BW's pre-fall camp depth chart

[blackfootipa]

I think we will see way more of Nagler then we will of Lewis or Matthews.

 

[406]

I think Sulsar will make an impact this year! He is the real deal!


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[uofmman1122]

If those end up being your four starting DBs you're in bigger trouble than I thought. Not talking smack here but what makes you think Robby Hauck is good enough to be a starting safety for the griz? Nepotism? I don't even think Bobby would start him unless he was clear cut above another safety on your roster. Way undersized, and like i said - no smack intended. I think he's a really smart player, fast, and will be a special teams ace for you.

See, what you don’t get it that you’re always trolling. Your default state is and has always been “you’re going to suck”. Every single year. Before good years, before bad years, before national championship game runs, it’s always been “you’re going to suck”. You hide it under “legitimate” concerns, but it’s always there.

There, now you can delete your account. I’ve already covered everything you ever add to this site.

 

[Grizwold]

I see all these players on defense playing alot sans Buss if he is really not healthy. Upfront:: Sims, Shaw, Tilleman, Rodriguez, and Olsen as a pressure guy from the edge. Middle: Buss, Macintyer sp.?, and Olsen with Miller and Robertson playing hybrid LB'S and safetys. Nash and Crow corners. Sandry, Epperly and Hauck at safety. Also Nagler Matthews and Lewis in the mix. This should be a very athletic group that can put a licking on some people. I for one am looking forward to watching them. I think they r gonna be pretty darn good. Let's kick some ass again on D.

 

[HookedonGriz]

If those end up being your four starting DBs you're in bigger trouble than I thought. Not talking smack here but what makes you think Robby Hauck is good enough to be a starting safety for the griz? Nepotism? I don't even think Bobby would start him unless he was clear cut above another safety on your roster. Way undersized, and like i said - no smack intended. I think he's a really smart player, fast, and will be a special teams ace for you.

Well using your line of thinking (which is 2nd grade level stuff), then you guys are fucked. You don’t have QB who has taken a D1 snap and your top returning WR had 21 catches last year for a total of 200 yds. You’ve also lost your top 2 rushers. Whoo hooo!

Hauck was the Defensive Scout player of the year at NAU. I think he will surprise many who haven’t seen him play. Great tackler and wicked smart. Already being a leader in the secondary.

I do think he’ll see the field but I think the starters will be Reid, Robertson, Epperly, and Sandry.

 

[Yukon]

I think Sulsar will make an impact this year! He is the real deal!


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only up to 4 games.

 

[PlayerRep]

If those end up being your four starting DBs you're in bigger trouble than I thought. Not talking smack here but what makes you think Robby Hauck is good enough to be a starting safety for the griz? Nepotism? I don't even think Bobby would start him unless he was clear cut above another safety on your roster. Way undersized, and like i said - no smack intended. I think he's a really smart player, fast, and will be a special teams ace for you.

The 2 FBS drop down safeties are very good. No reason for you to worry any longer about Griz safeties.

 

[WaGriz4life]

I, for one, am getting pretty excited for fall camp to get started in a few weeks, looking forward to seeing how this team has progressed, how the new guys are syncing in, and how many of these position battles are going to shake out. Wanted to get some team-wide discussions rolling here.

Keep in mind as always, this "depth chart" is the opinion of one fan who could be way off base.

Offense

QB: Sneed / Humphrey
RB: Lee / Calhoun or Green or Eastwood
WR: Curran / Akem
WR: Toure or Calhoun / Taylor
WR: Louie-McGee / Roberts
TE: Bingham / Hill or Corbin
T: Beaver / Scott
T: Jackson / Keintz
G: Eickmeyer / Scott
G: Villanueva / Longoria
C: Hart / Meyer

Defense: (this set is based on what I saw at the spring scrimmage)

DL: Sims / Rodriguez
DL: Tilleman / Sirmon
DL: Shaw / Davis
LB/DE: Buss / Olson / Matthews
LB: Cochran / Lewis
LB / R: Robertson / Miller
CB: Nash / Cowans
CB: Crow / Egbo
S: Sandry / McGinnis
S: Hauck / Epperly

Special Teams:

K: Purdy / Semenza
P: Williams / Purdy
KR/PR: JLM / Moses
LS: O'D

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Surprisingly at the end of last season it seemed to me that there'd be very little open positions and that some natural progression would take place. However now with a coaching staff change and some key departures and some unknowns on the health front we've got quite a few positions that seem somewhat unknown.

