Post by yanghongyu on Feb 10, 2011 3:46:50 GMT
From where I'm standing, this is the toughest group to players in wholesale nfl jerseys
to project. So many things can happen through the course of an offseason; injuries, suspensions, coaching/style changes; however, one thing is very easy to design and that is that 2011 will feature a good number of very talented backfields and a whole lot more of the up-temp, high-scoring offensive action we saw in 2010.
Yes, I know how clich¨¦ it is to offer up the top offensive backfield from 2010 as the top unit the following season, but this particular group of talented athletes is well-deserving of such treatment. QB Darron Thomas accounted for 33 TDs in 2010, managed a 28/7 TD-to-INT ratio and truly made defending the Ducks while he was in the game a nightmare for opponents in wholesale soccer jerseys
. Junior-to-be La Michael James was a Heisman finalist and put up 1,682 yards on the ground. Kenjon Barner is back, as will be the bruising-but-rarely used Andres Reed, who can get those tough short yards should Oregon ever need them. Add to that a half-dozen frosh RBs that either red-shirted or understudied (the most promising of which would be Houston-native Dontae Williams) and a small handful of newbie QB options and you really have to bet the over for most of the Ducks' contests in 2011.
Honorable Mention ¡ª Boise State should have Kellen Moore back for his fourth and final rodeo and an All-Conference RB in Doug Martin toting the ball. Alabama will feature two of the country's top-10 RBs in the same backfield should Mark Ingram come back for his senior season (which I suspect will happen), as well as a wild card Reggie Bush-type in the versatile Marquis Maze. The Auburn Tigers also may have a dog in this fight based solely on the singular brilliance of one Cameron Newton, but come on, we all know that Cam is about as likely to lace them up in Jordan-Hare Stadium next season as I am.
One final consideration of note: the Arkansas Razorbacks. Should Ryan Mallett not throw his name into the NFL draft lot with discount college jerseys
the combo of Mallett and runners Knile Davis and Ronnie Wingo make this offensive backfield as good as any and, quite honestly, would compel me to move the 'Hogs to the top of the national rankings in 2011.
Don't Sleep On: Georgia ¡ª Sophomore Aaron Murray put together as strong a freshman campaign as you can without garnering much of the national spotlight. Try this on for size: 3,049 passing yards, 24/8 TD-to-INT ratio, 154.5 QB rating. While his Liberty Bowl performance was less than inspiring,
Considering it is barely 2011 and we don't even know who the national champion is yet (and to be honest, we won't know that even after one is declared January 10th, but I again digress), this probably doesn't mean a whole lot. But if nothing else, it does start to paint a picture as to what we, as fans, can look for in 2011 and may help provide even more enlightenment to the already crystal-clear argument that the depth of talented teams in today's college football landscape begs a realignment of the postseason.