Huskies 2019 season

[WizardHawk]

Eason I believe will be the favorite to win the job, but there is a hell of a lot of talent competing for that starting position. I'm excited to watch whoever wins the job.

Kind of stoked hearing Murphy say they had to use perfect technique to cover because he was nearly automatic throwing dimes exactly where they needed to be.

This offense should be a lot more exciting this year, but a deep passing heavy offense also means more turnovers. Remember that back in the James era with some of those slingers.

 

[WizardHawk]

Also the thing to watch out for in spring ball will be how fast does the offense catch up/pass the defense? This team has been deadly in that secondary and defense overall in recent years. I do expect the offense to improve, but if they drop a lot of dimes on that defense it may make you wonder how much of a step back that unit is taking with Rapp, Murphy, and the rest that moved on this year. I'd still like to see them make the offense uncomfortable and get some kind of pass rush.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Kind of stoked hearing Murphy say they had to use perfect technique to cover because he was nearly automatic throwing dimes exactly where they needed to be.

This offense should be a lot more exciting this year, but a deep passing heavy offense also means more turnovers. Remember that back in the James era with some of those slingers.

Everyone has talked about how incredible he has been with the scout team.

Should be interesting to see how the offense will be effected having a QB of Eason's talent running the offense. I don't want to jump the gun, but I'm really excited to see what he can do.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Also the thing to watch out for in spring ball will be how fast does the offense catch up/pass the defense? This team has been deadly in that secondary and defense overall in recent years. I do expect the offense to improve, but if they drop a lot of dimes on that defense it may make you wonder how much of a step back that unit is taking with Rapp, Murphy, and the rest that moved on this year. I'd still like to see them make the offense uncomfortable and get some kind of pass rush.

I hate to say it but after losing 4 starters in the secondary, our best linebacker and our best defensive lineman, I think the defense will be taking a step back in 2019. There's a lot of great young talent coming in, but we do lose a lot of experience. Hopefully those young guys will really step up.

 

[seahawksfan234]

UW men's basketball just beat Oregon State on the road 79-69. I believe the Dawgs were 3 point underdogs. At one point we led by 20 points, got a bit sloppy in the final 5 or so minutes.

This puts us at 16-4 and 7-0 in conference play.

Broadcaster said that 7-0 is the best start in conference play we've had since the 1952-1953 season.

In terms of overall record, the only season that has had a better start this century was the 2004-2005 season when we started 17-3.

 

[WizardHawk]

I hate to say it but after losing 4 starters in the secondary, our best linebacker and our best defensive lineman, I think the defense will be taking a step back in 2019. There's a lot of great young talent coming in, but we do lose a lot of experience. Hopefully those young guys will really step up.

The only reason I pause is because we said the exact same thing when Budda, King, and Jones left. Even BKK was a nice surprise, but all of these kids jumped right in.

It's a tall order to expect it again, but they've done it before so we will see in spring what happens.

Also, I won't make any real guesses until we know if Lake is staying or not. Those bama rumors are still out there and who knows if any teams might call on him for HC or something else. Most of those bigger slots are filled, but every year we hold our breath waiting for that day he announces he's moving on and I'll keep on doing it until he does.

 

[seahawksfan234]

The only reason I pause is because we said the exact same thing when Budda, King, and Jones left. Even BKK was a nice surprise, but all of these kids jumped right in.

It's a tall order to expect it again, but they've done it before so we will see in spring what happens.

Also, I won't make any real guesses until we know if Lake is staying or not. Those bama rumors are still out there and who knows if any teams might call on him for HC or something else. Most of those bigger slots are filled, but every year we hold our breath waiting for that day he announces he's moving on and I'll keep on doing it until he does.

That's true and many (most? maybe all?) of the replacements are guys who were higher rated coming out of high school for what that's worth.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Thank God the PAC-12 is opting out after 2019. I'd personally prefer Vegas. Both stadiums look incredible, but I'd be much more inclined to take a Friday off of work and spend a weekend in Vegas than LA.

The Pac-12 football championship needs a new home. Here are some options.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

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[AlaskaGuy]

 

[seahawksfan234]

This is good news for the Dawgs. I'm unsure what the circumstances were regarding him briefly leaving the program, but to me he didn't look full speed in 2018. Hopefully he'll be able to come back in 2019 better than ever!

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[WizardHawk]

And no major wins outside of the conference to show for all of that talent.

Eason needs to help guide this team to some freaking scoring.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

And no major wins outside of the conference to show for all of that talent.

Eason needs to help guide this team to some freaking scoring.

Eason was named starting QB? Link please.

 

[WizardHawk]

Common sense. Get some.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[WizardHawk]

Tall order, but not impossible. Lost a ton on defense and regardless of who is at QB I think everyone thinks the passing game will improve, but replacing Gaskin's productivity is also a concern.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[seahawksfan234]

Common sense. Get some.

@AlaskaGuy wants to bang Haener's mom almost as much Bill Clinton wants to bang Ariana Grande. Although I can't blame either of them.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Tall order, but not impossible. Lost a ton on defense and regardless of who is at QB I think everyone thinks the passing game will improve, but replacing Gaskin's productivity is also a concern.

Very tall order.

I think the best argument you could make for such a statement is that UW has great coaching, and a lot of potential.

On offense; we get Hunter Bryant back for an entire season. 4/5 of our offensive line will be back. All of the leading WRs return, Chico will be back in the program and hopefully 100%. Osbourne and Spiker have boatloads of talent despite not seeing the field in 2018. Salvon Ahmed is extremely talented and while Gaskin was out, McGrew and Pleasant showed promise. Lastly and perhaps most importantly, Eason can do things that Browning just wasn't able to. At times I felt as if the playbook was limited by the throws that Browning was capable of making.

Defensively; to say we lost a lot would probably be an understatement. The upside is that the guys coming in as replacements were all much higher rated as recruits than the men who left the program - for whatever worth you place in that. The biggest issue is experience.

Long story short if all those guys played up to their potential and lack of experience isn't an issue (it is) then that argument could be made, but I don't believe it's a strong one. I think the 2019 season could either be a brief step back, or a resurgence depending on how the replacements play. As of right now with so many question marks, to definitively claim that UW should be in the 2019 playoff conversation would be an OD-tier argument.

If someone were to ask me what I think the over/under in wins should be for the Huskies in 2019 I'd say I don't know yet.