With our defensive additions, we should be significantly better at controlling the line of scrimmage. Fewer chunk plays. I like safeties with names like "Jett."
Left tackle still scares me....Pierce was elite. Hopefully a good blocking tight end helps offset the loss of Pierce. The defense will be better 100 %....convinced the injuries were abnormal....but schedule is much tougher in 2025. What is strange is that I think with Kyle gone, Schiano will let Ciarrocca be more creative/aggressive. So if the O line gets the job done, RU should be able to score on any team. Now if we can just get Schiano to let us return punts.....
More aggressive play is the key to a winning season. Vanilla ball is not going to cut it. We lost the bowl game due to the vanilla ball philosophy. Go RU!
I think 8 - 4 D better than last year. O will be good. Favored Wins (5) Ohio / m of Ohio/ Norfolk/ Purdue and Maryland. Win 2 of 4 (2) 50/50 games: Illinois / Minnesota / Iowa (1st time Rutgers will have air attack against Iowa D) / Washington (off bye) Win 1 of 3: Oregon (shootout / they are traveling across country - probably night game) Ohio State (down year for them after Nat - looking ahead to following week against Michigan) Penn State - eliminated from playoff contention- nothing for them to play for ) 8-4. Music City Bowl
Yes, look at what Illinois lost especially at reciever. Revenge game. Our offense will be even better next year through another year of development and addition.. Minnesota lost some in portal too and graduation. You split between Minessotta and Illinois. Our offense scored an average of 35 points last four games. That was mainly set up through the air. Then you split the Iowa / Washington. Schiano record off a bye is tremendous and I don't think Washington's coach is going to last long. I think there is a better than 60% chance Rutgers beats Iowa. It will be Rutgers best offense going into Iowa game. Game is home , big10 opener. Also, I really believe Rutgers better defenders graduated last year, not this year. Tourre is back. I think moscoe isa better corner then longerbeam. I feel our secondary played scared all year with the exception of the two returning corners who are very fast and competitive: 8-4 .
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Incredible analysis by David. Thanks your reviews on these portal acquisitions
Always great to bring Dave A on to give an excellent analysis of how the new players might fit.
You 2 are excellent together.
With our defensive additions, we should be significantly better at controlling the line of scrimmage. Fewer chunk plays. I like safeties with names like "Jett."
Left tackle still scares me....Pierce was elite. Hopefully a good blocking tight end helps offset the loss of Pierce.
The defense will be better 100 %....convinced the injuries were abnormal....but schedule is much tougher in 2025.
What is strange is that I think with Kyle gone, Schiano will let Ciarrocca be more creative/aggressive.
So if the O line gets the job done, RU should be able to score on any team.
Now if we can just get Schiano to let us return punts.....
USC's starting left tackle hit the portal [Prengon]!
More aggressive play is the key to a winning season. Vanilla ball is not going to cut it. We lost the bowl game due to the vanilla ball philosophy. Go RU!
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I think 8 - 4 D better than last year. O will be good. Favored Wins (5) Ohio / m of Ohio/ Norfolk/ Purdue and Maryland.
Win 2 of 4 (2) 50/50 games: Illinois / Minnesota / Iowa (1st time Rutgers will have air attack against Iowa D) / Washington (off bye)
Win 1 of 3: Oregon (shootout / they are traveling across country - probably night game) Ohio State (down year for them after Nat - looking ahead to following week against Michigan) Penn State - eliminated from playoff contention- nothing for them to play for )
8-4. Music City Bowl
Your dreaming 8 and 4! Illinois and Minnesota already added great portal players as well, and there away games!
Yes, look at what Illinois lost especially at reciever. Revenge game. Our offense will be even better next year through another year of development and addition.. Minnesota lost some in portal too and graduation. You split between Minessotta and Illinois. Our offense scored an average of 35 points last four games. That was mainly set up through the air. Then you split the Iowa / Washington. Schiano record off a bye is tremendous and I don't think Washington's coach is going to last long. I think there is a better than 60% chance Rutgers beats Iowa. It will be Rutgers best offense going into Iowa game. Game is home , big10 opener. Also, I really believe Rutgers better defenders graduated last year, not this year. Tourre is back. I think moscoe isa better corner then longerbeam. I feel our secondary played scared all year with the exception of the two returning corners who are very fast and competitive: 8-4 .
So we have a good year and go 5 and 7!
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