(08-17-2017 11:43 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(08-17-2017 10:01 AM)EagleTough Wrote:  Kemp is now the guy, can't expect a 225 pound high school kid to be anywhere near ready to play at this level. As I've said before, Kemp can play, just not in a traditional, primarily blocking role. He could be effective as more of a pass catching slot type TE, but wouldn't expect him to just step into Buschman's role and be even an average blocker. Might now be an opportunity to figure out how to get more of these RB's on the field at the same time. Use the extra back to help chip and block instead of the TE.

Really dropped the ball not adding a Juco guy.

Time to adapt, and the coaches to earn their $$$$. May be a big problem........May be a silver lining in the whole thing.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it!

Yep. Agree with you.

If the TE can't chip and help the weak OT (presumably RT), then we'll need to hold in a blocking back.

Otherwise, run Roback run.

I don't want to sound like a 'debbie downer' but we can see some achilles heels on the offense at positions which are dependent (co-dependent), i.e., OT and TE. We don't have two stud OTs who don't need blocking help from a TE.

PREDICTION: We'll see a lot of blitzing this year.

EMU has enough experience and talent on offense that they could really hurt a team that goes blitz heavy.