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[cheech63]

I want to see these offensive linemen get back to the size like we had during the 2005 - 2010 teams. Average 6-5 and 320 pounds.No wonder we dominated the line of scrimmage so much back then. Lets go !!

 

[Jimdish255]

How about Felton Blackwell checking in at 6'2 340 as a true freshman! Nazir Williams at 242 was a surprise too.

Noticed Chris Lee and Dallas Parker are both being listed at TE not OT and DE/LB yet. Most likely due to SMs dismissal and our lack of depth there.

Everybody starts here as a TE, but I like Dallas as a contributor at lb in our system.

 

[Jimdish255]

That is "big" for a RB his size. Stocky and low to the ground.

If it helps his durability and maybe adds a little blocking potential without sacrificing speed, it gives coaches some more options with him on the field.

 

[pepband99]

Newsome up to 182. Could be the difference between going down on first contact and staying upright.

Todman had same issue freshman year, and then blew up his sophmore year. I don't think Newsome and Todman are easily comparable, but hoping that we see a similar trait with a similar improvement.

 

[ktuck911]

looks like I was wrong about the names not being on the back of jerseys... still I see these guys being closely knit as a team... they're clearly embracing the Diaco way of doing things...

 

[gioff23]

We're starting to resemble a D1 team on paper.

Newsome's leap (or that of any other RB) depends a lot more on the front 5/6 more than his own weight/muscle gain.

 

[huskymedic]

We're starting to resemble a D1 team on paper.

Prototypical?

 

[gioff23]

We have size, we have depth - - we have all the things my wife tells me she wishes she could get at home

 

[NYUConn]

We're starting to resemble a D1 team on paper.

Newsome's leap (or that of any other RB) depends a lot more on the front 5/6 more than his own weight/muscle gain.

I was in NOLA for the game last year versus Tulane. At one point in the 4th quarter I was able to get down to the second row behind the UConn bench. I was absolutely floored by how small these guys were. Honestly, it looked like a HS squad.

 

[Carl Spackler]

We're starting to resemble a D1 team on paper.

Newsome's leap (or that of any other RB) depends a lot more on the front 5/6 more than his own weight/muscle gain.

Nah, Newsome's playing time is going to be directly proportional to his ability to squeeze the pig tight enough so that it doesn't come out of his hands. He's got game changing ability, but it's useless if he doesn't hold on to the ball.