With CJB reputation as a innovative Offensive Scheme Master, but with the additions to our Defensive side of the ball, I guess I am thinkin the "D" will keep us in and win games, your thoughts
Will the Boiler Defense be the key this year
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We can only hope the defense is improved.With better coaching andthe new players that have been brought in,it could be better.
Agreed. Coaching, I also believe will be improved, fitting the scheme to your talent that you have.
I would love too some players to Redshirt to get bigger, quicker, stronger but not sure we have enough bodies for that.
Having McCollum to be a coach on the field will be a huge benefit.
If the DBs improve with the JCs and transfers we may have a chance to make some stops
If the DBs improve with the JCs and transfers we may have a chance to make some stops
Just need to develop a pass rush, and everything else will fall into place.
I hate when we do that. By redshirting, you essentially are cutting into your game time depth by 5-10 players, and making your starters play more minutes and wearing them down by the 4th quarter. I'd rather recruit and sign players ready to play from day 1, rather than wasting a year trying to build them up to the standards they need to play at. if you know your DT needs to be 280+, then don't recruit and sign a 220+ lineman and hope in 3 years, you can transform him to play a new position and hope he can learn and succeed at that new position in his last year.
on an 85 man roster, redshirting a dozen players should be irrelevant if you have recruited well enough. Its what Iowa and Wisconsin do well.
Yeah, it seems the last couple years the focus was trying to force players to fit scheme more than trying to make the scheme fit the players. I think because of that our linebackers, which should be are strength were being putting in a position of weakness instead of being allowed to play and make plays. Sounds like this year the focus is all about freeing up are linebackers to do what they were recruited to do, play up to their talent and make plays.
I can see redshirting a third string QB. I can also agree to redshirting up to 10 players. I can also see redshirting walk-ons like that kicker. However, in doing so , you have to admit, that takes our depth down to 70-75 players with injuries, etc. and if you utilize redshirting, you can't use lack of depth as an excuse for losing. because the depth is there, we just chose not to use it.
I also believe redshirting can be successful if you already have two deep at every position. I believe redshirting fails when you don't have two deep , and the only player you have to fill that second position is the player you just recruited who is not ready.
the perfect example is our DT position. Robinson is being shifted over and learning a new position on the fly . if we were UW or Iowa, there would be a person in place who was #2 or redshirted last year who would be ready to take that starting role this year. What happened to that player? Did Hazell not recruit a DT ? Admittedly, hazell over recruited a lot of other positions. Did that recruit not bulk up and become ready ? What forced Robinson to take over that spot?
Looking at Brohm's recruiting class, he recruited DT Daniels. Daniels is already 300 pounds. I don't know anything about his strength or conditioning. But he has size to play DT. He doesn't need to redshirt to add more weight. At OSU or UW, where they already have depth, he might be redshirted. But at Purdue would it be better if he redshirted ? or would it be better if like IU's Cronk, he was asked to contribute as a freshman and be Robinson's #2 back-up at DT ? there are many freshmen linemen who do contribute significant minutes. Robinson was one.
and that's where I'm coming from.
I'm all for redshirting if it's a position of depth or strength such as Dbs or Wrs or Qbs. But I'm against it if we are only 1 deep at that position. if we are 1 deep, or have 0 players projected for a position, I would expect a coach to recruit a player that could contribute immediately rather than being a project. if our depth at a position is bad, we can't continue or afford to recruit prospects at that position and wait another 2-3 years for them to develop.
Just because he weighs 300lbs doesn't mean it's good weight. He may not have the strength to hold up despite being big. That's common in high schoolers.
We will see, but I am not expecting him to be in the 2 deeps
We will see, but I am not expecting him to be in the 2 deeps
I think our LB's will be meeting RB's at the line of scrimmage or in the "O" backfield, playing down hill, makin plays, compared too last year where pass coverage was mandatory, they looked out of place, watching 270-280 pound LBers trying to cover. Also sounds like we will be bringin 1 or 2 on every play!
What a great change, watching a real "D" Coordinator work his craft.
As a H.S. Player if looks like he is 300Lbs he is probably not ready strength wise... If he looks 275 or 280 but weighs 300 he might be ready to go....
Big difference from Daniels on the DT versus Coy Cronk on the OL at IU. Cronk was a top 50 position player and was widely considered a high level player even coming from a 1A football school (Lafayette Central Catholic). From Day 1, Wilson knew he had landed a high ability player and that showed in his ability to start and be successful within an offensive line that had depth & veterans along it. Cronk will eventually turn in to a 4 year starter, an All B1G player, and potential All American....he'll be playing on Sunday if he chooses and he stays away from bad injuries.
Of all the swings and misses, Cronk is probably the worst of the Hazell era. Kid wanted to be a Boiler, said if he got an offer he would verbal, Shoop was there to watch him and Anthrop, Shoop called Hazell and said he wanted to offer both on the spot....and Hazell said no. DOH!
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