
05-05-2009, 02:16 PM
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CFN.Wiscy.preview
CFN.Wiscy.offense
CFN.Wiscy.defense
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What to watch for on offense: The quarterback situation - again. For yet another year, there's going to be a summer of controversy surrounding the starting quarterback job. While Dustin Sherer might be the safe choice, considering he started over the second half of last year and is a solid senior, redshirt freshman Curt Phillips could be the guy who makes everyone wonder why the issue was even up for discussion. Phillips will likely make more mistakes if he's the No. 1, but he has the mobility to make the quarterback spot plus this year, rather than make it a caretaker's job.
What to watch for on defense: The defensive tackles. The back seven will be solid and the pass rush will be hit or miss, but the Badgers can't do much this year if the tackles aren't great. There aren't any big names, with Dan Moore and Jeff Stehle seniors who haven't set the world on fire so far as backups, but the coaching staff likes the rotation and there's talk that the interior could quietly grow into a plus as the season wears on.
The team will be far better if - the quarterbacks don't stink. The quarterback play wasn't necessarily awful throughout all of last season, but it was inconsistent and generally ineffective. Allan Evridge and Dustin Sherer were awful in the four-game losing streak with eight of the 11 interceptions thrown on the year coming against Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Iowa, and it's not a stretch to suggest a mid-level quarterback would've pulled out the first two of those games. Now Evridge, who unfairly took the brunt of the blame for the bad year, is gone and Sherer has to show he can make plays to keep the attack moving. If not, the Curt Phillips era will begin.
Ten Best Badger Players
1. RB John Clay, Soph.
2. TE Garrett Graham, Sr.
3. LB Jaevery McFadden, Sr.
4. RB Zach Brown, Jr.
5. WR/KR David Gilreath, Jr.
6. DE O?Brien Schofield, Sr.
7. LB Culmer St. Jean, Jr.
8. OT Gabe Carimi, Jr.
9. S Jay Valai, Jr.
10. PK Philip Welch, Soph.
2009 Schedule
9/05 Northern Illinois
9/12 Fresno State
9/19 Wofford
9/26 Michigan State
10/3 at Minnesota
10/10 at Ohio State
10/17 Iowa
10/24 OPEN DATE
10/31 Purdue
11/7 at Indiana
11/14 Michigan
11/21 at Northwestern
11/28 OPEN DATE
12/5 at Hawaii
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Last edited by BB73; 05-05-2009 at 02:21 PM.
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