Suh's Prediction

[JTrain]

This is the year. The schedule is about as good as you could ask for, and the defense has a chance to be great again. The offense has enough people returning to at least be solid, which might be all we need to make a serious run at 12-0.

2011 looks rough. The schedule isn't brutal (although at Texas and at Mizzou Gabbert's senior year will be tough). But we are losing a ton of people, and regardless of how great the coaches are, we are going to have some bumps in the road. Our offensive line will be decimated. We lose Lee, Helu, Paul and McNeil. On defense we lose Prince, Hagg and Allen. And depending on how well Crick does this season, we might lose him as well. That's a ton of really important veteran players.

 

[Enhance]

This is the year. The schedule is about as good as you could ask for, and the defense has a chance to be great again. The offense has enough people returning to at least be solid, which might be all we need to make a serious run at 12-0.

2011 looks rough. The schedule isn't brutal (although at Texas and at Mizzou Gabbert's senior year will be tough). But we are losing a ton of people, and regardless of how great the coaches are, we are going to have some bumps in the road. Our offensive line will be decimated. We lose Lee, Helu, Paul and McNeil. On defense we lose Prince, Hagg and Allen. And depending on how well Crick does this season, we might lose him as well. That's a ton of really important veteran players.

The only thing I don't agree with here is the o-line talk.

Many are predicting that next year's o-line could be drastically different than the one we saw in 2009. The only player that has pretty much solidified themselves as a returning starter is Ricky Henry. Otherwise, every other position appears to be much less settled. So, if younger guys end up taking some of these older guys spots, our o-line may not be decimated as bad as you might think.

Otherwise, I do agree that 2011 could be brutal unless we get some new playmakers to step up. We lose quite a few skills guys after this upcoming season.

 

[ESPY]

This is the year. The schedule is about as good as you could ask for, and the defense has a chance to be great again. The offense has enough people returning to at least be solid, which might be all we need to make a serious run at 12-0.

2011 looks rough. The schedule isn't brutal (although at Texas and at Mizzou Gabbert's senior year will be tough). But we are losing a ton of people, and regardless of how great the coaches are, we are going to have some bumps in the road. Our offensive line will be decimated. We lose Lee, Helu, Paul and McNeil. On defense we lose Prince, Hagg and Allen. And depending on how well Crick does this season, we might lose him as well. That's a ton of really important veteran players.

You're right. We'll definitely lose some incredible players after 2010. But, if our defensive recruits over the last couple years (including the 2010 class) come close to reaching their potential (and I have a feeling they will with the Pelinis), we'll have the ability to reload for 2011, as opposed to rebuilding like we've had to do a couple times in the last decade. Honestly, I'm not worried about the defense b/c we all know it's in good hands.

I think a lot of the 2011 offense depends on how the offense develops in 2010. Yes, we will be w/o Lee, Helu, Paul & McNeil, but I don't think our O-line will be "decimated" by any means. Instead, I think the O-line could be one of our strengths in 2011 because we'll have quite a bit of experience from Caputo, Marcel Jones & hopefully Baker Steinkuler (if coaches move him back to his bread 'n butter), plus we have quite a lineup of young guys who should see some action in 2010. At our skill positions, we'll still have Rex, Green, Kinney, Cooper, DRobinson, and a host of other youngsters who should get some quality PT in 2010. And that brings us full circle to how much the offensive players develop in 2010.