For a Thur opener do they come out Monday of game week or the previous Thur or Fri? Last Thur opener was against the Blue Hens in 2014 but there was no mention of them on this board.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(08-22-2022 02:18 PM)pantone1935 Wrote:  For a Thur opener do they come out Monday of game week or the previous Thur or Fri? Last Thur opener was against the Blue Hens in 2014 but there was no mention of them on this board.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blue Hens? I still haven't gotten my T-shirt.

Blue Hose

All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Wowwwwwww. What a reference. Please take the rest of the week off. You deserve it.

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

(08-23-2022 08:06 AM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

I get your point but it would be kinda wild to bench somebody who was 1st team all conference last year

I'm interested to see who starts at safety as well but as we all know, football playing time is pretty fluid and there's always a handful of players in the rotation. It's a long season, games get long, players get banged up, and different people get shuffled in and out. I don't see any scenario where CJ Brown isn't starting -he was one of our better defenders last season playing at a high level. With that being said, Lafayette is coming off an injury so it depends on how he's looking as he gets back into the groove, Hansen has played a lot and is also coming off an injury, white is an FCS transfer but looks like a player, and Jammeh has showed solid flashes in his limited time. My guess is that they will all see some clock and rotate for the beginning of the season. Someone will stand out and establish themselves as the other "starter".

(08-23-2022 08:10 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:06 AM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

I get your point but it would be kinda wild to bench somebody who was 1st team all conference last year

Hammock has developed a roster. People mentioning 4 Safties and Hansen doesn't get a mention? He started as a FR and started last year on the Conference champs.
RB, Safety, OLine , QB (confident at worse a solid MAC QB as backup) there is depth on this roster.

(08-23-2022 09:45 AM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:10 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:06 AM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

I get your point but it would be kinda wild to bench somebody who was 1st team all conference last year

Hammock has developed a roster. People mentioning 4 Safties and Hansen doesn't get a mention? He started as a FR and started last year on the Conference champs.
RB, Safety, OLine , QB (confident at worse a solid MAC QB as backup) there is depth on this roster.

The depth is outstanding. That has always been the stigma for most G5’s. They can find/develope a few very good players but you were always just an injury, or even a rotation, away from a big drop off.

QB, RB, O-line, safety are stacked. WR, D-tackle & corner are talented and deep but not fully developed. TE, D-end LB are the weak spots in terms of depth but have some great starters.

(08-23-2022 08:10 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:06 AM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

I get your point but it would be kinda wild to bench somebody who was 1st team all conference last year

That’s the thing isn’t it? Personally I think brown is the # 3 or 4 safety on the team…but you can’t bench him…can you?

(08-23-2022 11:48 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:10 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:06 AM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

I get your point but it would be kinda wild to bench somebody who was 1st team all conference last year

That’s the thing isn’t it? Personally I think brown is the # 3 or 4 safety on the team…but you can’t bench him…can you?

Like the saying goes, good problems to have.

(08-23-2022 11:48 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:10 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:06 AM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

I get your point but it would be kinda wild to bench somebody who was 1st team all conference last year

That’s the thing isn’t it? Personally I think brown is the # 3 or 4 safety on the team…but you can’t bench him…can you?

That's a deep question.

Since the topic is "two deep question(s)," then I will add a second deep question.
"what is the true meaning of life?"

Anyone?

(08-23-2022 09:40 AM)Red Dog Wrote:  I'm interested to see who starts at safety as well but as we all know, football playing time is pretty fluid and there's always a handful of players in the rotation. It's a long season, games get long, players get banged up, and different people get shuffled in and out. I don't see any scenario where CJ Brown isn't starting -he was one of our better defenders last season playing at a high level. With that being said, Lafayette is coming off an injury so it depends on how he's looking as he gets back into the groove, Hansen has played a lot and is also coming off an injury, white is an FCS transfer but looks like a player, and Jammeh has showed solid flashes in his limited time. My guess is that they will all see some clock and rotate for the beginning of the season. Someone will stand out and establish themselves as the other "starter".

Please make Hansen a Linebacker. I don’t want to keep watching him get burned deep.

