(07-06-2017 10:19 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(07-06-2017 09:58 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Its not just the numbers....look at where they are in terms of depth. Even without injuries we are going to have freshmen in the 2 deep at LB, DT, CB, & RB and that is just off the top of my head.

And no with Alex Thomas out, we get to watch Stephens and Coleman stare at the back of receivers helmets' when the ball is in the air for another 12 games this season...they are the only two people on the roster at CB who have played a college football game, let that sink in.

RB has one player who has touched a ball in a college football game (Mike Boone), but a ton of potential
LB has one player who has played any time at LB in college (Jaylyn Minor), but a ton of potential
CB has two players who have seen a college field (Coleman and Stephens)...not sure about the upcoming talent there though
WR has two players who have considerable experience (Gray and Lewis) and two who have one game's worth of experience (Geddis and Rollins), though they did look damn good in that Tulsa game.
DT has two guys who have played a college snap (Broughton, who could be VERY good this year, and Johnson, who was non-existent last year), with next to no undergraduate depth.

The good thing is our OL and TE's look solid and have enough rotational depth to not worry considerably about graduations, our QB's have game experience, we have a SR and 4 JRs in the 2-deep at DE, and our safeties have a ton of game experience as well...I just hope this staff can bring them all up to speed, because those were the position groups where we seemed to have the most trouble last year.

Craziest thing...Taylor Boose lost his redshirt for 2 ******* carries in the last game of the season last year by a corpse coach. That may come back to bite us big time.

Glad to see Braxton Neal is back on the roster. His length may help this year. Can the transfer from Arkansas play corner. I can never remember his name, but he seems a bit undersized for safety or the hybrid. Still very worried about the offensive line. There are lots of bodies with several very highly rated players, but very inexperienced. I could see this unit being much better after given a chance to gel under a real coach.