This was honestly a very interesting question. I think best player - Witherspoon. Biggest impact - Chase Brown. But if you go by bigger holes on the roster - probably Johnny or Pat.
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TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
How pathetically unprepared that guy didn't know Bret coached at Wisconsin. They should just shut down their show.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
Previous thread closed so posting this here, Robert supporting my point today @Ander1345 . Cubit sure did do what he could, especially for his own.
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We need to utilize Gabe similar to the Cowboys using Parsons. Move him all over from strong to weak as a pass rushing fool. I saw him in drop coverages way too often. Looking back at several games last year, we rushed 3-4 guys constantly. The opposing QB had time to throw instead of being pushed from the pocket scrambling. I hope we throw a few more blitz packages this year.
The OLB dropped into coverage maybe 10% of the snaps last year. We also put Gabe inside and outside.
And you don’t think that coach Henry did that
That's fair...
Not to the extent of what Parsons does. We need more pressure on the opposing QB and we allowed teams to succeed to a certain extent. We played a bend don’t break D instead of being more aggressive. I want more blitzes.
This is peak analytical analysis.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Oh good. I’m glad Altmeyer is a captain this year. No media created drama
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
This is the type of analysis I come to this board for.
I agree, it seems to me that the bend don't break defense gives up more 3rd down conversions.
yea
also hoping for some analysis of lunar cycle correlation
Injury deals a hit to the Illinois football running back room
Disappointing injury news has hit the Illinois football program during camp, as incoming four-star freshman John Forster will be out for the season. The silver
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To be fair it appears Illinois has only one win by the same metric! And, it just happens to be against Purdue.
I think corner is a little overestimated as a position of strength. The safety unit is awesome (Scott, Bailey, Mac, Miles), but what about the two outside guys? More-so, who is that lockdown CB1 on the other teams top receiver?
I think it's much more appropriate to have that conversation about CB than WR.
I think it's much more appropriate to have that conversation about CB than WR.
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Hot take, but for me the safety tandem is right on par with 2022. Bailey, Miles, Xavier, Resetich ~ Sydney, Kendall Smith, Quan, Bailey.
You just may not have a Devon Witherspoon.
You just may not have a Devon Witherspoon.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
Wish I could watch the scrimmage. I’m all the way in Colorado. Are any media members going to have eyes on it or is it open to public?
Weren't they hoping Terah would get another year? Or is my memory serving dull?
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What's interesting is that both transfers Durajaye and Leon Lowery were very good in 2023. But looks like they both went to the wrong places in 2024 and had hindered development, and lack of production. If you can get the 2023 version (or better) out of both of them, that defensive front could be a massive strength.
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