Biggest questions I see per position

- Will Sneed continue his progression or will Humphrey or maybe even Graves challenge him?

- How will the running back situation situation settle out? Will this be run by committee?

- With a presumed redesigned offense how will the wealth be spread through this WR corps?

- Can our TE group adapt to the position change quickly, and how will the depth chart settle out?

- When will the starting 5 on the OL lock in? This spring there seemed to be a lot of rotation.

- How will this D-line work to generate pressure on the QB without a (currently) known stud/edge pass-rusher?

- How effective will Buss be and who else in this group will step up to fill the role?

- Can this young group of CBs rapidly start playing like veterans?

- Can this safety group play out of their minds good to help our young corners?

- Is Purdy ready to go and can Williams find more consistency with hang-times?

You are missing R.J. Nelson as the 11th starter on Defense. He came out with the 1’s at the spring game and Brayden Deming came out with the 2’s at that position.

Also, Adam Eastwood was the #1 RB

 

[Raider]

In addition to some of the areas listed above (oline being the most obvious for me), I want to see this highly touted receiving corp finally breakout and live up to their potential. I’m interested to see what impact Pease has had on this group. Yes, JLM has been dynamic. However, far too many drops and inability to make contested catches of any kind. For all the hype over our receiving corp, we don’t have a true #1, and haven’t for some time. Time for Curran, in particular, to reach his potential.

Maybe it's just how you wrote that, but it comes across as saying that JLM has had 'too many drops'.

Perhaps you meant the entire receiving corps. JLM, though, has not been prone to drops. As noted here before as an example, in his freshman year he had 73 catches and exactly 2 drops. Hardly a high ratio. Not sure what his ratio was last year, but I certainly don't recall it being sky-high, or anything close to that.

Yes, that was poorly worded on my part. I was not talking about JLM.

 

[PlayerRep]

In addition to some of the areas listed above (oline being the most obvious for me), I want to see this highly touted receiving corp finally breakout and live up to their potential. I’m interested to see what impact Pease has had on this group. Yes, JLM has been dynamic. However, far too many drops and inability to make contested catches of any kind. For all the hype over our receiving corp, we don’t have a true #1, and haven’t for some time. Time for Curran, in particular, to reach his potential.

With Curran's selection as first team pre-season all-conference, others must think UM has a no. 1. And note that the Big Sky has a bunch of very good receivers.

 

[Raider]

In addition to some of the areas listed above (oline being the most obvious for me), I want to see this highly touted receiving corp finally breakout and live up to their potential. I’m interested to see what impact Pease has had on this group. Yes, JLM has been dynamic. However, far too many drops and inability to make contested catches of any kind. For all the hype over our receiving corp, we don’t have a true #1, and haven’t for some time. Time for Curran, in particular, to reach his potential.

With Curran's selection as first team pre-season all-conference, others must think UM has a no. 1. And note that the Big Sky has a bunch of very good receivers.

I'm not disagreeing with that at all. He has all the potential to be a dominate #1, and I am hoping this is the year it all comes together for him.

 

[MTGRZ]

If those end up being your four starting DBs you're in bigger trouble than I thought. Not talking smack here but what makes you think Robby Hauck is good enough to be a starting safety for the griz? Nepotism? I don't even think Bobby would start him unless he was clear cut above another safety on your roster. Way undersized, and like i said - no smack intended. I think he's a really smart player, fast, and will be a special teams ace for you.

I was a bit surprised by Robby being on the top of the list too. My bet is that one or both of the FBS safeties will get plenty of playing time, if not start.

 

[BWahlberg]

Posted this and then went out for hours... wow I can't count can I? Haha. I'll edit the defensive side.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

I heard that Robby Hauck came and talked to the defensive coordinator about his prospects and playing time in the upcoming season, and the defensive coordinator asked, "Who the f--k are YOU?"








Too soon?

 

[BWahlberg]

Bobby has worked his magic on a roster that we all thought was inexperienced and rebuilding before, and lead them to the National Championship game. Seriously, go back and read the threads in the summer of 2008 where some people legitimately thought we might go 3-8. :lol:

Not expecting the same type of magic, but I hope this group can surprise a lot of people.

The one thing 2008 had was a stud secondary, and a rock-solid badass OL that helped everyone along. Not saying this team doesn't have that but I think we're opening fall camp with pretty big unknowns there... mostly on account of inexperience.

