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Quite the misleading title. How hard is it to accurately describe what the article actually says.

Not getting my hopes up for Stewart. BUT, if we pulled that off…. Stewart and Reliford as starting DEs would be so nasty. I really think Reliford was going to take a big step this year if not for the injury. Still think the breakout is coming. I think he has 6-8 sack potential while being a really physical edge setter.

The DEs we grabbed from the portal last year all played well for us, but I’d change the strategy and use all that money on one premier guy who’s already proven he can get home as a pass rusher. You still have Carpenter, Cobbins, Jackson, and Shanklin. Develop that group to fill out your rotation.

You’d have Stewart, Whit Weeks (healthy at 2024 form) and Pickett. A true difference maker on all 3 levels. And I still think Spears can develop into an All SEC safety.

We really need another TE in this offense. Everyone is automatically projecting Trey’Dez as a can’t miss projection in Lane’s offense, but he still needs to take another step to be an every down guy in that role. Lane’s TE is more of an H back who’s doing all sorts of stuff.

I thought Trey’Dez was fine blocking in those split zone looks, but on those plays he had a running start and is really just bodying up the backside defender. He still has to improve as an overall blocker. He needs to have the best 7 months of his life in the weight room, which no basketball will help a lot there.

There’s a world where Trey’Dez is a liability in some of the H back assignments in Lane’s offense and gets mixed in more as a jumbo slot receiver. All to say a guy like Pittman could have a big role even with Trey’Dez.

Is this based on rumor or just wishful thinking?

People need to be patient with the portal. The tidal wave of entries hasn’t come yet.

Going after Mack and Derek Williams is like going after JK Johnson, Jyaire Brown, and J Gilbert. Don’t go after guys from big schools who got passed up unless you’re just looking to add backups. Personally I’d rather rely on your freshman and sophomores you recruited as backups.

Go after Haulcy and Delane types. Focus on guys who balled out at smaller or struggling programs who are looking to step up to the bright lights and elevate their NFL profiles.

I think the oversimplified narrative is that DeBoer isn’t a “fit” in the SEC and would want to remove himself from the Bama pressure cooker for a job up north. So he gets linked to PSU AND Michigan.

I think more of a year 2 jump was expected than what occurred. He’s a reliable rotational guy but replaceable.

The more I watch Geralds the more I think he plays a role next year. His hand usage in some of the camp clips look really advanced and he’s super explosive. His play style is more what you’d expect for a smaller DT to be able to get upfield. I think his projection is more Wingo than Breaux which is what you want for an undersized DT.

Washington is a flawed team. They have the oldest roster the in the league and not ideal draft capital moving forward. He’s also been hurt this year.

DT depth is great.

Mathis has a chance to be really good. Brandon Brown also got some PT as a true freshman which is promising.

If I had to guess, top 5 guys next year would be:

McKinley
Mathis
Breaux
Brown
Anderson

I think Anderson definitely cracks the rotation. He’s physically ready if his conditioning is under control.

Lamar Brown is a wildcard, no idea what position he plays but he could factor at DT as well. I’m not sleeping on Geralds either. Seems he could be a situational guy at least as a pass rusher.

I think he comes back. Mostly because the season he just had. He wasn’t quite himself early in the season coming back from the injury. Then he gets hurt again and misses half the season.

He should come back and play another season being back to himself physically. He can play himself back to being a day 2 pick.

What position will Lamar play?