What Position Groups Are We Most Confident And Least Confident About Heading Into 2019?
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swmohusker
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Confident-
QB-AM and Vedral. Maesker in am emergency later in the year and mccaffrey if injuries hit hard early
TE- Solid and versatile young group
CB- bootle is a stud and LJ came along last year. Like clark and taylor too.
Concerned-
OLB/LB- need a true OLB type and someone to replace young. Lot of potential but also unknowns with this group. If we arent good at lb we will comtinue to struggle with iowa amd wiscy.
Safeties- lost top 3. Love our young guys but this a scary place to be young
Optimistic-
RB- MW can be a stud and a ton of young talent coming in. Easy position for young guys to contribute.
WR- JD will need help. Need Jaevon, hunt, m will, warner and freshmen to step up. Good potential
DL- return a lot and should be better and deeper. Lot to prove this year with this group.
OL- Austin did a great job with this group. Jamies, farniok, and wilson are solid. I am sure they will shore up the other spots and take a step forward.
QB-AM and Vedral. Maesker in am emergency later in the year and mccaffrey if injuries hit hard early
TE- Solid and versatile young group
CB- bootle is a stud and LJ came along last year. Like clark and taylor too.
Concerned-
OLB/LB- need a true OLB type and someone to replace young. Lot of potential but also unknowns with this group. If we arent good at lb we will comtinue to struggle with iowa amd wiscy.
Safeties- lost top 3. Love our young guys but this a scary place to be young
Optimistic-
RB- MW can be a stud and a ton of young talent coming in. Easy position for young guys to contribute.
WR- JD will need help. Need Jaevon, hunt, m will, warner and freshmen to step up. Good potential
DL- return a lot and should be better and deeper. Lot to prove this year with this group.
OL- Austin did a great job with this group. Jamies, farniok, and wilson are solid. I am sure they will shore up the other spots and take a step forward.
Optimistic
qb- as long as Martinez stays healthy
vedral wasnt impressive, hopefully mccaffrey comes in and learns the system
rb- mo is great in space and catches ball well. Mills looks like a strong every down back, Robinson in the hybrid role will be impressive. The 2 other incoming freshmen probably need a year before contributing a bunch but like their film
Neutral lb
Barry is a stud
honas will be ok
good talent coming in
oline Optimistic
The coaching and strength program
makes these guys
top rbs a quarterback who can run and great play calling will make these guys look better than they are
Cb optimistic
bootle has improved dramatically
that’s half of the equation nailed down
neutral
wr- Stanley is huge loss
spielman is stud
importang to keep him healthy
warner is possession by who blocks well but not much of threat
robinson in hybrid role will shine
need a true big body guy here badly
need good depth not Warner type depth
like the tight ends too- Allen is stud
Pessimistic
safety
lost a bunch here
not confident here
tough position to learn for incoming freshman
dl- hopefully Daniels can plug middle and Robinson sees the field as advertised
qb- as long as Martinez stays healthy
vedral wasnt impressive, hopefully mccaffrey comes in and learns the system
rb- mo is great in space and catches ball well. Mills looks like a strong every down back, Robinson in the hybrid role will be impressive. The 2 other incoming freshmen probably need a year before contributing a bunch but like their film
Neutral lb
Barry is a stud
honas will be ok
good talent coming in
oline Optimistic
The coaching and strength program
makes these guys
top rbs a quarterback who can run and great play calling will make these guys look better than they are
Cb optimistic
bootle has improved dramatically
that’s half of the equation nailed down
neutral
wr- Stanley is huge loss
spielman is stud
importang to keep him healthy
warner is possession by who blocks well but not much of threat
robinson in hybrid role will shine
need a true big body guy here badly
need good depth not Warner type depth
like the tight ends too- Allen is stud
Pessimistic
safety
lost a bunch here
not confident here
tough position to learn for incoming freshman
dl- hopefully Daniels can plug middle and Robinson sees the field as advertised
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Frost has said the opposite about several positions. The young ILBs need to be ready. OLB could also see immediate playing time. Opportunity in the secondary, particularly at Safety. RBs need to be ready. Wandale is a day one starter as he almost has his own position. WR is wide open. I don't think Benhart can gain enough weight fast enough to initially start, but wouldn't surprise me if he's forced into action at some point.
