Kurt Hammer is an option at DE too
It sounded to me, in the last Coordinator's Corner, as if the Hammer were staying at tight end.
mcdonogh put on a lot of muscle and will be an impact player over the next couple years
Yep. From what I've heard, a good, tall defensive tackle. :yes:
...we have a ton of young guys who just need some time to bulk up
What Chizik actually said, at the start of the season, was that he had a lot of guys who just needed
experience, because even his upperclassmen at defensive tackle hadn't played much. that additional experience started showing as the season progressed when Nate Frere started making plays.
Of course, Ruempolhamer needs a year of S&C (one thing Walters and Chizik were talking about was how much Coach Sheppard reshapes a player's body), but it seems to me that Jerrod Black, Bailey Johnson and Austin Alburtis just need to be
healthy. It didn't help that the former pair were injured most of the year, and Alburtis missed most of his first two years (redshirt and freshman) recovering from injury.
I'm realy looking forward to seeing what Cleyon Laing can do. Of course, with all three strongside ends graduating, this is where losing Randy Kellman a year a go stings a bit.
He isn't even interested in us so......
Are you basing that on the website, or personal knowledge?
....wouldn't mind having him but we aren't USC or Florida and can't just swoop in and grab people.
Yeah. I guess we'll never get guys like, say, Sedrick Johnson. And it's not as if we got Leonard Johnson away from Michigan. :skeptical:
I like tall guys rushing the passer. More passes get knocked down, they have more reach to grab passing ball carriers. I like athletic guys on the field. I seem to recall that Matt Blair played defensive end for us (before my time), listed at 6-5 229 as a pro linebacker, and I think that we could certainly use another Matt Blair. :yes:
