2022 Depth Chart Projections

[Dizzy21]

The amazing thing to me is how few of the transfers we brought in our starting. We will be better or not this year mostly based on how well players recruited by Edsall do. That doesn’t make me optimistic, but we will see what we will see.

To be fair, Mora said more than a few times that last year's team didn't lack talent, they lacked depth. Maybe that was more than just coach speak in his eyes.

 

[Storrs South]

Where is Brian Brewton on KR???

 

[hardcorehusky]

The cupboard wasn't completely bare. The previous coaching staff was incapable of coaching in a way to help these kids. I think coaching alone gets us to a much better spot.

 

[CCSUblue]

Would love to see Val and Danny have some real success here and see UConn become a developmental pipeline for European OL. Those two are some massive humans.

 

[Guru13]

To be fair, Mora said more than a few times that last year's team didn't lack talent, they lacked depth. Maybe that was more than just coach speak in his eyes.

Also Charlton too, Edsall didn’t recruit bad, but he just didn’t know how to utilize the players we had and our coaching staff wasn’t amazing either.

 

[KingLurk]

Where is Brian Brewton on KR???

first thing I said too.. hurt???

 

[metsfan2323]

The amazing thing to me is how few of the transfers we brought in our starting. We will be better or not this year mostly based on how well players recruited by Edsall do. That doesn’t make me optimistic, but we will see what we will see.

Most of our top OL transfer targets went elsewhere (Guidone did commit early), I think Mora just settled for what was remaining. This is why transfers are a bit of fools gold, the recruitment of them is just as intense as the recruitment of high school kids.

 

[metsfan2323]

The positive side is that Mora isn't about playing "his guys". One of edsall's downfalls.

But I did expect to see more transfers starting.

Yes, this cannot be stressed enough. Kudos to Mora for just picking the best performers.

Burns is the shocker. Did not see that coming. I think this is a signal we will be passing the ball a lot. Burns is probably the best pass blocker and receiver of the RB's.

Maybe we are passing the ball a lot early in the season to find out who the best QB is before the Cuse game.

 

[Palatine]

Yes, this cannot be stressed enough. Kudos to Mora for just picking the best performers.

Burns is the shocker. Did not see that coming. I think this is a signal we will be passing the ball a lot. Burns is probably the best pass blocker and receiver of the RB's.

Maybe we are passing the ball a lot early in the season to find out who the best QB is before the Cuse game.

I don't Syracuse is on Mora's radar at this point.

 

[businesslawyer]

The positive side is that Mora isn't about playing "his guys". One of edsall's downfalls.

But I did expect to see more transfers starting.

There’s a positive side of relying on players who went 1-11 and lost to Holy Cross? O.k.

 

[ZooCougar]

There’s a positive side of relying on players who went 1-11 and lost to Holy Cross? O.k.

Band almost lost to Yale.

 

[UConnJim]

The amazing thing to me is how few of the transfers we brought in our starting. We will be better or not this year mostly based on how well players recruited by Edsall do. That doesn’t make me optimistic, but we will see what we will see.

First, I would look at the 2 deep instead of just the starters. There are 10 transfers on the 2 deep (6 starters) plus the punter and LS. Most important is that the starting QB is probably a transfer and UConn has a real OC and a separate OL coach. Next, what stands out most to me compared to last year is the lack of true freshmen and the limited number of R-Fr on the 2 deep. Against Fresno St. last year, there were 6 true Fr and 6 R-Fr on the 2 deep plus the K and P were both true Fr. This year, there are 3 R-Fr and 1 true Fr (QB Turner) on the 2 deep and neither specialist.

 

[History Geek]

First, I would look at the 2 deep instead of just the starters. There are 10 transfers on the 2 deep (6 starters) plus the punter and LS. Most important is that the starting QB is probably a transfer and UConn has a real OC and a separate OL coach. Next, what stands out most to me compared to last year is the lack of true freshmen and the limited number of R-Fr on the 2 deep. Against Fresno St. last year, there were 6 true Fr and 6 R-Fr on the 2 deep plus the K and P were both true Fr. This year, there are 3 R-Fr and 1 true Fr (QB Turner) on the 2 deep and neither specialist.

