ojaipony wrote:The other DE opposite Hunt and our safeties are the weak link on this team IMHO. They are not BCS caliber (Grenier, etc) - pretty much every other starter on both sides is. This is why I was really pulling for Holloway and Roundtree and I continue to be surprised that Middleton isn't the other starter at CB opposite Acker. Richardson has the wheels but gives up a lot of size.
Please stop talking about Holloway for at least a year. As far as Middleton goes, it's hard to be the starter on a team if you aren't even at school.
You're overestimating our defense. Frankly, Baylor and A&M are too strong up front and too fast at the skill positions for us to handle. TCU isn't quite as good up front (making them a better matchup for us) but has the best QB of the bunch and a lot of speed at wideout. All will get their points and yards and whether we win any of those games or not will come down to Garrett Gilbert.
In that case, we might as well give up and not support our team, huh?
I think our "D" will be just fine against anyone, they will be on par and competitive with the teams on our sch. A year of maturity, understanding the system ... bigger/stronger/wiser. I agree don't over estimate ... but don't sell them short either. Not to beat a dead horse ... LB's are critical in the 3-4, I think we can check that off
IMO Kevin G is not a weak link. He played very solid the first 4 games last year before surgery. Made some nice plays in the TCU game, and he was the one who deflected the pass in the UTEP game that dropped into JG's arms. 6'6" 280 ... Bue Barnes 6'4" 260 and moves well ... and a solid Zack Wood, and you can add others I'm missing into that mix. We will miss TT, but I think the line will better overall this season. One thing for sure, we don't have to wait much longer now to find out .... I hope you are all wrong "Beat Baylor"
ojaipony wrote:The other DE opposite Hunt and our safeties are the weak link on this team IMHO. They are not BCS caliber (Grenier, etc) - pretty much every other starter on both sides is. This is why I was really pulling for Holloway and Roundtree and I continue to be surprised that Middleton isn't the other starter at CB opposite Acker. Richardson has the wheels but gives up a lot of size.
Please stop talking about Holloway for at least a year. As far as Middleton goes, it's hard to be the starter on a team if you aren't even at school.
What's the story with Middleton? You know far more than me obviously.
