i did not say i did not like endries...you are inserting that sentiment. i said i am naturally skeptical of a player transferring from cal as it relates to my confidence in knowing what to expect. those are two very different things. great players can come from anywhere...the transfers i expect to kill it the most this year are from utsa and arkansas...two shit teams. i just said i am naturally skeptical and very much in wait and see what he does against ohio state's defense as opposed to relying on being honorable mention for his games against stanford and uc davis before i assume he will effectively replace the production from helm. remember, the part of my post above that you quoted regarding tight ends was in my "i have no fucking idea what is going to happen" part of my post...not my "i think we are going to suddenly suck shit because of this clown ass cal transfer" part. reaching back more than twenty years to jeff tedford's program does not translate to cal's players now. but, of course, it does not mean that he cannot be an impact player. we didn't think there was a reason that billingsley could not have been an impact player when he transferred either. ultimately, i don't have a reason to be confident that i know what to expect from the t.e.'s. hence my designation in my original post. in contrast, i am confident i know what to expect from spence. hopefully two years from now, i'm posting "how the ever loving fuck are we going to possibly replace the greatness that was jack mother fucking endries??!!"
my stance on collins and broughton makes plenty of sense when you realize that i disagree with the premise that they both "played like ass" in 23. i think you missed where i said:
i think they both made big jumps from 22 to 23 and both were impactful guys...they were just backing up murphy and sweat. as a backup, collins had 7 fewer tackles on the season than murphy did...racked up a couple of sacks, and was an impact guy. just like sweat and murphy made a huge jump from 21 to 22 and then even more in 23, we saw a similar pattern from both of them...that's not a coincidence. collins and broughton were both 23 year olds last year and in their fifth year. all of them have had the benefit of good coaching. as for talent, we will see what baker gets from them. shaw has a 55 career tackles in three years...merely double what collins had as a backup in 2023 alone...a season you have declared as him "sucking." kanu in two years of playing as a rs-fr and soph has 14 total tackles ever...substantially less than collins in his "playing like ass" year as a backup. brevard has had some nice stats and i am hopeful that, particularly with baker's coaching, he will contribute to a solid interior. but it remains the case that, along with cornerback, that the potential drop off at dt is my biggest concern.
luckily, we don't have to agree...and we are both hoping for the same thing.