re: Ranking the Trenches (Offensive + Defensive Line)

Mizzou has the 3rd best Dline, and depending on how Brantly does after his car accident it could possibly be top 2

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I can't see any way your d-line is ranked ahead of anybody but Kentucky and maybe even with Vanderbilt. Can you? Am I wrong?

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I dunno ... I'd have to take a long hard look at it, what everyone else has returning, who the new coaches are around the league at that position ... then maybe take a WAG at it.

I know I like having Lance Romance Thompson coaching the DLine ... he seems to be good at what he does. From what I've seen so far he reminds me a ton of Brad Lawing, except maybe he's a better coach while not quite the relationship guy Lawing was with the players.

We've got Ellis Johnson back ... different role, but his insight will contribute to the cause along the DLine.

We've got talent on the DLine ... if they come in more mature, in better shape, with a new attitude, who knows ... but I do believe they will be greatly, greatly, improved from last year. Last year was an abomination. It was a freaky year for us - and the laws of averages along with the coaching change, not to mention Boom running up and down the line in practices motivating the helloutta them ... we're going to be much more physical and aggressive along the DLine this year than we were last year. And with our returning linebackers, who should be one of the better groups in the conference ... they are going to allow us to do some different things along the DLine this year that our DLine coaches last year were too timid and pussified to attempt.