re: Way too early SEC West predictions

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LOL! Did you lose your whole OL and key defensive starters?

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Yea that guy that posted that has lofty expectations to say the least, however:

I do believe the OFF Line will actually be better at least in run blocking by addition by subtraction. The guys leaving just didn't have it. They were "ok" in pass pro but couldn't move even weaker DLS in the run game.

With a better run blocking OL, that will make life easier for Bo and the passing game.....in turn enhancing the Offense. I also think if Gus will let C. Morris actually be the OC....we will utilize TEs and HBs and the middle of the field and it could be deadly. Nix was at his best when passing to the middle of the field...Gus just never used it.

On Defense it will be very hard to replace Brown and Davidson. Same as it was very hard to replace Adams and Lawson. Rodney has done a magical job in recruiting, and even more so in developing younger guys to where when it is their time to step in they have adequate reps under their belt.

DL will be solid. I think with D. Newkirk, C. Miller, and T. Truesdell along with youngsters Jaron Handy, Jar HArdy and the bunch coming in we will be ok.

On the Ends we will have Big Kat Who hopefully takes that next step that MArlon took this past season, or T.D. Moulty could be the guy.

At Buck we have a kid I am putting on blast right now...he will have a break out year. All SEC type of year.....Derick Hall. He played some and showed flashes this year but he was a little lean. Let him get another year of S/C and he will is going to be a beast off the edge.

LB will be a major strength as we do not lose a single starter and bring in some studs as well.

Secodary we lost 4 guys. Our 2 starting safeties, 2 starting CBs (Iggy declaring sucked) and only return our starting NB Christian Tutt.

We do have a lot of guys that played alot of snaps that overall may be more talented than the guy leaving. Especially at Safety. Smoke Monday and Jamien Sherwood will hold that fort down.

Roger McCreary will be a lock down CB as he showed lots of promise in his role this year. We have a good Juco guy coming in that I think will battle it out with TrSoph Nehemiah Pritchett for the other starting CB spot. Both guys over 6' with length. Our DBs will have length this coming season. Only Tutt is under 6' I believe.

I think D will still be a top 5 SEC Def when it is said and done, and if the OFfense makes the improvements necessary we could have a really good year.

WR group is got some talent coming back. Seth Williams, Eli Stove, Hopefully Schwartz stays.

RB room is full of potential and with Tank coming in along with Marc Antony Richards being off injury...I can't wait.

I think LSU/Bama/AU battle for the west. Ole Miss rises to 4th. A&M falls to 5th.

In the East I think UF wins the East. Uga loses 3 games. UF, Bama, and AU. The fans realize Kirby squandered what chance they were ever going to have to get 1980 off their back.