I could of sworn that they had already put out the notion of Sterk going inside in certain situations during spring camp.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:54 amBenson will start for sure.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:35 amCurious to see the competition across the DL this fall. At this point Sterk is the only guy I would say is a 100% for sure starter. Several very talented players to watch.
As well as the DL played last year, I think they have the potential to be even better this year.
There will be a lot of guys that get a lot of snaps. A good solid DL rotation.
Sterks will start. I can't imagine Marks won't start. Benson will start. I'd imagine Scrempos starts, and Deines plays behind him. Then you have guys like Amandre Williams that's gonna get a bunch of snaps. Ferriter, Finch, Rygg, Yates, that JUCO transfer.
I wish we had more iDL. A quick twitch guy there. Maybe Marks and Sterk slide inside on 3rd downs?
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Agreed. Drop downs are a funny thing - often times the most decorated, highest profile transfer are the ones who disappoint, and the ones with no fanfare are the one who turn into all-league players.
By disappoint I don't mean they come in, start and don't make all-league - in my opinion if a dropdown comes in and wins a starting job, it was worth bringing him in right there. I'm talking the guys who come in, can't even win a starting job and end up hardly playing.
To me, Scrempos doesn't have that huge pedigree - 3 star out of high school, sparingly played at UW, even if UW's DL was absolutely loaded for years. As far as transfers goes, this is about middle of the road in terms of credentials.
But you can't teach the size, you know he's been coached well, so if he comes in and buys in, there isn't any reason he can't be a solid player for us, if not a starter. But that remains to be seen.
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Sterk will play some inside. Colter mentions on by the numbers that Sterk is about 270 right now, what an animal.technoCat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:10 amI could of sworn that they had already put out the notion of Sterk going inside in certain situations during spring camp.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:54 amBenson will start for sure.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:35 amCurious to see the competition across the DL this fall. At this point Sterk is the only guy I would say is a 100% for sure starter. Several very talented players to watch.
As well as the DL played last year, I think they have the potential to be even better this year.
There will be a lot of guys that get a lot of snaps. A good solid DL rotation.
Sterks will start. I can't imagine Marks won't start. Benson will start. I'd imagine Scrempos starts, and Deines plays behind him. Then you have guys like Amandre Williams that's gonna get a bunch of snaps. Ferriter, Finch, Rygg, Yates, that JUCO transfer.
I wish we had more iDL. A quick twitch guy there. Maybe Marks and Sterk slide inside on 3rd downs?
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That’s typically true, but Choate has had great success bringing in talented players/coaches from UW. Granted, Hale and GArdenhire didn’t pan out, but it wasn’t because they weren’t talented.CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:13 amAgreed. Drop downs are a funny thing - often times the most decorated, highest profile transfer are the ones who disappoint, and the ones with no fanfare are the one who turn into all-league players.
By disappoint I don't mean they come in, start and don't make all-league - in my opinion if a dropdown comes in and wins a starting job, it was worth bringing him in right there. I'm talking the guys who come in, can't even win a starting job and end up hardly playing.
To me, Scrempos doesn't have that huge pedigree - 3 star out of high school, sparingly played at UW, even if UW's DL was absolutely loaded for years. As far as transfers goes, this is about middle of the road in terms of credentials.
But you can't teach the size, you know he's been coached well, so if he comes in and buys in, there isn't any reason he can't be a solid player for us, if not a starter. But that remains to be seen.
Scrempos may not start, but I’m fairly certain that he’ll be in the rotation.
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I agree that dropdowns don't always pan out, but Scrempos credentials pretty much mirror Bryce Sterks credentials. I like the fact he did play at UW and was in the system for a long time.CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:13 amAgreed. Drop downs are a funny thing - often times the most decorated, highest profile transfer are the ones who disappoint, and the ones with no fanfare are the one who turn into all-league players.
By disappoint I don't mean they come in, start and don't make all-league - in my opinion if a dropdown comes in and wins a starting job, it was worth bringing him in right there. I'm talking the guys who come in, can't even win a starting job and end up hardly playing.
To me, Scrempos doesn't have that huge pedigree - 3 star out of high school, sparingly played at UW, even if UW's DL was absolutely loaded for years. As far as transfers goes, this is about middle of the road in terms of credentials.
But you can't teach the size, you know he's been coached well, so if he comes in and buys in, there isn't any reason he can't be a solid player for us, if not a starter. But that remains to be seen.
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This is really going to help the DL rotation and options for different packages.
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Thanks for reiterating that - i thought i heard the same thing an was going to go back and listen.CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:14 amSterk will play some inside. Colter mentions on by the numbers that Sterk is about 270 right now, what an animal.technoCat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:10 amI could of sworn that they had already put out the notion of Sterk going inside in certain situations during spring camp.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:54 amBenson will start for sure.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:35 amCurious to see the competition across the DL this fall. At this point Sterk is the only guy I would say is a 100% for sure starter. Several very talented players to watch.
As well as the DL played last year, I think they have the potential to be even better this year.
There will be a lot of guys that get a lot of snaps. A good solid DL rotation.
Sterks will start. I can't imagine Marks won't start. Benson will start. I'd imagine Scrempos starts, and Deines plays behind him. Then you have guys like Amandre Williams that's gonna get a bunch of snaps. Ferriter, Finch, Rygg, Yates, that JUCO transfer.
I wish we had more iDL. A quick twitch guy there. Maybe Marks and Sterk slide inside on 3rd downs?
