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Our front four were manhandled in that game. DT' s made very few plays and were pushed out of position on most plays. The new guys looked better in the spring game but as we know that was against out 2nd and 3rd OL. We have Brockers and Logan starting both at DT but were recruited as DE's. We have Downs who struggles to be an every down player and Davenport who never sees the field. Brockers seems to be the best we have. The other DT will be a combo of Logan and Downs only because the freshman will need time to learn to play consistent. If we loose Brockers before the season we may need to move some OL to DL. Which is why Davenport should stay on defense I don't think he has time to learn OT anyway. We need to recruit a true DT this year and not another DE and hope he will agree to play DT. If this position becomes a strength then Brick Haley should be the coach of the year.

Ok Duck fan, We loose both DT's and middle linebacker. We will not be as strong up the middle as this year unless some current players become studs between now and the game or some true freshmen DT's can take up the slack. DT will be our biggest weakness next year. I know you loose three OL so maybe our weaknesses will cancel out each other. Aub gave you fits up front on DL. We should not be as strong as Aub in this area. Our DE's should play solid and maybe be better than those you saw against Aub. No matter who we play at Middle LB we won't be the same early. Our DB's should be strong unless they have to support the run because of the weakness at DL.

On offense the biggest question is always how is the QB going to play. If he is good so are we. We will miss Ridley at RB he could make people miss in the line and did not go down easy. The young guys at RB have talent but are not yet where Ridley was at TB. This could be a weakness early. TE and WR's should be good if someone can get the ball to them and not their shoes. The OL should be as good or better than last year. We will try to win the line of scrimmage running at you and play action pass. Will our offense be as good as Aub? If we can run at you and get the passing game going we could be.

Skip said if it were him he would change the trend of spending so much money on coaches. I think that worked well don't you?

For the same reason we can't make him Randy Moss. Let's make into Cam Newton.

take OL out unless they are hurt.

On Robinson's interest in LSU. I don't think LSU has a chance with him. It does not seem that he is willing to spend the kind of time getting to know LSU that he is spending getting to know Auburn. If you have a big prospective client the you want to make sure he is comfortable with you and not with your competition. You want to have a relationship with him that is better than your competitors. If all things are equal on the product you are selling he will always buy from the person he knows best.

As I see how his recruiting is going he seems to spend about 2 days or 48 hours on the campus of Auburn getting to know the coaches and players then goes to LSU and spends maybe 8 hours and does not have the time to hang out with the team. In business you will never get the sale under those circumstances. In government the lobbyist who is getting 8 hours does not have a chance against the one who gets 48 hours. Without the same kind of quality time I think Auburn would have to really screw up not to get this young man.

Yes, if and only if he can recruit. Give him about 3 more years to see if he can recuit talent. If he has talent he will become a great coach.

I know that Murphy has been there a while and is well liked. I hope he finally shows he is a stud. However, I don’t want familiarity to cloud judgment on the part of the coaches. Test all the running backs at practice and the best one plays. I am glad there is a new running backs coach who will have a fresh view. Reward performance. Competition raises the level of play.

Great Post!! I like inside information but not if it can be used against us. I want what is best for the program. How can "Chavis is thinking about leaving" be good for the program?

Nothiing important. You must have found the beer.