12-12-2015, 01:09 AM
I don't subscribe to any of the services, so I'm really not sure about Long, but the smoke signals don't look good. Counting him in the two-deep seems premature. Weeks, on the other hand, came up brobdingnagian as the season continued, and I'm really excited to see how he develops. Coaches before the season, IIRC, singled him it as being the most physically ready (among his clobber of DB) to move into the college game, so I will count him as a very talented CB.
I want Anan to be successful and ready to step in as a RS freshman NT, but will need to wait until at least the spring to see if he is near ready. Phillips could go in a pinch, but I agree it's not his natural position. If one of the other NT/DT candidates can step up, I think Thomas and Philips at the DE positions would be a tremendous duo.
At LB I wonder if there could be any thought of moving someone like Alfieri to the inside, particularly if our newly-minted 5* recruit just wows people in August? I don't really expect that, though Skov was starting by mid season of his true frosh year. I think we will be ok no matter what, and trust the coaches to find the right combination of talent and get them in the right places.
I want Anan to be successful and ready to step in as a RS freshman NT, but will need to wait until at least the spring to see if he is near ready. Phillips could go in a pinch, but I agree it's not his natural position. If one of the other NT/DT candidates can step up, I think Thomas and Philips at the DE positions would be a tremendous duo.
At LB I wonder if there could be any thought of moving someone like Alfieri to the inside, particularly if our newly-minted 5* recruit just wows people in August? I don't really expect that, though Skov was starting by mid season of his true frosh year. I think we will be ok no matter what, and trust the coaches to find the right combination of talent and get them in the right places.