Need For Speed
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There is no substitute for speed, but even more important is how they both move in space from seeing the hole and how they operate in that area. Both have some wiggle. Add in Lacey that is another guy that has elite speed and wiggle. Bell is fast but no wiggle still learning how to use his body.
If they all stay and the Oline comes together watch out.
If they all stay and the Oline comes together watch out.
For those who question Jeff Brohm as our HC; the OP provides another subtle example of why we are so fortunate to have the Brohms back here in Louisville. This staff’s ability to find talent in both HS and Transfer Portal is extraordinary. We are not Alabama, OSU, Michigan, ND or any of the other “usual suspects” who attract the best of the best each year; UL must rely on our coaching staff to find those candidates that are largely overlooked.
I agree. Offensively they have had a really good hit and retention rate. They let Coleman go probably because Miss St offered more, but quickly filled that spot with Lacey. It didn’t work out but it did show they understood the market place.
After looking at the OLine, there is an opportunity to return key pieces to that line. If R Brown returns you have a really good core. Gonzalez will be hard to replace. But the rest of the line are returning.
The most important part of a head coach is roster management. That is priority one. My only concern is they haven’t had that kind of success on defense. It needs an upgrade but may not have the funds to make a splash.
After looking at the OLine, there is an opportunity to return key pieces to that line. If R Brown returns you have a really good core. Gonzalez will be hard to replace. But the rest of the line are returning.
The most important part of a head coach is roster management. That is priority one. My only concern is they haven’t had that kind of success on defense. It needs an upgrade but may not have the funds to make a splash.
This year's defense is something that is going to vex me for a very long time; what I saw back into the Spring and at the start of Fall Practice and the initial reports of the offense's complete inability to move the ball on it in the first two scrimmages--it was tough to reconcile what we saw at Stanford against SMU and Miami. There was a full two and half quarter stretch where Notre Dame did literally nothing against it. I sort of felt like Notre Dame beat us twice because there is no doubt we slept walked through the first quarter of the SMU game and with Jennings--and lacking Riley with Thornton wearing a suitcase on his right arm--it's probably a minor miracle we lost by the one controversial score.
It's going to be some time before we see a mix of incumbents like we had with Gilotte, Puryear, Dawson, Tell, et al with Konga, Guerrard and Thor Griffith and the bevy of weakside DE transfers we saw. We've had cornerback tandems going back three years that were going to play in the NFL going back through Jarvis Brownlee, Keitrel Clark and now Quincey Riley and Corey Thornton. Hopefully we get our Linebackers back--I think next year we might see the type of jump from TJ Capers we saw from Stanquan Clark who should be getting some all-ACC mentions despite that being a deep position in the ACC. It would help our case if we saw a big class of locals like the one that saw Weaver getting bounced between UK and Florida as a destination or having a Wan'Dale Robinson and Ron'Dale Moore consecutive class tandem. Local talent is cheaper.
I keep saying this, but to get to Charlotte you have to have all-ACC guys spread out across your defense; it should be pointed out this staff did recruit a very good group of safeties over the last two years out of the Portal, and we should return Hutchinson.
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