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re: According to Lyle, "We have zero continuity on offense"
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:40 pm to wdhalgren
Posted on 8/14/17 at 10:40 pm to wdhalgren
DL, particularly DE is talented but thin. It's another big question mark along with QB.
DE rotation will rely heavily on these 3: Jonathan Kobgbo, Darrell Taylor, and Kyle Phillips. FR DeAndre Johnson likely #4 with much smaller role.
DT rotation: Vickers, McKenzie, Tuttle, A. Johnson, Q. Picou, P Bain + Kongbo sliding in situationally. Possibly 2 freshman sparingly if not receiving a RS.
When healthy, the DT depth is 6 guys deep. 7 w/ Kongbo sliding in on passing downs. DE rotation is only at 3-4. Big positive is that almost the entire DL is JR/SR upperclassmen and physically ready. Kongbo w/ a very similar build to M. Garrett. Legit 6'6 265. It will be critical for DE's to stay healthy or we are in trouble. A lot of our highest rated guys on the line have unfortunately had some of the most injuries. Tuttle, McKenzie, and Phillips were all borderline or outright 5* DT/DT/DE composites. All 3 for one reason or another have had season ending injuries every year or just about every yearthey've been on campus outside of McKenzies FR year and possibly Phillips. It's fair to say they haven't lived up to their ranking at this point, but it's also fair to admit the injuries have decimated a combined 4-5 seasons between the 3 and all 3 haven't had a chance to edge out a name for themselves. McKenzie and Tuttle were playing their best football of their careers last season prior to the injuries. The talent is there, but they need a big year.
DE: D. Taylor
DT: K. Vickers
DT: K. McKenzie
DE: J. Kobgbo
Tuttle fights for starting time once his knee is back to 100%. That's likely not until after the Georgia Tech game.
DE rotation will rely heavily on these 3: Jonathan Kobgbo, Darrell Taylor, and Kyle Phillips. FR DeAndre Johnson likely #4 with much smaller role.
DT rotation: Vickers, McKenzie, Tuttle, A. Johnson, Q. Picou, P Bain + Kongbo sliding in situationally. Possibly 2 freshman sparingly if not receiving a RS.
When healthy, the DT depth is 6 guys deep. 7 w/ Kongbo sliding in on passing downs. DE rotation is only at 3-4. Big positive is that almost the entire DL is JR/SR upperclassmen and physically ready. Kongbo w/ a very similar build to M. Garrett. Legit 6'6 265. It will be critical for DE's to stay healthy or we are in trouble. A lot of our highest rated guys on the line have unfortunately had some of the most injuries. Tuttle, McKenzie, and Phillips were all borderline or outright 5* DT/DT/DE composites. All 3 for one reason or another have had season ending injuries every year or just about every yearthey've been on campus outside of McKenzies FR year and possibly Phillips. It's fair to say they haven't lived up to their ranking at this point, but it's also fair to admit the injuries have decimated a combined 4-5 seasons between the 3 and all 3 haven't had a chance to edge out a name for themselves. McKenzie and Tuttle were playing their best football of their careers last season prior to the injuries. The talent is there, but they need a big year.
DE: D. Taylor
DT: K. Vickers
DT: K. McKenzie
DE: J. Kobgbo
Tuttle fights for starting time once his knee is back to 100%. That's likely not until after the Georgia Tech game.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:28 pm to TRUERockyTop
I hope Tuttle gets healthy for the rest of his college time. Hated to see him injured by Kublanow's block in 2015, but unlike most of your fan base and some of your writers, I don't think he was intentionally trying to cause injury. He started out trying to hold Tuttle, and when he lost his grip on the jersey he took a dive from a bad position. Just a kid trying to make a play, like thousands of others who make split second bad decisions every season.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 11:30 pm
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