2019 will be special?

Sorry, can't "convince you otherwise."

Shitty recruiting on defense (except for DBs) is now catching up with us. Opposing QBs will have the cleanest uniforms in the building for the next year-and-a-half.

Does the Heart of Dallas Bowl still exist?

McGary won't be back but yes the offense should be better.

I'm starting to wonder if Murphy is guaranteed to go pro. Yes he has a kid. Yes I think he was planning to go pro this year. But he hasn't lit it up and his inability to come up with a single pick is glaring for a kid with his ball skills. If this continues I think he'll come back another year to improve his stock and prove what he can do because he's better than he's shown.

But your big point is obviously spot on. We're going to have to get a lot of contributions from redshirt freshman next year if the defense is going to play at a high level. I have faith in this staff's ability to develop players and that class is really talented but there's definitely a lot of unknowns.

Joyner was a huge loss for next season.

This is year 5.

insinceredawg said:

Starting after the bye week, we need to get some true freshman into the rotation. Tuli, Taki, Sirmon, Tafisi, Kyler, Irvin, Dom, etc will all have big roles next year so it'll be beneficial to get them game experience this season.

I assume you'll see plenty of the true frosh against OSU and WSU.

dhdawg said:

HillsboroDuck said:

dhdawg said:

Rapp has been dropping on draft boards and is a true junior. I think he is far less likely to go pro than Murphy

I can't see why, he's played as well this year as ever. His tape is strong and he's going to destroy the combine.

Yeah I haven't understood it either. But basically every mock now has him as a 3rd round pick.

Most mocks didn't have Kevin King until like the 5th round. Then he destroyed the combine and soared up.

I imagine Rapp will do the same.

Obviously I'd be thrilled if he comes back, then would change the whole feel of the secondary next year. I don't think he will though.

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Miller and Murphy aren't as good as advertised. JoJo is really meh. BBK is good but not a big loss.

What we need is a change in scheme. Hopefully all these badass DTs we redshirted are physically ready next year. Gaines and Vea were their sophomore years.

This. I'm really tired of the the whole DBU thing. Since when has the basis of great Husky defenses been the back end? I want to see us get back to Husky roots of being a great front seven who smother you with pass rush and are ass kickers upfront. Because of the DB rep we have evolved into a bend don't break group instead of an attack defense. Fuck the 5 DB
base defense and lets get back to actually recruiting defensive ends. Jesus if you ever got good enough to face Bama or OSU
they's run it up your asshole on 1st and second down with that 5 DB scheme. Plus if you have an actual pressure defense your DB's don't have to be NFL caliber. Plus Jimmy Lake is a short termer anyway.

I think we'll be about the same next year. A PAC 12 title contender, but not a truly great team.

We should be a little better on offense. Our front 6 (yes I typed 6 on purpose) on defense will be a major question mark.

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Miller and Murphy aren't as good as advertised. JoJo is really meh. BBK is good but not a big loss.

What we need is a change in scheme. Hopefully all these badass DTs we redshirted are physically ready next year. Gaines and Vea were their sophomore years.

For real? Or for whoosh?

NFL-types will assess Murphy Jr and Rapp et al ... how are their skills and performance related to UW's scheme and lack of pass rush or contain?

I think Rapp and Murphy Jr display stuff the NFL wants and will be drafted high(er).