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Roster Look
« on: November 27, 2023, 05:38:41 PM »
Seniors we lose:


Pritchett - DB
James - DB
Puckett - DB
Simpson - DB


Hooks - WR
Var Johnson - WR
Mardner - WR
Shorter - WR
Woods (?) - WR
Mason (?) - WR

McAllister - LB
Nixon III - LB

Steiner - LB
Levant (?) - LB
Brice (?) - LB

Nasili Kite - DL
Harris - DL
Johnson - DL


Irvin - OL
Britton - OL
Stutts - OL
Jones - OL


Quattlebaum - LS

Fromm - TE
Deal - TE
Frazier - TE

Chapman - P

Decimation in the secondary.  Losing production in the LB corp, but feeling good about them with the rest of the group.  OL?  Who the fuck knows?  Quattlebaum and Chapman and quiet, but big, losses.
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Re: Roster Look
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2023, 05:45:27 PM »
I just deleted a thread I started asking the QB questions.  Fits better here.

Clean house and start over with a totally new room?

Anybody you think stays?

Thorne has another year.  Can he transfer again under the current rules?  If he chooses to finish at Auburn, would he be a serviceable back up?

What's the ideal QB for U Free's system?  Big RPO guy, or more of a pocket passer?

And if we flip one or more of our WR targets, and have probably the most talented class ever at that position, does that affect what type of QB he wants/needs?


Discuss.  Amaze me.
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« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2023, 05:47:28 PM »
On the tight ends, you can probably add Revolver Good Forecast to the list.  No way that guy ain't declaring.
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« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2023, 05:59:58 PM »
I just deleted a thread I started asking the QB questions.  Fits better here.

Clean house and start over with a totally new room?

Anybody you think stays?

Thorne has another year.  Can he transfer again under the current rules?  If he chooses to finish at Auburn, would he be a serviceable back up?

What's the ideal QB for U Free's system?  Big RPO guy, or more of a pocket passer?

And if we flip one or more of our WR targets, and have probably the most talented class ever at that position, does that affect what type of QB he wants/needs?


Discuss.  Amaze me.

Snake's thoughts & predictions:

Thorne will go. Or he should.

Ashford will go. Or he should.

Holden will probably go, but I think Hugh is really trying to keep him around.  If he really does have all that arm talent and is worth recruiting to stay, I am disappointed he hasn't been given a legitimate shot to date.

Hank Brown will stay.

Walker White is incoming.

They will try to get a Grayson McCall or Riley Leonard to come be QB 1 this year. 




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Re: Roster Look
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2023, 06:36:34 PM »
Snake's thoughts & predictions:

Thorne will go. Or he should.

Ashford will go. Or he should.

Holden will probably go, but I think Hugh is really trying to keep him around.  If he really does have all that arm talent and is worth recruiting to stay, I am disappointed he hasn't been given a legitimate shot to date.

Hank Brown will stay.

Walker White is incoming.

They will try to get a Grayson McCall or Riley Leonard to come be QB 1 this year. 





We still have to shore up this offensive line to lose that rented mule tag that's preventing us from getting a top flight transfer that can drop dimes on defenses. I'm confident we can get  receivers and backs as always. Riley Leonard is definitely tough enough but he's already been on the infirmed list under similar circumstances at Duke.
Or he could just follow Elko.
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« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2023, 07:07:47 PM »
I just deleted a thread I started asking the QB questions.  Fits better here.

Clean house and start over with a totally new room?

Anybody you think stays?

Thorne has another year.  Can he transfer again under the current rules?  If he chooses to finish at Auburn, would he be a serviceable back up?

What's the ideal QB for U Free's system?  Big RPO guy, or more of a pocket passer?

And if we flip one or more of our WR targets, and have probably the most talented class ever at that position, does that affect what type of QB he wants/needs?


Discuss.  Amaze me.
The immediate answer is to find the next Jayden Daniels that can operate with limited protection. A pocket passer is a sitting duck unless he has an unbelievably fast release and/or the instinct to just throw the ball away often. Thorne is still the guy unless he decides not to return. Does he take too many sacks? YES, but he needs to move the pocket far more than he currently is to keep a play alive.
He's not all that accurate but then his line and receivers let him down far too much to just relegate him to backup.
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Re: Roster Look
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2023, 08:38:05 PM »
https://youtu.be/eyVe_YbEQbo?si=hoM39rES6tf6e9-C

Pull this up and watch it all.
This is Chris Todd from May of last season answering questions about his experiences as a former Texas Tech quarterback under the tutelage of Lincoln Riley his subsequent transfer to Aubrn etc.
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« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2023, 08:53:53 PM »
Sometimes I think about what a waste of money it is to spend $7.95 a month (for discounted members) when the better x posters are either dead or in jail. But then something with in depth analysis and insight like this thread comes along and makes me happy that I still have access.

