Position Predictions

[vagusnerve]

So where do these guys end up playing?

Chip said in the press conf that guys can play where they want to play, in reference to Colt.

Colt: Seems like he will play WR or WR/TE/TZR. That is, unless he adds on 30 or 40 pounds, in which case I see him switching to DE.

French: French seems like he will be the LB/DE hybrid.

Thomas: I'm guessing CB, but playing both ways as he matures.

Coleman: Chip said he's a LB

Ifo: Chip said he'll be a CB not a S

Fisher: Could be a TE instead of OL. He would be a heavy TE vs. the lightweight TE like Paulson. White could be playing the heavy tightend too.

So we could really see a TZR TE and a traditional TE in the future.

WOuld be interesting!

[greenyellow]

Colt: TE
French: DE
Thomas: TZR/RB
Coleman: LB
Ifo: CB
Fisher: OL

[Duck07]

yea, i got the sense from CK's interview that Fisher sounds like a guy who could come on as a 6th OL in a TE #.

[buckmarkduck]

1-Colt would be wasting his talent at TE, LB or TE.

2-Do people really not realize a majority of kids we sign put on 10-30lbs after getting here? Right now Colt is 225 he could easily get to 250 by the time he is a SO.

French and Colt could be the most dominate DE combo in a very long time in the Pac-10 if White's shoulder heals (because White is going to be a stud TE).

[vagusnerve]

1-Colt would be wasting his talent at TE, LB or TE.

2-Do people really not realize a majority of kids we sign put on 10-30lbs after getting here? Right now Colt is 225 he could easily get to 250 by the time he is a SO.

French and Colt could be the most dominate DE combo in a very long time in the Pac-10 if White's shoulder heals (because White is going to be a stud TE).

Not that i disagree, because that would be awesome.

But who are the #2 and #3 TEs after White in 2012? JC?

Also, is Colt wasting his talent at TZR?

[buckmarkduck]

Yeah because he would be like 3-4th on the depth chart at TZR.

[vagusnerve]

Yeah because he would be like 3-4th on the depth chart at TZR.

So DE for sure, you think?

He could dominate at LB as well I suppose, but maybe he could straight up play WR?

[buckmarkduck]

No that's where I think he best fits, right now it's up in the air. Either TE, LB or DE but the DE that Rowe played. No TZR though, we have Barner, Lowe and maybe Thomas already there.

[dd10snoop28]

Colt: LB
French: LB/DE(will take him a couple years to become a DE)
Thomas: RB
Coleman: S
Ifo: CB
Fisher: OL


That's what I would like to see.

[buckmarkduck]

I can say that 99% positive Ifo will play safety. It's where he wants to play and it's where Neal thinks he will do best.

[Duck07]

No that's where I think he best fits, right now it's up in the air. Either TE, LB or DE but the DE that Rowe played. No TZR though, we have Barner, Lowe and maybe Thomas already there.

Yea, as Chip eluded to in his conf, we just don't know how big Colt is going to end up right now. For this coming fall though, its safe to assume that he's physically best suited to play O right now and that would be at the Tzr/WR role. I really wonder what they called DJ's position in the wishbone because I think that's where he could fit in early with all the talent we've got. That's what is a little crazy right now because once these wrs get their feet wet and learn the offense, we've got a lot of drastically different formations and play-calling then we've traditionally seen. That Kelly-Dixon Freak Show was a perfect melange of power rushing and downfield passing and our emphasis on running is going to lessen soon.

Darron Thomas is going to show us next year why the Mamba is now known as Baby DT

[greenyellow]

I can say that 99% positive Ifo will play safety. It's where he wants to play and it's where Neal thinks he will do best.

He could end up being a combo CB/S like Javes Lewis was last season and a half.

[Duck07]

I can say that 99% positive Ifo will play safety. It's where he wants to play and it's where Neal thinks he will do best.

When everyone asks who we would replace NA with, Coach Neal would properly be included on any short-list. He's done a tremendous job of turning guys with average size and mostly average speed into some of the best young defensive backs in the league. I hope he and Frost will both be here for 30+ years like Coach Campbell

[TheMaehlMan]

I can say that 99% positive Ifo will play safety. It's where he wants to play and it's where Neal thinks he will do best.

When everyone asks who we would replace NA with, Coach Neal would properly be included on any short-list. He's done a tremendous job of turning guys with average size and mostly average speed into some of the best young defensive backs in the league. I hope he and Frost will both be here for 30+ years like Coach Campbell

If Alliotti retires or goes to another job(doubtful) then I would be fine with Neal taking over. Neal has done incredible things with our secondaries, and with the way he has pumped out players that play on the next level, I don't see why any corner prospect wouldn't love to be a Duck. With that said, I hope Alliotti is here a long time, never been a hater like some Duck fans.

[duckphanatic23]

Still have Brandon Williams to back up at TE next year, I'm fine with that. Wide Receivers, by far the most speed and talent we've ever seen at Oregon. Chip's never been able to utilize this type of speed, cant wait. Secondary, with Harris, Boyett, Lewis, Mathis, Mitchell, Davis (Texas transfer last year), Dargan, the list could go on. Ridiculous. Running backs, enough said. D-Line we always seem to worry and panic, we'll find a way like we always do. Linebackers, we lost some good ones. We are replacing them with more "skilled" ones, sometimes its more than just skill. Thank you CM. The story will once again come down to the O-Line. Lets face it, they were good last year, but not good enough at times when it mattered most. Chip made that a focal point in this years recruiting class. My prediction, "we'll be back" sooner than people think.