(07-24-2017 04:15 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  http://www.gobearcats.com/roster.aspx?path=football

as we head off to camp, some quick thoughts about position groups...

QB: We at least have some stability with the same 2 guys returning. Hopefully the QB play improves or the rest of this post about positions doesn't matter.

RB: Mike Boone and then some nice looking backups who have never taken a college snap.

OL: With Stout no longer on the roster we are replacing 4 out of 5 starters on the OL. That unit struggled last year but guys like Bond, Leahey, and Stout were pretty decent and will be missed.

TE: Some stability there as well.

WR: Lewis and Grey and then several unproven or young guys.

DL: We only have 2 guys with experience who are actually DT's in Copeland and Broughton. They are pretty solid but you need a rotation and its back to guys with no experience and/or freshman after them.

LB: We have a senior and a sophomore and then a roster of freshmen to fill out all of the other snaps for the season.

CB: With Thomas gone we have a couple upper classmen in Stephens and Coleman who struggled frequently to find the ball in the air and then a lot of unknown.

S: Carter Jacobs and Gilbert provide some needed experience.

K: Gantz coming back from injury will be big.

P: An aussie who has never played a snap of American Football.

It is a very good thing this is not a tougher schedule or we could have been in for a damned long year. We may still be in for a longer one than expected or hoped for.

Great post. I completely agree. The fact that the roster is so thin makes the losses of Stout and Thomas all the bigger.