Page 10
THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1975
Aggie defensive backs
(continued from page 8)
senior from Plano is equally as de
vastating covering the pass, leading
the Aggies in interceptions last sea
son with seven. He has an unusual
ability to anticipate the receiver’s
next move and quickness that can’t
be described in words.
Robertson had nothing but praise
for Thomas’ play over the last three
seasons. “He has the quickest feet ol
any defensive back I’ve ever
coached and he’s the best one-on-
one pass defender I’ve ever
coached, said Robertson. That’s
pretty goo.d when you consider
Robertson has coached eight defen
sive backs who are currently in the
professional ranks.
“He’s (Thomas) short for a defen
sive back, but he has phenomenal
jumping ability. I guess he has some
weaknesses but I haven’t been able
to find any yet. It seems as if the
only weakness he has is his coach,”
Robertson said jokingly.
On the other corner is Thomp
son, (5-10, 183) who plays with great
intensity. “He (Thompson) looks
like Pat to me, Robertson com
mented. “He’s not as quick, but he
plays with those same good techni
ques. Thompson, who didn’t start
but saw considerable action last
year, really evolved into a solid
player this spring. “He looks like
he’s going to be a good one,’ said
Robertson.
Jackie Williams, (5-11,178) who
is the quarterback of the A&M sec
ondary, is just the kind of man any
coach would want at free safety.
He s a Larry Wilson type with excel
lent range and a yearning to get to
the football once it’s in flight. And
he knows what to do when he gets to
the pigskin. “He (Williams) has a
phenomenal knack for breaking for
the football. He’s tough and is an
excellent open-field tackier,” said
Robertson of his pupil.
Williams is like a second defen
sive coordinator on the field. If you
ever watched the Aggie secondary
as they lined up between plays last
season, you noticed Williams turn
ing and shouting to both sides of the
defensive backfield. He diagnoses
the opposing offensive set and calls
variations in the defensive coverage
when needed.
The strong safety position proba
bly presents a battle as interesting
as the battle for the quarterbacking
job on the A&M offensive unit.
Hayes, Reggie Williams and junior
college transfer Charles Bell all
have a shot at the job. Robertson
spoke of the situation saying, “I
think it’s going to be a tight battle
during two-a-days. I’m going to pick
the best one of those three to start
against Mississippi. ”
Reggie Williams began the spring
with the starting job, but injured a
knee about midway through the 20
workouts. Williams told The Battal
ion in an interview that he would be
ready to return to full speed action
when workouts resume in August.
Of the three people contending
for the position Williams has the
most experience. Like the rest of his
cohorts, he is endowed with talent.
“He’s the ideal strong safety. He has
good strength, good speed and he’s
an excellent tackier, Robertson
said. “The only thing Reggie needs
is to play.
Hayes, (6-2, 208) who has 9.4
speed, stepped in when Reggie Wil
liams was injured in the spring and
did a fine job, considering that it was
his first time playing the position.
Hayes has played linebacker for the
Aggies for the past two seasons.
With his speed and tackling ability,
he will probably end up being a
prime choice for the NFL draft at
the safety position.
Robertson said Hayes bas the po
tential to be great if he continues to
learn to play the position as well as
lie did this spring. “He did well this
spring. We didn’t throw at him
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much, because we wanted to give
him time to get the basics down,”
said the A&M coach.
“He’s (Hayes) a great tackier and
once he learns what he’s doing, he’s
going to look like a blur back there, ”
Robertson continued.
Bell, (6-0, 185) is exploring a new
defensive scheme here at A&M, but
he learns fast, judging by his play in
the spring game. “He came along
real fast at the close of spring prac
tice,” said Robertson.
Bell plays the safety position a lot
like Jackie illiams. He has good
range and a nose for the ball. He’s
also a secure tackier in open field.
With that kind of talent and with a
coach like Robertson, No. 1 should
be the spot for the Aggie ball hawks
next season. You can be sure that
Robertson knows how to use the
various talents of his troops. And for
all those who doubt, there’s a book
coming out in the next few weeks
entitled, “Winning with the Aggie
4-3 Defense,” written by Melvin
Robertson.
Robertson’s book should be
finished in time to serve an upcom
ing coaching clinic in Fort Worth.
Now everybody can read to find out
what Notre Dame and Northeastern
came to College to learn.
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