2017 defense concerns.....(youth)
I was just thinking about this today.
Take a look at some of the starters and players that will see significant time in 2016 on defense. We are guaranteed to lose 9 of 10 of these guys after the 2016 season.
| Defensive Line | |
| Taco Charlton | DE |
| Ryan Glasgow | DT |
| Chris Wormley | DL |
| Linebackers | |
| Ben Gedeon | LB |
| Defensive Backfield | |
| Jeremy Clark | DB |
| Delano Hill | S |
| Jourdan Lewis | CB |
| Jabrill Peppers (draft eligible after 2016) | DB |
| Channing Stribling | CB |
| Dymonte Thomas | S |
The defensive backfield is especially horrifying. I can't remember such an attrition at one spot excluding Never Forget.
Which young guys will play this year? The DL isn't completely scary as we'll have Hurst and Mone in terms of guys that have experience.
I think David Long is gonna see time this year.
April 20th, 2016 at 10:29 AM ^
This group, along with any 2017 freshman DBs, should provide the coaches enough quality raw material to work with in 2017.
April 20th, 2016 at 12:17 PM ^
But it is never a good sign if you have to depend on freshman to make an impact in the secondary -- especially Freshmen not named Jabrill Peppers. It would be really nice to get a top 30 type DB this year to add depth in 2017.
Harbaugh will not use youth as an excuse. I'm sure he will have young players coached up to get the job done in 2017. At least we play MSU and OSU at home in 2017. After 2017, I don't think we will ever have to worry about youth.
April 21st, 2016 at 12:16 AM ^