Furman's Young Defensive Pups

[PaladinNation]

One look at the Furman Defensive Depth Chart shows the youth, and that Furman will still be in a rebuilding year as far as defense goes. That said the future defenses for Furman should be the strength of the team. I love the athletic ability of the last three classes the coaches have brought in, the coaches made an effort to get players with taller frames. For the next three years Furman will be starting DE's that are 6-5, hopefully we can get some weight on Danny Palmer one of the best DT's in Florida HS last year.

Furman Defensive Depth Chart by class: 2 seniors, 9 juniors, 12 sophomores, 7 RSFR, 5 freshmen

Furman DE
Lynn SO 6-5 265
Riley SO 6-5 241

Lang SO 6-2 254
Boykin JR 6-0 245
Boone FR 6-3 230

Furman DL
Sanders 6-0 SR 258
Keig SO 6-4 250

Mason RS-FR 6-3 250
Rogers RSFR 6-3 305
Phillips 6-2 RS-FR 261
Reynolds JR 6-3 230

Palmer FR 6-4 240
Phillips FR 6-0 294

Furman LB
Anderson JR 6-1 236
Wiley JR 5-10 213
Furman JR 6-2 215

Solomon SO 5-11 215
Lawrence RSFR 6-0 208
Howard FR 5-11 190

Bandit
Johnson JR 6-0 215
Worthy RSFR 6-1 205

Vinsang SO 5-10 187
McMorris FR 6-0 190

Furman CB
Steed JR 5-11 186
Griffin JR 5-10 163

Johnson SO 5-10 192
Jones SO 5-11 160
Williams RSFR 5-10 175
Feacher RSFR 5-11 196

Rover
Lerner SR 5-11 196
McGrath SO 6-2 205

Safety
Wade SO 6-0 190

Murray SO 6-3 180
Gordon SO 6-1 188

[OL FU]

Admittedly don't know much about how either side of the ball operates, but I know less about the defense ( I am speaking in general, not Furman in particular).

Aren't we a little light (especially on the D-line) , or are we thinking speed might make up the difference.

[SideLine Shooter]

Sounds like Bobby is already asking for another year. Haven't they been rebuilding since that crushing semi-final loss in '05?

[PaladinNation]

I've not heard a peep that Booby is asking for another year… actions speak for themselves, two new coaches and finally we have a president that as high expectations for athletics… especially football.

I've got a feeling APP will have their hands full when Furman comes to town.

OL FU I would expect some new wrinkles this season… speed is the asset, so you go with what you've got…

[OL FU]

I've not heard a peep that Booby is asking for another year… actions speak for themselves, two new coaches and finally we have a president that as high expectations for athletics… especially football.

I've got a feeling APP will have their hands full when Furman comes to town.

OL FU I would expect some new wrinkles this season… speed is the asset, so you go with what you've got…

I'll go with it, but we had better be at least 8-3:)

I do expect the d to be different and better. I hate old time Furman people losing their job, but when we turned over the d coaches this year it was the first time that I suspected that Bobby understood the seriousness of the situation. Lots of schools would be thrilled with consecutive winning seasons, but I hope we never become happy with 6-5s.