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re: what do we return next year?

Posted on 2/8/17 at 3:43 pm to
Posted by TRUERockyTop
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Posted on 2/8/17 at 3:43 pm to
We are still loaded with talent even with our guys heading to the draft. Somebody did a similar thread to this on Volquest a while back with some useful information. I believe that right at close to over half of the roster is still made up of 4 and 5 star players. You have to think, there was a time when Kamara, Dobbs, Barnett, Malone, JRM were all unknowns too. I think we're going to be just fine from a personnel perspective.

I'm more curious to see if Butch can get out of his own way or if he leaves the next guy a bunch of talent.

CBS came out with an article today that had UT 11th in the country in overall roster talent for 2017.
This post was edited on 2/8/17 at 4:35 pm
Posted by psk_Vol
Nashville
Member since Jan 2012
3697 posts
Posted on 2/9/17 at 12:06 am to
Gotta go ahead and assume Tuttle lasts only 2 games. People are underestimating his injury situation imo
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42686 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:50 pm to
quote:

We are still loaded with talent even with our guys heading to the draft. Somebody did a similar thread to this on Volquest a while back with some useful information. I believe that right at close to over half of the roster is still made up of 4 and 5 star players. You have to think, there was a time when Kamara, Dobbs, Barnett, Malone, JRM were all unknowns too. I think we're going to be just fine from a personnel perspective.

I'm more curious to see if Butch can get out of his own way or if he leaves the next guy a bunch of talent.

CBS came out with an article today that had UT 11th in the country in overall roster talent for 2017.



On paper, this year's team will be slightly more talented than last year's. I think people forget that Dobbs' class was the first CBJ class and the lowest rated he's had. Now, whether that translates to the right players at the right spots is anyone's guess. I think defense will be fine but it will be difficult to replace Barnett's production. Offense depends a great deal on the next QB but I think we're ok at RB and although we lose Malone at WR we have Jennings at WR. Last year we weren't certain we'd get any real production at WR (I think all of us were banking on PWilly stepping up and we know how that worked out).
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