Hounshell was 1 of 6 players I highlighted. Yeah, he played...but sparingly. "Mean streaks," whatever those are, don't impress me much. Lots of dudes in the world have "mean streaks", but it doesn't mean they're good football players. I guess, for him specifically, it will depend on how much Williams and Shembo play DE in 4-3 sets. If Hounshell gets in, plays some downs, and isn't counted on for ~40% of defensive snaps, then great, I think it'll be fine. If he plays a ton of snaps at DE this year, then yeah, I'm a little nervous. Of course he might turn out to be awesome this year, but I'm not counting on it, at least this year anyway.
Day is a true frosh. Anytime true freshman are depended on for key contributions...I get nervous.
The 4 guys I highlighted from the secondary: do I really need to explain my nervousness there? 1 sophomore who's never played a down, 1 sophomore who's never taken snaps in a game at CB, and 2 seniors (are they both 5th years, or just McCarthy?) who have basically never been able to contribute defensively on game days.
The depth chart will look a little different in a couple weeks...and again in a couple months. I really hope Hardy, Shumate, Jones, and/or _____ are all able to step up and help contribute this year. I hope J. Atkinson is able to really step up and be the 2nd/3rd CB the team will desperately need. But yeah, that depth chart, as it stands today, makes me nervous. Frankly, I wonder about anybody who feels good about it the way it currently looks.
