But while the coaches and players keep their lazer focus on next weekend's schedule, I figured it would be a fun time to look ahead and discuss something else not even related to this year. If you're not interested in speculating and talking about next year's team in the middle of this season, please exit this thread now but if you're interested, what's your guess at what the depth chart wwill look like next season?
Here's my just for fun guess at what the depth chart might look like before our first game in 2018 ( and yes, my guesses also consider players who likely won't be back next year):
LT: Bates, Fries
LG: Gonzalez, Miranda, Martin
C: McGovern, Miranda
RG: Menet, Thorpe, Holmes
RT: Wright, Gellerstedt, Jenkins
QB: McSorley, Stevens, Clifford
RB: Sanders, Robinson, Slade, J.Brown
TE: Holland, Bowers, Dalton, Freuermuth
WR: J.Johnson, Charles, Sullivan-Brown
Slot: Polk, Hamler
WR: Thomkins, Shorter, Hippenhammer
DE: T.Brown, Buchholz, Toney
DT: Windsor, Shelton, Hansard
DT: Givens, Jordan, Bolds
DE: Miller, Gross-Matos, Simmons, Joseph
*yes, crazy, but it'll be interesting to see if any of the awesome crop of DL-men coming in in '18 break into the rotation- not discounting that possibility.
LB: C.Brown, Fasand-Waldon, Luketa
MLB: Bowen, Brooks, Tarburton
LB: Farmer, J.Miller, Franklin
CB: Oruwariyeh (sp?), McPhearson, D.Johnson
S: Scott, Castro-Fields, Sutherland
S: Monroe, Taylor, I.Young
CB: Reid, Wade, Butler, D.Brown
PK: Barbir, Pinegar (could go either way)
P: Gillikin
KR: Hamler, Sullivan-Brown
PR: Thomkins, Hippenhammer
Obviously, most is just guessing- but heck, not a lot of stuff to talk about right now-- Michigan talk starts next Sunday and I figured "why not"... what say all you experts out there?
Here's my just for fun guess at what the depth chart might look like before our first game in 2018 ( and yes, my guesses also consider players who likely won't be back next year):
LT: Bates, Fries
LG: Gonzalez, Miranda, Martin
C: McGovern, Miranda
RG: Menet, Thorpe, Holmes
RT: Wright, Gellerstedt, Jenkins
QB: McSorley, Stevens, Clifford
RB: Sanders, Robinson, Slade, J.Brown
TE: Holland, Bowers, Dalton, Freuermuth
WR: J.Johnson, Charles, Sullivan-Brown
Slot: Polk, Hamler
WR: Thomkins, Shorter, Hippenhammer
DE: T.Brown, Buchholz, Toney
DT: Windsor, Shelton, Hansard
DT: Givens, Jordan, Bolds
DE: Miller, Gross-Matos, Simmons, Joseph
*yes, crazy, but it'll be interesting to see if any of the awesome crop of DL-men coming in in '18 break into the rotation- not discounting that possibility.
LB: C.Brown, Fasand-Waldon, Luketa
MLB: Bowen, Brooks, Tarburton
LB: Farmer, J.Miller, Franklin
CB: Oruwariyeh (sp?), McPhearson, D.Johnson
S: Scott, Castro-Fields, Sutherland
S: Monroe, Taylor, I.Young
CB: Reid, Wade, Butler, D.Brown
PK: Barbir, Pinegar (could go either way)
P: Gillikin
KR: Hamler, Sullivan-Brown
PR: Thomkins, Hippenhammer
Obviously, most is just guessing- but heck, not a lot of stuff to talk about right now-- Michigan talk starts next Sunday and I figured "why not"... what say all you experts out there?