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« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2023, 09:39:54 PM »
Sometimes I think about what a waste of money it is to spend $7.95 a month (for discounted members) when the better x posters are either dead or in jail. But then something with in depth analysis and insight like this thread comes along and makes me happy that I still have access.


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« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2023, 02:20:57 AM »
I just deleted a thread I started asking the QB questions.  Fits better here.

Clean house and start over with a totally new room?

Anybody you think stays?

Thorne has another year.  Can he transfer again under the current rules?  If he chooses to finish at Auburn, would he be a serviceable back up?

What's the ideal QB for U Free's system?  Big RPO guy, or more of a pocket passer?

And if we flip one or more of our WR targets, and have probably the most talented class ever at that position, does that affect what type of QB he wants/needs?


Discuss.  Amaze me.
Thorne will stay. He likes AU. And he’ll be hard to beat out.
I’m. Not sure who will be available that will do better. And If we get the crop of WRs we think we’ll get, the drops go down and the production goes up.
It will be interesting to watch.
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« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2023, 06:48:33 AM »
Thorne will stay. He likes AU. And he’ll be hard to beat out.
I’m. Not sure who will be available that will do better. And If we get the crop of WRs we think we’ll get, the drops go down and the production goes up.
It will be interesting to watch.

It was a two part interview with Chris where he shares his mindset about competition in a QB room and how you might befriend those in the room but at the same time see them as a threat to take something you've worked your entire young life to achieve... even moreso when you are rehabbing from injury. He had a chance to go to Oklahoma, Ole Miss etc. but chose Auburn instead. After he beat out Burns the room crowded with Caudle, Trotter, Moseley et al.

Agree CCTAU. He's not just going away.
Probably works harder to improve same as Todd. Don't know about you but when the cameras show him staring into the face of Freeze on the sidelines I'm thinking "Help me get this offense downfield."
This isn't a QB that makes excuses or lays blame on his teammates.

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« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2023, 09:26:05 AM »
Thorne will stay. He likes AU. And he’ll be hard to beat out.
I’m. Not sure who will be available that will do better. And If we get the crop of WRs we think we’ll get, the drops go down and the production goes up.
It will be interesting to watch.

Agree with this.  Thorne had flashes of being a competent QB and is a more than serviceable runner.  His "deficiencies" as a passer might magically disappear with Thompson, et al, showing up on campus.

I think Thorne stays, Robby changes positions or transfers and the young guys in the room will be Geriner and White fighting for the future.
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Re: Roster Look
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2023, 10:59:20 AM »
Agree with this.  Thorne had flashes of being a competent QB and is a more than serviceable runner.  His "deficiencies" as a passer might magically disappear with Thompson, et al, showing up on campus.

I think Thorne stays, Robby changes positions or transfers and the young guys in the room will be Geriner and White fighting for the future.

All of this. Thorne will be fine. If anything, just bring another arm in for competition.

Once the QB shuffle stopped, Thorne was more than competent. Once WRs quit dropping balls, he will be even better.
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Re: Roster Look
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2023, 11:40:37 AM »
All of this. Thorne will be fine. If anything, just bring another arm in for competition.

Once the QB shuffle stopped, Thorne was more than competent. Once WRs quit dropping balls, he will be even better.
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Re: Roster Look
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2023, 12:44:13 PM »
Apparently Var Johnson still has a covid year in his pocket.  Could be coming back.
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« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2023, 12:53:25 PM »
Apparently Var Johnson still has a covid year in his pocket.  Could be coming back.

Blackerby is hearing that he and Cam Brown want a fresh start elsewhere.  Var would obviously be the big loss there.
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« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2023, 01:23:16 PM »
Var would obviously be the big loss there.

Nah.  He's only like 5'7".
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« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2023, 01:26:59 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2023, 01:30:56 PM »
thorne needs to use the portal...nothing showed me this season he's a serviceable pass thrower.  a couple of the coaches need to hit the portal too.   
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« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2023, 01:58:30 PM »
thorne needs to use the portal...nothing showed me this season he's a serviceable pass thrower. 

I hear ya...but...

We can bring in another guy starting from scratch on his understanding of HF's offense, or we can ride with a guy who has a year's experience in it and plan for the future.  I'm leaning towards the known quantity, and I was VERY vocal about my disdain for Thorne at times.
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