BigRedBuster Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I know it's way early. But, this topic is being brought up in multiple threads. Some people tend to think we are thin with very little talent there. I beg to differ. We have a lot of very young talent that next year is going to be a year older, bigger and experienced. This is this year's players (in red) on the depth chart plus the ones that redshirted. Left Tackle Nich Gates SO .8929 Christian Gaylord RFR .8882 Left Guard Jerald Foster SO .8708 Jalen barnett RFR .9207 Center Michael Decker RFR .8544 John Raridon .9021 Right Guard Tanner Farmer SO .9021 Bo Wilson FR .8559 Right Tackle Cole Conrad SO Walkon David Knevel JR .8765 Matt Farniok FR .9049 Bryan Brokop FR .8847 Average rating of .8904 and only one of these players is a senior. Most/all of the raw talent on this line is very young. The only guy leaving that started on the line this year is Utter. This unit has not had much upper class man leadership all year. I really like the players we have at LT, LG, RG. The battle at RT and C is going to be interesting. Hopefully the year of experience has allowed the young kids that redshirted to mature and get stronger and better. I personally think there is reason to be very optimistic about this unit going forward. We need to land some good line players in this next class to keep building depth. 2 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The young talent on this team is very good. Coach Cav needs to step up and make sure it shows on the field. The RT is the one iffy spot that might not be filled the best next season given the young talent. We have a lot of guys who can play inside, but only a few that can play tackle and be good at it. Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Did Gaylord ever see an offensive snap at LT? Pretty sure that I saw him wearing a number in the 90s and he would be the TE on FG/XP tries. Also, I could be wrong, but isn't Raridon at C and Wilson at OG? I know Wilson almost played at guard earlier this year. Quote Link to comment
Undone Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 If we get lucky with limited injuries, it's fair to hope that next year's line can be measurably better than this year. Actually, I'm not sure how it couldn't be considering the injuries we had this season. Quote Link to comment
Undone Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Red Five - I agree that Raridon would be at Center, yes. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Did Gaylord ever see an offensive snap at LT? Pretty sure that I saw him wearing a number in the 90s and he would be the TE on FG/XP tries. Also, I could be wrong, but isn't Raridon at C and Wilson at OG? I know Wilson almost played at guard earlier this year. Gaylord is listed at #65. I went off of their player positions on 247 other than, I thought I had heard Wilson was possibly a center. I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Red Five - I agree that Raridon would be at Center, yes. OK...I switched them around. Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Raridon is at C, Wilson at G, and I'm almost pretty sure Brokop is at G as well Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Did Gaylord ever see an offensive snap at LT? Pretty sure that I saw him wearing a number in the 90s and he would be the TE on FG/XP tries. Also, I could be wrong, but isn't Raridon at C and Wilson at OG? I know Wilson almost played at guard earlier this year. Gaylord is listed at #65. Agree. But the couple games I went to this year I noticed that thre were some linemen wearing odd numbers that went out for FG and XPs. Gaylord was one, I think Decker might have been another one. Did anyone else notice this? Or am I high? Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Did Gaylord ever see an offensive snap at LT? Pretty sure that I saw him wearing a number in the 90s and he would be the TE on FG/XP tries. Also, I could be wrong, but isn't Raridon at C and Wilson at OG? I know Wilson almost played at guard earlier this year. Gaylord is listed at #65. Agree. But the couple games I went to this year I noticed that thre were some linemen wearing odd numbers that went out for FG and XPs. Gaylord was one, I think Decker might have been another one. Did anyone else notice this? Or am I high? Yes, we've done that for a couple years. The Linemen that are lined up in what would usually be a TE spot for PATs and FGs wear eligible-receiver numbers. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Did Gaylord ever see an offensive snap at LT? Pretty sure that I saw him wearing a number in the 90s and he would be the TE on FG/XP tries. Also, I could be wrong, but isn't Raridon at C and Wilson at OG? I know Wilson almost played at guard earlier this year. Gaylord is listed at #65. Agree. But the couple games I went to this year I noticed that thre were some linemen wearing odd numbers that went out for FG and XPs. Gaylord was one, I think Decker might have been another one. Did anyone else notice this? Or am I high? Yes, we've done that for a couple years. The Linemen that are lined up in what would usually be a TE spot for PATs and FGs wear eligible-receiver numbers. So, he saw the field but maybe not at LT. Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 All of the younger guys need to pay attention to Nick Gates and bring that same attitude nastiness in the trenches because it has been lacking for YEARS. Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Cav simply needs to get more than one guy ready for each position. Needs to develop talent and depth...... I am hoping the whole "red shirted guys for the future" pays off. Injuries in key positions in all phases has really hurt us. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I believe Brokop is a Guard. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Did Gaylord ever see an offensive snap at LT? Pretty sure that I saw him wearing a number in the 90s and he would be the TE on FG/XP tries. Also, I could be wrong, but isn't Raridon at C and Wilson at OG? I know Wilson almost played at guard earlier this year. Gaylord is listed at #65. Agree. But the couple games I went to this year I noticed that thre were some linemen wearing odd numbers that went out for FG and XPs. Gaylord was one, I think Decker might have been another one. Did anyone else notice this? Or am I high? Yes, we've done that for a couple years. The Linemen that are lined up in what would usually be a TE spot for PATs and FGs wear eligible-receiver numbers. So, he saw the field but maybe not at LT. Right. I'm pretty sure he played some Tackle early in the year but mostly just on special teams. Quote Link to comment
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