Lack of quality depth is a real issue for us to overcome
depth is improving. We were short on dbs this season. Next year, that won’t be as much of a problem. At cb, we have beason, Adams, Hobbs, and Witherspoon. And Witherspoon was a true freshman this year. As I said when we found him, it was an excellent pickup by the staff. At safety, we have Brown, ware, Martin, and Gardner (Gardner has the speed to play safety and I’m hearing we will likely see him between the two positions). Next year, depth in the defensive backfield will not be an issue. At OL, we have cerny, brown, and slaughter, all of which can play competent big ten ball at the position. Even defensive end, I think Coleman and Randolph will be ready to contribute.
id like to see us pickup another defensive tackle and end and another safety. But ultimately, I think our team is pretty complete and at almost every position we have a competent big ten caliber backup. When’s the last time we had that?