What is left...
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:57 pmOkay, so I looked down the current roster of scholarship players to see what our needs are...
WR: We have a decent number of outside guys (over 6'), but not a lot of slots. We also have several TEs that may move to the outside in the new system. Needs: 4. We are done with Beasley, Drewery, Ellison, and Lunday.
RB: I think we are going to end up playing guys like Henderson at both RB and slot receiver. We need at least 2 more RBs on the running back, and we picked up Lee and Whittington, who are going to be the same type guys as Henderson. We are missing one big back.
OL: We have 11, I expect to carry 15, so we need 4. Emshoff, Huallou, and Robiskie are on board, I expect one more to be signed.
QB: We only have three on the roster and we know Jones likes 6. Already have Mitchell and SMith, wouldn't be surprised to see one more.
The defense is a little more tricky, because I don't know what formation we are going to run.
Defensive line: we have 13 players on scholarship right now. I would like to see us pick up 3 players.
At saftey, we only have 5 guys on the current roster. Will pick up at least 2, possibly 3 players. Have Banjo, so 1 or 2 left.
On the corner, we only have 5 on the roster. I highly, highly, highly doubt you will see us sitting in a 4-3 a whole lot in newer schemes. I would look at a lot of nickel and dime situations. I expect us to pick up at least three guys. One of those is Robinson, so we have two more left.
At LB, we have a lot of need, but not as many spots to fill because we won't stay in 3 LB sets as much. We could take up to 4, but I think 2 or three is more likely. Line and Odiari are already in, so that leaves 1 more.
Jones brought the offensive guys in last weekend because he knew he wouldn't have the defensive coordinator yet. This weekend will be mostly about the defense.
1 RB, 1 OL, 1 QB, 3 DL, 1 S, 2 CB, 1 LB. That would put us at 25 scholarships. If extra players are taken, I would not be surprised if they are athletes that can play in the secondary or wide receiver.
I would consider the secondary by far our greatest position of need at this point in the recruiting process.
WR: We have a decent number of outside guys (over 6'), but not a lot of slots. We also have several TEs that may move to the outside in the new system. Needs: 4. We are done with Beasley, Drewery, Ellison, and Lunday.
RB: I think we are going to end up playing guys like Henderson at both RB and slot receiver. We need at least 2 more RBs on the running back, and we picked up Lee and Whittington, who are going to be the same type guys as Henderson. We are missing one big back.
OL: We have 11, I expect to carry 15, so we need 4. Emshoff, Huallou, and Robiskie are on board, I expect one more to be signed.
QB: We only have three on the roster and we know Jones likes 6. Already have Mitchell and SMith, wouldn't be surprised to see one more.
The defense is a little more tricky, because I don't know what formation we are going to run.
Defensive line: we have 13 players on scholarship right now. I would like to see us pick up 3 players.
At saftey, we only have 5 guys on the current roster. Will pick up at least 2, possibly 3 players. Have Banjo, so 1 or 2 left.
On the corner, we only have 5 on the roster. I highly, highly, highly doubt you will see us sitting in a 4-3 a whole lot in newer schemes. I would look at a lot of nickel and dime situations. I expect us to pick up at least three guys. One of those is Robinson, so we have two more left.
At LB, we have a lot of need, but not as many spots to fill because we won't stay in 3 LB sets as much. We could take up to 4, but I think 2 or three is more likely. Line and Odiari are already in, so that leaves 1 more.
Jones brought the offensive guys in last weekend because he knew he wouldn't have the defensive coordinator yet. This weekend will be mostly about the defense.
1 RB, 1 OL, 1 QB, 3 DL, 1 S, 2 CB, 1 LB. That would put us at 25 scholarships. If extra players are taken, I would not be surprised if they are athletes that can play in the secondary or wide receiver.
I would consider the secondary by far our greatest position of need at this point in the recruiting process.
