D$, I had the same observations of Sandland's behavior yesterday. On several plays he seemed slow-to-react because he was overthinking, especially that first underneath throw where he could have gained another 10 YACs if he had just been a little smoother. And I believe he needs a lot of work with S&C still. I think he meets the hype in 2014 or tail end of this season, but we'll need to count on Warlord against UF.
I was a little disappointed in the line matchups. Pierre, Porter and Robinson tore through the third-stringers they faced, especially Robinson who was against the right-side OG that I believe was a walk-on. So while our Orange-team run-defense looked stout, the competition was unbalanced, and I wonder how they would have dealt with McDermott, Bunche and Linder inside.
Regarding the starting OL, can you see a scenario where Bunche and Feliciano start on 1st downs, then Bunche rotates between OT and OG with Flowers and Feliciano on 2nd/3rd downs depending on pass or run situations? I remember when Wilfork was a sophomore, he was the third man in but best DT on the team. Maybe that's how they play Flowers this year? ... What a great problem to have!!
Regarding incoming class, it seems to me that even with 20 starters returning, we will have lots of guys fighting for playing time. Figueroa and Sandland are already in the rotation. Bond, Kamalu, AQM, Elder, Edwards, Burns, Carter, Grace all have legit shots, along with the walk-on punters/kickers. Outside of Figs, who do you see as the most likely to have impact? And do you think Coley redshirts with all the talent we have at WR?
