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I saw a tweet from Doogie with Gjere listed as RT. Many are listed with -or- like Solomon or Manuel. Solomon listed first. Moulton listedas #2 WR.
 

So, absolutely no new news...
 

With practices open to the public I didn't expect anything shocking.
 

From Doogie:

#Gophers depth chart: Gjere RT... Perry left DE... Salamon over Manuel at safety... Moulton No. 2 WR. Nothing else jumps out.
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Starters:

Offense:
LT: Olson
LG: Bunders
C: Wynn
RG: Orton
RT: Gjere
QB: Gray
RB: Bennett
FB/H-Back: Lair
Y: McGarry
X1: McKnight
X2: Keise
Z1: Moulton
Z2: Jones

Defense:
DE: Perry
DT: Jacobs
DT: Kirksey
DE: Wilhite
LB: Rallis
LB: Tinsley
LB: Cooper
CB: Vereen
CB: Stoudermire
S: Salamon
S: Royston

K: Hawthorne
P: Orseske
 

10 true freshmen listed on the depth chart. Will be interesting to see how many play this year.
 

MaxyJR1 said:
10 true freshmen listed on the depth chart. Will be interesting to see how many play this year.
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I think that this is a very telling sign in terms of how our season pans out...there is not a lot of depth on the team, way too many young players everywhere, and kill consistently talks about how we lack "speed" and "athleticism" at the skill positions and pretty much across the board for that matter. I am going to set my expectations as low as possible and just enjoy watching this team hopefully improve a lot.

I didn't understand how the national media was picking us to perform so horrible in the past year or two. You could definitely say that I was guilty of drinking the "kool-aid" per say. This year, however, I think they are pretty much right on in their predictions.
 




MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART (8/29/11)
OFFENSE
Left Tackle
58 - Ed Olson 6-7 300 So.*
74 - Marek Lenkiewicz 6-5 270 Fr.*
Left Guard
68 - Chris Bunders 6-3 292 Sr.*
53 - Tommy Olson 6-4 289 Fr.
Center
60 - Ryan Wynn 6-5 305 Sr.* OR
62 - Zach Mottla 6-2 290 So.*
Right Guard
78 - Ryan Orton 6-4 290 Sr.*
52 - Zac Epping 6-2 297 Fr.*
Right Tackle
76 - Jimmy Gjere 6-7 315 Fr.*
70 - Sean Ferguson 6-6 296 Fr.* OR
77 - Foster Bush 6-5 275 Fr.
Quarterback
5 - MarQueis Gray 6-4 240 Jr.
11 - Max Shortell 6-6 226 Fr.
Tailback
22 - Duane Bennett 5-9 205 Sr.*
32 - Lamonte Edwards 6-2 210 Fr.*
20 - Donnell Kirkwood 5-10 215 Fr.*
H-Back/Fullback
85 - Eric Lair 6-3 232 Sr.
30 - Mike Henry 6-1 237 So.
Y
88 - Collin McGarry 6-4 261 Sr.*
81 - John Rabe 6-4 252 Jr.
83 - Drew Goodger 6-5 249 Fr.
X
6 - Da’Jon McKnight 6-3 211 Sr.
84 - Victor Keise 6-1 180 So.*
80 - Devin Crawford-Tufts 6-2 191 Fr.
Z
86 - Malcolm Moulton 5-11 186 So.
15 - Marcus Jones 5-8 170 Fr.
2 - Ge’Shun Harris 6-3 215 Jr. OR
1 - Brandon Green 6-0 186 Jr.*
V
86 - Malcolm Moulton 5-11 186 So.
15 - Marcus Jones 5-8 170 Fr.
SPECIALISTS
Kicker
7 - Chris Hawthorne 6-4 198 So.
39 - Jordan Wettstein 6-0 195 Sr.*
Punter
41 - Dan Orseske 6-3 206 So.*
38 - David Schwerman 6-0 195 Sr.*
Long Snapper
48 - Jake Filkins 6-2 230 So. OR
96 - Dave Ramlet 6-2 230 Fr.*
DEFENSE
End
93 - Ben Perry 6-5 241 Fr.*
91 - Kendall Gregory-McGhee 6-5 255 So.* OR
49 - Matt Garin 6-4 252 So.*
Tackle
97 - Anthony Jacobs 6-2 291 Sr.*
62 - Eric Jacques 6-2 289 So.* OR 94 - Harold Legania 6-4 292 Fr.*
Nose
96 - Brandon Kirksey 6-2 294 Sr.
46 - Cameron Botticelli 6-5 274 Fr.* OR
99 - RaShede Hageman 6-6 302 So.*
End
95 - D.L. Wilhite 6-4 245 Jr.*
98 - Michael Amaefula 6-2 235 Fr. OR
92 - Leston Simpson 6-3 244 Jr.
Outside Linebacker
26 - Mike Rallis 6-2 231 Jr.*
8 - Spencer Reeves 6-2 223 Jr.
50 - Pat Sveum 6-1 231 Sr.
Middle Linebacker
51 - Gary Tinsley 6-1 232 Sr.
1 - Brendan Beal 6-3 245 So.* OR
43 - Ryan Grant 6-2 230 Jr.*
Outside Linebacker
4 - Keanon Cooper 6-0 212 Jr.*
57 - Aaron Hill 6-2 225 So.*
59 - Joey Balthazor 6-3 230 So.*
17 - Dwayne Mitchell 6-2 210 Fr.*
Cornerback
21 - Brock Vereen 6-0 182 So.
14 - Kyle Henderson 5-11 185 Sr.*
5 - Johnny Johnson 5-9 198 Sr.
Safety
29 - Shady Salamon 5-11 202 Sr.
24 - James Manuel 6-2 214 So. OR
36 - Chase Haviland 5-9 185 So.*
23 - Grayson Levine 5-11 205 Fr.
Safety
3 - Kim Royston 5-11 200 Sr.**
9 - Christyn Lewis 6-2 170 Sr.
27 - Cedric Thompson 5-11 196 Fr.
Cornerback
11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 196 Sr.
6 - Michael Carter 5-11 185 Jr.
13 - Derrick Wells 6-0 191 Fr.
 

