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2024 Offense

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by bobbybaker86, Nov 12, 2023.

  1. ETGator

    ETGator Long-Time Gator Stuck In East Tennessee Moderator VIP Member

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    To answer your 3rd point: That decommitment was not a surprise and had been decided long before yesterday.
     
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  2. shane4three

    shane4three GC Hall of Fame

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    Yeah, I agree just hoping we keep Nasir and Amaris’s there is lots of talk. If we were to lose one or both of those guys, that would be sort of a game changer with this class because we don’t have much of a DL class without them after losing Boireau.
     
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  3. username

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    You think this class is gonna fall apart? Lol
     
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  4. Wanne15

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    Have the check signed before the opportunity arises.
     
  5. gatorwalrus

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    I was late to notice it as well, asked about him in the OGT. Thought he held up well in time he was given or more precisely he didn't attract attention in a negative way, which as an OL, is just about the best compliment you can get.
     
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  6. slayerxing

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    Skill positions seem to be moving in the right direction. Still need an impact wr and some good linemen from the portal. Hopefully Napier learned from mistakes last year and hits the portal fast and hard this year.

    on defense… don’t get me started.
     
  7. shane4three

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    No, not at all. But would you agree losing Waller and 1 of our DL either Johnson or Williams would be pretty major? I would as DL and LB are what we need and we have already lost Boireau. Winning matters. Napier not being and acting urgent is odd and has been noted by former players and others that know the fame.

    Recruiting- Again, these guys may contribute but they will mot equate to changing things in W/L column until sophomore year. Why the portal is so important.
     
  8. shane4three

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    That would require CBN changing his process in a major way.
     
  9. shane4three

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    We just lost another in very good DB Wardell Mack. Hmmmm
     
  10. bobbybaker86

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  11. shane4three

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    Yep, just saw that. Who’s next?
    You say it better than me Bobby, but in the end, winning does matter. BUT, I think our coaches have done a good job, identifying lots of Talent and will have others ready to commit.

    That number 3 class is now 6/7. Portal will be , understatement, huge.
     
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  12. username

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    Uh oh
     
  13. shane4three

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    Yep. Coaches from other schools selling winning now. Playing time on a 6-6 or 5-7 team is tough to sell over a new year’s bowl game. Waller is very puzzling but Auburn does have it moving in the right direction in year 1.

    I still think we will be fine. Call is positive over the top but there are plenty that want to be Gators.
     
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    I’m much more concerned with Mack. We need secondary players bad and I haven’t heard about him potentially flipping at all. I know Napier was after a few more CBs hard - HAVE to get them now. I expect Mincey but now need a flip like Lester/Grimsley
     
  15. bobbybaker86

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    yea we need to go NUCLEAR to flip Grimsley. Lester is all FSU imo, he’s just enjoying the attention
     
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    He practices with baseball when there’s nothing going on in football. He’s not really playing baseball.
     
  17. gator_n_sc

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    I'm more concerned with keeping our LB commits intact. We have a damn good trio coming in.
     
  18. gator_n_sc

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    I kinda feel like we are last years Mizzou. Finished with a losing record but played tough in most games, and you could tell they were talented but just needing to "learn how to win" the game. Came back this year one of the better teams in conference. I believe our offense can be one of the better, balanced offense in the SEC next year. Mertz, with a little Lagway, Etienne, and Wilson (boy those 2 look special), boardingham and utilize Amir Jackson at TE, hit the portal for another WR, could be real nice.

    Of course our defense is gonna have to improve their play but over the course of CFB you usually see the greatest bump in play in college kids from freshman to sophomore year. Especially on the Dline and with the DBs. Not very often you have a dominant true fresh dlineman and DBs , But next year these guys like my dude Kelby Collins and Jordan Castell are gonna be trouble. You could could already see it in flashes this year. Really NEED Shemar James to come back as healthy as ever . He is our leader on defense and we really need him being a general on D while Manning the middle.
     
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  19. Gatorrick22

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    Who knows, but we should go after teams that just fired their coach. :D;)
     
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  20. pigpen

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    How about WR Wilson