I hear Canzano and lots of other media types, guru's, etc preach for patience with Willie Taggart. Many of them believe a realistic goal should be 6 wins and any ol bowl game. I am a bit more optimistic.We all know that the program a has added some talent and most would agree their is a huge upgrade in coaching as far as energy and work ethic. The one thing I never hear people discuss is that even without the changes and additional talent, this team was one of the youngest teams in the country last season. Last December I felt that even if they had kept Helfrich and company, the natural improvement, even with the questionable culture, would have lead to 7-8 wins.
Here is what I see when looking at the e deep depth chart
offense- 18 of top 22 return- senior losses Dakota Prukop, Cameron Hunt, Zac Morgan, Pharoh Brown
Not only will the returners be better, but all of these senior will be placed on the two deep by better players. Some would argue that Brown is better than any returners, but I see Jacob Breeland as a better player right now.
Defense 18 0f top 22 return- senior losses- T.J Daniel, Wayne Kirby, Aunstin Maloata, Apleu
Again, 18 of 20 players will as a group be much better and all of those leaving should be replace by better players. There is no one on defense that is gone that was very good at all.
I just looked at one two deep at the end of the season so might have missed a couple of guys who were on the two deep at some point, but I'm pretty close here. Some would argue that they are returning a bunch of guys that can't play , but many of these guys are working harder with this staff. Not all of them , but many of them will be much better. I'm happy actually that the media have such low expectations and if I'm wrong and they only win 5 or 6, I'm still going to be patient with Taggart. He and staff and they are monster recruiters. Just saying that the future is bright, but next years team, with the improvement of the returners and a nice influx of talent is going to be better than most so called experts think. If you just add mental toughness, the Ducks probably beat Nebraska, Colorado, and Oregon state last season. Its not like they had no talent. I will go out on a limb and say 9-3.
Here is what I see when looking at the e deep depth chart
offense- 18 of top 22 return- senior losses Dakota Prukop, Cameron Hunt, Zac Morgan, Pharoh Brown
Not only will the returners be better, but all of these senior will be placed on the two deep by better players. Some would argue that Brown is better than any returners, but I see Jacob Breeland as a better player right now.
Defense 18 0f top 22 return- senior losses- T.J Daniel, Wayne Kirby, Aunstin Maloata, Apleu
Again, 18 of 20 players will as a group be much better and all of those leaving should be replace by better players. There is no one on defense that is gone that was very good at all.
I just looked at one two deep at the end of the season so might have missed a couple of guys who were on the two deep at some point, but I'm pretty close here. Some would argue that they are returning a bunch of guys that can't play , but many of these guys are working harder with this staff. Not all of them , but many of them will be much better. I'm happy actually that the media have such low expectations and if I'm wrong and they only win 5 or 6, I'm still going to be patient with Taggart. He and staff and they are monster recruiters. Just saying that the future is bright, but next years team, with the improvement of the returners and a nice influx of talent is going to be better than most so called experts think. If you just add mental toughness, the Ducks probably beat Nebraska, Colorado, and Oregon state last season. Its not like they had no talent. I will go out on a limb and say 9-3.
