One position that is further ahead than I expected...

[CANEFAN83]

Linebacker. Coach Hetherman said he wanted to prioritize length and athleticism, and it certainly seems that way through two weeks and a scrimmage. Mohamed Toure looks like a legitimate impact player, Wesley Bissainthe is playing well at 230 (over 40 pounds over his freshman weight), Kellen Wiley looks like an alien, and Chase Smith is earning real reps.

Throw in Popo Aguirre, Kamal Bonner (who is generating internal buzz) and the versatile Bobby Pruitt and you have an interesting group. Stopping Notre Dame is a different deal than flying around on Greentree, but the scrimmage was a very good start.

Thanks. What position are you most concerned with ahead of the season?

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Thanks. What position are you most concerned with ahead of the season?

1. WR
2. Safety

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3. Backer

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4. DT

The rest of the roster should be really, really good and I have very few concerns.

QB -- Elite
RB -- Way above average
TE -- Way above average
OL -- Elite
Edge -- Way above average
Corner/nickel -- Way above average

IMO, crazy **** like injuries aside, the fate of the season rests in the hands of the WRs and Safeties. If we can cobble together some dependable production at those 2 spots, this is one of the 10 best teams in the country, for sure.

 

[NCCanefan]

If you semi believe the domer numbers their untested qb really pulling down their team coach and AP rankings. Otherwise they likely be #1

 

[JHallCanes]

Over the years is there ever a more consistently overrated group than the Notre Dame OL?

The fact McGlinchey still went first round after the abuse he suffered that night shows these scouts don’t scout that much

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Over the years is there ever a more consistently overrated group than the Notre Dame OL?

The fact McGlinchey still went first round after the abuse he suffered that night shows these scouts don’t scout that much

Pains me to say it but McGlinchey is a pretty good lineman in the league, and Quentin Nelson was also on that team and I'd think he's a Top 5 guard in the NFL.

Pick Six Previews had them as the #7 OL in his "run push" stat (Miami was #3 btw), and that's with being gutted by injuries last year. I'm not totally familiar with their depth chart, but I think the expectation is both tackles will be returning starters from the runner-up team, and both guards and center are kids who were starters or expected to be starters last year and were lost for the season at some point.

They might be overrated, but IMO this is definitely the best OL we're going to see all season. They did lose a projected starter in an ATV accident last month, though.

 

[JHallCanes]

Pains me to say it but McGlinchey is a pretty good lineman in the league, and Quentin Nelson was also on that team and I'd think he's a Top 5 guard in the NFL.

Pick Six Previews had them as the #7 OL in his "run push" stat (Miami was #3 btw), and that's with being gutted by injuries last year. I'm not totally familiar with their depth chart, but I think the expectation is both tackles will be returning starters from the runner-up team, and both guards and center are kids who were starters or expected to be starters last year and were lost for the season at some point.

They might be overrated, but IMO this is definitely the best OL we're going to see all season. They did lose a projected starter in an ATV accident last month, though.

McGlinchey was dog water for SF for years

Also don’t mind me I’m just tired of hearing about their OL like Notre Dame doesn’t routinely fall short of expectations for like 20 years

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

McGlinchey was dog water for SF for years

Also don’t mind me I’m just tired of hearing about their OL like Notre Dame doesn’t routinely fall short of expectations for like 20 years

I was kind of surprised he got the deal from Denver that he did, too. And I'm no NFL OL guru but I do know they really liked him in Denver last year and I remember hearing some stuff from Payton about how well he did protecting Nix.

Really though, the thing that's most important here, when you really look at it, is **** 'em twice. Go steamroll these pansies Week 1, make them **** down their legs just like they did last time they came down here. Armondo Blount out here like the Jack Nicholson joker....

 

[Empirical Cane]

We'll probably immediately know. Last season, our Safeties were something like I've never seen - lost, missteps, late, obscene angles, etc - in 35+ years of obsessing over football.

But, opponents also legitimately picked on our LBs in high leverage spots. We had guys getting isolated in the passing game on critical 3rd downs and other key game situations (red zone, pinned back, etc.).

I keep reading about the CB room flip, but this LB/Safety insanity needs to end if we want to more consistently get off the field. While we were 49th in the nation in 3rd down stop %, it sure felt like, when we badly needed a stop, we were 1000th.

Quidry the Quiditch Chaser had DEs covering WR1 on post routes.

 

[JHallCanes]

I was kind of surprised he got the deal from Denver that he did, too. And I'm no NFL OL guru but I do know they really liked him in Denver last year and I remember hearing some stuff from Payton about how well he did protecting Nix.

Really though, the thing that's most important here, when you really look at it, is **** 'em twice. Go steamroll these pansies Week 1, make them **** down their legs just like they did last time they came down here. Armondo Blount out here like the Jack Nicholson joker....

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