Looks like we are stacked at defensive end

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- 08/26/2022 at 7:43 AM #171433
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  ProudUte
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  I hope these guys can pile on the sacks in 2022.
  
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- 08/26/2022 at 7:54 AM #171436
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  dystopiamembrane
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  Thank you for this article. It excites me to, perhaps, see a return of our stifling defense of yore.
  - 08/26/2022 at 11:44 AM #171441
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    Tony (admin)
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    Yes it has been “weird” to have a somewhat average D. We are spoiled no doubt.
- 08/26/2022 at 12:08 PM #171444
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  Whitty
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  I sure hope so. I was disappointed in how little pass rush we generated in a few games last year. Probably among my top concerns going into this season.
  - 08/26/2022 at 2:19 PM #171446
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    Onlyu
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    IMO…concerns should be 1. Keeping Cam healthy. 2. Not having more than one WR go down and 3. FG when it matters.
    
    DE and DT were bright spots in camp. Lots of options based on situation and 3 4.5/40 guys.
    
    Significant and playable depth at every other spot.
    - 08/26/2022 at 2:48 PM #171448
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      ProudUte
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      Three 4.5/40 defensive ends is amazing. Many running backs are not that fast. Are they big and strong enough to stop the run? I have heard great things about O’Toole.
      
      Any word on the backup QB?
    - 08/26/2022 at 3:40 PM #171453
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      EmersonUte
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      I trust OnlyU on the things he says are worries. I have 4 things I worry about – and maybe I shouldn’t. Talk me off the ledge:
      
      1) offensive line game 1. I know we’ll be great by game 6. But how about Q1 of game 1? (aligns w/ keeping Cam healthy)
      
      2) wide receiver play in general. Can we generate a consistent deep threat that we haven’t really had in years?
      
      3) getting pressure from DE.
      
      4) play from the 3rd linebacker in game 1. Again, by game 6 I love where Medlock and Barton should be. But if Florida’s light on WR and we want to stop the QB and the run, we’re probably 4-3 a lot right? So Daibate, Reid, and then somebody else. Hoping that 1st quarter of game 1 is looking good there.
      - 08/26/2022 at 4:06 PM #171455
        
        ProudUte
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        I think your concerns are valid and number 1 made me laugh when I first read it. But, I have never known OnlyU to be wrong when it came to our Utes.
  - 08/26/2022 at 2:43 PM #171447
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    UrbanLiar
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    That lack of pressure from the D-Line was clearly evident in the The Rose Bowl unfortunately. Corners can only cover future NFL receivers for a certain period of time.
    - 08/26/2022 at 4:06 PM #171454
      
      D T
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      That was a great learning experience going against tOSU’s OL for those players returning this year.
      
      I don’t expect us to have a repeat performance this year, particularly w/the other DEs progressing how they have…..Tons of speed in this group, allowing us a ton of flexibility.
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