(08-23-2022 11:48 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:10 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 08:06 AM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 07:22 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-22-2022 03:33 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  All I need to see from the two deeps is to see who wins out at safety. Felt like that lineup changed more often than Menudo.

Agreed. Safety and linebacker are where I am curious.

We have 4 backers the coaches like, then add in the kids who have been playing well, would be real interesting.

Safety…I don’t even have a true guess. I assume you have to start CJ Brown…right?

I don't assume that. He was behind Lafayette before the injury. I could see Lafayette and White being the starters. From the sound of things Layayette, Brown, White, and Jammeh are all going to get PT to start the year.

I get your point but it would be kinda wild to bench somebody who was 1st team all conference last year

That’s the thing isn’t it? Personally I think brown is the # 3 or 4 safety on the team…but you can’t bench him…can you?

Hammock is all about competition and the best player playing. I remember him saying when he took the job and so many guys were transferring something along the lines of "it's my job to replace you and your job not to get replaced." Starters at the beginning of last year were Lafayette (All-Conference 2020) and Hansen. Lafayette got hurt, Brown played very well in his place, Hansen struggled and was injured which led to Prophete getting PT & Jammeh starting in the MACC where he played GREAT then was ill and couldn't play in the bowl game and Frye started and struggled mightily. Then White comes in as a transfer. Based on all those performances you can come up with different line-ups and reasons why...but reality is that past performance doesn't matter compared to who is playing the best in the current moment. If that means that two previous All Conference performers don't start because two other guys have passed them by, I think Hammock is a coach that makes that call because that is what he believes in. Either way, it is an excellent problem to have, it is awesome to be 4-5 starting caliber players deep at that spot.

(08-23-2022 10:41 PM)BDB5yp Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 09:40 AM)Red Dog Wrote:  I'm interested to see who starts at safety as well but as we all know, football playing time is pretty fluid and there's always a handful of players in the rotation. It's a long season, games get long, players get banged up, and different people get shuffled in and out. I don't see any scenario where CJ Brown isn't starting -he was one of our better defenders last season playing at a high level. With that being said, Lafayette is coming off an injury so it depends on how he's looking as he gets back into the groove, Hansen has played a lot and is also coming off an injury, white is an FCS transfer but looks like a player, and Jammeh has showed solid flashes in his limited time. My guess is that they will all see some clock and rotate for the beginning of the season. Someone will stand out and establish themselves as the other "starter".

Please make Hansen a Linebacker. I don’t want to keep watching him get burned deep.

This is the exact shade I don’t get. Brown gets burned at a higher percentage. Now the Hansen mistakes appear to be mental…which drives me insane. Brown is more physical than mental, which I guess is easier to take? I dunno.

Brown was protected once he slid towards the box and had someone over the top. Puts a lot of pressure on the other secondary members when he is out there.

If I am an OC about to play the huskies, I stress the safeties. Try to isolate brown, or pressure the safety who has to cover more ground due to that grouping. That play call style will not work if you don’t have time though, and this huskie line is probably as good a D line as I recall.

(08-24-2022 06:21 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 10:41 PM)BDB5yp Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 09:40 AM)Red Dog Wrote:  I'm interested to see who starts at safety as well but as we all know, football playing time is pretty fluid and there's always a handful of players in the rotation. It's a long season, games get long, players get banged up, and different people get shuffled in and out. I don't see any scenario where CJ Brown isn't starting -he was one of our better defenders last season playing at a high level. With that being said, Lafayette is coming off an injury so it depends on how he's looking as he gets back into the groove, Hansen has played a lot and is also coming off an injury, white is an FCS transfer but looks like a player, and Jammeh has showed solid flashes in his limited time. My guess is that they will all see some clock and rotate for the beginning of the season. Someone will stand out and establish themselves as the other "starter".

Please make Hansen a Linebacker. I don’t want to keep watching him get burned deep.

This is the exact shade I don’t get. Brown gets burned at a higher percentage. Now the Hansen mistakes appear to be mental…which drives me insane. Brown is more physical than mental, which I guess is easier to take? I dunno.

Brown was protected once he slid towards the box and had someone over the top. Puts a lot of pressure on the other secondary members when he is out there.

