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ST26 said:
Moten, Blay, Scott, Horton/Jones
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Respectfully, Jones hasn't proven he's in the 2-deep discussion.

2-deep: Moten, Blay, Scott and Horton.
Prove You Belong: Jones and Russell (both redshirted freshmen so they have time)
True Freshmen: Simpson and Newton. Both long-term projects

then there's the desperation option of moving Bain, Mesidor or Blount inside. Not ideal.

The truth is, we are super thin at DT. Our backups are all young and development guys. We need another playoff caliber starter from the portal, ideally a 320+ NG. You cannot run with just 4 guys, as 1 will almost certainly get injured, and often 2 at the same time. We're playing with fire at DT just like we did at DB last year.
 
grover said:
Respectfully, Jones hasn't proven he's in the 2-deep discussion.

2-deep: Moten, Blay, Scott and Horton.
Prove You Belong: Jones and Russell (both redshirted freshmen so they have time)
True Freshmen: Simpson and Newton. Both long-term projects

then there's the desperation option of moving Bain, Mesidor or Blount inside. Not ideal.

The truth is, we are super thin at DT. Our backups are all young and development guys. We need another playoff caliber starter from the portal, ideally a 320+ NG. You cannot run with just 4 guys, as 1 will almost certainly get injured, and often 2 at the same time. We're playing with fire at DT just like we did at DB last year.
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Realistically we just have 3 too

Moten, Blay and Scott. Horton has been injured way too much to include him as "servicible" even.
 
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SaiyaMan305 said:
Realistically we just have 3 too

Moten, Blay and Scott. Horton has been injured way too much to include him as "servicible" even.
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Agree. And when he comes back, maybe he looks like the DT version of Arroyo, and maybe like the DT version of Chase Smith (so far, hoping he has a breakout year this season). You just can't count on him. It's also nonsensical to argue we should move Bain or Mesidor inside when neither wants the move and both look better at end. GO out and get a legit proven DT.
 
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