I don't see how people can say that defense will be bad.
The D-line will be really solid. Binns and Daniels are studs... Daniel is on the rise.
The LBs will be really good - Nielsen is a stud already and will be all Big 10 next year.
Morris is going to be great. Kirksey is getting a lot of talk from the coaches.
The secondary... goes without saying it will be really solid - Sash, Prater, Hyde... enough said.
I think the D will be just fine.
Depending on how Vandy pans out... the O can be great too.
We know that the line will be really solid. RB and WR should be pretty good too.
QB and TE and FB may take some time to get sorted out.
I like our chances.
It's actually the year after next that i'm really worried about.
I was with you up until the last line! Next year, TE and FB will be fine. We have CJ at TE and about 92 other recruits who are coming in as true freshmen. Zach Derby will be fine there as well. I like what little we've seen out of rogers at FB too. He'll be just fine. QB is more like an embarrassment of riches than a question mark. We have JVB who I think will be a solid QB for us, we also have Wienke who the coaches are pretty high on. We have AJ Derby who could be an absolute game changer if he can get his passing tightened up, and we have Jake Rudock coming behind him that will be an extremely accurate passer if he plays like he's been playing so far in HS.
Year after next has me REALLY excited. Especially on offense. By that point, JVB will be a senior and could be a killer QB. If not, we have the aforementioned Rudock and Derby who will be jumping at the chance to play early. We'll have a boatload of talent at RB, with seniors Adam Robinson and Jewel Hampton, Juniors Marcus Coker and Anthony Hitchens, and redshirt freshman Melvin Gordon (and it's looking like Darrian Miller too). Combine that with the studs we'll have on the OL (both the young guys we have now and incoming guys like Donnal, Walsh, and Blythe) and we should be able to run a dive every play for 6 yards minimum. Our receivers should be really good too, as KD will be a senior and Kevonte Martin-Manley will be the #2. He was a really impressive prep stud. We may also have Damiere Byrd, the fastest receiver recruit in the country. He LOVED his visit on Saturday and it's between us, South Carolina, and Ole Miss. I already mentioned the guys we have a TE as well.
Defensively, we have a bunch of guys who are projects that should flourish under Doyle and Coach K (Carl Davis, John Raymon, Riley McMinn, Ferguson, Donavan Johnson). With that much size and raw ability, I'd be shocked if less than two of those guys wind up being KILLERS on the DL. At LB, we'll have Morris in the middle, who's already becoming a star, Kirksey on one end and a spot to fill on the other. Not sure who will step up, but I can't remember the last time we had bad or even average LBs. Our DBs should be good too, since Hyde will be a senior at that point. The coaches are high on BJ Lowery and Willie Lowe as well. I think Tanner Miller will wind up being a really good safety for us too. Again, a couple question marks and spots to fill, and a few guys who will need to learn to play their positions and develop a lot physically, but the potential is there.
I worry a lot more about next year than 2 years from now.
