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It's hard to imagine that next year's team could be BETTER
Dec 9, 2015, 1:13 PM
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Offense will be even better with return of Williams and addition of Feaster, and the defense will stay strong with the depth we have.
Hard to imagine, but very likely.
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Re: It's hard to imagine that next year's team could be BETTER
Dec 9, 2015, 1:14 PM
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Offense will be better, but has to stay healthy like this season.
Defense worries me a little if we have a large number go as juniors. We reloaded this year but is hard to do that two years in a row. Look at FSU.
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FSU's defense wasn't their problem. Losing Winston was.***
Dec 9, 2015, 1:17 PM
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Re: It's hard to imagine that next year's team could be BETTER
Dec 9, 2015, 2:11 PM
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If we continue to recruit, develop the talent we sign and play at the current high level, you can forget reloading two years in a row. We will have to do it pretty much every year. I don't care how dedicated a player is to getting his college degree, if he does his Economics homework and his NFL advisory ranks him 3rd round or higher after his junior season, he's going pro. He will have all the money he needs to finish his degree AND buy Mama a new house.
It's the juniors who are projected 5th round and lower that have me scratching my head. Thankfully, we don't see many of those at our school from the upstate.
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A little concerned on defense
Dec 9, 2015, 2:06 PM
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Lawson and Alexander are early round talents that we don't have equivalent replacements for. I'm not sure who steps up at DE, I haven't seen any of the players behind lawson have much impact. While I like our depth at corner, Alexander is the #2 rated player at his position and a 1st round pick. You just don't replace that. Baker has shown he'll be a good corner, but not sure he'll be the shutdown guy alexander was.
Losing your best DE and best corner can totally change the dynamic of what this defense may be able to do next season.
The DT position should be improved with Wilkins getting more playing time. Linebacker group should be about the same and even if Kearse leaves I don't see a huge drop off in the safety position.
However if I had to have 2 stud players to start a defense it would be a shutdown corner and a defensive end. I just don't see anyone at alexander and lawson's level on the roster and based on that I feel we could see a small step back again next year.
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Re: A little concerned on defense
Dec 9, 2015, 2:41 PM
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If we can somehow land Dexter Lawrence (#2 player and #1 DT according to Rivals) and Rahshaun Smith (#11 player and #3 LB according to Rivals) that could help tremendously. Both should be immediate impact players, and I think we have a great shot at getting both.
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Biggest negatory is tough road games
Dec 9, 2015, 2:13 PM
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everything else is MEH!
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Offensive line may be better too.. hard to say.***
Dec 9, 2015, 2:15 PM
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Re: Offensive line may be better too.. hard to say.***
Dec 9, 2015, 2:41 PM
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Imagine Cain in his 2nd year, Scott, Mike Williams, Renfrow, Chase, McCloud, Powell, hopefully Overton, Bell, and Thompson as receivers to go along with Fuller, Choice, Dye, Feaster and hopefully Gallman in the backfield. Has there ever been a team with more offensive weapons?
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