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<blockquote data-quote="FatGreg" data-source="post: 1254906" data-attributes="member: 562927"><p>It's unlikely, but if the following happens, couldn't we have a pretty darn good offense? Like, top-6 in the league?</p><p></p><p>-Dwayne Lawson turns out to be a stud, stays on the straight and narrow, and gives us a top athletic talent at QB for the first time in several years</p><p></p><p>-The offensive line improves considerably as DiLauro, Allegretti, Megginson, and Darta Lee all mature physically and learn the system more thoroughly</p><p></p><p>-At least two of Foster, Corbin, and Vaughn stick around and one of Tre Nation, Dre Brown, Mike Epstein, and Ra'Von Bonner can produce if/when necessary</p><p></p><p>-Mikey Dudek comes back at (near) full strength. I know it sounds unlikely to some, but honestly ACL injuries are usually not a huge deal anymore. There's no reason he can't return to form in 2017</p><p></p><p>-Malik Turner stays healthy and continues to improve</p><p></p><p>-MJ McGriff and/or Sam Mays can function as reliable #3/#4 targets</p><p></p><p>-We get a commitment from Jeff Thomas and he's miraculously eligible. Thomas and one of Smalling and Carmoni Green are ready for prime time Day #1</p><p></p><p>Will all of that happen? Probably not, but it doesn't seem too far fetched. I feel like we'd be at least slightly above average by B1G standards across the board offensively if it all came together. I'm hoping for 5 wins and genuine signs of improvement. Is that way too optimistic?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FatGreg, post: 1254906, member: 562927"] It's unlikely, but if the following happens, couldn't we have a pretty darn good offense? Like, top-6 in the league? -Dwayne Lawson turns out to be a stud, stays on the straight and narrow, and gives us a top athletic talent at QB for the first time in several years -The offensive line improves considerably as DiLauro, Allegretti, Megginson, and Darta Lee all mature physically and learn the system more thoroughly -At least two of Foster, Corbin, and Vaughn stick around and one of Tre Nation, Dre Brown, Mike Epstein, and Ra'Von Bonner can produce if/when necessary -Mikey Dudek comes back at (near) full strength. I know it sounds unlikely to some, but honestly ACL injuries are usually not a huge deal anymore. There's no reason he can't return to form in 2017 -Malik Turner stays healthy and continues to improve -MJ McGriff and/or Sam Mays can function as reliable #3/#4 targets -We get a commitment from Jeff Thomas and he's miraculously eligible. Thomas and one of Smalling and Carmoni Green are ready for prime time Day #1 Will all of that happen? Probably not, but it doesn't seem too far fetched. I feel like we'd be at least slightly above average by B1G standards across the board offensively if it all came together. I'm hoping for 5 wins and genuine signs of improvement. Is that way too optimistic? [/QUOTE]
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