 

[BWahlberg]

Thanks BW for constructing a depth chart. Always great to see your observations. On the defensive front, it looks like you only listed 10 starters. I hope we don't have less than 11 as we might need all the help we can get on that side of the ball.

Yeah good thing I don't work in an industry that relies on numbers and accounting.... whoops... haha. Got it corrected, missed a D-line spot basically.

 

[BWahlberg]

If those end up being your four starting DBs you're in bigger trouble than I thought. Not talking smack here but what makes you think Robby Hauck is good enough to be a starting safety for the griz? Nepotism? I don't even think Bobby would start him unless he was clear cut above another safety on your roster. Way undersized, and like i said - no smack intended. I think he's a really smart player, fast, and will be a special teams ace for you.

Watching Robby tackle, force fumbles, work coverage, and help teach/instruct other defenders even though he was brand new to the team this spring ball has made me a believer. He's on the small side as a safety but I think he brings some awesome technical skill that this defensive secondary will really enjoy.

 

[BWahlberg]

In addition to some of the areas listed above (oline being the most obvious for me), I want to see this highly touted receiving corp finally breakout and live up to their potential. I’m interested to see what impact Pease has had on this group. Yes, JLM has been dynamic. However, far too many drops and inability to make contested catches of any kind. For all the hype over our receiving corp, we don’t have a true #1, and haven’t for some time. Time for Curran, in particular, to reach his potential.

Maybe it's just how you wrote that, but it comes across as saying that JLM has had 'too many drops'.

Perhaps you meant the entire receiving corps. JLM, though, has not been prone to drops. As noted here before as an example, in his freshman year he had 73 catches and exactly 2 drops. Hardly a high ratio. Not sure what his ratio was last year, but I certainly don't recall it being sky-high, or anything close to that.

Yes, that was poorly worded on my part. I was not talking about JLM.

However I think one could go down the line and probably grab some things from each WR to take that "next step" and to see how Pease and Rosy have worked with them:

JLM: cleaning up the hopping / pulsing at the snap instead of just taking off... reducing the potentially dangerous free lancing.

Curran: consistency with catching, making big catches in big games too.

Akem: more clean catches with hands and not trying to trap as much to the body

Toure: Improvement on the sidelines and with contested/closer coverage

 

[uofmman1122]

Bobby has worked his magic on a roster that we all thought was inexperienced and rebuilding before, and lead them to the National Championship game. Seriously, go back and read the threads in the summer of 2008 where some people legitimately thought we might go 3-8. :lol:

Not expecting the same type of magic, but I hope this group can surprise a lot of people.

The one thing 2008 had was a stud secondary, and a rock-solid badass OL that helped everyone along. Not saying this team doesn't have that but I think we're opening fall camp with pretty big unknowns there... mostly on account of inexperience.

Oh, for sure. I was just thinking recently that Tru *alone* made that team so much better by taking away one half of the field for the final two years of Bobby’s first tenure.

 

[Raider]

In addition to some of the areas listed above (oline being the most obvious for me), I want to see this highly touted receiving corp finally breakout and live up to their potential. I’m interested to see what impact Pease has had on this group. Yes, JLM has been dynamic. However, far too many drops and inability to make contested catches of any kind. For all the hype over our receiving corp, we don’t have a true #1, and haven’t for some time. Time for Curran, in particular, to reach his potential.

Maybe it's just how you wrote that, but it comes across as saying that JLM has had 'too many drops'.

Perhaps you meant the entire receiving corps. JLM, though, has not been prone to drops. As noted here before as an example, in his freshman year he had 73 catches and exactly 2 drops. Hardly a high ratio. Not sure what his ratio was last year, but I certainly don't recall it being sky-high, or anything close to that.

Yes, that was poorly worded on my part. I was not talking about JLM.

However I think one could go down the line and probably grab some things from each WR to take that "next step" and to see how Pease and Rosy have worked with them:

JLM: cleaning up the hopping / pulsing at the snap instead of just taking off... reducing the potentially dangerous free lancing.

Curran: consistency with catching, making big catches in big games too.

Akem: more clean catches with hands and not trying to trap as much to the body

Toure: Improvement on the sidelines and with contested/closer coverage

Agreed. Good comments.

I played WR, so I probably watch this position more than any other on the field. What has been missing from this group is having the guy that can just flat go get it. I wanted to pull my hair out the last two seasons with their inability to make a contested catch of any kind, especially in big moments. A 50/50 ball…zero chance. I hope that changes.