This is probably a stupid question, but on those depth charts what do y, x, and z stand for?
 

zambam said:
This is probably a stupid question, but on those depth charts what do y, x, and z stand for?
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Different reciever positions.

X=Split-end: on the line

Y=Flanker: off the line

Z=Slot Reciever

in pure basic formations.
 




I think this is the terminology in Coach Kill's system
X-Split End
Y-Tight End
Z-Flanker
V-Slot
 


It's interesting to see how far Ben Perry has come since last year, same for Shady. I'm getting pumped up for Saturday.
 

This just occurred to me, Shady is the guy from CDH who used to play running back, correct?
 

Watkins not listed among top 13 DBs. I heard he had been lining up some at CB this fall. I had expected him to start moving up the depth chart this year at FS.
 

After attending one of the first couple of practices of the season, my buddy asked me about players I liked who were not one of the projected starters. I told him there was one guy who jumped out to me: Ben Perry. I think the upside on this guy is tremendous, and I'm not surprised at all (actually pleased, since I identified him early on before he was getting a lot of ink) to see him ascend the depth chart this fall.
 


Notable absences, imo:

Kenny Watkins
Tyrone Bouie
A.J. Barker
Brent Singleton
 

There are a few shockers here to me.....

* Moulton? I liked what I saw of him. I think he's a playmaker & I think he's got heart, but I thought he'd play slot & outside as the #2 at a couple positions.

* Ge'Shun Harris 3RD STRING!!!??? Wow, didn't see that coming.

* Good to hear Gjere's healthy for USC.

* Garin 3rd string? I know he's been banged up during camp, but man, he started out with the 1's.

* No Campion? Can we assume his foot is still lame? Not sure if injuries have been reported yet?
 


Great story for Shady. I'm glad he's getting a shot to start. I'm sure Manuel isn't happy though, because, if I remember right, he came to Minnesota because he had the chance to play right away.
 

Both are listed as second string

Costa Rican Gopher said:
There are a few shockers here to me.....

* Moulton? I liked what I saw of him. I think he's a playmaker & I think he's got heart, but I thought he'd play slot & outside as the #2 at a couple positions.

* Ge'Shun Harris 3RD STRING!!!??? Wow, didn't see that coming.

* Good to hear Gjere's healthy for USC.

* Garin 3rd string? I know he's been banged up during camp, but man, he started out with the 1's.

* No Campion? Can we assume his foot is still lame? Not sure if injuries have been reported yet?
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For some positions there are two players listed as second string. That is the case for DE where both K. Gregory-McGhee an Matt Garin are listed as second string (Note the OR between their names).
 

I know he is only a Freshman and might butcher his name but was it Steve Montgomery, the DB from Florida that was supposed to be pretty solid and he is not listed on the 3 deeps. Is it safe to say that he will be redshirting? I see no problem in that since I haven't heard his name much, but assumed going into the year he would maybe get some time due to us being so thin in the secondary.
 

DuluthGopher said:
I know he is only a Freshman and might butcher his name but was it Steve Montgomery, the DB from Florida that was supposed to be pretty solid and he is not listed on the 3 deeps. Is it safe to say that he will be redshirting? I see no problem in that since I haven't heard his name much, but assumed going into the year he would maybe get some time due to us being so thin in the secondary.
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If I remember correctly, Montgomery is in the 2012 class.
 

stocker08 said:
If I remember correctly, Montgomery is in the 2012 class.
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No, Montgomery was 2011. He is here and participating in fall camp. They've either decided he needs a redshirt or he needs to work on some things if he wants to see the field this year.
 

zambam said:
Great story for Shady. I'm glad he's getting a shot to start. I'm sure Manuel isn't happy though, because, if I remember right, he came to Minnesota because he had the chance to play right away.
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I have to believe that if they are listed on the depth chart they are going to play at some point this year. Manuel will see plenty of time on the field. There is nickel formations and special teams as well as platooning at some positions.
 

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