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<blockquote data-quote="pressvirginia" data-source="post: 129394358" data-attributes="member: 1348623">Depth is a luxury.Excellent skill players are a necessity.Especially at a place like WVU.Our best seasons/moments/games ever featured big time, star QBs, RBs &amp; WRs. Not necessarily a bevy of backup bodies. Alabama, LSU and Ohio State, those are the types of places that can boast about depth and back it up.As to the depth of this 2015 team, I'm just not sure it's been built to the level we'd all hoped for.Joseph and Chestnut's absences have been felt and not filled (yes yes I know Karl is not really replaceable, but you can't get gashed moving forward at least). Secondary got torched at Bay. Karl would have figured to made a difference vs Ok St, maybe even on that final 4th down TD run by JW Walsh. Could be similar results tomorrow in Ft Worth. Down 2-3 DBs, I think it is. Injuries are tough, but a part of the game every year. Never fails.Smallwood nursing that ankle or what not, that shined a light on thin RB depth. Or so the coaches have said.At WR, we've seen two backup QBs go in and get significant reps. Gibson and Durante give some good young talent, but bringing in backup QBs does not indicate receiver depth, in my opinion.At QB, even though Howard needs to improve, get consistent and take care of the ball, if he goes down, that's another question of depth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pressvirginia, post: 129394358, member: 1348623"] Depth is a luxury. Excellent skill players are a necessity. Especially at a place like WVU. Our best seasons/moments/games ever featured big time, star QBs, RBs & WRs. Not necessarily a bevy of backup bodies. Alabama, LSU and Ohio State, those are the types of places that can boast about depth and back it up. As to the depth of this 2015 team, I'm just not sure it's been built to the level we'd all hoped for. Joseph and Chestnut's absences have been felt and not filled (yes yes I know Karl is not really replaceable, but you can't get gashed moving forward at least). Secondary got torched at Bay. Karl would have figured to made a difference vs Ok St, maybe even on that final 4th down TD run by JW Walsh. Could be similar results tomorrow in Ft Worth. Down 2-3 DBs, I think it is. Injuries are tough, but a part of the game every year. Never fails. Smallwood nursing that ankle or what not, that shined a light on thin RB depth. Or so the coaches have said. At WR, we've seen two backup QBs go in and get significant reps. Gibson and Durante give some good young talent, but bringing in backup QBs does not indicate receiver depth, in my opinion. At QB, even though Howard needs to improve, get consistent and take care of the ball, if he goes down, that's another question of depth. [/QUOTE]

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