I think this will be it based on what I have seen and heard.
WR M Golden, S Johnson
WR S Brown, P Sawyer
WR J Manjack, J Cobbs
TE M O’Laughlin, M Byrnes
LT P Paul, S Hobdy-Lee
LG T Johnson, M Banes
OC J Freeman, D Harris
RG T Jenkins, P Dunn
RT R Unije, J Garth
QB D Smith, L Coley
RB T Mathis, S Sneed/B Campbell
DE N Caesar, Z Strong
NT C Nwanko, J Caldwell
DT S Williams, T Robbins/A Holmes
DE D Ogwoegbu, N Tucker
LB H Hypolite, J Morris
LB M Robinson, T Cheeks
CB M Alexander, B George
CB I Hamilton, J Emery
NB A Hogan, M Fleming
SS A Haulcy, N Guzman
FS A Brooks, J Gaston
I am excited to see the secondary. Some really strong athletes back there. Obviously the receivers are stacked. So, I was also surprised, when Dana was asked yesterday what group is standing out, he said he was excited about the D Line.
Our defensive scheme has me worried. Whether it’s offense or defense the game is most often won or lost at the LOS and a 4 man DL isn’t going to win very often against a 5 man OL and that’s why a force (or 2) at LB is needed. Seems to me we are playing 2 heavy safeties at LB leaving us vulnerable on the defensive front. We can always adjust based on the offense we’re playing, but I would like to start out with a true fighting chance to control the LOS.
Also, this isn’t our 1st year in the SWC of 50 years ago. Most of the other B12 teams have decades of a lot more $$$ to spend and develop their programs than we have had. I would love to have a winning record this year, but I’m more realistically expecting a rocky road. I hope I’m underestimating our potential this year and we go bowling. Go Coogs!
We appear to have some good talent and depth at TE. I hope we find ways to incorporate them into the offense more. I was disappointed we couldn’t do more so last year. Also, I like Logan Compton.
You may be right Sam. I’m a little old school. Alabama does play 4 linebackers which gives them 6 or 7 hosses up front defensively versus our 4. Georgia does use a 3-3.5 scheme giving them 5-7 hosses up front. Our 2 LBs don’t appear to be “hosses” in that they can be a force at the LOS.
I’m hoping that Logan gets the opportunity to make you (and all UH fans) proud. He’s had a solid start in fall camp. I certainly don’t wish anything bad for our other TEs and would be very happy for M. O’Lauglin if he’s able to get thru the season without any injury. That guy is a picture of resilience. It’s hard enough getting past the physical side of an injury, but I feel it’s even harder to get past the emotional part of an injury. Henry is also coming along and is really athletic like Logan. He’s going to be really good after a few years. I think our TEs are going to surprise some teams.
Have you been able to watch practice? What are you basing your depth chart on? It does look sensible with with a lot of weight given to juniors and seniors and I can’t think of anyone I would change. I am wondering if any freshmen will break into the depth chart, usually someone in a skill position breaks into the depth chart especially as we get deeper into the season. I added the classes to amplify your chart.
WR M Golden (SO), S Johnson (JR)
WR S Brown (SO), P Sawyer (JR)
WR J Manjack (RSO), J Cobbs (JR)
TE M O’Laughlin (SR), M Byrnes (SO)
LT P Paul (JR), S Hobdy-Lee (JR)
LG T Johnson (JR), M Banes (GR)
OC J Freeman (SR), D Harris (I couldn’t find him on roster; do you mean D Hunter (RFR)?)
RG T Jenkins (SR), P Dunn (JR)
RT R Unije SR), J Garth (SO)
QB D Smith (JR), L Coley(SO)
RB T Mathis (JR), S Sneed (SO)/B Campbell (SO)
DE N Caesar (JR), Z Strong (JR)
NT C Nwanko (JR), J Caldwell (SR)
DT S Williams (SR), T Robbins SO)/A Holmes (RFR)
DE D Ogwoegbu (SR), N Tucker ((JR)
LB H Hypolite (SR), J Morris (JR)
LB M Robinson (SR), T Cheeks (SR)
CB M Alexander ((SO), B George (SR)
CB I Hamilton (JR), J Emery (SO)
NB A Hogan (SR), M Fleming (SR)
SS A Haulcy (SO), N Guzman (SR)
FS A Brooks (SR), J Gaston (JR)