2010 Starters

by silky51 on Jan 8, 2010 6:53 PM CST

For the sake of mental health, I'll take a shot at it:

Offense:

flanker (Z): Kirkendoll

Split End (X): Malcolm Williams

Sub B: Chiles/Goodwin

TE (Y): Irby

Tailback: Newton/Whitaker

QB: Garrett

RT: Hix

RG: Huey

C: Snow

LG: Allen

LT: Walters

Defense:

Def Ends: Sam Acho & Eddie Jones

Def Tackles: Howell & Randall

Strong LB: Emmanuel Acho

Mid LB: Jared Norton

Weak LB: Robinson

Left CB: Aaron Williams

Right CB: Curtis Brown

Safety: Christian Scott

Safety: Gideon

Nickel: Chykie Brown/Aaron Williams (Chykie could slide to CB)

Of course this is with the assumption that Earl is gone. Will be nice to see Jared Norton back.

Thoughts?

Note: Def. tackles & Nickel added

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Hey man

you are forgetting defensive tackles there buddy

by B.A.J. on Jan 8, 2010 7:05 PM CST reply actions

thanks....

I’ve made the addition.

by silky51 on Jan 8, 2010 8:12 PM CST up reply actions

DT?

Inside, maybe Randall and Howell? Can see why you left it off. Probably our thinnest position next year. Maybe a couple of Freshmen come in and contribute…….

Maybe Okafor beats 1 of those 2 for the starting position at DE. If he is our backup as a Soph! Then that is awesome depth and talent on the ends. And with Wilson coming in next year as a Fresh……

"A lot of people look for the easy way to do anything, in swimming there is no easy way." - Eddie Reese

by SwimTexas on Jan 8, 2010 7:05 PM CST reply actions

I'm already ready for 2010 to start

Despite my feelings towards college football right now, my distaste with how this season ended is already getting me thinking about the fall.

Who is the nickel back? I assume it will be Chykie, but I’m not certain about the draft prospects of any of our secondary besides Thomas, so one of the corners could defect for all I know (although I doubt it; unless I hear otherwise I’m assuming all the corners come back). If we still do have both the Browns and AW, we will probably use those three on the field rather than two of them and Norton except for obvious running downs.

I know that GG has been getting groomed all fall, and that any rational Longhorn fan should have an even higher opinion of him after the game yesterday, but I am curious to see if Sherrod can make a game of this thing in the spring. If GG has more problems than expected with catching up to the college game, and if the coaches could find a way to utilize Sherrod’s athleticism and experience, then we may see some competition. That said, right now it is pretty clear GG is a lock, and rightfully so.

The perceived weakness of the team are going to be d-line and QB, but Muschamp has done a fantastic job of getting the younger guys minutes. It is hard right now to put a value on GG’s unexpected action yesterday, but I think it could range anywhere from getting a great head start in the spring to giving the kid a big chip on his shoulder that he will only remove with championships.

The receivers are also somewhat of a question entering next year, but I think that Shipley leaving is going to cause improvement across the board. In my opinion the whole McCoy-to-Shipley connection cast a pretty big shadow on the younger guys. They never could really find a rhythm with Colt because we had so few pass-heavy drives this year, and the majority of passes went to Shipley. The lack of a #1 receiver (stop dropping balls Malcolm), and having a new quarterback to woo, should make everybody step up their game.

If you're so sure of what it ain't, how about telling us what it am!

by circa1015 on Jan 8, 2010 7:33 PM CST reply actions

Ditto !!!

Recievers seem to make the biggest leaps year to year and I think our QB will be just fine. I believn we would should have one of if not the best defensive backfields in the nation. I think Muschamp can mold and shape them into a top 10 D even with the losses. My real concern is getting our O line to start moving people off the ball. Last night they played the best I"ve seen some years (pass blocking). The run blocking was decent though, when the D knows you are not gonna throw the ball what can you do, we returned the favaor to Bamas O as well.
Getting that big time RB will be nice to!

by BABevo on Jan 8, 2010 8:09 PM CST up reply actions

The WR Look Makes Me Cringe

Things should massively improve once GG has some time to work on timing/chemistry with the wideouts, who by no accounts are lacking in talent. Still, Malcolm and James were veterans THIS year, had Shipley to keep defenders off them, and Colt throwing the ball. Even with those benefits they were inconsistent and made extremely costly mistakes, particularly in the last two games. While I expect improvement, it’s hard to imagine either becoming world-beaters with Shipley gone and Gilbert still learning.

With Cosby and Shipley both gone there is no apparent “hands” guy on the team to snatch those clutch 3rd and 5’s across the middle. Perhaps Irby can be that guy but after two seasons off the field there’s no way to know. Similarly, it may be asking a lot of Jared Norton to come off rehab and plug right into MLB.

by the chairman211 on Jan 8, 2010 8:13 PM CST reply actions