2018 Roster Changes Confirmed

[huskymedic]

 

[Jimdish255]

Edsall was very complimentary on Brayden Brown - have to think this was a move to be close to home for him.

Me not happy. And not disputing the strength issue or the specific importance of bench press numbers, but with more DB's and less linemen those numbers might not be going back where they were. But we'll see.

 

[huskysupporter]

Me not happy.

I tried to find some info as to a possible reason. I did see that he was away for a family matter before the cincy game. Wonder if he wants to be closer to home. Coaching staff seemed to be really high on him. Bummer.

 

[Jimdish255]

I tried to find some info as to a possible reason. I did see that he was away for a family matter before the cincy game. Wonder if he wants to be closer to home. Coaching staff seemed to be really high on him. Bummer.

I was high on him before he ever saw the field. Good looking athlete who could judge passes well with good hands and decent speed. I'm sure he'll be wanted if football is in his future.

 

[freescooter]

The number is a bit concerning but RS seniors often decide to move on with life, especially if they are not likely to be regulars, Brown is a loss but not irreplaceable in any sense and the rest were probably at best backups.

Hard to imagine the lack of strength after all Bobs talk about conditioning and how his teams won the heck out of breakfast.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[JMick]

Oh my god. Those 40 times are atrocious

 

[CL82]

Wow, we all kind of knew this from the eye test, but seeing it on paper is pretty sobering.

 

[JMick]

Wow, we all kind of knew this from the eye test, but seeing it on paper is pretty sobering.

To put the 40' times into perspective, one of the high schools I follow had 3 kids run a sub 4.64 and they finished under .500 in Connecticut.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

To put the 40' times into perspective, one of the high schools I follow had 3 kids run a sub 4.64 and they finished under .500 in Connecticut.

#purge

 

[History Geek]

Holy crap.

 

[polycom]

This is so bad it's almost hard to believe...What was BD doing?

 

[Nextmanup]

So now that leaves us with 11 scholly players from 2017 that won't be here now that Donovan Williams confirmed he's back:

1) Brayden Brown
2) J. Vickers
3) Brian Coney
4) J. Rob IV
5) A. Garland
6) N. Zecchino
7) C. Britton ( huge loss IMO )
8) Anthony Watkins (participated on SR day festivities)
9) Sheridan Lawley
10) Jason Thompson
11) Dan Oak ( he participated in SR day festivities )

I can still see in upwards of 30 new scholly kids at the start of 2018.. anybody else?

Might be another one or two leaving...that’s what I’m hearing

 

[CL82]

This is so bad it's almost hard to believe...What was BD doing?

Planning rivalries?

 

[noeynox]

Best I can say is these numbers are consistent with we've seen. Weak at the point of attack, and by in large slow.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Best I can say is these numbers are consistent with we've seen. Weak at the point of attack, and by in large slow.

Everyone still in love with Balis?

 

[noeynox]

Everyone still in love with Balis?

He had a good rep. I just think Diaco recruited guys with a lot of limits. A bunch of guys 6'5" 250 with offers from Bucknel, Lehigh, Lafayette and Wagner

I still believe P recruited light years better and we are due for one more really rough year on the field it may be worst than this past year. Can't see who replaces the production of Ormsby and Luke.

 

[Stainmaster]

He had a good rep. I just think Diaco recruited guys with a lot of limits. A bunch of guys 6'5" 250 with offers from Bucknel, Lehigh, Lafayette and Wagner

I still believe P recruited light years better and we are due for one more really rough year on the field it may be worst than this past year. Can't see who replaces the production of Ormsby and Luke.

Two-deep at DE for the spring looks to be Okounam and Freeborn starting with Atkins and Garson behind them. I'm not going to pass comment.

 

[huskysupporter]

I think we really saw the lack of speed in the front 7. I think the secondary was fine speed wise, they just couldn’t cover or tackle.

 

[BNich]

WOW

 

[auggie22]

This pretty much says it all.

 

[auggie22]

To put the 40' times into perspective, one of the high schools I follow had 3 kids run a sub 4.64 and they finished under .500 in Connecticut.

Bob Diaco should be arrested.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

He had a good rep. I just think Diaco recruited guys with a lot of limits. A bunch of guys 6'5" 250 with offers from Bucknel, Lehigh, Lafayette and Wagner

I still believe P recruited light years better and we are due for one more really rough year on the field it may be worst than this past year. Can't see who replaces the production of Ormsby and Luke.

I think like everything else that Diaco touched, Balis sucked. The evidence can’t possibly be more clear.

 

[UConnDan97]

Like I've said before: the adults are in charge now. It's going to get better. The team is going to move upward, not backward...

 

[Scrutineer]

Does everyone remember when RahRah Bob took over and said we're going to recruit big kids and we're going to put the current players on a more
healthful diet? He said nothing about big kids who also happen to be fast and strong, and the existing roster did appear to slim down. They didn't get stronger or faster, but did look very healthy when losing.

So, Edsall's probably right that it'll take another year and likely two to turn the roster around to get the speed they need. In his first time here he found players with speed who others passed up, likely due to their size. Darius Butler ran a 4.29 or better in high school and was under six feet tall, as I recall, and was a two star with no other offers who turned out pretty well for UConn. Obi Melifonwu had no other offers and interest from Fordham, BC, Rhode Island and Temple. Not the type players Alabama recruits, but they turned out to be great players here and would have been great elsewhere but were not judged correctly or simply overlooked. It couldn't have just been luck, could it?

 

[ktuck911]

Two-deep at DE for the spring looks to be Okounam and Freeborn starting with Atkins and Garson behind them. I'm not going to pass comment.

I will... Underwhelming... Because I hope these 4 will prove me wrong, along with the recruits coming in... We gotta hit the QB consistently... They opposing teams' QBs, for the most part, had a 3 course meal back there before they threw the ball to an open receiver on 3rd downs... Didn't help that we also played kind of a prevent defense at Corner at the same time...

 

[whaler11]

It’s like people didn’t watch the games.

There is not a single player who left who is going to have any impact on the future.

 

[FDNY99]

It’s like people didn’t watch the games.

There is not a single player who left who is going to have any impact on the future.

The only one's that left that would have seen ANY playing time are Britton, Brown and Lawley. Of the 3 I say Britton would have made the most impact next season...and maybe Brown. Other than that..thank you for coming; have a nice day.

 

[FDNY99]

 

[whaler11]

The only one's that left that would have seen ANY playing time are Britton, Brown and Lawley. Of the 3 I say Britton would have made the most impact next season...and maybe Brown. Other than that..thank you for coming; have a nice day.

They are going to be downright terrible next year. I’d rather play underclassmen than below average seniors. (yes I know that only two of those three are seniors).