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Do you guys really think the D line will be that good next year? There was a lot of talk f how improved the d line would be coming into this year and they were still the weakest part of the d. I'm not to worried about our de's, Gibson will be an absolutel monster next year and a year of lifting/practice will only make Williams, Wells and Thomas better. Hopefully Wilson can come back and stay injury free. I'm still very worried about the dt's, we just don't have the talent there imo. Abdallah was our best dt this year and he is gone. Larimore is solid but nothing special, Rose and Worthington are undersized, Heyward is more of a de than dt, and where was Denglinger this year? I think on third and longs we will be nasty being able to play a combination of Gibson, Williams, Wilson, Rose, Heyward, and Worthington. But I still worry about our dt's in running situations, especially with a new, young, and inexperienced lb crew next year.
Our lb's I'm not really worried about, we simply plug in new guys. Homan will be a monster next year, Spitler has been in the system for four years and has shows a nasty streak on special teams. If Sabino can beat him our for the mlb spot then that shows how talented he is, if not then there are numerous candidates for the last olb spot --> Sabino (if they move him outside), Moeller, Rolle, Sweat, Bell, Whiting, Klein, Hines. Lots of possibilities.
For the db's we are in solid shape if DWash comes back, if not then we are a little thin at cb. Obviously Colerain and Russel both hopefully come back and they will be the leaders on next years d. Chimdi will start at one corner and if DWash is back he will be the other. If hes not though I'm not really sure who else will step in and play cb. Amos? Howard? One of the true freshman? If DWash isn't back our depth at cb will be extremely young and inexperienced.
On offense Pryor will imrpove vastly over the next year imo, and if Beanie is not back the rb situation is in solid hands between Boom, Saine, Berry, and Hyde. The o line will be improved imo with Adams at lt, Boren at one of the guards, Cordle at the other, Brewster back at center, and hopefully Shugarts at rt, Browning is too slow and should be moved inside to guard. Wr's will be dependent on if Hartline and Small are back. If they are then there will be a battle for the third wr spot between Sanzo, Posey, Flash, Washington, and maybe a couple freshman (Carter, hopefully Brown). If Hartline and Posey are not back we will have a very young but very talented wr core.
Overall we will still be very good next year but very young. Being that young we could lose some tough games, or we could win some games we aren't favored to do so. Imo next year is really a tune up for two years fom now, that is the year we will be back in the national title hunt. If we happen to do it next year then we are a year ahead of schedule.
Finally, can someone point me in the direction of the rumor board/mill? I'm trying to find info on who will be leaving us for the pros and I know BP's rule on not posting rumors on the main board, so any help would be great.
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