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  1. 4 hours ago, Ojo Rojo said:

    Based on gained experience, young guys slotting in and transfers, here is how I see the position groups comparing '23 to '24:

    QB - better; Ewers should benefit from another year in the system.  Manning > Murphy as backup.

    RB - same; Brooks was better than expected, but Baxter and Blue looked good when he went down.  No dropoff.

    WR - same; I thought losing Worthy and Mitchell would be the biggest hit along with DL, but now with Golden and Bond I see virtually no dropoff.

    OL - better; should be the strength of the team with much experience returning.

    TE - worse; losing JT hurts and no one clearly able to pick up his touches.  Might be better as a run-blocking group though.

    DL - worse; losing Sweat and Murphy hurts.  They were the strength of the team this year.  Hard to replace two NFL guys.

    LB - worse; Ford was really good. Hard to replace.

    DE - same; Sorrell was really good, but I like the guys we have to replace him.

    DB - same; lots of attrition here, but also the ability to reload.  We looked to be very thin at safety until we landed Mukuba.  Barron coming back is huge.

    Overall, our offense should be the same or better.  Our defense probably worse, especially at stopping the run. We will make the playoff and should do some damage.  We have a team that is good enough to give us a chance to win it all if the cards fall right.

    Agree?  Disagree? I'm a dumbfuck?

    Agree with most, except for Edge (EDGE!) and DB.

    Edge - Sorrel and Burke are back with an extra year of experience. Simmons and the UTSA transfer will offer quality depth, should we need to rotate them in.  Overall, we will be slightly worse against the run, due to losing NFL caliber DTs. However, the entire defensive line will be more evened out, instead of the strength being concentrated in the middle. This will help create more sacks on pass plays. 
     

    DBs - Brooks, Mukuba, Barron, Muhammad, and D. Williams should be much better in coverage than what we fielded this past year. 
     

    The defense will be worse at stopping the run, but significantly better at defending the pass. Overall, having a more well rounded unit should be an improvement.

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