How good can the defense be in 2014?

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One other question is whether Tedric Thompson can be a physical presence at safety. Bell is solid, but that just is not his game.

Ya I agree. He is pretty small right now

 

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So Derrick Webb, a two time captain and 3 year starter at CU was 5'11 and nearly ran a 4.9 40 (4.86). Ouch

 

[MtnBuff]

So Derrick Webb, a two time captain and 3 year starter at CU was 5'11 and nearly ran a 4.9 40 (4.86). Ouch

And people wondered how we could be giving up 40 points a game?

Some of our opponents had OL who were faster than our OLB.

 

[Quattro]

So Derrick Webb, a two time captain and 3 year starter at CU was 5'11 and nearly ran a 4.9 40 (4.86). Ouch

Upgrading athletically at LB is a big reason why I'm optimistic about the defense


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[Duff Man]

Judging by recruiting threads, people have no issues with undersized, slow LBs.

 

[buffsyko]

Judging by recruiting threads, people have no issues with undersized, slow LBs.

:nod:

 

[buffaholic]

Upgrading athletically at LB is a big reason why I'm optimistic about the defense

And this upgrade you talk about is based on what? I see no evidence that we've upgraded over Webb at this point in time with Olugbode. Pretty similar size, probably a lot faster, not as big of a hitter.

 

[Quattro]

And this upgrade you talk about is based on what? I see no evidence that we've upgraded over Webb at this point in time with Olugbode. Pretty similar size, probably a lot faster, not as big of a hitter.

Webb couldn't wrap up a tackling dummy. Speed is huge in the PAC 12.


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[White_Rabbit]

So we traded a 5th year senior in for a 2nd year sophomore who was listed at 6'0 200 last year and it's a massive upgrade? Can't wait!

 

[Duff Man]

Count me as one who thinks our LBs in 2014 will be a big upgrade. We should not be able to differentiate between our safeties and some of our LBs going forward IMO.

 

[Quattro]

So we traded a 5th year senior in for a 2nd year sophomore who was listed at 6'0 200 last year and it's a massive upgrade? Can't wait!

It's not like the bar is set very high in that department

 

[White_Rabbit]

It's not like the bar is set very high in that department

True. I just don't think a Webb for Olugbode trade will be all that great. Olugbode is probably a much better athlete, but Webb was also a captain. I'm just hoping Greer can stay healthy for once.