2024 Spring Football Thread
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PJ-OSU
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Kendal Daniels and Rashod Owens at 230.... Woooooo!
I think this is a pretty safe bet.
Any idea if Leon Johnson III is done done or still a long shot to come back?
He exhasted his eligibility and is done.
PJ-OSU
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Martin, Oliver, and Daniels at LB... sweet.
Poke Rocker
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Yeah, if Lyrik Rawls is good to go and recovered from the injury then he moves into the rover position and Daniels slides down to a LB spot! That is one HELL of an athletic group with Oliver, Martin and Daniels as starting linebackers!!!
OrangeFanatic2
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I’ve been hearing rumors that they’ll be playing a lot more of the 4-2-5 look. Couple different ways they can get to that. Could slide the front 3 and roll down Oliver to a stand up edge like he did most of his fresh and Soph years and roll down Daniels to play that hybrid safety/OLB spot. Or they could sub out one of the LB’s or safeties and bring in an additional DL.
Didn't we specifically target our DC for his 3-man front? So is this to counter run-heavy teams or to be able to adjust more in game and not a wholesale change to base defense?
HacklemanPoke
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I’m for one glad to see Walterscheid on the Spring Roster. There were indications and some felt like he was done. He may not be All Big12 but he’s a culture guy w a high motor and gives valuable depth.
HacklemanPoke
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It seems like it’s almost a tinker toy. Roll Oliver and Daniels out there and move one down to end and the other down to LB giving you a range of unpredictability.
OrangeFanatic2
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They seemed to do more of it towards the end of last season. Got Oliver more involved in the pass rush also.
Justin Wright is back too and is trimmed down another 10lbs. Even more depth in the middle which can let Nick run, Kendall run and Oliver get after the QB. Could see all of them on the field in a package I bet.
HacklemanPoke
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We played a ton of youth on the backend last year. I know we will miss Nathan, Xavier Benson and Goodlow up front but I think our defense can really take big steps forward next year. I like the young ends we have and think the middle can be good.
OrangeFanatic2
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Exactly. I think the defense will be greatly improved this coming year. Not saying it will be what it was Knowles last year but we’ll be improved.
PokeJ
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Everybody runs hybrid fronts nowadays. The 3-3-5 can be a run stopping D. However you need 3 big stoppers in the middle.
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Georgia Poke
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Coaches shouldn’t be so tied to a system that they can’t adapt to the personnel that they have.
Agree, but Gundy was VERY clear he was looking for someone to run an odd front. It didn't go well in year 1, so I was wondering if we were abandoning what had been so important last off-season or if this was just a sub package.
