Williams & Blum: Projecting Iowa State’s Depth Chart

[Clonedogg]

Didn’t he have preseason accolades coming into last season?

Ya right I thought he was preseason all conference.

 

[Clonedogg]

From camp/scrimmage clips, it looks like Patton is starting.

CB Williams/Coffey
CB Bell/Taylor
S Cooper
S Patton
S Neal

Cummings-Coleman
Surges
James
Van Dinter

I'm not up on our exact safety positions, but Neal is Freyler's replacement? Cooper in his usual spot. And Patton replacing Verdon?

I like our depth at safety, but Verdon was really good when healthy. I don't trust Patton at this point. I like Neal and Cooper.

Agreed I'd like someone like Woody to do a deep dive into how our safeties correspond to Stong and Free.

 

[Clonedogg]

Agreed I'd like someone like Woody to do a deep dive into how our safeties correspond to Stong and Free.

@Aiden Wyatt here's a pod episode idea

 

[Aclone]

Agreed I'd like someone like Woody to do a deep dive into how our safeties correspond to Stong and Free.

It doesn’t take a deep dive.

The boundary safety is the SS, that was Verdon’s spot.

The middle safety, or the Star, is where Freyler and Eisworth lined up.

I think you can figure out the FS, where Cooper plays. “Free” and “Field”.

It’s just different terminology, indicating which lines up to the short side of the field.

They’re doing the same thing with the ends. The strongside is the Boubdary End, the Field side the Rush end.

They haven’t seen a need to do it with the Sam, Mike and Will linebackers, perhaps because it’s implied.

Boundary = Short side
Field = Wide side

That help?