Let me guess?Oh no.
If it is the same as Ohio it would be because he was carrying a weapon and weed or maybe he was under the influence.How the fuck is carrying a gun a crime in Texas? Did he have an Uzi?![]()
I think our pass rush will be top 3-5 in the league, our run defense will probably be anywhere from about 12ish to 25ish. If they can get anywhere near the top end of that range with the run defense I think we'll have a top 5ish DL (and defense) in the league.I think the ranking is probably a bit generous. I'm not at all sold on our run defense.
I think our pass rush will be top 3-5 in the league, our run defense will probably be anywhere from about 12ish to 25ish. If they can get anywhere near the top end of that range with the run defense I think we'll have a top 5ish DL (and defense) in the league.
I don't think it's overly optimistic.I hope you're right but you're more optimistic than I am.
Either that or the offense will have to be good enough to protect the run defense, either by jumping out to leads or having a really good running game.Run D might start off well, but will fade as season progresses unless some of the bigs at DT step up.
I mean if they are near the top in pass rush and near the bottom in run defense 12 doesn't seem crazy. But I am hopeful we can at least be 15-20 ish in run defense. Just be middle to lower middle of the pack. I think we all look to NT as the reason our run defense will suck. But run defense is about a whole lot more than that. Of course when you have undersized 3 tech, undersized RE, and undersized LE. You sort of need your 1 tech to be a badass to pick up the slack. And unfortunately if Mazi is just average against the run its not good enough.I hope you're right but you're more optimistic than I am.
I'm hoping that we see more of guys like Kneeland and Solomon Thomas on the edge on neutral downs (1st and 10, 2nd and 5, etc.), maybe even 3-man line looks where you have some combination of Mazi/Osa/Thomas/Toia/Kneeland with their hands down with guys like Parsons/Fowler/Eze standing up.I mean if they are near the top in pass rush and near the bottom in run defense 12 doesn't seem crazy. But I am hopeful we can at least be 15-20 ish in run defense. Just be middle to lower middle of the pack. I think we all look to NT as the reason our run defense will suck. But run defense is about a whole lot more than that. Of course when you have undersized 3 tech, undersized RE, and undersized LE. You sort of need your 1 tech to be a badass to pick up the slack. And unfortunately if Mazi is just average against the run its not good enough.
This didn’t come from Ernie, so I’m not sure how credible it is.I think the ranking is probably a bit generous. I'm not at all sold on our run defense.
Yea I'm also fairly certain that we're going to get similar production out of our RB's that we got out of Dowdle.If you are judging a team's offseason based on what they do with Rico fucking Dowdle, you're kind of retarded.
It goes to show me he never watched the games and only saw the uptick in productivity that anybody would have enjoyed in a similar situation. Do I think it is somewhat of a wash and wish we did better? Sure. But if that is the one black mark on the offseason that downgrades it to average, we did okay.If you are judging a team's offseason based on what they do with Rico fucking Dowdle, you're kind of retarded.
The offseason was pretty good, not amazing since they're still cheap jackasses, but it was similar to what they did leading up to 2023 when they added a few respectable vets to paper over holes (Cooks/Gilmore in 2023, Pickens/Fowler/Murray this year).It goes to show me he never watched the games and only saw the uptick in productivity that anybody would have enjoyed in a similar situation. Do I think it is somewhat of a wash and wish we did better? Sure. But if that is the one black mark on the offseason that downgrades it to average, we did okay.
Or the guy is just retarded.
I'm not worried about our LB's at all, primarily because Eberflus and Borgonzi are generally excellent when it comes to identifying LB's who fit their scheme. We're also very deep there if/when Overshown returns between Murray, Liufau, Sanborn, Overshown, and now James. You might even be able to throw Damone Clark in there too.I'm actually kind of hopeful on Murray. I never expect a coaching or scenary change to make a huge difference, and I doubt it does now either. But he was slow to develop at OU -- I remember Switzer and others raving about his physical talent even as a freshman, but not until his last year was he very good -- so maybe that plus LB being Eberflus' specialty equals something good.