Spring Ball 2015

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Depth Chart

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it finally dawned on me re: Armies of Helaman the football team references. They all received many wounds.

Looking at that chart has me a little worried. Oline seems like it might take a step back from last year. It is at least quite thin. Rest of offense seems great aside from possibly losing West. Hopefully Jamal somehow is close to 100 percent.



Defense worries me. the dback situation doesn't look good. defensive end looks better, but it just seems like there is so much to sort out at almost every position behind the dline.



Seems unrealistic that defense will be ready to play at a high level going into the first four games. Add to that the questions marks with Taysom, Jamal, and a thin oline, and I am a little worried given the schedule.



low expectations for me in 2015.

Offense primer http://byu.scout.com/story/1522521-byu-spring-ball-2015-offense-primer?s=338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

defense primer http://byu.scout.com/story/1522510-byu-spring-ball-2015-defense-primer?s=338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

jonnylingo wrote:
Looking at that chart has me a little worried. Oline seems like it might take a step back from last year. It is at least quite thin. Rest of offense seems great aside from possibly losing West. Hopefully Jamal somehow is close to 100 percent.



Defense worries me. the dback situation doesn't look good. defensive end looks better, but it just seems like there is so much to sort out at almost every position behind the dline.



Seems unrealistic that defense will be ready to play at a high level going into the first four games. Add to that the questions marks with Taysom, Jamal, and a thin oline, and I am a little worried given the schedule.



low expectations for me in 2015.

Jamaal and Taysom have me worried. The Oline, until it proves otherwise, has me worried. The defense does not. With Bronco taking over, we will see a huge improvement over last year. Bronco simply knows how to coach a defense.

Not so fast. Dline is average without BK. There is no super star on the Dline.

DBs are also suspect. I don't know if there are any NFL prospects on this D, except BK and only if he has a strong year.

The Oline is in better shape than the Dline. TK, Ului are studs; Kyle J is very solid, and if Tuni and Ryker can stay healthy (big IFs, I guess), the Oline will be solid to great. Weapons everywhere. Jamal's health is a concern. THill looking decent. The O is easier to predict a success this coming year than the D, IMO.

BK will not be playing OLB next year. He will be at DE once again.

Speaking of schedules:



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Um....Tom? Can someone check on Tom.

Taysom Hill on his "repaired" leg in spring ball:

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Who's bright idea was it to move Kaufusi to linebacker anyway, that seemed pretty dumb to me. He is clearly not a linebacker, but he is clearly a DE. Strange that he would be moved to linebacker when BYU is always pretty loaded at linebacker anyway; we are not so loaded at DE.

golong wrote:
Who's bright idea was it to move Kaufusi to linebacker anyway, that seemed pretty dumb to me. He is clearly not a linebacker, but he is clearly a DE. Strange that he would be moved to linebacker when BYU is always pretty loaded at linebacker anyway; we are not so loaded at DE.

By all accounts Howell wanted it. Sno linked an article from him on DSoB that he was trying to create a new defense called "casting shadows". It failed miserably, as anyone with a brain knew it would. Take your beat pass rusher off the line and have him out in space because he is tall? Ermmmmm.... yeah.



As dumb as it was, Bronco went along with it, once again giving his assistant coaches enough rope to hang themselves with.



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Brayden Green wrote:

Who's bright idea was it to move Kaufusi to linebacker anyway, that seemed pretty dumb to me. He is clearly not a linebacker, but he is clearly a DE. Strange that he would be moved to linebacker when BYU is always pretty loaded at linebacker anyway; we are not so loaded at DE.

By all accounts Howell wanted it. Sno linked an article from him on DSoB that he was trying to create a new defense called "casting shadows". It failed miserably, as anyone with a brain knew it would. Take your beat pass rusher off the line and have him out in space because he is tall? Ermmmmm.... yeah.



As dumb as it was, Bronco went along with it, once again giving his assistant coaches enough rope to hang themselves with.



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Actually accounts have said it was a move pushed by Bronson and his dad, because they felt his path to the NFL was better suited as a LB than a DE.

I havent seen or heard that. Is there a link somewhere? He is a 4-3 down DE archetype, so *that* would be his best path I would think.



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It was talked about in one of the CougarCorner podcasts, but I honestly don't recall which one. I'm sure there is an article or tweet about it somewhere, but that's all I got for you.

hawkwing wrote:
It was talked about in one of the CougarCorner podcasts, but I honestly don't recall which one. I'm sure there is an article or tweet about it somewhere, but that's all I got for you.

I can go Tweet it. Happy to spread rumors over the Internet.



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So who is going to the spring game on Friday? I won't be but would love to hear a report. I think I am going to try and get tickets to a game this fall though. I'm hoping my wife gets her back fixed by then so I don't feel like a doof ditching my wife at home to go to a game. I'm up in Davis County so its just far enough to be far. My daughter goes to school at UVU so maybe we'll make a dinner with the daughter/watch a football game night.

My prediciton is that a lot fewer fans will be going this Friday in comparison To last years.

I hope to go.

I got out of the hospital just so I could go.

I've never made it to a spring game. But I'd bet there would be more people out if Tanner Mangum was home early enough to participate in spring ball. ;)