Hugh Freeze Breaks Down the Auburn Tigers LB Room

The Auburn Tigers will have some new faces at linebacker this year.

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00:00Yeah, heck, I don't know the difference between the ones and twos, and I really don't.

00:06Matter of fact, they switch every day who goes out there first and who goes out there second.

00:13So it really, I don't really notice much difference.

00:17I think Woodyard's been solid.

00:20He's gifted at certain things and maybe not as gifted in some things,

00:25but the things he's, he definitely can get us lined up and he's playing hard at a high level.

00:31Riddick's back now, which adds good depth and athleticism to that group.

00:37And Melendez and Diaz and Atkins and Caleb, you know,

00:43those six guys have kind of been interchangeable, rotating in and out,

00:51no matter what group runs out there first.

00:55And there's not a lot of difference, truthfully, in those.

01:02You know, Diaz and Atkins, they, we need to slow them down a little on the run fits.

01:10They're so dang aggressive and sometimes can recover because they have quick twitch.

01:15But I just, I haven't watched the film, but I know there was one real explosive run today.

01:21And I guarantee you, he overplayed the, instead of staying in his gap,

01:28I think he was a little aggressive getting over the top to the double team,

01:34which makes it really hard for it to hit front side.

01:36But if it does roll back side, there's a problem.

01:40But boy, their, their effort and passion that they play the game with is,

01:47I couldn't be more pleased.

01:48But those, those six guys kind of rotate in and out, no matter what group we're in.

01:54All right.

01:56All right.

01:57So,