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Oh I do too. I love what I am hearing about the defense and toughness on this team - but at the end of the day I need to see it on Saturday.
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Things I am anxious to see Saturday (and as the season goes on):
- WR rotation: Obviously JSN will play all the meaningful snaps. My guess is the rest of the meaningful reps will be split between Marvin Harrison, Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming. I think JSN still plays in the slot alot, so most of the rest of the reps will be on the outside. That favors MH and JF, as I think EE is a little better suited for the slot. MH is primed for a breakout year, so I could see a scenario where he plays a ton and somehow JF and EE rotate. Or all 3 rotate. Or JSN bumps outside some giving EE some slot snaps. Day has a lot of weapons to choose from.
- I do wonder what having 2 actual guards will do for the run game. Playing Munford and Paris Johnson at G last year was probably necessary to get your best lineman on the field. Donovan Jackson probably wasnt ready to play as a frosh. Now he is and there s a 5th year senior on the other side who has plenty of experience. Maybe having true road graders helps pave the way for a more consistent run game.
- The DLine is also place where I am interested to see what the rotation is. I could see 5 guys rotating at end (Harrison, JTT, Sawyer, Baptiste, Friday) and 5 guys somewhere at DT (Vincent, Cage, Williams, Hamilton, Hall). You could even have a full, well rounded line of seniors (Harrison and Baptiste at end, Cage at nose and Vincent at 3 tech) or of 2nd year guys (JTT and Sawyer at end, Hall at NT and Williams at 3 tech). And they really could mix and match based on opponent.
- After the last few years of not really knowing what they wanted to in the back 7 (remember the Bullet?), Jim Knowles seems committed to 3 safeties. The 3rd safety is being referred to as a 'nickel' safety. I don't think the position has much in common with what NFL teams want in a slot corner, but we'll find out. Seems like Okie St transfer Tanner Mcallister will be the nickel safety to start.
- WR rotation: Obviously JSN will play all the meaningful snaps. My guess is the rest of the meaningful reps will be split between Marvin Harrison, Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming. I think JSN still plays in the slot alot, so most of the rest of the reps will be on the outside. That favors MH and JF, as I think EE is a little better suited for the slot. MH is primed for a breakout year, so I could see a scenario where he plays a ton and somehow JF and EE rotate. Or all 3 rotate. Or JSN bumps outside some giving EE some slot snaps. Day has a lot of weapons to choose from.
- I do wonder what having 2 actual guards will do for the run game. Playing Munford and Paris Johnson at G last year was probably necessary to get your best lineman on the field. Donovan Jackson probably wasnt ready to play as a frosh. Now he is and there s a 5th year senior on the other side who has plenty of experience. Maybe having true road graders helps pave the way for a more consistent run game.
- The DLine is also place where I am interested to see what the rotation is. I could see 5 guys rotating at end (Harrison, JTT, Sawyer, Baptiste, Friday) and 5 guys somewhere at DT (Vincent, Cage, Williams, Hamilton, Hall). You could even have a full, well rounded line of seniors (Harrison and Baptiste at end, Cage at nose and Vincent at 3 tech) or of 2nd year guys (JTT and Sawyer at end, Hall at NT and Williams at 3 tech). And they really could mix and match based on opponent.
- After the last few years of not really knowing what they wanted to in the back 7 (remember the Bullet?), Jim Knowles seems committed to 3 safeties. The 3rd safety is being referred to as a 'nickel' safety. I don't think the position has much in common with what NFL teams want in a slot corner, but we'll find out. Seems like Okie St transfer Tanner Mcallister will be the nickel safety to start.
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I’m looking for an improved run game this year. Already know what the passing game can and will do. Red zone efficiency + more effective run game (especially those short yardage situations) will elevate this offense to the next level and unlock god tier.
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Henderson had a great freshman year but kinda trailed off toward the end. IIRC he didn't play his HS senior season so hopefully the conditioning is up to snuff and he shows out with his own Heisman campaign.
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Yeah, he was also dealing with a minor injury that was clearly affecting his play those last few games.
He's gonna take off this year, I think.
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Correct - although I think a big part of the running game issues was the O line.
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I could see him having similar amount of yards but higher ypc.
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I really hope this isn’t a Beanie Wells 2008 situation