re: Oregon/Auburn: Deep dive into Oregon DL

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I have a particular infatuation with Nick Coe.

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Nick has been a good edge rusher but honestly, Derrick Brown is the guy inside that is going to be the hardest to deal with. He has a very high motor and is just athletically superior to most of the guys he lines up against. He will be a top 10, maybe a top 5 pick in the NFL next year if he stays healthy this year.

Our DLine will only have one new stater this year and it was pretty good last year. Losing Russell will be a hit as he was much better than the credit he got. I know some will not agree but Marlon Davidson has been a disappointment for us. He is a senior now and started playing as a freshman. When he started as a freshman, he looked like he would be a very dominate player. His first few games, he wrecked shite. But that really has not happened. He has been solid but not spectacular like we thought. I am hoping that this year, he will be the beast we wanted him to be 4 years ago.

Our linebackers will be young and aggressive. It will help and hurt us. I see them making some great plays and knocking the crap out of guys but also being out of position a lot. One of our starters/heavy contributors will be a 5* true freshman that is just too talented to sit on the bench. Owen Pappoe.

Secondary will be good for us with a good bit of experience at all positions. I dont see this group being a problem for us. We play a lot of man press coverage and these guys are use to that. Hopefully we will be in a position to blitz a lot this year and pressure the QB like we have in the past. How good the man coverage will decide that.

I think Gus will run a very vanilla offense for the most part. I see a lot of swing passed, short passes with a few deep shots but I think we will try to run the ball as much as he can. After the Oregon game, Auburn has two home OOC games that will give them some time to develop the QB and test things that he probably wont do against you guys. Then our meat grinder continues heading ti TAM

I see the game being very close and probably a 6 point game either way. Your QB gives you a huge advantage in my eyes. For us, a freshman QB playing in such a big game so early, on the road in a NFL stadium will be a mind spinning thing. This is why I think Gus will be very vanilla. I cant imagine the pressure that Bo Nix is under right now. LOL

Looking forward to it.