Just like the first time I asked, the question is how many games do you think the 2004 squad will win?
The point of this is to really think about your perspective now, relative to your perspective when I asked before. If it's different, why? Was it something in the Spring game? Worried that no QB has stepped forward and grabbed the competition by the horns the way they have at other schools this Spring? Maybe you saw the running game look rough, outside of an early entry freshman, and all the talk about addition by subtraction on the OL is starting to sound a little suspect. Maybe special teams is scaring the hell out of you.
On the other hand, maybe you saw real promise. A squad that lost 3/4 of its starters on both lines, 2 starting LBs, a starting CB, a starting S, one of the most successful (not necessarily one of the most gifted) starting QBs it's had behind the wheel, its RBs coach, a starting TE, 2 of its top WRs -- well you get the point. But despite that, you see talent stepping in that may have the potential to be even better. Instead of seeing the 2 TD passes Zwick overthrew, maybe you saw his effectiveness elsewhere. Or knowing that Smith couldn't play to his real strength without the white jersey, saw flashes in him when he was opened up, despite it being too little, too late.
I'm not looking to spoonfeed thought process, just provoke it. If your views have changed, explain why. If they haven't that might be something to explain too. Either way, it will be interesting to see how perspectives continue to shift as the Fall approaches. Think of it as an online time capsule.
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FWIW, I'm shifting from 11-1 to 10-2. Almost solely because of special teams. I believe they'll be cleaned up and entirely functional at a high level by the time the season rolls around, just because it's such a major part of JT's game plan. I'm just not feeling it yet. Hoping to take this back up to 11-1 before the season starts. You know, because my perspective actually dictates how the team does... :crazy:
The point of this is to really think about your perspective now, relative to your perspective when I asked before. If it's different, why? Was it something in the Spring game? Worried that no QB has stepped forward and grabbed the competition by the horns the way they have at other schools this Spring? Maybe you saw the running game look rough, outside of an early entry freshman, and all the talk about addition by subtraction on the OL is starting to sound a little suspect. Maybe special teams is scaring the hell out of you.
On the other hand, maybe you saw real promise. A squad that lost 3/4 of its starters on both lines, 2 starting LBs, a starting CB, a starting S, one of the most successful (not necessarily one of the most gifted) starting QBs it's had behind the wheel, its RBs coach, a starting TE, 2 of its top WRs -- well you get the point. But despite that, you see talent stepping in that may have the potential to be even better. Instead of seeing the 2 TD passes Zwick overthrew, maybe you saw his effectiveness elsewhere. Or knowing that Smith couldn't play to his real strength without the white jersey, saw flashes in him when he was opened up, despite it being too little, too late.
I'm not looking to spoonfeed thought process, just provoke it. If your views have changed, explain why. If they haven't that might be something to explain too. Either way, it will be interesting to see how perspectives continue to shift as the Fall approaches. Think of it as an online time capsule.
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FWIW, I'm shifting from 11-1 to 10-2. Almost solely because of special teams. I believe they'll be cleaned up and entirely functional at a high level by the time the season rolls around, just because it's such a major part of JT's game plan. I'm just not feeling it yet. Hoping to take this back up to 11-1 before the season starts. You know, because my perspective actually dictates how the team does... :crazy:
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