(11-27-2018 07:59 AM)757ODU Wrote: What does that tell you? Does anybody truly understand how bad our roster is going to be next year?
That is an interesting question. I'll start with the offense.
The good:
On the surface it appears that our rb corps will be better en total, albeit without the bruiser that we had in Cox, than we have ever had
QB should be good. BL is better than some here think, and is a very good fit for our system. I suspect that Williams will not return, and I am still puzzled by the Drayton Arnold situation. In two Spring games he appeared to be a stronger and faster version of BL with good positional presence, strong arm, and accurate throws. In most circumstances I would blow it off to "the coaches know something, and so it's ok". Given our post Heinicke history, I am not so quick to accept that.
Fitzgerald is a drop back passer, and apparently a very good one, but until we have a better OL, he will not be a great fit.
The kicking game looks to be at least as good, and likely better if experience counts.
The Questionable:
We lose 3 fantastic WRs. I might be otherwise terrified save for the fact that Fulghum didn't become fantastic until after the arrival of John Allen. Prior to that he dropped a lot of passes and often seemed to miss reads and was out of position.
With a stable of tall and (on paper) fast 3 star WRs, including but not limited to Fitzgerald, Ellison, and Mayo I am confident that under Allen's tutelage we will be in good shape.
I am still not sure we really understand the proper usage of a TE. Maybe Allen can help with that as well.
The I-have-no-idea:
The Oline. I really have no feel for our offensive line next year. We lose arguably our best Lineman since the Born/Morrell days in Nick Clarke.
Otherwise our line has been painfully slow. I had expected Weaver to become a standout but so far he has not.
Looking at our roster, we seem to have a lot of "beef" but at 300+pounds, some of these guys that are less than 6'4" may be, shall we say, too well fed.
This kid from Richmond, RSFr Jack Miller III at 6'7" 270 may be the prototype we are looking for. He was a standout in HS and has a David Born look to him.
I will be interested to see the result of new strength and conditioning, which IMHO is absolutely imperative for this group.