Fall Camp 2023 Thread
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We are one injury away from concern. The field end is the tightest numbers wise. Putting a lot of pressure on Baptiste to hold down that spot at only 265 lbs.
Jr can move over there if the need arises. Riley can still put a few snaps in. And you have Tyson Ford and Brenan Vernon who has impressed.
I'm not particularly concerned about it
Nana O-M is listed as co-starter there with Jean-Baptiste on most depth charts.
They absolutely do not want to move Riley back. The proposed strength of this line is the depth and rotation in the middle. They do not want to touch that at all. If Nana or Baptiste get hurt we will be depending on a very young guy to play meaningful minutes.
As I said one injury away from being an issue.
Yeah, but back to the point, we wouldn't be saying it if not for an season ending injury.
Don't minimize it. He was going to play meaningful minutes which will now likely be absorbed by the two starters until a young guy steps up. If that takes four games thats going to be 4 games of extra reps on two guys at 260. Which can show up in late season conditioning.
I also think that of you look at the presser from freeman he's still dropping hints as to more 3-3-5 and 4-2-5 alignments against pass heavy teams. It's very possible some of this injury is mitigated by swapping the field end out for a safety against passing teams at least on second and third downs... Definitely not a fan of that and hope the young guys get to a point where coaches don't want to take the field end off the field
Burnham ready to step up?
Also- I’m hoping Ford really emerges. He was a big “get” when he committed. Hopefully it’s his time.
He wasnt going to play meaningful minutes. He was 3rd string at best. It was a battle between him and Ford for that spot. I'm not sure if he would have won that spot.
Also with all the sub packages he probably wouldn't even play as a 3rd string guy. They'd probably move Junior over before bring him on
From limited info , 4-2-5 with Harper covering the slot. JD and Marist are the linebackers being backed up by Kiser and Sneed. B Mo at one CB and Cam at the other. Essentially, three CB’s for the most part except the Navy game. McKiney has shown some progress this summer as well as Gray. I like Gray being he already looks the part.
Who would you rather see starting over him? Sneed?
This isn’t meant to be a condescending question.
His injury really hurts next year, i thought and a lot of reports were he was really trending up behind 2 5th year SRs for SDE.
I could actually see a 3-3-5 with Kiser, jd, and sneed as the lbs on a obvious passing downs. Bringing sneed up to be a rusher or letting him play in space. If the big guys can hold up, that's a crazy athletic lineup.
Bertrand was the best. Followed by Kiser. And Liufau was easily last
Next year it should be at SDE
Na na, Ford, Gobaira, Vernon
But Vernon Mary shoot up the depth chart
I’m all over the place, but I thought that too. JD racks up tackles, but can that stat be deceiving? Kiser certainly has made some plays, but with all the Sneed hype, I’m shocked he hasn’t passed Kiser.
He had multiple surgeries on his ankle during his playing career. He only has one artery feeding blood to that foot left. Apparently part was already amputated and likely the rest will have to be at some point.
Having said that. He's garbage as a coach, but is a hype man supreme. Maybe it works maybe it doesn't, but I find it unlikely he coaches after his som leaves school. His entire coaching career is basically to get his son noticed.
That doesn't say much of the guys behind them on the depth chart.
This hasn't aged well. Coach Prime is 1-6 since that 3-0 start vs bottom feeders. Please spare they only won 1 game last year crap. They could only go up after hitting rock bottom.
