Did Aubrey Solomon play on Saturday?
I've tried to look for information on this, but can't seem to find it anywhere. I noticed Mone getting a lot of reps on Saturday and wondered if Aubrey was hurt since he had been coming on very strong in previous weeks. Has anyone seen if Solomon played or was hurt?
November 27th, 2017 at 9:14 AM ^
I remember seeing him play, but Mone did get more snaps than usual.
November 27th, 2017 at 9:16 AM ^
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November 27th, 2017 at 10:04 AM ^
Hudson was the other freshman at DT that moved to offense as the tackle hole demanded some filling. There were good words said about him and his talent by the coaches as he rode out his redshirt year. Hopefully he can contribute next year and improve the O-line.
November 27th, 2017 at 10:20 AM ^
The biggest challenge on defense next year will be replacing Mo Hurst. While that's impossible, Solomon (who did play sparingly) and Mone (who had one of his best games ever) should provide a good starting tandem. I think Dwumfor will be a solid rotation piece and they can go with the Furbush in a 3-3-5 look option as well.
The final twist I expect to see is that Gary can slide inside in certain situations to get another speed guy on the field (Paye - Gary - Solomon - Winovich).
The biggest concern I would have for next year is if Winovich leaves early. We didn't have the benefit of developing his back-up since he never came off the field and losing him would thus hurt a lot.
November 27th, 2017 at 10:29 AM ^
Jeter, Vilain, Paea, D. Irving-Bey, Kemp on the DL plus incoming freshman
November 27th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
I noticed Paea on the sideline Saturday. Obviously need to see him play, but looked physically imposing. Surprisngly looked more like a Taco Charleton than a DT to me.
November 27th, 2017 at 10:32 AM ^
The bigger concern to me is safety play. I think they'll have the depth on dline to be just fine. Hurst is obviously tough to replace but the safeties weren't that great in coverage and when you combine their poor tackling and poor support angles, they turned a lot of 5-10 yd gains into much bigger plays for the opponent's offense.
November 27th, 2017 at 10:34 AM ^
did Furbush commit to returning ?!
From his comments of late I would say he is going to test the draft waters then decide?
November 27th, 2017 at 11:06 AM ^
He plays hard, but c'mon.
November 27th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
He might be referring to Winovich
November 27th, 2017 at 11:13 AM ^
November 27th, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^
Agree with all of this.
November 27th, 2017 at 10:25 AM ^
Will be crazy good next year. They were fantastic this year despite all the post-loss whining. With Peters establishing himself early on, we will have a lot to cheer about next year.
GO BLUE!!
November 27th, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^
the scedule is not kind
November 27th, 2017 at 10:38 AM ^
*schedule
November 27th, 2017 at 10:40 AM ^
He definitely started the game but didn't see him out there later. Saw a lot of Mone. I saw Mone make a few nice stops on run plays so I figured maybe he was just playing better and was getting the reps, but now that you mention it I don't recall seeing Solomon later in the game.
November 27th, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
The reason is most likely what was posted above about Sam Webb's observation of AS hobbling around on the sideline. He most likely had some minor injury that forced the coaches to use Mone and Marshall a lot more. Hopefully, Harbaugh will say something about it at the presser today. Also, I hope there is some positive news about Kinnel.
November 27th, 2017 at 11:36 AM ^
I noticed Mone more after Haskins came in. Even more specifically after the announcers mentioned that Haskins is more of a pocket passer. Makes sense to have bigger DL in against a more conventional offense.
November 27th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
Oh man, my hands got tingly after reading all these comments. D-Line is going to destroy ND so bad!
November 27th, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
Mone played a great game.
Would love to see him come back 20bs lighter next year and just be an all out beast.