First of all....you're welcome. I'm back. I'm excited about most of what this year will bring for the mighty Red Raiders. As usual, we have some delusionals on here from our side, and some realists which I fall under. A lot of talk about *crest thus far. They are not as good, and SP is better for sUre. The OL/DLs are legit for SP. The best thing about it all is we have some of the best baCKS that have never really been seen on the roster. If the "new" QB/WB/FB .....the ones that can play....get their touches, *crest may have some trouble. The line is gonna open up some nice things no matter who runs it, but if you have the wrong guys with touches a win becomes a loss. The skillset that this "new" trio has is unDeniable.
The downsIde...offense: will all 3 "new" backs play? One couldn't play last year, one had a minimal role and one will have to unseat the de facto starter at FullbaCK...so they're all unprovens to the coaches.
The downside...defense: DL is legit. There are some nice components at DB led by Starr. Quietly one of the best DBs SP has had in the last decade. So the potential issue could be LB. Worried about that. I know if you play all 50 plays on defense you will get in on a tackle or two....but how many bad snaps will this group have? 44 has been a stud. The rest are fugazis til proven different. Harbison b/w the tackles hitting second level scares me....because I get the feeling we have some guys at these spots that will always be the 2nd, 3rd, 4th guy to the tackle/pile, and not the first.