How good are the transfer linebackers
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Laster isn't a Nebraska transfer.
Love was considered to be very athletic at Nebraska. Just hadn't learned Pelini's complicated scheme, so didn't play much.
Stoops has praised Love's leadership and said Laster was explosive on the scout team last year. Time will tell.
Reese Phillips talked about Love Sunday on the radio. Said Love is not only a stud but a leader.
I think Love will give us a true MLB with thump vs. the run that Forrest didn't have. I think we upgrade at MLB next year over last year.
We'll see about Laster...but we need more maturity at our OLB spots. We really got exposed at OLB spots last year to me
We'll see about Laster...but we need more maturity at our OLB spots. We really got exposed at OLB spots last year to me
ILB depth.... Love, Laster, Jones, Brown, Firios, Daniel, Walder & Watson.
OLB/Jack depth.... Hatcher, Ware, Bonner, Allen, Walker & Bannerman.
IMHO, all 4 positions have the potential to be better. Only time will tell though.
OLB/Jack depth.... Hatcher, Ware, Bonner, Allen, Walker & Bannerman.
IMHO, all 4 positions have the potential to be better. Only time will tell though.
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With Elam and Love, our run defense stands to be stout up the middle. Excited about that combo...we need Elam to really start working like a pro this off-season.
Couldn't be happier that Love sounds like such a leader...need those guys on both sides of the ball. Stoops has gushed at times about Laster, so excited to see him as well.
Couldn't be happier that Love sounds like such a leader...need those guys on both sides of the ball. Stoops has gushed at times about Laster, so excited to see him as well.
Linebacker should be fun to watch progress next year. By far the most talent Eliot and Buh have had to work with thus far.
Doubt our staff would have taken 3 transfers if they were just expecting them to play on scout team. They were brought in because they can bring the pain.
Love will be an upgrade over Forrest, but not because Forrest was a dog. First of all, Love is a real player, and he fits the mold of an inside LB / run-stuffer in the 3-4 defense. Forrest, even with the weight gain, wasn't physically designed to play inside in the 3-4. Forrest will get his shot in the NFL, but it will be as a weakside LB in a 4-3 scheme where he can use his speed and pass coverage skills against TE's and RB's to it's full potential.
Totally agree....I loved Forrest in coverage and I think a WLB is his calling card...but we didn't have a legit MLB and he did the best he could. But his ability to cover, take good angles in open field, etc..were exceptional football
I agree and I suspect that the staff will probably be able to RS Walder, Watson & Bannerman. And they possibly could even RS Jones, if they really wanted to, even though he played this year & looked pretty good.
Be curious to see post spring depth chart. Love, jones, firios, and kash are for sure inside guys. Ware, hatcher, walker, allen and bonner are outside guys. Brown and laster could play either and if one is outside do they rs allen or if he plays onside do they rs jones?
We finally have #s at lber. Curious to see how it shakes out.
We finally have #s at lber. Curious to see how it shakes out.
Not quality numbers. That will be the weak link of our defense, imo. The secondary will be scary good in a couple years.
With all of the added depth and talent to the linebacker position it should be vastly improved. Losing Josh & Ryan will hurt but how much is yet to be seen. Do any of you think it is possible to put Hatcher and Ware at DE and unleash them on opposing QBs? Speedy DEs can be forces to be reckoned with.
It sounds like Kenegra Daniel could be a big help @ DE. He is switching to DE from OLB.
Also, Alvonte Bell RS'ed @ DE. He was a pretty decent pass rusher in HS.
Daniel and Allen would both be great at the end positions in a true 4-3 front. Allen needs weight. He was at 220 this past season but probably is at 235 by now.
I've been stating from the fall that both Ware and Hatcher should play with their hands in the dirt, at least on passing downs. Hatcher has the speed to really make a difference if used correctly.
Have both of those been confirmed? I'm excited about Bell; that 247 practice report on him really made it sound like he could be a star here. It was a good move redshirting him since his body looked so undeveloped in the Media Day photos and he got here so late in the summer.
KG's father posts on here, said the staff asked KG to come back at 270 and compete for the starting weakside defensive end spot.