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re: Give an honest assessment of your team going into the season
Posted on 8/23/22 at 11:50 am to bigDgator
Posted on 8/23/22 at 11:50 am to bigDgator
Complete wild card.
No one can forget the horrendous run defense in 2021 although it stabilized to a degree at year-end. Drink worked the portal and with the new DC, I think we'll see a marked improvement.
WR room is a strength with the addition of Burden and some other guys who didn't live up to expectations last year, getting healthy.
The biggest question mark is QB. Can Brady Cook get the ball to the receivers? If so, we should be adequate there.
I don't see how we can do anything but take a step back a the RB position, but we never thought Badie could step up and fill Rountree's shoes so who knows.
The offense was super conservative in '21. Drinkwitz says he's going to "open it up" in '22. Great if the O-Line can protect Cook and he can get the ball downfield.
Bottom line, I think we are improved but take no umbrage in the 5.5 over/under. Gotta show it on the field. We'll know more after K-State and even more after Auburn.
No one can forget the horrendous run defense in 2021 although it stabilized to a degree at year-end. Drink worked the portal and with the new DC, I think we'll see a marked improvement.
WR room is a strength with the addition of Burden and some other guys who didn't live up to expectations last year, getting healthy.
The biggest question mark is QB. Can Brady Cook get the ball to the receivers? If so, we should be adequate there.
I don't see how we can do anything but take a step back a the RB position, but we never thought Badie could step up and fill Rountree's shoes so who knows.
The offense was super conservative in '21. Drinkwitz says he's going to "open it up" in '22. Great if the O-Line can protect Cook and he can get the ball downfield.
Bottom line, I think we are improved but take no umbrage in the 5.5 over/under. Gotta show it on the field. We'll know more after K-State and even more after Auburn.
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Posted on 8/23/22 at 11:55 am to CelticTiger
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Complete wild card.
No one can forget the horrendous run defense in 2021 although it stabilized to a degree at year-end. Drink worked the portal and with the new DC, I think we'll see a marked improvement.
WR room is a strength with the addition of Burden and some other guys who didn't live up to expectations last year, getting healthy.
The biggest question mark is QB. Can Brady Cook get the ball to the receivers? If so, we should be adequate there.
I don't see how we can do anything but take a step back a the RB position, but we never thought Badie could step up and fill Rountree's shoes so who knows.
The offense was super conservative in '21. Drinkwitz says he's going to "open it up" in '22. Great if the O-Line can protect Cook and he can get the ball downfield.
Bottom line, I think we are improved but take no umbrage in the 5.5 over/under. Gotta show it on the field. We'll know more after K-State and even more after Auburn.
I agree with this assessment. I think we'll surprise some teams, but drop ones we should not. I am thinking 7-5.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 12:01 pm to CelticTiger
I'm convinced Mizzou chooses starting QB's based solely on how quarterbacky his name is.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 1:55 pm to CelticTiger
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Complete wild card
That implies there's a chance that you can be good. There's NO chance of that. Just the truth Brother.
Posted on 8/23/22 at 3:32 pm to CelticTiger
I think Mizzou will be considerably better on both sides of the ball. The depth throughout the team has absolutely improved after NCAA scholarship reduction has ended and some of the chaff from the previous staff has been weeded out and replaced by some high quality transfers. That combined with continued good special teams play gives the Tigers a chance at 8-4. Don't forget that last season, even with a horrendous rushing defense, Mizzou was in games at BC and UK until the very end.
I'm confident that Brady Cook will be more than capable of getting the ball to a deep group of receivers. He's accurate, looks to have a good command of the offense and can run a bit, too.
I understand the concern re: running back. Badie was excellent in so many ways. Hopefully Nathaniel Peat has recovered from being dinged up in camp. That guy can do one thing that Badie couldn't: hit the home run. I don't understand why Stanford didn't play him more. He averaged 5.1 ypc in an offense that averaged an abysmal 3.2 ypc.
I'm confident that Brady Cook will be more than capable of getting the ball to a deep group of receivers. He's accurate, looks to have a good command of the offense and can run a bit, too.
I understand the concern re: running back. Badie was excellent in so many ways. Hopefully Nathaniel Peat has recovered from being dinged up in camp. That guy can do one thing that Badie couldn't: hit the home run. I don't understand why Stanford didn't play him more. He averaged 5.1 ypc in an offense that averaged an abysmal 3.2 ypc.
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