Biggest shoes to fill

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07-09-2020, 10:02 AM

(07-09-2020, 09:50 AM)SamuelMcF Wrote:
(07-09-2020, 04:08 AM)JohnR34231 Wrote:
(07-08-2020, 10:46 PM)lex24 Wrote: Casey Toohill.

Move Casey to tight end? Anyway, I thought he had moved on.

Lex probably meant Toohill has the biggest shoes to fill, with which I disagree and reiterate that it's Parkinson.

The OLB room is both deeper and higher-rated (in terms of recruiting rankings) than the TE room. Jordan Fox was injured all season and should've been the starter opposite Toohill. Tobe Umerah missed most of the season due to injury, and had an incredible pass-rushing sequence against UW that left my jaw on the floor. Andres Fox missed the season, and athletically he's a freak. Stephen Herron was a major 4* recruit who played 4 games and redshirted. Gabe Reid, who took the bulk of the snaps opposite Toohill, has 2 more seasons to build on an already surprisingly productive career.

Toohill's production can likely be somewhat replicated with a legitimate OLB rotation (which we didn't have due to aforementioned injuries and redshirts). Nobody in the TE room can be the receiving mismatch Park was, at least this coming season. TBD on the younger guys.

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07-09-2020, 10:02 AM

(07-09-2020, 09:50 AM)SamuelMcF Wrote:
(07-09-2020, 04:08 AM)JohnR34231 Wrote:
(07-08-2020, 10:46 PM)lex24 Wrote: Casey Toohill.

Move Casey to tight end? Anyway, I thought he had moved on.

Lex probably meant Toohill has the biggest shoes to fill, with which I disagree and reiterate that it's Parkinson.

The OLB room is both deeper and higher-rated (in terms of recruiting rankings) than the TE room. Jordan Fox was injured all season and should've been the starter opposite Toohill. Tobe Umerah missed most of the season due to injury, and had an incredible pass-rushing sequence against UW that left my jaw on the floor. Andres Fox missed the season, and athletically he's a freak. Stephen Herron was a major 4* recruit who played 4 games and redshirted. Gabe Reid, who took the bulk of the snaps opposite Toohill, has 2 more seasons to build on an already surprisingly productive career.

Toohill's production can likely be somewhat replicated with a legitimate OLB rotation (which we didn't have due to aforementioned injuries and redshirts). Nobody in the TE room can be the receiving mismatch Park was, at least this coming season. TBD on the younger guys.