08-22-2016, 01:53 PM
I'll put on my Cardinal colored glasses for a sec and assume it is a sign of having an "unblockable" defensive line.
There is reason to be excited about the DL. With a year of starting experience Solomon Thomas is expected to become a star on the OL. He was HM last year, and all reports point to him having a dominant season this year.
Reports lately have been very bullish about Harrison Phillips. I think enthusiasm was tempered by the fact that nobody knew how he was going to come back from his injury, but many of those concerns are being laid to rest this pre-season. Let's not forget that he was someone who played as a true freshman and was a started as a sophomore until he blew out his ACL. Reports from practices and the scrimmage showed that these two could be phenomenal for us.
Obviously there are questions about who will be our third linemen when we are not in the nickel, and who will be in the rotation and/or available if one of our linemen gets injured. But I think there is good reason to be bullish about the defensive line.
BC
There is reason to be excited about the DL. With a year of starting experience Solomon Thomas is expected to become a star on the OL. He was HM last year, and all reports point to him having a dominant season this year.
Reports lately have been very bullish about Harrison Phillips. I think enthusiasm was tempered by the fact that nobody knew how he was going to come back from his injury, but many of those concerns are being laid to rest this pre-season. Let's not forget that he was someone who played as a true freshman and was a started as a sophomore until he blew out his ACL. Reports from practices and the scrimmage showed that these two could be phenomenal for us.
Obviously there are questions about who will be our third linemen when we are not in the nickel, and who will be in the rotation and/or available if one of our linemen gets injured. But I think there is good reason to be bullish about the defensive line.
BC