jaybone
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I did not know manning left.
I did not know manning left.
I did not know manning left.
Burned shirt:
- Hartman
- Sciba
- Smenda
- Greer
- Bergan
Played 4 or close to 4
- Dicks
- Bothroyd
- Woulard
- Keith
Played 1 or 2 I believe
- McKinney
- Edwards
- Jurgens
- Whiteheart
Not sure if played
- Perry
- Isaac
- Heggs
- Alston
- Francis (? Still in program)
- Gordon (grey shirt)
Left program
- Manning
- Brown
Went back and rewatched the bowl game. I was impressed again with how good and valuable Bachman was. Great hands, guts in the clutch and decent speed. Losing Bachman and Dortch will be difficult even with all the talent we hope to have at WR.
I was also impressed again with how good Newman is. His 4th game is a bowl game and he takes Wake down the field for the winning TD in less than a minute. The kid is cool and has all the skill to be a great QB. He can make all the throws and runs like a tight end.
I paid more attention to the team's responses to one another. There appeared to be great chemistry between the players, which has not always been the case. The improvement in the defense, however, is perhaps the greatest cause for excitement. Even the half-time adjustments were impressive. If we can keep our linebackers healthy and fill in our losses on the d-line, the defense should be solid next season...except for the loss of Glenn. He is the best tackler that I can remember in the defensive back field. Bates was good, but Glenn rarely missed a tackle and he is a hard hitter. I don't see anyone who is ready to take his place.
Just a few random thoughts.
Mebane had a nice review there.Good stuff Mebane. I think the chemistry that's developed with the team is a key reason they didn't collapse mid-season and instead came back strong with some big wins and bowl victory.
I think the biggest positive change will be at LB. We'll be going from literally no healthy players to having a deep and pretty talented group. We're losing some good D linemen, but our improved depth will keep this group solid. We have some potential standouts at DE (Boogie and Mike).
WR will be interesting. We're losing Dortch and Bachman, but we have lots of young talent that will be fighting to take their place. Again, our greatly improved depth will keep us going here. Don't know if we'll have a superstar, but weLl have plenty of very good receivers.
Overall, I'm really optimistic for next year. With a little luck, I can see 9 wins.
Mebane had a nice review there.
Still see us as a mostly 6 win team but with greater upside potential than in 2018. Duke, State and Carolina will be ready for WF next year unlike some games from the recent past.
What does next year look like for Duke and State? Seems like State will take a step back and Duke as well.
JJMG,
Good write-up. Duke's QB next year will be Quentin Harris. He is solid. He started two games last year when Jones was hurt, including a win at Baylor. On the season, he threw 7 TDs and with one pick. He can also run. Duke will suffer some drop-off with Jones leaving, but not as big as you would think with the starter leaving early for the NFL.
Article in Raleigh paper today about Duke's outlook for football next year:
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article223981165.html
Has to be Newman's spot to lose given that he was the QB for our three biggest wins. That being said, I don't think he showed he's as accurate a QB as what Hartman showed earlier in the season. Hartman got a bit jumpy as he started taking hits later in the season, but his arm looked sharper
Has to be Newman's spot to lose given that he was the QB for our three biggest wins. That being said, I don't think he showed he's as accurate a QB as what Hartman showed earlier in the season. Hartman got a bit jumpy as he started taking hits later in the season, but his arm looked sharper
Hartman looked sharp against the worst teams on our schedule. Newman looked sharp against the teams in that 26-50 range who we have to beat to make bowls.
Agree that Hartman may be "sharper" on shorter routes, but Newman definitely threw a better deep ball. His pocket presence is also much better, in addition to being a much better runner. His job to lose, indeed.
Hartman looked sharp against the worst teams on our schedule. Newman looked sharp against the teams in that 26-50 range who we have to beat to make bowls.