TOO EARLY OFF SEASON NATTY discussion: Defense: Who's gone next Year and who steps up,
Gone:
Tupou, Taniela: Go big with Gaines and move Qualls to DT?
Feeney, Travis
Littleton, Cory
Clay, Brian: Replaced by Turner, Ezekiel
Not sure how UW replaces this edge production. Play big with Mathis at buck and Dizzly at DE? Or does POTOAE look to blow up next year? I know someone out there predicted Jusstis to start a true freshman, could he start next year at Littleton's spot?
Comments
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I keep waiting for them to move Mathis to BUCK (he didn't have the girth to pass rush inside this year) and play Qualls and Gaines together.
I would like to see a two deep of:
DE: Dissly, Johnson, Bowman? Scrempos?
DT: Qualls, McCoy
NT: Gaines, Vea
BUCK: Mathis
ILB: Victor, Wellington
ILB: Bierria, BBK
SLB: Bartlett, Eifler
CB: Jones, Miller, Joyner
CB: King, Gardenhire, Love
S: Budda, Beav?, Rapp
S: McIntosh, Turner -
Potato Jr is a BUCK no?
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I think in that 2 Deep he is a back up to a Sr. Mathis which sounds about right to me for the top defense in the Pac 12. Mathis will be required to have a high motor in that spot, so I assume they rotate Jr Potatoe in and oftenLoneStarDawg said:Potato Jr is a BUCK no?
I'm putting my money on Warren's athletic ability and speed , combined with the leaders in the middle.
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Potatoe was going through drills at LB today pre game. I think they want him at Buck, he looks fantastic physically (75k but I'm an unabashed TBSer, so it's ok)
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I'm somewhat worried about Buck/OLB...Feeney and Littleton (yes Dennis) have been really good this year. I'm not sure but there is potential for a big loss there that affects the defense more than we'd think. Hopefully Mathis or whoever can keep it going.
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There's enough talent I think that gets squared awayHeretoBeatmyChest said:I'm somewhat worried about Buck/OLB...Feeney and Littleton (yes Dennis) have been really good this year. I'm not sure but there is potential for a big loss there that affects the defense more than we'd think. Hopefully Mathis or whoever can keep it going.
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This. Need Potoa'e and perhaps one of the young OLB's (Justiss?) to step up. I think that's why they're going hard after that JC DE named Jonathan Kongbo.HeretoBeatmyChest said:I'm somewhat worried about Buck/OLB...Feeney and Littleton (yes Dennis) have been really good this year.
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I'm not anti-Littleton, he's just a Kevin Smith Shoulda Redshirted All-Star who played for no reason his first year, now he's just starting to get good, but everyone rational is forced to admit he's nondescript.HeretoBeatmyChest said:I'm somewhat worried about Buck/OLB...Feeney and Littleton (yes Dennis) have been really good this year. I'm not sure but there is potential for a big loss there that affects the defense more than we'd think. Hopefully Mathis or whoever can keep it going.
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HeretoBeatmyChest said:
I'm somewhat worried about Buck/OLB...Feeney and Littleton (yes Dennis) have been really good this year. I'm not sure but there is potential for a big loss there that affects the defense more than we'd think. Hopefully Mathis or whoever can keep it going.
The DL will be very good and very deep.
I'm curious about Justiss in that OLB spot vacated by Littleton
6'3 230lbs and 4.6 in high school
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If we get Kongbo, it would really mean something; which is saying a lot.
The Lakewood Potatoe Jr. looks the part, tho. If he can play BUCK, so be it. I think Mathis has talent; he just isn't a DE. I think he could thrive in the BUCK role.
The Dissly thing is puzzling. It makes no sense that he didn't redshirt last year and now he'll be one of those kids who starts playing lights out the last half of his senior year.
A kid I really liked on film was Scrempos and with how our DL kids seem to come along he could be impressive.
