That DLine is legit as ****
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2024 Fall Camp Thread
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For reference the Defensive 1s on the first day of pads last year:
CB Hunter
CB Breedlove
S Sanders
S Woods
LB Bentley
LB Ham/Kennedy
DE Alston
DT Cokes
DT Wallace
DE Hawkins/Walker
OLB Domineck
Mizzou looks small.
SEC! SEC! SEC!
It just means more
Medford M.
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Yeah, can't imagine Hayes and Cokes won't both see several hundred snaps as well.
Buildings look nicer than I remember.
How do we feel about our safeties?
Pretty good. I think experience, leadership and reliability is what you need at that position and Shilo and Cam Ron have that. Depth is important because of the risk of targeting penalties, but I think Stoutmire and the new addition, Massey help with that.
Does that put to bed the rumors about Shilo being injured?
He is still wearing a yellow jersey and in one clip I saw him sort of try to tackle Augustave but he is still out there running with the 1's.
Herman Smith is also a guy in that position who should factor in, along with RJ Johnson (transfer from Arkansas). Safety is loaded
I'll add Travis Jay and Savion Riley
I totally forgot about Riley. I don’t expect Jay to do much for us, but maybe I’m wrong. Either way, that position is definitely running 3-4 deep with guys who can play
They'll be fine. A stronger front 7 typically means less worry for the safeties. The (very minor) concerns right now are: Sanders getting back 100%, Stoutmire making a smooth transition and Riley picking up the scheme.
He had surgery and it remains to be seen how it impacts his play. He is in a yellow jersey and probably will be for the remainder of camp.
If Shilo takes his game to the next level, which means he has to become more consistent with his tackling (not just looking for the knockout hit) but mostly a better cover guy, he’s going to be an all conference type player and will get drafted.
You forgot about Smith and I totally forgot about Johnson. Yeah, if everyone picks up the scheme, we should be loaded.
Zero concerns about "picking up the scheme" this year. Charles Kelly is no longer DC
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Overall, our DB group is deep and talented. The roster has undergone a bunch of recent shuffling. Roster has Stoutmire listed at S + those guys above, so I'm not worried. They slotted Colton Hood (he is 5'11" 190, so big enough to play) at DB, hence Stoutmire moved, he is 205. One other guy I have seen listed as both S and ILB is Adonis Forrest. A friend drove him into Boulder and said he is physically impressive. He is listed 6'4" 215. He was #9 S out of JUCO. CU roster had him listed at both positions until just recently, however it looks like he is running with the ILBs for now, but that could change. https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/adonis-forrest/17290
If the Dline plays as advertised, the LBs are serviceable, the back end of the defense should be fine.
If the Dline plays as advertised, the LBs are serviceable, the back end of the defense should be fine.
I agree with this 100%, but it can't be ignored that Shilo will likely be in the yellow jersey all year in practice and is going to be game to game for the first few weeks at least, AND Stoutmire is coming off of a shoulder surgery and is already missing time. Depth looks ok on paper, but it could be tested early and often.
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Personally, I like the sound of this. If the Dline is special, it will only make the Oline better through tough practices. You bring out the best, by going against the best. Plus, if the Dline is very special, CU's defense will be able to hang in there against anyone.
If I learned anything about last season it was BOB/Lewis' over-selling of the Oline, and the Dline playing catch-up through the season. IMO, the Dline got incrementally better through playing the in season games rather than fall camp. Also, if the Dline is special, the Oline can still be good/great just going against that talent day in and day out. It is not a one or the other.
When CU had great Dlineman in the 90's, the Oline followed suit...
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Good lord. She looks like a former Soviet gymnast
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Jay isn't going to see the field. Guy can't play.
Scrimmage day before a much needed day off. Should be fun to watch all the videos and see who makes plays.
I like the perfunctory, unassuming nature of the comments. No yelling. No accusing. Just: here’s what happened: here’s what that means. Don’t waste a bunch of time on what we know.
I assume the next bit is breaking down film to help improve and understand. That’s where the useful coaching happens, to me. As a “player,” I never wanted all the extra discussions. Just tell me what I can do specifically to improve (with a positive spin), and I’ll work on that, figure it out.
That’s my one knock on the videos we see—tons of the “extra” discussions. But I assume that’s because they show us mostly non-material content. There are been a few tidbits of great tips from HCP and others, which I assume form the basis of what’s going on.
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