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It's fair. I dont think our defense will initially be as strong (metric-wise) as last season. I've said that a couple times. Who we select as the QB I think will be an enormous hint in terms of likely style of play for first game (and beyond?).

Tough to judge any general strategy with the plays we called, who was calling them and who was helping the playcaller adjust. I have a tough time judging anything about our offense last year.

Not really. If the game were later in the year, I'd be inclined to say yes. Our QB/OL situation is likely going to restrict Enos' counters to what I expect to be ton of designed confusion from Grantham. Perhaps we'll see some deep shots, but I also expect Enos to heavily rely on our TEs and...

That Swamp game in 2002 was freakin beautiful. Power run game with Mcgahee. I don't expect that this year, but I do expect significantly more diverse run game than what we saw last year. If playcalling is about pace and timing, we had to be in the bottom 5% of college last few years.

I hate watching them, which is why I know so little about them. Their mere colors make me nauseous. I wish I could watch their games in black and white.

Be glad to hear it. Just started watching their team today. Will be traveling this week and hopefully can get a few full games in during downtime.

I'm not sure if he's outright our best option at LT so much as he combines with Scaife to give us a better LT/RT duo than whatever Scaife/otherguy provide. Again, would be really freakin helpful if Campbell or one of the others show up this fall and shock us all.

It's an interesting point. Would you rather a lesser athlete who's been in the system for longer but has not started or a better athlete who's younger?

No. It's not binary like 5 star = yes and lesser rated prospect = no. When I even mention stars, it's because there is a basis for athletic profile. For Nelson to be a 5 star, maybe that means he would have come in at 310. If he came in at 310 and was already more polished from a technique...

I wouldn't start Nelson at LT on 08/24, but I don't have the information the coaches do. From the outside, seems far more reasonable to roll with Scaife's talent and experience at that spot at such an early stage. Someone has to step up at RT. If someone does, I'm confident Enos can vary his run...

The stars matter as a basis for evaluating certain prospect talents/attributes. I generally agree with your take, but if we were trotting out a bunch of first time starters who are both older and former 3 stars, without knowing more (which I don't yet), I'd be concerned. That's why, in my...

I think it benefits Diaz because the shot-in-the-dark hope is Baker brings an added perspective rather than mirror exactly what Manny has done. For example, I can see us utilizing a ton of 4-2-5 with Hill, Rousseau and Garvin all on the lineup. But, in order to get there, we'll need to stop...

it was mentioned above. Thanks. What are your biggest concerns with the unit? Any specific players make you nervous to watch or you think can surprise?

I'm starting to read about them and this is a common theme. Except, some of these juniors and seniors are guys with limited playing/starting experience and weren't highly coveted prospects to begin with. We shall see.

Thanks for the correction, fellas. Like I said, just beginning this process. Is that Delance kid legitimate or a George Brown-ish level transfer?

I watched the Gates play a few times last year, but can't say I'm close to being an expert on their roster. I know one of the big things to look for is they lost basically their entire OL. With only a month or so remaining, going to be posting about our matchups a lot more and watching all of...