now that the early entry situation is official and the 2016 recruiting is about in the books and we have a new and improved DC we can compare the strength of the units in 2015 vs 2016 .
OFFENSE
QB. Harris most probably . Etling ..maybe. One has to believe that this position will be upgraded. Better .
RB. Losing no one and all older and more mature. Add Devin White . Better
WR . Losing no one . Dupre Jr, Dural Sr, Quinn Jr ...all veterans . Add Johnson and the 4 true Fr . Better
TE. 3 Seniors if Gordon gets a year back . Moreau will be better .Add Petigrew . Better
OL. Losing both OTs is tough. Clapp and Big T will make that jump from Fr to Soph. Even .
That makes 4 betters and 1 even .
DEFENSE
DE. 2 Seniors .,Key make that FR to So improvement . Add Logan , Roddy Anthony for depth . Better.
DT. 1 Sr and 3 Jrs . This will be the best unit on defense. Emergence of Gilmore and Herron . Add
Lawrence . Much better
LB . Jones is a loss .. The Professor will make this unit more than decent . Worse
CB. Return of White make this unit . Better
S . A hole to fill opposite Adams . Lots of candidates . This wasn't a strong position in 2015 . Even
That makes 3 betters, 1 worse and 1 even . But Aranda v Steele. Better . Much better
STs
Punter . Has to be at least as good . Even
KO. Gamble needs to get better . Was a weakness in 2015 . Even
FG.. Was pretty good for most of 2015. Add Culp and 2 returning veterans . Better.
LS . Losing the reliable Ferguson . Little brother will be fine . Worse
Cover and return teams . Return of White and Guice should make the return teams better.
The coverage teams couldn't possibly be worse , better
Better units doesn't always equate to more wins . The schedule dictates that .
Ala and Ole Miss at home. Better
Ark and Fla away . Worse
Wisconsin v Syracuse . Worse.
Missouri v S Carolina . Even
Auburn and A&M away . Worse
Miss St at home . Better
OFFENSE
QB. Harris most probably . Etling ..maybe. One has to believe that this position will be upgraded. Better .
RB. Losing no one and all older and more mature. Add Devin White . Better
WR . Losing no one . Dupre Jr, Dural Sr, Quinn Jr ...all veterans . Add Johnson and the 4 true Fr . Better
TE. 3 Seniors if Gordon gets a year back . Moreau will be better .Add Petigrew . Better
OL. Losing both OTs is tough. Clapp and Big T will make that jump from Fr to Soph. Even .
That makes 4 betters and 1 even .
DEFENSE
DE. 2 Seniors .,Key make that FR to So improvement . Add Logan , Roddy Anthony for depth . Better.
DT. 1 Sr and 3 Jrs . This will be the best unit on defense. Emergence of Gilmore and Herron . Add
Lawrence . Much better
LB . Jones is a loss .. The Professor will make this unit more than decent . Worse
CB. Return of White make this unit . Better
S . A hole to fill opposite Adams . Lots of candidates . This wasn't a strong position in 2015 . Even
That makes 3 betters, 1 worse and 1 even . But Aranda v Steele. Better . Much better
STs
Punter . Has to be at least as good . Even
KO. Gamble needs to get better . Was a weakness in 2015 . Even
FG.. Was pretty good for most of 2015. Add Culp and 2 returning veterans . Better.
LS . Losing the reliable Ferguson . Little brother will be fine . Worse
Cover and return teams . Return of White and Guice should make the return teams better.
The coverage teams couldn't possibly be worse , better
Better units doesn't always equate to more wins . The schedule dictates that .
Ala and Ole Miss at home. Better
Ark and Fla away . Worse
Wisconsin v Syracuse . Worse.
Missouri v S Carolina . Even
Auburn and A&M away . Worse
Miss St at home . Better
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