Oh I see your logicAgreed they are both great players but we have depth at those positions. The secondary is loaded as is RB.
Yea but with league leading DEs and DBs, I think the LBs will be in a better position to play well without having to do anything special.The key may be what names start at LB. Everyone listed is a known quantity. We don't exactly know how we will do replacing Slayton, but we know we're solid there. LB is a much bigger question mark.
Yes. Specifically im saying that we dont have guys good enough to replace those 4 players without a significant drop off. Tommy is obviously the Key. Alton is our best DE since Freeney. Servais anchors a new line and will be protecting TD blind side. Black may be the only one we could shore up for but i believe he is poised for a dominant year.Oh I see your logic
Couldn't you simplify and say there is 1 key to duplicating last years success is health (particularly at the positions you mentioned)
I have been thinking about this question all offseason and with the addition of the two experienced OTs, I really don’t see the weak spot in the team that cause a huge step back.
Yes Tommy has to be good, but I am in the camp that he will be better than good. I don’t think we’re going to be talking about him being the best 1st yr QB, I think we’re going to be talking about how he is in the conversation with the top handful of QBs PERIOD.
Couldn't agree moreYes. Specifically im saying that we dont have guys good enough to replace those 4 players without a significant drop off. Tommy is obviously the Key. Alton is our best DE since Freeney. Servais anchors a new line and will be protecting TD blind side. Black may be the only one we could shore up for but i believe he is poised for a dominant year.
I love black but I think Ruff is key. Bye end of year he was playing almost as well as Slayton. Kidd is super explosive with a nose for the ball. The three inside guys do better than we think and that will give our backers some breathing room.Yes. Specifically im saying that we dont have guys good enough to replace those 4 players without a significant drop off. Tommy is obviously the Key. Alton is our best DE since Freeney. Servais anchors a new line and will be protecting TD blind side. Black may be the only one we could shore up for but i believe he is poised for a dominant year.
Yes but even if your right (I think you might be) we still can not afford to lose any 1 of our 3 tackles. A healthy DT rotation includes at least 4 guys who can contribute at a starters level. We are already at 3 (again, from what I understand about our roster which is admittedly not much compared to others) which is light.I love black but I think Ruff is key. Bye end of year he was playing almost as well as Slayton. Kidd is super explosive with a nose for the ball. The three inside guys do better than we think and that will give our backers some breathing room.
Totally agree with that. Hoping Rondi or someone comes in better than we thought to give us at least 4.Yes but even if your right (I think you might be) we still can not afford to lose any 1 of our 3 tackles. A healthy DT rotation includes at least 4 guys who can contribute at a starters level. We are already at 3 (again, from what I understand about our roster which is admittedly not much compared to others) which is light.
Going down to 2 I think would be catastrophic, particularly when Nov rolls around and everyone is dinged up and exhausted
Totally agree with that. Hoping Rondi or someone comes in better than we thought to give us at least 4.
It's gotta be Harper right? He's got size and has been in the program long enough at this point to be the 4th DT. Would be very telling if a true frosh jumped him.
You had me at “depth”.Agreed they are both great players but we have depth at those positions. The secondary is loaded as is RB.
Yeah true. Haven’t heard anything yet on him. Hoping he is ready but he needs a little more explosion than he showed on his hs tape.It's gotta be Harper right? He's got size and has been in the program long enough at this point to be the 4th DT. Would be very telling if a true frosh jumped him.
I’ll give you one , heckle is 100% has been full goI'm concerned about the whispers in another thread of there being more injuries than we non-insiders are aware. As it was at least loosely verified by an insider, I can't help but wonder who (of course) and at what positions. There is enough time for a lot of mild injuries to heal and to get appropriate practice time, but there is room for some concern, too.
Hey, what's being a fan like without a little paranoia and handwringing?