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per Sid:
U has depth concerns
One of the Gophers’ big issues going into this season is their offensive line, which will be hurting for depth and experience. And Fleck also said the defensive line is going to be an issue as well.
“Very short,” he said. “We’re going to go into spring with only six offensive linemen, so it’s going to be very interesting this spring. I have gone through this before in my very first year at Western Michigan University.
“We also don’t have a redshirt freshman, a true freshman, a sophomore, we have one junior on the roster in terms of defensive tackles, so we have a defensive tackle hole as well that we have to be able to fill. The hole being filled won’t actually be here until the freshmen arrive in the summer. So we have some challenges, but we’re going to have to be creative in how we practice, but we’ll do it.”
When asked if the team could look to junior colleges to fill holes, Fleck said that isn’t his preferred method.
“You know what, I don’t know if I’m going to go the junior college route,” he said. “I love to bring the high school players in and I love to develop them from the high school level up all the way until they graduate and get them ready for life and the National Football League. Not saying we won’t, but we are going to err on the side of taking a high school player. At times will we take the junior college player, yes. But I’d prefer to take the high school player first.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-aims-to-maintain-gophers-close-ties-to-state-coaches/414171863/
Go Gophers!!
U has depth concerns
One of the Gophers’ big issues going into this season is their offensive line, which will be hurting for depth and experience. And Fleck also said the defensive line is going to be an issue as well.
“Very short,” he said. “We’re going to go into spring with only six offensive linemen, so it’s going to be very interesting this spring. I have gone through this before in my very first year at Western Michigan University.
“We also don’t have a redshirt freshman, a true freshman, a sophomore, we have one junior on the roster in terms of defensive tackles, so we have a defensive tackle hole as well that we have to be able to fill. The hole being filled won’t actually be here until the freshmen arrive in the summer. So we have some challenges, but we’re going to have to be creative in how we practice, but we’ll do it.”
When asked if the team could look to junior colleges to fill holes, Fleck said that isn’t his preferred method.
“You know what, I don’t know if I’m going to go the junior college route,” he said. “I love to bring the high school players in and I love to develop them from the high school level up all the way until they graduate and get them ready for life and the National Football League. Not saying we won’t, but we are going to err on the side of taking a high school player. At times will we take the junior college player, yes. But I’d prefer to take the high school player first.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-aims-to-maintain-gophers-close-ties-to-state-coaches/414171863/
Go Gophers!!