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[CJ Vogel]

Revisiting Preseason Positional Confidence Levels

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Came across an old tweet of mine that I had written and published right before the start of the season.

It was basically, where do I feel the most confidence in each position group entering the season. Obviously, things did not go 100% according to my preseason predictions, but it wasn't entirely far off.

By end of the year, quarterback certainly played into the top three position room conversation, but it took much longer than I anticipated getting there. Next, I don't think the safety room played as a top five unit in the second half of the season.

Running back was too high originally as well.

Let me explain the wide receiver spot – There was plenty of unknown and at the time no time table set for Emmett Mosley V in regards to his debut as a Longhorn. Parker Livingstone performed admirably when on the field. But altogether, there was plenty of unknowns entering the season.

Let me know where you thought the positional results ended up in comparison to your preseason expectations. Who outperformed their ranks vs. who underperformed and left some meat on the bone.

 

[CJ Vogel]

Given the way the season played out, my positional rankings would follow as such:

 

1. EDGE
2. LB
3. DL
4. DB
5. QB
6. CB
7. WR
8. TE
9. RB
10. OL

[Tex CJ-7]

Makes some sense but you have to figure that TE & WR would look better if QB had started faster. Then you get to the RBs being dependent on the OL…😑

[CJ Vogel]

14 minutes ago, Tex CJ-7 said:

Makes some sense but you have to figure that TE & WR would look better if QB had started faster. Then you get to the RBs being dependent on the OL…😑

All likely make a jump if the offensive line had performed bettter.

[Texas fan in Georgia]

I’d put QB ahead of DBs and especially due to the back half of the season 

[tsip92]

The change in order wasn’t the problem, it was the overall level of play that was a disappointment.  If you had graded on a 100 point scale the entire offense would have been a disappointment versus preseason expectations.   Yes, a better OL would have helped but the QB spent the first part of the season throwing the ball into the ground, the WR were wildly inconsistent all season, and we couldn’t keep a starting level RB healthy for the life of us.