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Kind of depends on how talented the newcomers are. We need to see a number of guys improve over the course of the season like Wells did last year if the defense is going to be where it needs to be for that final half of the season. I don't feel confident predicting that either way. My hope, obviously, is that there's enough leadership and talent from our top guys to get us through, we avoid key injuries, and then players come on where things are currently looking light. It's a lot to hope for. Odds are that we're a bottom third of the Pac-12 defense, but I see a path to being a lot better than that.
Totally agree about 2020. I could really see it go either way, but I hope I'm right
. My opinion is based on that I think you're going to see a lot of guys play on Defense this year, and the coaches will coach them hard all year long....so I do expect to see them improve throughout the season. Caveat being that we avoid a bunch of injuries in the secondary.You haven't watched the buffs the last 6 years? If your talking sprinters yes I want the guy at 10 percent or less body fat. Olinemen at least 20% it's a marathon and you need reserves. Looking at the Buffs Oline it doesn't appear anyone is around 35% and seem to be in good shape. Me I will take a bama or clemson Oline all day long over small lean lineman, those big boys plow the road pretty well for those teams.
Agreed. It's even hard to get to 3 if the top 2 are getting the job done.
Special teams could be the difference in 2-3 games this year. I like our specialists. I think we should be pretty strong there. It’s been a while since the days of the Riddler and his clinics.
Not tackling to the ground.
MT's been preaching that, like in the NFL, practices need to be violent and physical when they are in shells. There's been a learning curve on doing things that way where you tackle through a thud bringing it 100% but without risking injuries by taking guys to the ground, diving at legs, etc.
Agree, most likely a 3 man rotation with Smith and Mangham getting most of the reps. Fontenot comes in for breathers and...
Fair, although I wouldn't say it's an issue with "buy-in". I just think it's a transition to a different style of coaching, practice structure, x's and o's, etc that takes time.
Hagan very rarely has a committee approach. Some of that has probably had to do with his limited personnel, but I don't think he likes doing that.
more like sept 7 on defense. We keep the nubs from scoring and I will start to feel ok about D. I refuse to consider CSU a yardstick for anything other than basic competency. See: last year.
I am just looking for competency in the first game anyway. Not a true yardstick, you're right.
Other than penalties and how the offensive and defensive schemes look, I don't think we will get a whole lot of anything out of that game.
Special teams like most of the game come down to blocking and tackling. Agree with you on the specialist but a bigger difference could be that we have gradually been getting better athletically. Hopefully that translates into better coverage and return teams.
