The House of Blue

Thanks for the article, James.

I am confident in our backs this year and think our OL is going to be good for it.

Really excited about our run game this year. Injuries really hurt us last year, both at RB and on the O-line. We'll know where we stand in game 1: we rushed for a net 35 yards against the Cards last year, and lost by 7. Wow. I think averaging 150/game is a realistic number, and last year that would have translated to 1-2 more wins IMO. Can't wait until Sept 2nd.

As long as we stick with the hot-hand. Let's not play RB merry-go-round just because we can. I see this as a major plus if we handle it right.

I've said it once and I'll say it again and I'll continue to say it through out the season when Josh Clemons isn't playing up to snuff.... That dude really needs to be redshirted... We've got enough depth to where if he is redshirted he won't be missed.

I understand that Joker is trying to use all weapons to make sure he has a job next year but I hope closer to the UL game they recognize that Josh Clemons needs to be sitting on the sidelines for this season....

Where is this info coming from?

Depth at RB is very important. However I hope that once the season gets started one of the backs can emerge as the Man and get most of the reps. Most successful SEC teams have depth at RB but have one guy that is the go to man. I would like to see one of these guy earn 20 or so carries per game.

Oh its pure speculation on my part. But in the summer months Joker says that he wants to use 9 WRs, since fall camp started he's cut that number down to 6 or 7. The story comes out that he could do a RB by committee this season. He's talked about the dynamics at TE and how many different options we have. And in the early part of the offseason after the Tennessee game he said that the Tennessee game showed that they need to have the Wildcat as part of there offense. So if you are keeping count that is 6 or 7 WRs, 6 RBs, 3 TEs, and 2QBs. That is a lot of personnel. So combine that with the thought of Joker is less conservative than Rich Brooks and Randy Sanders and is a fighter. Once you take all that into consideration and you understand that this is the job that Joker has always wanted then you know that Joker knows that this is going to be his last shot to show that he's worthy of the job and if he wants to keep it he's got to show improvement on the field and post a better record so in order to do that he's going to throw everything out that he has and what ever sticks that is what he's going to row with for the season....

Huh? Use weapons to make sure he has a job next year? You think that's what he's thinking and basing his decision on?

I take it that you don't know Joe Phillips very well, do you?