In Reply to: Thanks for the updates posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on May 03, 2025 at 16:27:58
I think Duncan is maturing, as one would expect/hope. He's processing faster and better than he did a year ago this time. His feet are quicker, so he's ready to throw the ball on time. Having the qb show to himself for a couple of weeks has been great for him.
I think the overall talent of the team is a 3, maybe a 3.3, on a scale of 1 to 5. There are a lot of "nice" players on the roster. They're fit, they're reasonably athletic... but are they all-b10+8 1st or 2nd team caliber? I doubt it. But we'll see.
I think the team is better coached this year. There's never a situation where Ucla messes up getting lined up on o. That happened 2 or 3 times a practice with Justyn Martin last year.
Not having Bieniemy dropping eff bombs every other play also gives the impression that things are going more smoothly than they did last year.