No. No, I'm not. I'm one of the few people who said 8-9 wins. I'll stand by that until it doesn't happen. I still don't believe it's quite as doom and gloom as the attitudes suggest. I expected our defense to struggle and our offense to flourish. I expected Iowa to be in 30-28 type games with the offense needing to "out-shoot" people. Considering the defense has performed as well as it has, I think there's reason for optimism. The offense will come along, but considering there are a lot of new faces on that side of the ball, and a brand new system with different signals, verbiage, etc., it's going to take time.
The point is, we heard all offseason how even the battle for the SS spot was. If it was so even, why aren't we seeing Nico Law and allowing him to get his feet wet? Believe me, I'm not one of these people who thinks he's the next Bob Sanders here. But, he's a promising young player who is potentially a future leader of our defense. If he's that close, I have a hard time not seeing him get any reps whatsoever. Throw him back there every third series and see what he can do. Let him read real, live offenses. If he performs well, throw him in every second series and let it progress from there.
I'll ask you this question ajkhawkeye: In your honest opinion, from what you see in practice and in games, do you believe Tom Donatell is better than Nico Law to the point where Law sees no time on defense?
