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Future 2 Deep

Postby PonyFan32 » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:34 am

In the interest of tiding us over until fall camp begins and eventually the football season, I want to propose a topic to discuss rather than the usual interpersonal conflicts we know and love PF for...

Does anyone want to take a stab at the 2 deep on offense/defense in 2 years (aka entering fall of 2017)? What I'm really curious about is people's take on what the 2015 and (almost complete) 2016 classes are going to give us in terms of lineups once the class of 2015 and 2016 are sophomores and juniors (since playing freshmen is somewhat a crapshoot). And which younger players from the previous regime will still be competing for legitimate time in 2 years?

I don't stay that close to the football recruits myself, so while I may chime in I was hoping someone else would take a stab at it, even though actual knowledge of the situation has never been a requirement to post on PF. :D
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Re: Future 2 Deep

Postby ojaipony » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:23 am

Good idea. Here's my take :-)

2016

OFFENSE
QB: Davis/Hicks/Moore
RB: Nlemchi/West/Jones (Gresham)
HB/TE: Gaines/Rau (Line)
WR (outside 1): Sutton/Thomas
WR (outside 2): Audie (I know, it's wishful thinking - if we don't get him, it will be Benson)/Proche
WR (slot): Castille/Benson? (or Proche)
LOT: Briggs/Becker
ROT: Wilds/Webb
LG: Brown/Kadarius Smith
C: Barton/Hyder
RG: Myers/McCarty? (weak link here)
(in looking over this year's roster, damn, we have some dead wood in the offensive line position - need to run about 4-5 off and load up on defense, especially defensive line, IMHO).

DEFENSE
RDE: Scott/Badejo
LDE: Fitzgerald (I know)/Thedford
RDT: Gentry/Green
LDT: Minor/Hollie
ROLB: Rhone/McNew
LOLB: Mitchell?/JimLawson
MLB: Horton/Dae Williams? (have no idea, this depth and the OLB depth concerns me)
Star: Williams/Ward (darkhorse pick)
CB: Ajee/Johnson
CB: Horace/Sutton
S: Darrion/Clark

And THIS lineup will be the one to kick us off to respectability (I predict 8-5 in 2016, a decent bowl game, and away we go . . . will be young which will make us very experienced in 2018-2019 when we start challenging for getting legitimate P5 looks).
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Re: Future 2 Deep

Postby Pony Boss » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:53 am

Davis won't be here in 2017
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Re: Future 2 Deep

Postby friarwolf » Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:22 am

Niemchi gone as well
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Re: Future 2 Deep

Postby SMUstangs22 » Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:27 am

I think he did 2016
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Re: Future 2 Deep

Postby ojaipony » Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:27 am

Pony Boss wrote:Davis won't be here in 2017


Meant 2016.
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Re: Future 2 Deep

Postby GreenbeltPony » Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:35 am

Wow and here I was thinking that 2015-2016 was Davis' last season for some reason.
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Re: Future 2 Deep

Postby East Coast Mustang » Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:50 am

For [deleted] and giggles, here's my stab at 2017:

QB: Hicks/Moore (no idea who wins starting job)
RB: West/Jones/Gresham
TE: Herndon/Rau
LT: Wilds/Becker
LG: Bates/K. Smith
C: Barns/Barton
RG: Brown/Hyder
RT: Webb/Todora
WR: Castille/Benson
WR: Thomas/Proche/Shelmire
WR: C. Sutton/Omotosho (wishful thinking)/Honey

DE: Scott/Badejo
DT: Gary/Hollie
DT: Gentry/P. Jones
DE: Fitzgerald (wishful thinking)/Thedford
LB: McNew/Corbett
LB: Rhone/D. Williams
Star: J. Williams/Carlisle/Duke
CB: K. Johnson/Montgomery
FS: Clemons/Onu
SS: Clark/Jeanlys
CB: Davis/E. Sutton

Very young, likely lots of Sophomores and RFreshmen in that two-deep, but those receivers will be a nightmare for opposing D coordinators
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