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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff" data-source="post: 690513" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>Thought I’d bump this thread with NSD over and a full look at the class. Gibbs and Cochran are huge additions. Also added some special teams competition. This team <em>will </em>have talent next, and a lot of it. <strong>But, </strong>most of the talent will still be very young. There will still be a ton a FR and SO playing significant snaps, but there will much more upperclassmen help than last year. Whoever plays QB will have less than 10 games of college experience, or be a true freshman. There will still be mistakes made, but I would expect at least average production from the QB position. </p><p>OL play should improve significantly, and will probably be the easiest thing to notice when comparing film from last year to next year. </p><p>The backfield will be loaded, and with question marks at TE, I’d love to see 2-0 sets with the 3 headed monster. </p><p>WR will have plenty of talent as well. I’d expect Ezzard, Brown, and Camp to do most of the heavy lifting in the passing game, but Carter, Dolphus, and Sanders provide solid depth. The question will be how well the QB can get balls out to the guys out wide. </p><p>Overall I think the offense will be vastly improved from last year; mostly because the OL will at least be competent. Hopefully only 6-7 guys are used all year. Cutting down 3 & outs will help everyone out, and scoring will definitely go up.</p><p></p><p>Defensively, the DL still won’t be great. Adding Clayton will be huge for the pass rush, but without a show stopper up the middle DL pressure will still probably be at a premium. </p><p>LB will be interesting. Curry is definitely the leader on that side of the ball, but he’s not one of the most talented ‘backers in the league. Gonna need a lot of help from the secondary again this year, but the talent is there that it shouldn’t be a huge issue. Keeping the offense on the field longer will also pay dividends on the defensive side of the ball. </p><p></p><p>Special teams... woof. <em>Have </em>to find a kicker this year. 3-8 field goals is unacceptable. Need to get to a point where we’re kicking at least 70% from inside 45. Need to at least have a prayer of making some that are longer than 45. Definitely need some touchbacks on kickoffs, and both punt coverage and returns need a lot of work. I expect Harvin will continue to be a top tier punter (or at least above average), although I feel he was a little inconsistent at times last year. That may have been from the shear number of punts he had though. </p><p></p><p>I think 6 wins is reachable next year. It’s an incredibly tough schedule, so anything more than 6 is gravy, and means we probably beat somebody we weren’t supposed to. 4 to 5 is where I’m keeping my expectations though. As long as all but 3 (you guys know the 3) games are competitive through the 4th I’ll be satisfied. Less than 4 wins and I’d feel we underachieved. Remember, this isn’t about being a Collins “apologist” or accepting mediocrity. It’s about understanding that it takes time to build a program. Yes, there will be a lot of very talented transfers on the field, as well as a lot of talented players that signed to Tech originally. That doesn’t automatically correlate to wins though. A lot of youth will take up a lot of minutes. Year 3 is still going to be my measuring stick. A lot of successful coaching turnarounds become obvious in year 3, after going through growing pains in years 1 & 2. This year will mostly be about proving Tech can be successful, and setting up for a Top 20 2021 recruiting class <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt=":sneaky:" title="Sneaky :sneaky:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sneaky:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff, post: 690513, member: 4572"] Thought I’d bump this thread with NSD over and a full look at the class. Gibbs and Cochran are huge additions. Also added some special teams competition. This team [I]will [/I]have talent next, and a lot of it. [B]But, [/B]most of the talent will still be very young. There will still be a ton a FR and SO playing significant snaps, but there will much more upperclassmen help than last year. Whoever plays QB will have less than 10 games of college experience, or be a true freshman. There will still be mistakes made, but I would expect at least average production from the QB position. OL play should improve significantly, and will probably be the easiest thing to notice when comparing film from last year to next year. The backfield will be loaded, and with question marks at TE, I’d love to see 2-0 sets with the 3 headed monster. WR will have plenty of talent as well. I’d expect Ezzard, Brown, and Camp to do most of the heavy lifting in the passing game, but Carter, Dolphus, and Sanders provide solid depth. The question will be how well the QB can get balls out to the guys out wide. Overall I think the offense will be vastly improved from last year; mostly because the OL will at least be competent. Hopefully only 6-7 guys are used all year. Cutting down 3 & outs will help everyone out, and scoring will definitely go up. Defensively, the DL still won’t be great. Adding Clayton will be huge for the pass rush, but without a show stopper up the middle DL pressure will still probably be at a premium. LB will be interesting. Curry is definitely the leader on that side of the ball, but he’s not one of the most talented ‘backers in the league. Gonna need a lot of help from the secondary again this year, but the talent is there that it shouldn’t be a huge issue. Keeping the offense on the field longer will also pay dividends on the defensive side of the ball. Special teams... woof. [I]Have [/I]to find a kicker this year. 3-8 field goals is unacceptable. Need to get to a point where we’re kicking at least 70% from inside 45. Need to at least have a prayer of making some that are longer than 45. Definitely need some touchbacks on kickoffs, and both punt coverage and returns need a lot of work. I expect Harvin will continue to be a top tier punter (or at least above average), although I feel he was a little inconsistent at times last year. That may have been from the shear number of punts he had though. I think 6 wins is reachable next year. It’s an incredibly tough schedule, so anything more than 6 is gravy, and means we probably beat somebody we weren’t supposed to. 4 to 5 is where I’m keeping my expectations though. As long as all but 3 (you guys know the 3) games are competitive through the 4th I’ll be satisfied. Less than 4 wins and I’d feel we underachieved. Remember, this isn’t about being a Collins “apologist” or accepting mediocrity. It’s about understanding that it takes time to build a program. Yes, there will be a lot of very talented transfers on the field, as well as a lot of talented players that signed to Tech originally. That doesn’t automatically correlate to wins though. A lot of youth will take up a lot of minutes. Year 3 is still going to be my measuring stick. A lot of successful coaching turnarounds become obvious in year 3, after going through growing pains in years 1 & 2. This year will mostly be about proving Tech can be successful, and setting up for a Top 20 2021 recruiting class :sneaky: [/QUOTE]
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