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Not even going to acknowledge the drama…

I watched some intersquad 7v7 this past week leading into the dead period. Our size at the skill positions is more balanced this year. Everyone looks to be between 5’10”-6’ and somewhere just south of 200lbs. We look faster this year across the board. I think the ground game will look a little different this year with more of an outside and off tackle game than we have had in years past. That aspect will be huge as the QB play, imo, is still a little hit and miss. But with a 3 year starter in Cooper, there’s experience there. But Waller and Ison have looked just as good as he has in 7v7. I think it’s going to breed competition though.

Waller: Has thrown the deep ball a little better, but doesn’t have as much zip as the others on the speed outs and hitches. Not as big, physically as the other two. Only experience is in clean up last year.

Cooper: Has 3 years under his belt as a starter. Solid passer, pretty solid kid too. Even though he has 3 years as a starter, he has been at a school that has struggled to put wins together against a schedule nowhere near what he would see as the starter this year.

Ison: Imo the most physically gifted of the 3. Has experience as a starter on both sides of the ball last year at WR/DB. From what I have seen, when it comes to consistency throwing the ball, he and Cooper aren’t much different. I do however, think Ison is the better running QB of the three. Which leads me to believe it’s his job to lose based on the system Mike likes to run.

At WR there’s a lot of youth with alot of Sophs seeing reps. But the more I see, the more I like our athleticism and speed on both sides of the ball.

Stiltner will be the bell cow imo, at H RB. Marushi, Lewis, Bloss, Murrell are all likely fighting for that F spot in the two back looks. While the big set we saw last year will likely see Linden Sammons as the up back if I were a betting man.

McKee, Ison (if he isn’t at QB), Rowsey, Goodall, and Lewis I think in some way make up you WR corps. McKee and Rowsey could have really big years. Roster is an unknown thing right now. Kid is fast, with 4.5 speed. But has been plagued with the injury bug as of late.

Upfront it’s all still a toss up. But I expect Bowden, Crum, Elkins, Hunt, Sammons, and J. Litteral to be the starters in some variation. There’s more depth there than I thought though. With several sophs and a Frosh or two that could see some time spelling guys.

Defensively we won’t have the Lbs we have had the last two years. But will be faster at every other position…gotta find the grit though bc losing that LB corps is a huge deal.