I think most of those on the two deep are going to see action.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

There’s a positive side of relying on players who went 1-11 and lost to Holy Cross? O.k.

Yeah actually....it is a positive.

We heard directly from players last year that Edsall didn't play the best players....he played "his guys". This resulted in a fractured locker room and a dysfunctional team.

So...yes...forgive me for thinking it's a positive that the best players will play versus "Mora's guys". Even if it's some of the same guys who went 1-11...they should be better because they are a functional team and they respect their coaches.

 

[huskymedic]

Interesting with the OLine and Fortin. From pressers it seemed like Mora has been high on Lundt but we also knew Lundt was recovering from injury. Fortin is listed as the back up for both Guard spots and the Center. If Lundt needs more time I'lm curious if Fortin goes to RT or do they actually put in the listed back up, Antolovich?

Mora just announced on the Coach’s Show that unfortunately both freshman offensive linemen Ben Murawski and Brady Wayburn’s preseason injuries will keep them out for the year.

 

[businesslawyer]

Yeah actually....it is a positive.

We heard directly from players last year that Edsall didn't play the best players....he played "his guys". This resulted in a fractured locker room and a dysfunctional team.

So...yes...forgive me for thinking it's a positive that the best players will play versus "Mora's guys". Even if it's some of the same guys who went 1-11...they should be better because they are a functional team and they respect their coaches.

Name me a 1-11 team where the players not playing don't think they can do as well as the players playing. Because who wants players who acknowledge to themselves that they aren't better than those playing on a 1-11 team?

I get it. Because Edsall 2 failed miserably (which it did), everything he did was wrong and Mora is the new Sun God and everything he's doing is right. With any luck, Shaky, at the end of the season you will be able to tell me I didn't get how much of 4 wins in the last 3 seasons was on the coaches and not the players. But until I see it, I still don't think that's where the smart money is. And given the Vegas line for wins for us is 2.5, I may be wrong -- I hope I'm wrong -- but the smart money isn't expecting us to be more than marginally better.

 

[ktuck911]

One friendly reminder gents... It's week 0... Gonna be interesting watching the cream rise to the top in terms of our depth... Some guys are still working their way back (i.e. Shor from Alabama) from minor setbacks at the start of camp...

 

[businesslawyer]

First, I would look at the 2 deep instead of just the starters. There are 10 transfers on the 2 deep (6 starters) plus the punter and LS. Most important is that the starting QB is probably a transfer and UConn has a real OC and a separate OL coach. Next, what stands out most to me compared to last year is the lack of true freshmen and the limited number of R-Fr on the 2 deep. Against Fresno St. last year, there were 6 true Fr and 6 R-Fr on the 2 deep plus the K and P were both true Fr. This year, there are 3 R-Fr and 1 true Fr (QB Turner) on the 2 deep and neither specialist.

To make what should be an obvious point, if the transfers we were able to bring in weren't able to dislodge starters from a 1-11 team, that ought to tell you something about how successful we were in bringing in much better players as transfers. I'm supposed to be impressed that a lot of these guys are "good" enough to beat out benchwarmers on a 1-11 team?

 

[Slick]

Also Charlton too, Edsall didn’t recruit bad, but he just didn’t know how to utilize the players we had and our coaching staff wasn’t amazing either.

Edsall recruited a lof of low division 1 or division 2 level talent. We had no more talent then Yale which is amazing

 

[metsfan2323]

Webb at 245.

That is another shocker.

Name me a 1-11 team where the players not playing don't think they can do as well as the players playing. Because who wants players who acknowledge to themselves that they aren't better than those playing on a 1-11 team?

I get it. Because Edsall 2 failed miserably (which it did), everything he did was wrong and Mora is the new Sun God and everything he's doing is right. With any luck, Shaky, at the end of the season you will be able to tell me I didn't get how much of 4 wins in the last 3 seasons was on the coaches and not the players. But until I see it, I still don't think that's where the smart money is. And given the Vegas line for wins for us is 2.5, I may be wrong -- I hope I'm wrong -- but the smart money isn't expecting us to be more than marginally better.

