Sneaky important positions in 2019

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Can see it already...

Martell
play action
roll out left
sees Thomas on the crossing route
defender goes toward Martell
He throws it over him to Thomas mid stride and goes for 25 yards

Next play Martell in the same situation
defender drops back to cover Thomas this time
Martell runs for 25


WE DONT NEED EXPLOSIVE PLAYS
In stead of

Rosier drops back and has a clean pocket. Thomas breaks free down the middle of the field. Rosier throws a beautiful pass that hits a cheerleader on the sidelines. He grabs his helmet as if it was close lol
 
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Man oh man you guys will not give this o-line stuff a rest. We have a extremely talented & highly rated o-line. Probably the most highly rated outside of Clemson in the conference. Did you see how long Richts run plays took to develop? It felt like an eternity before the running back hit the hole. The defense was able to pin their ears back for 4 quarters vs these guys because there was zero misdirection or creativity. They’ll look like a completely different bunch this year with a new scheme. Guaranteed.
Finally someone says it, if Butch Barry is a good coach paired with Dan Enos more creative offense, I believe the OL will be very good.
 
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Finally someone says it, if Butch Barry is a good coach paired with Dan Enos more creative offense, I believe the OL will be very good.

Butch Berry is an unknown and we have no idea what the offense will look like, although it's sure to be more creative than Richt's. I'll concede that a scenario exists where Campbell, Scaife, Gaynor, Reed, Donaldson form a nice OL at some point but we're guessing. We had major issues at guard in 2018 and Gaynor was never tapped. That's troubling. Even when Gauthier was suspended for the bowl game Gaynor still wasn't a starter. Reed couldn't break through either. Campbell, Reed, Hillery, Brown, Herbert, Dykstra, Kennedy, Griffith, Clark, ElGammal, Nelson have almost no experience playing at the FBS level. Now, Searels didn't amount to much as OL coach so maybe this group responds to Berry. But don't be a homer and gloat about how good the OL will be in 2019.
 
One of the reasons Willis was able to get into the backfield so often was Bethel's ability to eat blockers and keep the center from doubling G. The 1 technique tackle in this defense is the least glamorous position. You don't get the highlight plays. Your main responsibility is clogging the middle and hopefully keeping the 3 technique from being doubled and keeping the MLB clean. You can play a perfect game and not show up on the stat sheet. You don't even get to rush the passer because you get taken out in passing situations. Everyone was worried about tackle last year after Mac and Norton left. We have even more depth now.
 
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Im a believer that Jon Ford is gonna step up and be a monster in the middle. That dude is too big and athletic to not show up unless he is a total meatball.
 
Our QB battle has me pumped especially with coach enos. I still believe kosi has a good shot to win the job. You just don’t throw away a kid who beat FSU the way he did. Enos will find the right guy either way
 
Agree 100% Lu. I'll add:

Center - We need Gaynor to stay healthy & a have huge season for us, it'll be extremely important we keep him healthy all year, because as of now we really don't have a backup C beside TF Jakai Clark who won't be on campus until Fall.

LG - I'm expecting Cleveland Reed to win the LG job, he's a big strong kid with NFL caliber upside, but we have little depth at that spot & unless we hit the portal for another GT we need him healthy all year as well.

FS - Who's it gonna be Bubba or Gurvan? I know I'm the only one lol but I got Amari Carter winning the SS spot so, that leaves FS open. I got no issue with Bubba at SS & Gurvan at FS as the starters either, my dream wish would be Gurvan & Amari starting at FS & SS, but we'll see what happens come Spring/Fall camp.

I think Garvin sticks at Weak Side & Hill takes the Joe Jackson spot on the Strongside, the 3rd DE will depend on Rousseau's health & how fast he can come back to full recovery. Patchan will get plenty snaps as well & with Harvey being an EE I expect him to have a similar season to Garvin's Frosh year. He'll come in as a 3rd down pass rush specialist & get a few strip sacks. I think Cam Wiliams will redshirt if everybody ahead of him stays healthy.

I'm the President of the John Campbell fan club, not even tryna brag but I was literllay the first person to ever post him on the recruiting board even before he was offered. He's got ideal Tackle size, with great long arms & athletic ability to move, at 310lbs I believe he's the perfect size for what Enos & Barry wants at LT/RT, I think he's the potential OL that will excel the most from being in this new offense under new coaching. We can't rely on George Brown so I think Campbell steps up.

At the Y WR spot I think Enos will mix it up, I think JT4 & KJ will both play Outside Z/X WR spots & Inside Slot depending on the formation, the play call & the look the Defense is giving us. With having multiple speedster WR's in JT4, Pope, Harley & KJ, that gives Enos flexibility to find matchups to exploit all over the field. **** I would even like to see Hightower or Payton line up in the Slot on certain packages, even great bigger WR's like Larry Fitzgerald has plays where he'll lineup at the Y & catch Defenses off guard going one on one with a Safety or LB.

In my 2019 Depth chart I had Chigozie Nnoruka as the 2nd DT (basically playing 1Tech) & Nesta as the DT1 (3Tech). Bethel could/will probably start ahead of Nesta due to him being a Senior & having the experience, but I really like our DT rotation with Nnoruka, Bethel, Nesta, Ford, Miller & at least 1 of the 3 TF's (Holley/Harrison-Hunte/Blissett) could play their way into some snaps outside of the 4 game TF red limit. I'm expecting all 3 to shirt, but possibly one of them just excels & forces Simpson to give them more snaps.

The CB battle is the one I'm most excited & amped about for Spring/Fall camp. Neither Blades or Ivey shirted last year, Blades played the most & Ivey played some on ST's mostly. I think they both have a great shot at winning that spot opposite of Bandy & whoever isn't named the starter will obviously be the CB3.

I don't see Bandy kickin inside to be the NCB in Nickel or Dime packages, he's our best pure cover corner & while he may not be ideal in size for covering taller WR's I don't see us taking our best CB off the opposing WR1. I definitely think we'll see a lot more 3 Safety/Striker packages in Nickel coverage. This is where the dynamic of having guys like Gurvan, Bubba, Amari, Rome Finley, Derrick Smith & now Gilbert Frierson will come into play.
Just have to say, brother, I very much enjoy reading what you have to say. Definitely one of the best posters on here. You know your stuff man
 
Fans are going to naturally gravitate towards Hedley the new punter - he’s perfect swagger for the U that’s for sure. I really can’t wait to see him clock someone in a game.

I’m not terribly worried about the 2nd DT, it’s the 3rd and 4th in the rotation that will have to stand up this season in my eyes. Same with the backup T position. Let us pray Campbell had an epiphany moment where it all came to light for him.
I’m in Ohio and guys at work are gonna watch our games because of Hedley and they’re all wanting to see him clock folks too..lol
 
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Any chance of the Moose kid developing on the ol? Seems like a real strong kid w good size and work ethic. Or is he just not athletic and or quick enough?
 
Must admit, I’d love to see him knock out some SOB. Can you imagine if he plants someone and gets called for targeting😂
 
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