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(01-10-2022 01:36 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(01-10-2022 01:29 PM)bcat1997 Wrote:  Question marks are secondary, QB, RB in that order for me.

Secondary is going to be very interesting...Bush is a solid/above average guy, and Sheppard, Anderson, and Bumphis could be good they were just locked behind two all-world guys. Not to mention JQ Hardaway looks like Sauce as a freshman body-wise and on film, and Kalen Carroll reminds me A LOT of Bush from his Euclid days. We really don't know how big of a difference there is overall outside of the fact that there will passes thrown to all areas of the field again after two years of one half being cut off.

QB obviously had its floor lifted considerably with Bryant coming back, but there's no telling what the offense will look like with a new guy at the helm AND who wins the job (and what their deficiency may be).

Running back is a weird one...I actually don't think our production overall is going to drop much. Obviously, we aren't going to have one guy rush for 1300/25 TDs, but I think we will be able to match or exceed that production with the stable as a whole. Another year for McClelland to get back to his old ways, Wright is a stud, Montgomery plays a role well, and Myles Montgomery looks to be a fun scat back option...plus Steph Byrd looks to be a George Winn-ish guy coming in.

The production at RB will end up similar via multiple backs, although we won’t have a guy like Ford who can take it to the house 79 yards multiple times in a season. I see Wright being a Michael Warren type of back who can consistently move the chains on long sustained drives.

There is talent in the secondary, the issue is these guys are inexperienced and unproven. It’s hard to replace a guy like Coby who stuck around all these years and saw our conference mates offense 4-5 times.