heading into the last week of spring ball. I understand that it is April 1, and much can and will change between now and September. I'm just thinking out loud, and at this time I would list them in this order:
1. OL -- from both a depth and performance perspective. I have nothing against Fahning, but if he is our #1 LT I have to wonder if it is because he has improved that much or if we just have a lack of options. No way this offense works like we all hope if we don't see improvement in both run and pass blocking.
2. DE -- this is the one thing holding us back from being a top defense in the B1G. I know, we are already good, but stout DE play against the run (watch the WI OL wash them out time after time last year) as well as QB pressure would kick us up a level.
3. CB opposite Myrick -- there is a lot of hype around the young guys, and I have no reason to doubt them, but I also need to see it under the lights.
4. WR -- it seems like we could say the same thing about every one of them - "we need them to step up their game this year." Well, hopefully at least 2 of them do.
5. P -- I suppose some might look at this like a joke, but in our system field position is critical. I have a fear that we won't know how good we had it with Mortell until this year.
I hope I don't sound negative. On the contrary, I'm super pumped for this year, especially with the coaching changes (including Claeys taking over, not just Miller/Johnson.) Hope to see some of you at the Spring Game.
1. OL -- from both a depth and performance perspective. I have nothing against Fahning, but if he is our #1 LT I have to wonder if it is because he has improved that much or if we just have a lack of options. No way this offense works like we all hope if we don't see improvement in both run and pass blocking.
2. DE -- this is the one thing holding us back from being a top defense in the B1G. I know, we are already good, but stout DE play against the run (watch the WI OL wash them out time after time last year) as well as QB pressure would kick us up a level.
3. CB opposite Myrick -- there is a lot of hype around the young guys, and I have no reason to doubt them, but I also need to see it under the lights.
4. WR -- it seems like we could say the same thing about every one of them - "we need them to step up their game this year." Well, hopefully at least 2 of them do.
5. P -- I suppose some might look at this like a joke, but in our system field position is critical. I have a fear that we won't know how good we had it with Mortell until this year.
I hope I don't sound negative. On the contrary, I'm super pumped for this year, especially with the coaching changes (including Claeys taking over, not just Miller/Johnson.) Hope to see some of you at the Spring Game.
