Overall, this team is much better than last year but we’re still probably a middle of the road 8-4 team, maybe 9-3 if things click.
- Quinn needs a lot more reps. He was late on quite a few throws. Once again, we have WRs running wide open only for the QB to completely miss them. If Quinn is as good as advertised, he will definitely correct this with more reps bc his arm is known for the deep ball. Also, he had two terrible throws to start his career. I’m happy that happened. He then went on to complete like 8 passes in a row and convert multiple 4th downs. That’s a positive from a mental standpoint vs card who shits himself repeatedly.
-OL looks improved but man, they are young and inexperienced. Did any of you watch the Bama game. That D-line is the best we will have faced since the Nebraska line with Suh. I would take the Bama line over the Nebraska one from a total talent standpoint. We just watched what UGA’s defense did to Oregon. That game was 49-3 in the 3rd quarter. Oregon returns a veteran and experienced OL…. We have a bunch of guys that are barely out of high school and dudes like Jake Majors and Christian Jones who should be playing at North Texas. It’s going to be a bad loss. You guys need to be prepared.
- RBs, TEs, and WRs are all on a elite level. We just won’t be able to fully maximize this talent with the current youth at OL and QB.
- DL looked much better but honestly it’s hard to say given the competition. I’ve just seen enough of Coburn, Sweat, Ojomo, Ovie, etc to know those guys are JAGs and none of those guys would even make 3rd string at programs competing for the CFP.
- LBs looked WAAAAAYYY better which is to be expected considering they were probably the worst unit of all power 5 teams. They might even be good this year if DTD and Ford can emerge as solid contributors. I just never want to see Bush and Brockermeyer out there again.
- DBs… a freshman was the best player out there today. I think this unit is still lacking real talent. Watts is a safety pretending to play corner. Cook and Thompson lack athleticism and will get tested deep against ou. Shark gets beat consistently but also makes plays. The fact a true freshman was our best player should tell you all you need to know about this unit. We really need to upgrade the talent here quickly through recruiting and portal.
- The return and block unit on special teams looks fucking great. The snapper, punter, holder, kicker all look like pure shit. We need to really just go for it on 4th down if we cross the 50 yard line.