I hate arguments like this, because if I disagree with you, it feels like I'm disrespecting our freshmen. I love Silvera and Miller. And if either starts, I will be as happy as you. But the likelihood they're ready without at least one off-season of college S&C is next to zero. Tell me how many true freshmen start at DT on decent teams, especially guys who came in over the summer and aren't early entrants? Both kids need some Felder-time.
Odenigbo has quality highlights, he was just inconsistent, which was his MO that haunted him at Illinois. In his 5th and final year, his money year, I think he can pull it all together for the next six months to put on a good show for us.
Whether you agree or not with my opinion, you have to like the fact we have 4 Power-5-conference starters in our DT depth chart, along with 2 freshmen freaks. I'm with the crowd that believes this year's DL will be better than last year's, and the overall defense will be vastly better. Willis, Joe Jax, D Jax, up front, with 6 of the back 7 returning starters. Bedlam.