our best NT vs. Colorado was not Cline or Balkcom, it was Crews. Easily was Crews.
No reason to think Crews w/ another year wouldn't be consistently better than Cline. Balkcom would be back and should be a year better. Add X Stewart and Finau and it looks like we're still trying to bring in another JC Nose and possibly a prep Nose.
I think we would all agree that '07 Abana is better than '06 Manu. One would think Abana would progress and be a pretty solid player in '08 at the strongside DE. Campbell can also steal some reps there as he is this year. We'll need either a JC or Ralph Guidry to provide further depth on that side.
That leaves the RDE..
I don't know how we can replace Rob. It will likely be by committee and I'm hopeful we can bring in two talented JC's..hopefully one or both could be December guys but that may be a stretch to hope for given track record of JC's.
I think we'll be okay at LB...remember, everybody returns but Roland. It appears we're looking for a JC inside LB. Antwon Moore returns plus we add Olu Hall
. If KSU could land Arthur Brown that will be a bonus.
Safety...lose Watts but we have played w/ out him quite a bit the past few years and that has allowed Herndon and Carney to really develop. Erker can get reps
...Chandler back AND Tigner added to the mix. Safety...don't see why we can't be solid there as we have been okay w/ out Watts vs. some potent passing attacks.
Corner depth. Cheatham and Josh Moore return. The only real loss is McKinney. Baldwin has given us some spot duty and Garvin....seems like he screws up a lot. Need at least two newbies to contribute...one could come from Otis or Kendrick and then I suspect some JC's coming in.
Biggest losses from this D would be McKinney(though moreso from a depth perspective) and Rob Jackson.
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