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Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

Well some of the depth on the roster ain't quite getting the job done and we only took 2 last year in Howard and Domicone...And we play many 5 db sets, and at time 6 and they play alot of special teams as well...With losing 4 this year and 5 next year that is 9 in two year span...We brough in 2 last year, and 6 this year makes 8...Then we bring in maybe 3 in 10...

Moeller is getting the first look at LB right now with Terry playing some fullback...His safety experiment didn't work out...

What about Washington, O'neal, Clifford...What is going on with them...

Also the guys we are in on are top tier guys, and a couple of them could get look at WR...They can double as WR, DB, S...Torrence is getting a look at DB this offseason from lack of depth, when many have said he is having a great spring at WR...

And you find room for guys like McGee, Hall, Hunter, Vlad...We could obviously go with 5 or 4, but it looks like with the wide net cast the staff wants about 6...

Most of the "ones not getting it done" are in their last year (Lane, Patterson, O'Neal). Even with Moeller not at S, we still have a ton of DBs. As for the status of Washington, O'Neal, Clifford, none have been kicked off so until that happens you can't really use that as a reason for taking additional DBs. Torrence getting a look at CB is more a function of his talent rather than a lack of depth...he simply may be better at CB than WR (Chris Gamble ring a bell?). We also have six freshmen (four true, two RS) DBs, one of whom already has already proven his worth (Clifford) and was fortunate enough to get a med redshirt. Sorry, but no matter how you rack and stack, you cannot say we "need" six DBs this class...no way, no how. Now, with the way we recruit (speed, big speed, power) we surely can take a ton of guys who play primarily DB in high school with the thought that we may move them to other positions (much as we can take kids who are primarily WRs and move them once on campus). But, our current roster depth in the secondary does not require six DBs in this class. Instead of saying we need 2-3 WRs and 6 DBs, it would be more accurate to say we should take 8-9 non-RB speed recruits. Actually, we're hurting more depth-wise at WR than at DB (nine WRs who are junior or younger vice 13 DBs who are junior or younger).