Make Your Picks: Ragin' Cajuns Football 2016

[VObserver]

$200 bucks and I know someone who can get them a 24 ACT score

For another $200 I can get you high school transcripts for all of them showing a 3.4 GPA in the Core Curriculum.

[ManAboutTown]

28.5% of our fanbase believes we will finish 8-4 or better?!

Feeling the optimism!!

[cajunhawk]

$200 bucks and I know someone who can get them a 24 ACT score

[Boomer]

---Ok Hawk --give me your Sea Hk questions (well say 3) and I will give them back to you later!!!---need B4 tomorrow morning!!!

[ULGrad@HOU]

Tough year for prognostication. I like to be optimistic, like most fans, and I'm going with 7-5. I don't have any real justification, because if I go by what I saw last year, it would not be positive. When a football team has a struggling QB, or a coaching staff that misuses a QB, you need a strong defense with a quality running game to be able to win. We had none of the above. Football teams, especially college, are always in constant change and rarely have the same strengths and weeknesses. I know most people realize this, but I'm laying out my own fuzzy justification in my mind. Because of this, I believe this team will improve in most areas. There is talent. The defensive backfield could be solid, and the linebackers are athletic with some experience. The DL is a big question mark to me, hopefully some young guys step up to add depth. Overall, the defense is more experienced with this staff and we should be able to notice. The WR's are a strength going into the season, if someone can get them the ball. I love McGuire at RB of course, but others need to step in and carry some of the load. The OL, I'm thinking, will be improved. This was a huge problem last year and one of the reasons this team fell into the abyss. They have to be improved, by a lot. QB is the icing on the cake, and I'm optimistic with Dez on the staff and Munoz as OC, this position will steadily improve as the season goes on. So, there it is. Cautious optimism, and hope that by the end of September, we are seeing an energized, pumped up, surprisingly organized and talented team, as opposed to what we saw last year.

[cajun_lannister]

Tough year for prognostication. I like to be optimistic, like most fans, and I'm going with 7-5. I don't have any real justification, because if I go by what I saw last year, it would not be positive. When a football team has a struggling QB, or a coaching staff that misuses a QB, you need a strong defense with a quality running game to be able to win. We had none of the above. Football teams, especially college, are always in constant change and rarely have the same strengths and weeknesses. I know most people realize this, but I'm laying out my own fuzzy justification in my mind. Because of this, I believe this team will improve in most areas. There is talent. The defensive backfield could be solid, and the linebackers are athletic with some experience. The DL is a big question mark to me, hopefully some young guys step up to add depth. Overall, the defense is more experience with this staff and we should be able notice. The WR's are a strength going into the season, if someone can get them the ball. I love McGuire at RB of course, but others need to step in and carry some of the load. The OL, I'm thinking, will be improved. This was a huge problem last year and one of the reasons this team fell into the abyss. They have to be improved, by a lot. QB is the icing on the cake, and I'm optimistic with Dez on the staff and Munoz as OC, this position will steadily improve as the season goes on. So, there it is. Cautious optimism, and hope that by the end of September, we are seeing an energized, pumped up, surprisingly organized and talented team, as opposed to what we saw last year.

RB position will be the most talented with Wright ,McGuire, Raggas and Nixon

[ULGrad@HOU]

RB position will be the most talented with Wright ,McGuire, Raggas and Nixon

I hope so, but I like to see it first.

[Just1More]

RB position will be the most talented with Wright ,McGuire, Raggas and Nixon

The talent is there... but are the plays? How goes the full attack, with the full cast (QB/OL/WRs)... so goes the play of the RB. One thing that we all can solidly understand from last year... Elijah was not the problem with Elijah. We had a cerebral issue at the very top of the thinking tree. I almost puke when I think of how our QBs were utilized last year.