If I am an OC about to play the huskies, I stress the safeties. Try to isolate brown, or pressure the safety who has to cover more ground due to that grouping. That play call style will not work if you don’t have time though, and this huskie line is probably as good a D line as I recall.

????????

It’s not even anywhere close to the 2017/2018 defensive lines lol. If you want to say it has potential fine, but come on

We're playing Eastern Illinois. No real sense debating here......we had better be in a position, around halftime, that Hammock and the coaching staff gets valuable time and eyes on not only the two deeps, but the three deeps as well. I'm sure they all earn it in practice, but have to keep it during the game.

(08-24-2022 07:35 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-24-2022 06:21 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 10:41 PM)BDB5yp Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 09:40 AM)Red Dog Wrote:  I'm interested to see who starts at safety as well but as we all know, football playing time is pretty fluid and there's always a handful of players in the rotation. It's a long season, games get long, players get banged up, and different people get shuffled in and out. I don't see any scenario where CJ Brown isn't starting -he was one of our better defenders last season playing at a high level. With that being said, Lafayette is coming off an injury so it depends on how he's looking as he gets back into the groove, Hansen has played a lot and is also coming off an injury, white is an FCS transfer but looks like a player, and Jammeh has showed solid flashes in his limited time. My guess is that they will all see some clock and rotate for the beginning of the season. Someone will stand out and establish themselves as the other "starter".

Please make Hansen a Linebacker. I don’t want to keep watching him get burned deep.

This is the exact shade I don’t get. Brown gets burned at a higher percentage. Now the Hansen mistakes appear to be mental…which drives me insane. Brown is more physical than mental, which I guess is easier to take? I dunno.

Brown was protected once he slid towards the box and had someone over the top. Puts a lot of pressure on the other secondary members when he is out there.

If I am an OC about to play the huskies, I stress the safeties. Try to isolate brown, or pressure the safety who has to cover more ground due to that grouping. That play call style will not work if you don’t have time though, and this huskie line is probably as good a D line as I recall.

????????

It’s not even anywhere close to the 2017/2018 defensive lines lol. If you want to say it has potential fine, but come on

I would argue against that. Certainly the top 1 guy on this line isn’t as good as some of the top tier huskie D line, no doubt about that.

But I can’t recall having 2 tackles I thought were as good as these 2, he’ll 3, tackles. The overall line is better in my opinion.

(08-24-2022 07:35 AM)7 Wrote:  

(08-24-2022 06:21 AM)BigChilla Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 10:41 PM)BDB5yp Wrote:  

(08-23-2022 09:40 AM)Red Dog Wrote:  I'm interested to see who starts at safety as well but as we all know, football playing time is pretty fluid and there's always a handful of players in the rotation. It's a long season, games get long, players get banged up, and different people get shuffled in and out. I don't see any scenario where CJ Brown isn't starting -he was one of our better defenders last season playing at a high level. With that being said, Lafayette is coming off an injury so it depends on how he's looking as he gets back into the groove, Hansen has played a lot and is also coming off an injury, white is an FCS transfer but looks like a player, and Jammeh has showed solid flashes in his limited time. My guess is that they will all see some clock and rotate for the beginning of the season. Someone will stand out and establish themselves as the other "starter".

Please make Hansen a Linebacker. I don’t want to keep watching him get burned deep.

This is the exact shade I don’t get. Brown gets burned at a higher percentage. Now the Hansen mistakes appear to be mental…which drives me insane. Brown is more physical than mental, which I guess is easier to take? I dunno.

Brown was protected once he slid towards the box and had someone over the top. Puts a lot of pressure on the other secondary members when he is out there.

If I am an OC about to play the huskies, I stress the safeties. Try to isolate brown, or pressure the safety who has to cover more ground due to that grouping. That play call style will not work if you don’t have time though, and this huskie line is probably as good a D line as I recall.

????????

It’s not even anywhere close to the 2017/2018 defensive lines lol. If you want to say it has potential fine, but come on

I would argue against that. Certainly the top 1 guy on this line isn’t as good as some of the top tier huskie D line, no doubt about that.

But I can’t recall having 2 tackles I thought were as good as these 2, he’ll 3, tackles. The overall line is better in my opinion.