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(06-26-2020 05:09 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(06-26-2020 02:19 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(06-26-2020 12:56 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(06-26-2020 11:17 AM)eroc Wrote:  He probably won't get the plaudits because the level of competition will likely be held against him but he has a lot of characteristics that remind me of Chase Young. A guy that uses speed to exploit a mismatch on the edge. Similar frame as well.

Think about this...6'5" 260lb. and can run like a deer. The bonus? The kid's just entering his junior season. The double bonus? Put him on a DL with as much depth and flexibility as we've potentially ever had in our program's history.

The triple bonus - our D-backs are outstanding, so the opposing QB will have a tough time finding open receivers early.

I see this being a very '07-like defense turnover-wise. With Nelms, Byrd, and Hoke pressuring there were a lot of bad tosses and reads by opposing QBs that Mickens and DeLo took full advantage of...with Coby and Sauce, I could see much of the same.

For those who weren't around or didnt remember, we forced 26 INTs in 13 games that season, along with having 34.5 sacks from our DL. Most fun defense I've had to pleasure to watch at any level.

I am a big fan of the 2007 club. That defense contained Pat White/Steve Slaton to 28 points. WVU was putting up video game stats that year.

The team had WTF losses to Pitt and Louisville. Win those games and we would have been in BCS bowls three years in a row.