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Every morning Gary Ferman forces Matt Shodell to wake up extra early to identify the best recent fan CaneSport Message Board post. It could be a question, a statement, conjecture, even a food recipe (orange and green macaroni & cheese anyone)? Today’s winner (or loser, depending on your perspective):
State of The U LB grade … Posted by 4210: I hope our LB play is better than C+ Matt. If you’re right we aren’t going as far as most of us anticipate. I’ve always liked the way Pruitt has looked and played in his limited reps. He looks very athletic. If he’s added weight I’m hopeful that he will be a player for us.
CaneSport’s Response: The above refers to our LB segment of the State of The U series, and yes I rated the position a C+ and gave it a grade last year of B+. Why the downgrade? Well, gone are the No. 2 and 3 guys here in Wesley Bissainthe and Raul Aguirre, and the team didn’t add anyone in the portal. The hope is Chase Smith can join Mo Toure as the two starters, but Smith has never broken out in five years and has struggled to stay healthy. Toure also has an injury history but clearly is outstanding when healthy. So unless a couple of young / inexperienced guys step up there are question marks here with depth/talent. Plus Toure and Smith struggle in coverage. Maybe Cam Pruitt can show out, that’s a hope. But I need to see it a bit more before I’ll believe it. The good news is I’m very high on the DL and secondary, so that can mask any LB deficiencies a bit.
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