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Exactly, he has already had 4 years in a system almost identical to ours. He was part of a positional group that was among the best in all of college football for several consecutive years. He may not come in and have the type of numbers Sterk had but this kid will be part of the rotation and we going from having to rely on some redshirt freshman in the rotation to a 6'6' 300 pound PAC-12 Grad Transfer Senior. This is a very valuable addition.AFCAT wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:45 amI agree that dropdowns don't always pan out, but Scrempos credentials pretty much mirror Bryce Sterks credentials. I like the fact he did play at UW and was in the system for a long time.CelticCat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:13 amAgreed. Drop downs are a funny thing - often times the most decorated, highest profile transfer are the ones who disappoint, and the ones with no fanfare are the one who turn into all-league players.
By disappoint I don't mean they come in, start and don't make all-league - in my opinion if a dropdown comes in and wins a starting job, it was worth bringing him in right there. I'm talking the guys who come in, can't even win a starting job and end up hardly playing.
To me, Scrempos doesn't have that huge pedigree - 3 star out of high school, sparingly played at UW, even if UW's DL was absolutely loaded for years. As far as transfers goes, this is about middle of the road in terms of credentials.
But you can't teach the size, you know he's been coached well, so if he comes in and buys in, there isn't any reason he can't be a solid player for us, if not a starter. But that remains to be seen.
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I was curious about how well the pure drop downs have done in their Bobcat careers under Choate. I'm not sure I got them all, but here is a starter list. I didn't include guys that played FBS and then went the JC route (e.g., Jonsen, Bruggman) before coming to MSU.
1. Walker - Starter, conference honors.
2. Neale - Starter - great player
3. Alleyne - Starter - conference honors
4. Sterk - Starter - conference honors
5. Hale - Starter - we know the rest of the story
6. Carroll - Played
7. Sparaco - Played - left team
8. Natee - Played - injured and retired
9. Barkley - Didn't play much, left program
10. Williams - TBD
11. Tullis - TBD
12. Barker - TBD
13. Scrempos - TBD
14. Roper - Injured, didn't play and retired
15. Gardenhire - Didn't play - we know the rest of the story
Who did I miss?
1. Walker - Starter, conference honors.
2. Neale - Starter - great player
3. Alleyne - Starter - conference honors
4. Sterk - Starter - conference honors
5. Hale - Starter - we know the rest of the story
6. Carroll - Played
7. Sparaco - Played - left team
8. Natee - Played - injured and retired
9. Barkley - Didn't play much, left program
10. Williams - TBD
11. Tullis - TBD
12. Barker - TBD
13. Scrempos - TBD
14. Roper - Injured, didn't play and retired
15. Gardenhire - Didn't play - we know the rest of the story
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This is what I thought - a great way to differentiate our looks - as long as we don’t get predictable with our who we play at specific times.
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I like the fact that Kane has already had the chance to see this kid during his time at UW. So, he will already have knowledge of what this kid is going to be like and how he will play.
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Exactly. Choate has done a good job of tapping into UW, but’s been away from there for awhile. Ioane still has a fresh look at what UW has. He’s played his cards well.
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Williams will start. It might be at lb but he is going to wreck the bsc.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:35 amCurious to see the competition across the DL this fall. At this point Sterk is the only guy I would say is a 100% for sure starter. Several very talented players to watch.
As well as the DL played last year, I think they have the potential to be even better this year.
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Benson at Nose. Marks at DE. Sterk at tackle. Williams at Buck.seataccat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 8:27 pmWilliams will start. It might be at lb but he is going to wreck the bsc.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:35 amCurious to see the competition across the DL this fall. At this point Sterk is the only guy I would say is a 100% for sure starter. Several very talented players to watch.
As well as the DL played last year, I think they have the potential to be even better this year.
I’d say all those guys are 100% starting.
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I would bet he does not. At best, we can utilize him in a goalline/4th & short D package. Which are extremely important.
It's good to acquire this kind of mass on the D line, but it's a rare that a guy with this much size & potential drops from a Power 5 program to I-AA & produces anything of value. Hope I'm wrong though.
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I'd be surprised if Sterk lines up inside on the first two downs regularly.wbtfg wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 12:11 amBenson at Nose. Marks at DE. Sterk at tackle. Williams at Buck.seataccat wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 8:27 pmWilliams will start. It might be at lb but he is going to wreck the bsc.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:35 amCurious to see the competition across the DL this fall. At this point Sterk is the only guy I would say is a 100% for sure starter. Several very talented players to watch.
As well as the DL played last year, I think they have the potential to be even better this year.
I’d say all those guys are 100% starting.
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Think we line up against TT on the first snap with Sterk at strong end, Benson and Scrempos at the inside tackle positions (we don't have a traditional NT this year) and Williams at Buck. Although Marks may not play the first snap of every game, he will certainly get starter reps over the course of the season because of his position versatility (end and tackle) and the fact he is a really good player. Finch, Ferriter and Deines will also get a lot of snaps.
I'm most exited about the potential edge pressure we can bring with Williams and Andersen. Opposing offenses will have a difficult time accounting for these guys on every play.
I'm most exited about the potential edge pressure we can bring with Williams and Andersen. Opposing offenses will have a difficult time accounting for these guys on every play.
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I’m thinking that “who” starts is irrelevant. They all play a significant role and this additional BIG man just made the Bobcats a lot better football TEAM.
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Yup. Some reserves will get more snaps than starters.94VegasCat wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 10:07 amI’m thinking that “who” starts is irrelevant. They all play a significant role and this additional BIG man just made the Bobcats a lot better football TEAM.
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Marks will be a "starter" and will be a key part of the defense. Rewatch the last 3 Cat griz games and you can pick out plays that Marks makes that are integral to each win. He's a captain for reason. That said, I'm really happy about the addition of a big body on the DL.
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