I'm like-minded with ULGrad@HOU... I actually think MD is going to have an impact on this program. If he and Munoz work well together, I think they can orchestrate some plays, teach the details, and string together some great drive sustaining plays. MD is going to seriously help our QBs, WRs and RBs succeed. Something tells me the guy has that ability. And when the plays actually utilize the talent we have in the skill positions... the OL will click.

[zephyr]

Tough year for prognostication. I like to be optimistic, like most fans, and I'm going with 7-5. I don't have any real justification, because if I go by what I saw last year, it would not be positive. When a football team has a struggling QB, or a coaching staff that misuses a QB, you need a strong defense with a quality running game to be able to win. We had none of the above. Football teams, especially college, are always in constant change and rarely have the same strengths and weeknesses. I know most people realize this, but I'm laying out my own fuzzy justification in my mind. Because of this, I believe this team will improve in most areas. There is talent. The defensive backfield could be solid, and the linebackers are athletic with some experience. The DL is a big question mark to me, hopefully some young guys step up to add depth. Overall, the defense is more experienced with this staff and we should be able to notice. The WR's are a strength going into the season, if someone can get them the ball. I love McGuire at RB of course, but others need to step in and carry some of the load. The OL, I'm thinking, will be improved. This was a huge problem last year and one of the reasons this team fell into the abyss. They have to be improved, by a lot. QB is the icing on the cake, and I'm optimistic with Dez on the staff and Munoz as OC, this position will steadily improve as the season goes on. So, there it is. Cautious optimism, and hope that by the end of September, we are seeing an energized, pumped up, surprisingly organized and talented team, as opposed to what we saw last year.

Out of curiosity, what tells you that the WR's are a strength?

[ManAboutTown]

The talent is there... but are the plays? How goes the full attack, with the full cast (QB/OL/WRs)... so goes the play of the RB. One thing that we all can solidly understand from last year... Elijah was not the problem with Elijah. We had a cerebral issue at the very top of the thinking tree. I almost puke when I think of how our QBs were utilized last year.

I'm like-minded with ULGrad@HOU... I actually think MD is going to have an impact on this program. If he and Munoz work well together, I think they can orchestrate some plays, teach the details, and string together some great drive sustaining plays. MD is going to seriously help our QBs, WRs and RBs succeed. Something tells me the guy has that ability. And when the plays actually utilize the talent we have in the skill positions... the OL will click.

You're talking me into this.

[Just1More]

Out of curiosity, what tells you that the WR's are a strength?

We've got some serious playmakers in that WR group. It's a shame that our coaches pulled a vacuum with them last year. I expect giant leaps in WR performance this year. The talent is there. It is all about coaching and play selection. I don't even have the fear our fellow fans do about the QBs. MD should have a really good impact on the QB/WR operation. When WRs are actually running routes that compliment each other (back off the coverage)... and they're actually open for a throw... unlike last year... pretty simple things can go well for an offense. I guarantee you that among that list of WRs... there's some substantial playmakers. And to have two defenders having to keep an eye on Elijah... and the QB... there are lanes for WRs to be wide open. It's about coaching.

[zephyr]

We've got some serious playmakers in that WR group. It's a shame that our coaches pulled a vacuum with them last year. I expect giant leaps in WR performance this year. The talent is there. It is all about coaching and play selection. I don't even have the fear our fellow fans do about the QBs. MD should have a really good impact on the QB/WR operation. When WRs are actually running routes that compliment each other (back off the coverage)... and they're actually open for a throw... unlike last year... pretty simple things can go well for an offense. I guarantee you that among that list of WRs... there's some substantial playmakers. And to have two defenders having to keep an eye on Elijah... and the QB... there are lanes for WRs to be wide open. It's about coaching.

You are going by faith. We've seen no plays being made by this group for almost 2 years. Maybe they step up this year and I hope they do but I certainly wouldn't list them as a "strength" based on what we've seen thus far. There's been little talent that has come out thus far and really none have shown an ability to get separation from DB's