I know we lose a bunch of guys, and a lot of people are saying that next year will be the year we lose to BYU… but I honestly see a team that will still compete for the Pac12 south.
Oddly enough I think Huntley and Moss (their production at least) will be replaced without too much difficulty. I think Rising is more than capable of putting up similar numbers to Huntley’s, especially with what will almost certainly be a VERY good offensive line. Obviously we won’t have any one running back performing like Moss, but with guys like Willmore, Brumfield, Green (and so on) we should have plenty of production there as well.
We also have virtually all of our receiving talent returning (except Simpkins who makes almost as many mistakes as good plays). The combination of Thompson, Kuithe, Covey, and the others should be one of the best groups of receivers we have ever had.
I firmly believe that the improvement of the offense this year has had much more to do with Andy than most people realize (and most people think he’s had quite the impact). As long as he sticks around, our offense will be able to dominate time of possession, and give our defense time to rest on the sidelines (which has been the key to the defense being elite this year as opposed to just very good in previous years).
The defense: We are losing a bunch of dudes on defense, but this is a KW team, our defense will be fine. Our defensive line will reload. Our secondary is what I am worried about because I don’t know who is going to replace what we are losing. I know Hubert is going to be good for us, but who is going to play cornerback? Isn’t pretty much every contributor at that position graduating? I see that as what will be the weakness of the team. They will have their growing pains, but a solid defensive line will help cover their inexperience.
Overall, I see us having 3 or 4 losses next year. Not a great year, but pretty darn good for what some people see as a massive rebuilding year.
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