(11-27-2019 08:17 AM)busch Wrote: (11-26-2019 10:38 PM)cb4029 Wrote: I hope I'm wrong but I have a feeling next season won't be as good as this one.
There are a lot of players slated to return. What worries you about next season? Just wondering.
Next season should be our best yet, based on both returning players and schedule. Defense may be even better if we can find a couole of Dlinemen and if our two injured starters in the secondary return to full speed.
But the Oline still concerns me. We lose only Galten but we have not been able to consistently run against any of the better defenses weve played: wku, ut, and usm. Plus we struggled against a few really weak teams early: asu and akron. Those games where we did see running lanes were against some of the worst defenses in the nation. We have some very solid Olinemen, but not 5 of them.
The six Olinemen scheme is somewhat of an admissions that we dont yet have five who can get the job done.
That said, we now have a year of experience for many of these guys and they should further improve by next year. And maybe we add another Juco or :ban:two that offers an upgrade.
Speaking of running the ball, I really like Stanley as a RB and hope they give him more carries in the future. He has the best combination of size and quickness to find a hole and burst through it. Little Brown will add weight and be harder to tackke as well as hard to catch. Spencer. I just dont know what has happened there. I watch him run this year and simply wonder whats going on. He has no acceleration or leg drive. Wooden, who knows what he offers. Havent seen enough. But we will be ok at RB.
WR should be a strength again but we need a more consistent intermediate passing game. TE about the same. QB should be better and deeper.
All the pieces for a better offense are there if we can at least establish the threat of a consistent ground game. And if the offensive scheme improves with the Oline. But Im still not convinced that the Oline Ive seen this year is going to improve significantly next year without a few new faces