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Sounds like an absolutely great hire.

1) Do you guys have a legit qb to be taught by this guy who can take the reins next year and lead a nigh-powered passing attack?
2) How good will your d be next year?
 
While I endorse the Taylor hire, I do need to backtrack a bit. For years now, I've constantly wondered why Whitt seems so damn intent on being a spread offense football team. The players he recruits on offense don't usually fit those strengths, and the way this team is built defensively sure doesn't fit the Spread concept. Why has it been so hard for Whitt to ditch the spread and embrace an offense along the lines of a Stanford, USC, or Alabama? It just seems to me that Utah is better suited to hire a guy with a Pro-Style background and utilize the big, powerful O-lineman Utah tends to recruit as well as the power Running Backs we seem to have no problem getting. I would also tend to believe that running a Pro Style offense makes it a bit easier to land a 4 star, 6'4" QB recruit with NFL aspirations. I will forever be boggled by Whitt's defense first type of mentality while still being intent on running the spread.

This hire pretty much ensures that we are "all in" on the spread for the rest of Whitt's tenure. I truly hope he has the stones to stay all in. Taylor said yesterday in interviews that Whitt told him to come in here and run his offense. I do believe that that is 100% what Whitt wants......right now. The true test is going to come when we play a decent defensive team (maybe BYU) early on in this process and lose a game in which Utah's offense has 10+ 3 and outs. It's just the nature of this beast. We're going to see passing yards like we've never seen before, points are going to be put up at an astonishing rate compared to what Ute fans are used to. There's also going to 3 and outs in which Utah held the ball for a grand total of 15 seconds. I sure hope Whitt can power through that and stay the course, because if not, this will be the death nail of the Whittingham era in Utah.
 
leftyjace said:
https://www.montanasports.com/2017/01/02/strong-transferring-to-utah/

https://www.montanasports.com/2016/12/14/trevon-strong-to-leave-montana-state-football-program/

If you read this, not much to be excited about...
https://www.egriz.com/grizboard/viewtopic.php?t=75894
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Going to egriz to get an opinion on a Montana State player would be like going to a BYU board to get an opinion on a Utah player.

Strong has good size, decent speed, and some potential. Started as a true freshman, with a new coaching staff his sophomore year he got benched. Said that he never felt at place at MSU. Could eventually be a decent player, but idk.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Sounds like an absolutely great hire.

1) Do you guys have a legit qb to be taught by this guy who can take the reins next year and lead a nigh-powered passing attack?
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Yes. We have 2, actually.

Wes Mantooth said:
2) How good will your d be next year?
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Our D is always good. Our D-Line will be better than last year. Our LB's will be better than last year. Our Safeties will be just as good. Our CB's are our only concern right now, but we're stacked as far as talent is concerned.
 
leftyjace said:
Yes. We have 2, actually.


Our D is always good. Our D-Line will be better than last year. Our LB's will be better than last year. Our Safeties will be just as good. Our CB's are our only concern right now, but we're stacked as far as talent is concerned.
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I have a very hard time saying our safeties will be just as good. We are losing an all American candidate at one safety spot and struggled mightily when he got hurt this year. Our entire secondary is going to be a work in progress next year, minus Chase Hansen who is solid and returning.

I also have a hard time believing our D-line will be better. We are losing Dimick, and I believe one other starter off of that line. We don't know how Fitz will come back either. However in this case I give Kyle a lot of credit, on the D-line they just continue to replace great players with more great players. So they may be better, or worse, or about the same, hard to know replacing guys like that.

On offense they are losing 3-4 starting O-linemen and their best RB and WR from this year. Taylor should be given a lot of leeway this year because he is almost starting from scratch on the line, though a few of our RB's looked really good before their injuries. Shyne looked like a stud.
 
gregbroncs said:
I have a very hard time saying our safeties will be just as good. We are losing an all American candidate at one safety spot and struggled mightily when he got hurt this year. Our entire secondary is going to be a work in progress next year, minus Chase Hansen who is solid and returning.

I also have a hard time believing our D-line will be better. We are losing Dimick, and I believe one other starter off of that line. We don't know how Fitz will come back either. However in this case I give Kyle a lot of credit, on the D-line they just continue to replace great players with more great players. So they may be better, or worse, or about the same, hard to know replacing guys like that.

On offense they are losing 3-4 starting O-linemen and their best RB and WR from this year. Taylor should be given a lot of leeway this year because he is almost starting from scratch on the line, though a few of our RB's looked really good before their injuries. Shyne looked like a stud.
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Is Tim Patrick the receiver being lost?

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gregbroncs said:
Yea he's gone. Was a senior this year.
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Damn. I really liked him. I feel like he could be an NFL quality receiver if he were on a more dynamic/explosive offense.

Seemed line he wasn't there very long. Did he not play much as a fresh, soph, jr?
 
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