Why are you intentionally ignoring the possibility that college players can improve one year to the next? It only happens all of the time, and yes having a real offensive coordinator is a huge change, probably every bit as important as the head coaching change.

Grouch.

 

[Guru13]

Edsall recruited a lof of low division 1 or division 2 level talent. We had no more talent then Yale which is amazing

I respectfully disagree with you…. You’re not taking account that we were the 3rd youngest team in the whole of college football. People on this board say Diaco had recruited low division 1 players, Edsall brought in guys with legit D1 offers and particularly weeded out almost all of Diaco guys, only problem is 99% of them should have never seen the field their first 2 years to take time to development. It’s crazy you think majority of those 18 year olds straight out of high school where gonna compete against a bunch of guys that were 21/22. There is only 5 guys from edsall 2018 class and I believe all of them are starters, disrespectful say they’re low D1 players when Edsall set them up for failure their first two years .

 

[businesslawyer]

That is another shocker.


Why are you intentionally ignoring the possibility that college players can improve one year to the next? It only happens all of the time, and yes having a real offensive coordinator is a huge change.

Grouch.

Every team has players that improve year to year. Obviously having a real offensive coordinator is a good thing. Doesn't that make not having a real defensive coordinator a bad thing?

I will be in front of my television on Saturday rooting for this team as hard as I've rooted for any other team. And I made clear from the moment we lost to Holy Cross that Edsall couldn't stay. But the road back from where we are to where we were is going to be very difficult. I hope Mora is the guy to get us there and he then stays long enough to get us there. But we don't know any of that yet. All we know is that he had success at much higher levels and he's much better than anything we've had at social media, public relations and getting money from the school.

I fully admit I'm not drinking the Kool-aid on this -- I'm from Missouri. If that makes me a grouch, I'll go back to my trashcan.

 

[metsfan2323]

Every team has players that improve year to year. Obviously having a real offensive coordinator is a good thing. Doesn't that make not having a real defensive coordinator a bad thing?

I will be in front of my television on Saturday rooting for this team as hard as I've rooted for any other team. And I made clear from the moment we lost to Holy Cross that Edsall couldn't stay. But the root back from where we are to where we were is going to be very difficult. I hope Mora is the guy to get us there and he then stays long enough to get us there. But we don't know any of that yet. All we know is that he had success at much higher levels and he's much better than anything we've had at social media, public relations and getting money from the school.

I fully admit I'm not drinking the Kool-aid on this -- I'm from Missouri. If that makes me a grouch, I'll go back to my trashcan.

No one is asking anybody to drink any Kool Aid, but maybe, just maybe let this season with the new regime start before pissing on it.

 

[ZooCougar]

Every team has players that improve year to year. Obviously having a real offensive coordinator is a good thing. Doesn't that make not having a real defensive coordinator a bad thing?

I will be in front of my television on Saturday rooting for this team as hard as I've rooted for any other team. And I made clear from the moment we lost to Holy Cross that Edsall couldn't stay. But the root back from where we are to where we were is going to be very difficult. I hope Mora is the guy to get us there and he then stays long enough to get us there. But we don't know any of that yet. All we know is that he had success at much higher levels and he's much better than anything we've had at social media, public relations and getting money from the school.

I fully admit I'm not drinking the Kool-aid on this -- I'm from Missouri. If that makes me a grouch, I'll go back to my trashcan.

I’m very optimistic. But it’s also year 1 with a new staff and not so great talent. There are just so many headwinds.

It’s going to be a rough flight. Buckle up. When reality hits the Boneyard it will be amusing as always.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

With any luck, Shaky, at the end of the season you will be able to tell me I didn't get how much of 4 wins in the last 3 seasons was on the coaches and not the players. But until I see it, I still don't think that's where the smart money is.

I would say it was both. To be that bad it was both players and coaches...not one or the other.

The hope is...and yes it's still hope until we see results...the coaches are better and even though the roster hasn't completely turned over, the team chemistry is good enough to make the team competitive.

I have generally avoided the prediction threads because predicting what this team will do is impossible. But until Mora gives me a reason to think otherwise (and the spanos news wasn't great)...I will take it as a positive that he appears to start players without regard to whether they are edsall players or Mora players.