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I decided to rank the positions by most to least concerned for the season and not one game and see how others feel.
1. DB- I would guess everyone would be most concerned about the DB having to replacing all 4 from last year. Hopefully moving Scott and Thompson to S will help though Thompson is still listed as LB.
2. WR- I ranked them here since I think we lack the possession/big WR. Losing Victor was bigger than Gray since he was a big target for Grace in the red zone. I hope Hord can step up to be the possession WR since he didn’t show it much last year. I believe we have the guys that can stretch the field.
3. DL- We have some good players up front but more concerned about depth since we have been using a rotation for years and there seem to be some unknowns in the depth this year. Need someone to take pressure off of Ruffin.
4. Special Teams- There needs to be more consistency than last year. Herring looks to be a great KR but in other areas there were to many breakdowns last year. Also breaking in a new punter.
5. RB- I put RB in front of QB since I don’t think Law could be the every down back and Anderson hasn’t played yet plus he is smaller than Lewis so will have to see if he can take the pounding. I see a rotation off Law, Anderson, and Brookins to keep everyone fresh and healthy.
6. QB- I really believe Grace showed improvement at the end of the season. He had fewer TO in his last 7 games than his first 5 and his best passing totals came in the playoffs. IMO, he needs to get better in the red zone where he seems to make a mistake or miss a receiver. Hopefully with a year under his belt this will be the case.
7. LB- Harris is a big loss and maybe losing Thompson to safety will create two new players but this position seems like the area where we had good depth last year.
8. OL- This position looks to be the strength of the team and has been for a few years. They only gave up 12 sacks last year which is half the number from the year before. I think the improvement can come in the running game since we seemed to struggle more last year than the year before in the run game.
Overall I see a 9-2 season and a top 4 seed in the playoffs. After the first game the next 4 are some of the easier games on the season to help the team gel before the stretch of @NDSU, vs. SIU, @SDSU. For some reason I am most afraid of the SIU game since if the DB are struggling they seem to be the team to take the most advantage and they are due.
1. DB- I would guess everyone would be most concerned about the DB having to replacing all 4 from last year. Hopefully moving Scott and Thompson to S will help though Thompson is still listed as LB.
2. WR- I ranked them here since I think we lack the possession/big WR. Losing Victor was bigger than Gray since he was a big target for Grace in the red zone. I hope Hord can step up to be the possession WR since he didn’t show it much last year. I believe we have the guys that can stretch the field.
3. DL- We have some good players up front but more concerned about depth since we have been using a rotation for years and there seem to be some unknowns in the depth this year. Need someone to take pressure off of Ruffin.
4. Special Teams- There needs to be more consistency than last year. Herring looks to be a great KR but in other areas there were to many breakdowns last year. Also breaking in a new punter.
5. RB- I put RB in front of QB since I don’t think Law could be the every down back and Anderson hasn’t played yet plus he is smaller than Lewis so will have to see if he can take the pounding. I see a rotation off Law, Anderson, and Brookins to keep everyone fresh and healthy.
6. QB- I really believe Grace showed improvement at the end of the season. He had fewer TO in his last 7 games than his first 5 and his best passing totals came in the playoffs. IMO, he needs to get better in the red zone where he seems to make a mistake or miss a receiver. Hopefully with a year under his belt this will be the case.
7. LB- Harris is a big loss and maybe losing Thompson to safety will create two new players but this position seems like the area where we had good depth last year.
8. OL- This position looks to be the strength of the team and has been for a few years. They only gave up 12 sacks last year which is half the number from the year before. I think the improvement can come in the running game since we seemed to struggle more last year than the year before in the run game.
Overall I see a 9-2 season and a top 4 seed in the playoffs. After the first game the next 4 are some of the easier games on the season to help the team gel before the stretch of @NDSU, vs. SIU, @SDSU. For some reason I am most afraid of the SIU game since if the DB are struggling they seem to be the team to take the most advantage and they are due.
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