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Whats up with all this Chad Thomas @ DT talk? God I hope we don't fatten him up and waste his elite rush abilities at DT.
 
Can UM consistently get to the quarterback from the edge? Likely. Can the Canes push the pocket and stop quarterbacks from stepping up all day? That remains to be seen.

There are no clear-cut starters anywhere along the line. If I’m guessing now (which is somewhat foolish, given several players have yet to put on pads for UM) I’d say the players with the highest snap counts will be Chickillo, Pierre, Muhammad, Kamalu, Wyche, McCord and Heurtelou, with Moten and Thomas seeing significant action. A rotation of nine or 10 quality players is exactly what Golden wants, and for once, he may have it.

This is the problem with reporters who discuss football with a fairly lazy approach. Quarterbacks "stepping up in the pocket" is not the issue at DT. Our DTs' ability to play 2-gap effectively in the run game and our calls mixing in a more attacking front are more in question.

Our "speed package" (with the most predictable stunts/loops anyone will ever see) is a problem because our opponent has already prepared for it. Will we see some changes early in games or even the season and potentially some effectiveness? I think so. Anyone who has followed this team should be more concerned with whether or not we'll have a counter prepared. The Louisville Bowl game was a perfect example. We came out ok and caught them by surprise with the S blitz. We had no more disguises. They got comfortable. The rest is history.
 
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I really want to buy into this talent. I'm so close to being unrealistically optimistic because of the talent that we have at all of these positions.

10-2 would be great. Please, just give me a solid season. I would eat a bag of rusted nails to see this team shock the world. They deserve it.
 
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I would like to see Kirby play the SAM and Grace play the WILL. Any reason Kirby cannot play that position?
 
So when McCord comes in everyone in the stadium knows whats coming and they throw or run to his side for big gains time and time again..This year I'm sure the same will happen with Thomas on the other side and the offense will go his direction...So predictable we made it easy for the opposing OC to call a game..Wonder how many times we'll see the stand around defense that Louisville used and Coley had absolutely no answer for.? Can almost positively say we see it with Louisville, Nebraska, Va Tech, Ga Tech, North Carolina, Duke, and Fl. State against our run twice throw on third offense..WE GOT EXPOSED AND NO ONE CORRECTED IT THE ENTIRE SECOND HALF OF THE CARDINALS GAME...OF COURSE WE'LL SEE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
 
edge said:
I would like to see Kirby play the SAM and Grace play the WILL. Any reason Kirby cannot play that position?
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We don't play with a Will. We play with a WILB who's rarely covered. Grace would be an ideal fit in a 4-3 T/C2 but we don't play that
 
edge said:
I would like to see Kirby play the SAM and Grace play the WILL. Any reason Kirby cannot play that position?
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I personally believe he just doesn't excel fighting through traffic. He doesn't look like the most instinctual player either, will linebacker allows one to chase everything down from the back side cleanly and he has to cover less tight ends as well. I think coach made the decision to simplify the game for him mentally allowing him to use his explosiveness versus second guessing his reads like in the past. We do need to get grace on the field more often though!
 
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Coley, Dorsett, Waters and Lewis will be top 4 receivers. Scott too many issues over the years for me to even consider him right now, not reliable in my eyes.

Think their will be rotation in that open lb spot. But we'll see a lot of McCord or Grace pending on packages. Owens even more as season progresses.

Would say McCord and Muhammad costarters at one end spot.

Chick better perform, has Kamalu and Chad breathing down his neck. Chad gonna get a lot of burn on 3rd downs.

Think Howard's spots locked in. Gunter I think wins it, but will be challenged by burns and elder through the season.

At safety. I say Deon. Then Carter and Dallas as co starters. Jenkins will be in rotation.

My predictions.
 
Really looking forward to see what Crawford can do at Safety. His work ethic and attitude are off the charts.
 
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CaneStuck@USF said:
Whats up with all this Chad Thomas @ DT talk? God I hope we don't fatten him up and waste his elite rush abilities at DT.
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DE McCord
DT Thomas
DT Kamalu
DE AQM

LB Perryman
LB Grace

CB Gunter
CB Howard
NB Burns
SS Bush
FS Carter

oh yeah baby give it to me
 
CyberCane said:
rokulika said:
CaneStuck@USF said:
Whats up with all this Chad Thomas @ DT talk? God I hope we don't fatten him up and waste his elite rush abilities at DT.
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DE McCord
DT Thomas
DT Kamalu
DE AQM

LB Perryman
LB Grace

CB Gunter
CB Howard
NB Burns
SS Bush
FS Carter

oh yeah baby give it to me
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3rd down erection time.
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I think the biggest improvements there might actually be off the DL: Grace and Carter/Crawford filling angles instead of Cornelius and Highsmith/Rodgers.
 
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