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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4734797, member: 40"] What about Garrett Shrader? Examples cut both ways. I find it totally uninteresting to just suggest that we need to wait and see. As IthacaBarrel points out above, it isn't insightful nor an evaluation at all, it is just hedging. OF COURSE we need to see what they do. Same way that we need to see how our young incumbents -- like Oliver, Perry, Delanie, Peterson, etc. -- perform. The good news is that we have a stable of impressive athletes returning. And we've bolstered both the CB and Saftey positional units by bringing in quality transfers / JUCOs, which is why I'm making the case that depth has improved. More importantly, the entire secondary won't fall apart if we sustain a key injury or two, because we have quality guys behind them. I wholeheartedly believe that the competition in practice for PT will be fierce in the secondary this year, which is a great thing. I liked both Carter and Chestnut, and I wish they'd both returned. But I don't think either of those guys is irreplaceable. I think the bigger loss will be Garret Williams to be honest. I'm not that worried, because we have guys who were even starters at other schools [Farmer] waiting in the wings. We're building something special in the secondary, as evidenced by how many guys we've placed in the NFL draft in recent years from the secondary. I'm even more excited about what the future holds, because of the talent we've brought in as a RESPONSE to the success we've had in the secondary. Future looks bright to me. And if it all doesn't connect this year, so what? Last year, a guy like Oliver was a high profile transfer, and he didn't see the field much. This year, it sounds like he's going to be in line for a bigger role. Is he a "bust" because he didn't make the two-deep his first year on the hill, if he becomes a contributor now? Will Gould / Farmer / Martin be busts if they don't start but crack the two deep, and afford not much of a drop off when they sub in for Simmons, Clark, or Barron? Can't wait to see what he and the others do on September 2nd. [/QUOTE]

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