1. Who are the team leaders? I don't mean "captains". Who rallies the troops and is a voice in the huddle to fire up the team and keep them focused? I just don't see it. Trace leads by example and probably is vocal. Beyond him, who leads?
2. Realistically, on the starting defense.....do we have any players who project to playing in the NFL. I would expect Amari O to get a real shot. Outside projecting freshman Parsons who else? Before the season I would have thought Simmons and Gross-Matos, maybe Miller or Givens.
3. Other than Hamler and Friedenmuth (sp) who else does Trace have confidence in throwing the ball to? I hold my breath every time he throws the ball to Polk and Tompkins and Johnson because it becomes a 50/50 shot to catch a ball that hits them in the hands.
4. Have we thrown a screen pass this season? I don't recall one but Ohio State and Michigan State both took advantage of our aggressive pass rush to get long gains. Why can't we?
2. Realistically, on the starting defense.....do we have any players who project to playing in the NFL. I would expect Amari O to get a real shot. Outside projecting freshman Parsons who else? Before the season I would have thought Simmons and Gross-Matos, maybe Miller or Givens.
3. Other than Hamler and Friedenmuth (sp) who else does Trace have confidence in throwing the ball to? I hold my breath every time he throws the ball to Polk and Tompkins and Johnson because it becomes a 50/50 shot to catch a ball that hits them in the hands.
4. Have we thrown a screen pass this season? I don't recall one but Ohio State and Michigan State both took advantage of our aggressive pass rush to get long gains. Why can't we?