hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
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I can't wait to see X back wearing the orange and blue next season. The DB's will definitely be the strength of the team.
Bret hasn’t figured out he needs DL apparently ?? That guy is just never prepared … He doesn’t ever have a plan …
Oh and this guy named Xavier Scott is running it back … Guess he’s a decent player … Might play a role next year … Just have to see … Maybe he could play DL ??
Things are falling into place.
The DL will come together nicely, this will be another great year for Illinois football.
The DL will come together nicely, this will be another great year for Illinois football.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
Nah, i thought we were going to run a 0-7-4 defensive scheme next year.Bret hasn’t figured out he needs DL apparently ?? That guy is just never prepared … He doesn’t ever have a plan …
Oh and this guy named Xavier Scott is running it back … Guess he’s a decent player … Might play a role next year … Just have to see … Maybe he could play DL ??
Funny how once we have good news for trolls are gone.
That is not a stupid question... it's just completely pointless to discuss right now.
Let the transfer portal play out, let Bret cook, and we can talk about how this squad stacks up later.
Why not wait until the portal is over before we talk about the starting 11. We still will make big additions to the dline
wait, we signed a guy with 3 tackles and 2 pass defended all of last year....?
(hey, I'm nothing if not consistent
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Is there an equivalent to the barge package on Defense? Except instead of beef upfront we just run 8 DBs and 3 LBs?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Well, as returning starters you look at guys like Scott, Bailey and Clarke as upgrades on their previous selves (and they will be getting paid accordingly).
The problem is that I don't think we have anything as good as Dylan Rosiek or Gabe Jacas at LB or OLB, and while there may not have been a superstar individual performer among Durojaiye, Thompson, Neal, McCullom, Coenen, Hunt, Warren, etc on the DL, there was a ton of strength in depth there and it's all gone with pretty middling replacements so far.
If we were done we'd be screwed. But we aren't done.
That's fine, as long as everyone, myself included, is willing to come back here and recognize one of two things in a couple months:
1. We dropped the ball big time, and maybe credit should have been given where credit is due to the people questioning where the DL talent was going to come from, or
2. Admit the panic was ill-timed and we just needed to let it play out.
Again, I'm just tired of some users trying to gaslight me into believing things that I can clearly see are not true with my own eyes. As it stands right now, we are in serious trouble next year on the DL side of things. Obviously things can "play out", but the transfer options aren't getting any better.
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
We texted our X and are actually getting back together
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Just switch to a 3-3 with a full time nickle package. Adapt the scheme to the talent. /s
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
Came here to ask if X could play D line, but Indy beat me to the suggestion. Great minds think alike!!
The Desire twins from FSU announced they are going back to FSU today, so scratch them off your list. They were the best edge and best DL available in the portal at the time
I think the whole point people are making is in regards to the “right now” comments.
The coaching staff aren’t idiots. They know what we need and to this point, they haven’t given me a ton of reasons to doubt them with what they’ve done to the program. I also 100% believe they have more ability and experience identifying talent and building rosters than any posters on here.
I’m willing to give them until games start being played to see what our defense looks like. If we get to that point and our DLine and LB’s are worse than last year, I’ll 100% say they dropped the ball as will most of the posters on here.
Everyone on here knows we need more DLine help. No one’s gaslighting you, you’re just stating the obvious before the process has been completed. I’m not going to speak for other posters, but in regards to any comments I’ve made, I’m saying I trust the staff more than any poster on here. I’m going to let the process play out before I pass judgement on an unfinished product.
Huge job by Bret retaining Xavier, Clarke, and Bailey. While there has been a whole lot of sky is falling retention talk on here lately, Bret continues to impress with his ability to retain our top players year in and year out. It's pretty clear that the kids who come here love him, his vision of the program, and the team. And in this day and age in the portal era, when loyalty is often bought by the biggest paycheck, that is something special. We're pretty close to a full refresh at this point which for anyone older than 3 years old is pretty mindblowing. Getting 10 wins last year and beating South Carolina, getting 9 wins this year and beating Tennessee and USC, and on the verge of a full refresh honestly needs to put the "We are Illinois. Woe is us. Where's my cup?" narrative to bed. We're not there anymore and huge credit to Bret, the coaching staff, and Josh.
Considering all the holes we had going into this offseason, we're in pretty good shape. And yes, the quality DL supply is significantly lower than the demand, however, we do have recent success, a solid team we're building, immediate starter minutes, and we probably have enough cash to tender a competitively good offer, and we still have some time left. So I understand the nervousness, I do, but I still think there's optimism there.
Considering all the holes we had going into this offseason, we're in pretty good shape. And yes, the quality DL supply is significantly lower than the demand, however, we do have recent success, a solid team we're building, immediate starter minutes, and we probably have enough cash to tender a competitively good offer, and we still have some time left. So I understand the nervousness, I do, but I still think there's optimism there.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
If the season were to start today, yes we would have a bad defensive line. But the season doesn’t start today. And we haven’t filled out the roster spots on the defensive line yet.
Over the next few weeks, those spots will be filled and we can judge the position group based on who’s actually in it.
Based on the level of talent acquired at every other position, I have reason to believe they’ll attract talented guys. If they don’t and portal season ends with an subpar defensive front, sure, be concerned.
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