"They do not, however, return...their top three tacklers on the defensive line..."
Football isn't baseball. It's really not mainly a game of statistics.
On our DL:
Omenihu will be missed. No DE we field in 2019 will be as good as Omenihu in his Senior year. (if I'm wrong on this, then I'll be very pleasantly surprised). Net loss there, but not an enormous drop off.
Nelson--if Coburn continues his development, he'll be better than Nelson by mid season, if not before. Wilbon is slightly less talented than Nelson, but not by much. Overall-- a push by the LSU game; a positive (possibly a big positive) by mid-to-late season.
Brecklyn Hager--All DEs we field in 2019 will be significantly better than Hager. A significant positive.
Overall--probably a push. Maybe a plus by late in the season.
The statistician, however, considers the 2019 DL as a huge dropoff in our DL. This ain't baseball folks. The statistician's numbers are not gospel on the gridiron.
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Agree x 2
Last edited: Jul 22, 2019