Granted, in some cases it's a JUCO or transfer that may see time, like Daniels or Mills, but if this team is to do much this incoming class has to play a big part. It's just been too big of a roster turnover for it to be otherwise.
Undone
All-American
I think there's a good argument out there that says that our pass coverage was about as much to blame for the lack of getting to the passer as it was talent/size/strength of the three man front itself.
We have to create a blanket of coverage. We have to cover for that extra second longer per pass play so that our pass rushers can actually do something. I have quite a bit of faith that Jackson and Bootle are going to work their a**es off in the offseason and will continue their improved play from games 7-12 this year. But I'm a bit worried about our safeties to be honest.
We have to create a blanket of coverage. We have to cover for that extra second longer per pass play so that our pass rushers can actually do something. I have quite a bit of faith that Jackson and Bootle are going to work their a**es off in the offseason and will continue their improved play from games 7-12 this year. But I'm a bit worried about our safeties to be honest.
Big Red 40
Starter
I'm more confident in the whole team this year than i have been in a long time. I think we have a competent coaching staff, who recruited the right KIND of players, and will develop them into the best players they can be. Improved S&C, and a hard working, team mentality are great to see again too.
RB - I like this group. Decent depth and talent, competition will decide who sees the field the most .
WR/TE - I would like to see a big bodied WR brought in, but otherwise i think were fine here. We have speed guys, possession guys, and tight ends who can catch. Lots of weapons for AM. Another position i think someone were not expecting could emerge as a star.
OL - They were getting better end of last year and i think they've added some good pieces should be fine there . Not a lot of depth though hope everyone stays healthy.
DL - I really like the older Daniels. Hes a proven talent already, and hopefully an on the field leader. I really wish we had a true pass rushing DE but that will come in time i think.
QB - AM is great but a running QB always scares me . They get hurt. Vedral knows the system and is serviceable , I think McCaffery will emerge as much better than many people think he will.
DB - Dont know much about this position. Bootle showed flashes as did Jackson, IDK is a guy like Pola Gates can contribute right away or not.
LB - Barry and Honas will be solid and we brought in some good talent here. I'm pretty confident with that group.
RB - I like this group. Decent depth and talent, competition will decide who sees the field the most .
WR/TE - I would like to see a big bodied WR brought in, but otherwise i think were fine here. We have speed guys, possession guys, and tight ends who can catch. Lots of weapons for AM. Another position i think someone were not expecting could emerge as a star.
OL - They were getting better end of last year and i think they've added some good pieces should be fine there . Not a lot of depth though hope everyone stays healthy.
DL - I really like the older Daniels. Hes a proven talent already, and hopefully an on the field leader. I really wish we had a true pass rushing DE but that will come in time i think.
QB - AM is great but a running QB always scares me . They get hurt. Vedral knows the system and is serviceable , I think McCaffery will emerge as much better than many people think he will.
DB - Dont know much about this position. Bootle showed flashes as did Jackson, IDK is a guy like Pola Gates can contribute right away or not.
LB - Barry and Honas will be solid and we brought in some good talent here. I'm pretty confident with that group.
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Scarlet Overkill
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Good post, but i have a question. What have people seen that shows Vedral is serviceable? He may well be, but in limited action, he hasn’t shown much (to me, anyway). I thought he was decent at UCF as a backup, but I don’t yet have too much confidence in the backup situation.
Big Red 40
Starter
The playing time he had here wasn't good i'll agree. I guess i was thinking of his experience in Frosts system and his UCF time when i said that.
Big Red 40
Starter
Yep i would like to see players like Mcquitty, Woodyard, and ( Healthy) Miles Jones step up too. They all have the speed/tools to be dynamic play makers we just haven't seen much from them yet.
Benefit of the doubt, mostly. Most of what we’ve seen of Vedral has been with the backups, and considering the lack of depth at receiver and at o-line, that is pretty significant.
Frost seems to trust him a lot, so I assume he’s seeing things we aren’t.
Hilltop
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Seriously? Our fan base was ready to can TO on more than one occasion. I think most people in our fan base are rational but there is a % of us that just don't get how difficult it is to build a championship level team.If we win less than 9 games this year, that group will throw a fit.