CaneBear0207
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As we might be done adding players on offense for 2024, I'm looking at each position to see whether we improved the roster from last season...
QB
In - Cam Ward, Reese Poffenbarger
Out - TVD, Jacurri Brown
Net - Huge improvement. TVD was frankly the reason we lost a few games. Cam can be the reason we win a game or two that we would not otherwise win.
RB
In - Damien Martinez, Jordan Lyle, Chris Wheatley-Humphrey
Out - Henry Parrish, Don Chaney, Trevonte Citizen
Net - The ceiling is definitely higher. Or as Jordan once said, "The ceiling is the roof." Parrish hurt to lose, and I always liked Chaney, but neither of them is as high-powered as Martinez. One caveat here is that if Mark Fletcher is out for the season and we consider him on the "out" part of the ledger, this is more like a wash.
WR
In - Sam Brown, Jojo Trader, Ny Carr, Chance Robinson
Out - Colbie Young, Brashard Smith, Tyler Harrell, Frank Ladson
Net - Break even. Who here remembers that Ladson was on the team last year? Long term, our 3 freshmen will be great. But year-to-year, if Brown and Trader can fill the production gaps left by Young and Brashard, we'll have done well.
TE
In - Elija Lofton
Out - Jaleel Skinner
Net - Probably a plus. Factor in Arroyo coming back at full strength, and this is a huge improvement.
OL
In - Zach Carpenter, Markel Bell, Deryc Plazz, Nino Francavilla, Juan Minaya
Out - Matt Lee, Javion Cohen, Logan Sagapolu, Chris Washington
Net - A step back. IDGAF what happened this weekend, Cohen and Lee are NFL linemen. I do not expect Carpenter to be as good as Lee, and while Bell is another one to watch long term, he won't be as effective in 2024 as Cohen was in '23.
QB
In - Cam Ward, Reese Poffenbarger
Out - TVD, Jacurri Brown
Net - Huge improvement. TVD was frankly the reason we lost a few games. Cam can be the reason we win a game or two that we would not otherwise win.
RB
In - Damien Martinez, Jordan Lyle, Chris Wheatley-Humphrey
Out - Henry Parrish, Don Chaney, Trevonte Citizen
Net - The ceiling is definitely higher. Or as Jordan once said, "The ceiling is the roof." Parrish hurt to lose, and I always liked Chaney, but neither of them is as high-powered as Martinez. One caveat here is that if Mark Fletcher is out for the season and we consider him on the "out" part of the ledger, this is more like a wash.
WR
In - Sam Brown, Jojo Trader, Ny Carr, Chance Robinson
Out - Colbie Young, Brashard Smith, Tyler Harrell, Frank Ladson
Net - Break even. Who here remembers that Ladson was on the team last year? Long term, our 3 freshmen will be great. But year-to-year, if Brown and Trader can fill the production gaps left by Young and Brashard, we'll have done well.
TE
In - Elija Lofton
Out - Jaleel Skinner
Net - Probably a plus. Factor in Arroyo coming back at full strength, and this is a huge improvement.
OL
In - Zach Carpenter, Markel Bell, Deryc Plazz, Nino Francavilla, Juan Minaya
Out - Matt Lee, Javion Cohen, Logan Sagapolu, Chris Washington
Net - A step back. IDGAF what happened this weekend, Cohen and Lee are NFL linemen. I do not expect Carpenter to be as good as Lee, and while Bell is another one to watch long term, he won't be as effective in 2024 as Cohen was in '23.