior on Aug 7, 2014 20:02:13 GMT -6
By Ryan McCollough The Troy defensive backs have heard all of the phrases – Achilles’ heel, weakest link, the chink in the armor – and are on a mission to drown out the noise going forward. The Trojan corners and safeties readily admit 2013 was a struggle. Troy gave up over 313 yards a game in the air, and a whopping 28 passing touchdowns. Those numbers put the Troy DBs as the worst in the Sun Belt Conference and third worst unit in the nation. “We took a step back to look at things going in to spring,” said Troy safeties coach Dustin Landry. “We wanted to say ‘Who are we’ and ‘What identity are we.’ Last year we have up a lot of yards.. explosively. That is definitely something we want to eliminate this year.” The 2014 defensive backfield returns a few familiar faces, including Ethan Davis and Keion Payne. However, Troy will be without the two leading tacklers from last year’s team, safeties Camren Hudson and Chris Pickett, as well as veteran corner Chris Davis. With the departure of the three veteran players, starting jobs are available; the competition between the players seeking to earn the spots has been high. Femi Odaibo and T.J. Fuller, a transfer from Butler Community College, are battling for the nickel position. Payne, Davis, Tray Hall and Montres Kitchens will see action at the corner spots. Fuller said the learning curve has been steep, but feels he is progressing. “I am learning a lot of things from the older guys,” Fuller said. “I am going to the film room early trying to get some things done. They had a mediocre season last year, but we can’t settle for that.” ( Full Article)
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