Spring Report - Linebackers / Corners ??

[hsfbcoach]

Interested if anybody has a little more information about our linebackers and our corners ...These are the two groups that need to step forward as we are replacing some very talented players from last year's roster.

 

[touchdownvikings]

Interested if anybody has a little more information about our linebackers and our corners ...These are the two groups that need to step forward as we are replacing some very talented players from last year's roster.

If I were Karmo, I'd be working my ass off to crack the lineup as a freshman. Given the situation, it may be reasonably doable.

...But I have no actual info to share, hsfb.

 

[btowngopher]

If I were Karmo, I'd be working my ass off to crack the lineup as a freshman. Given the situation, it may be reasonably doable.

...But I have no actual info to share, hsfb.

I’m optimistic that the linebacker group is stronger than I initially expected. While no top end talent has emerged quite yet it might be a deeper group than you’d think. Baranowski, Williams, and Roberson can be considered veterans and Gerlach and Kingsbury have not as much but still some valuable experience. Then throw in Karmo and Carrier as two very talented guys with little experience and you should have a good group of viable options.

 

[Gopher_Devil]

I’m optimistic that the linebacker group is stronger than I initially expected. While no top end talent has emerged quite yet it might be a deeper group than you’d think. Baranowski, Williams, and Roberson can be considered veterans and Gerlach and Kingsbury have not as much but still some valuable experience. Then throw in Karmo and Carrier as two very talented guys with little experience and you should have a good group of viable options.

I very much agree with your analysis.

Now talk me off the ledge about our CB room

 

[MaxyJR1]

If I were Karmo, I'd be working my ass off to crack the lineup as a freshman. Given the situation, it may be reasonably doable.

...But I have no actual info to share, hsfb.

I’d be surprised if he doesn’t see the field.

 

[mngg11]

I very much agree with your analysis.

Now talk me off the ledge about our CB room

If the corners are identified as a deficiency, the defensive playcalling will be adjusted so they aren't on an island too often. We've got an experienced line that should take a lot of pressure off of them, I'm not too worried. We typically field a top 25 defense and I don't think we'll fall off too much with Hetherman leaving because the system isn't fundamentally changing, we've been pretty solid since 2018 sans the year before Rossi left and you can partially blame that on the offense not generating drives to keep the defense off the field that year.

You've gotta figure our offensive philosophy will creep back to the old ball control style to a greater extent than last year, too, until they determine how much Lindsey can handle and what opposing defenses give to us. Tresselball is boring but it keeps the defense fresh which in turn creates better opportunities for the D to make stops and get turnovers as the game goes on.

2025 might not be a huge year for us but I think the on field development we get will translate into a big 2026. I still think the minimum acceptable total is 7 wins and the norm should be 8 wins. I don't care if we get to 8 via a bowl like last year, but we should be seeing 8 a year now. The program is stable, predictable, and well established.