Did UNT fill some key holes adequately?

[Harry]

Phil Steele came out with his annual list of the percentage of total offense each team in the country has returning today.

UNT came in at No. 42 nationally with players returning who accounted for 79.2 percent of its offensive yards.

And that brings us to question No. 7 in our post-spring blog series — Did UNT fill a few key holes adequately?

I have been accused over the years of over estimating the value of returning players and underestimating the potential of newcomers to dramatically impact the prospects of a team immediately.

That’s a fair point.

I do value experienced players over newcomers.

UNT doesn’t have a ton of guys to replace when it comes to next season (there are eight players coming back on both offense and defense), but it does have some key players to replace.

How the Mean Green fares in doing just that will have a big impact on how UNT’s season goes.

K.C. Obi was not one of the elite defensive linemen in the Sun Belt last season, but he played pretty well for UNT, leading the team in sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (10.5).

Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2013/06/post-spring-questions-series-no-7-did-unt-fill-some-key-holes-adequately.html/

[Christopher Walker]

I seriously wondered what was going to happen to our scheme Tight-End wise once Power was gone. Hope this Chris Loving guy works out well. Nothing excites me more about the possibilities of an offense that features a TE with the hands to both block and catch well.

[Harry]

Marcus Smith is another interesting option if he is healthy (big if). Dru Miller is solid and getting Daniel Prior back is a plus. I think we will be ok here I really do. Wish I felt the same way about defensive tackle.

[BillySee58]

Marcus Smith is another interesting option if he is healthy (big if). Dru Miller is solid and getting Daniel Prior back is a plus. I think we will be ok here I really do. Wish I felt the same way about defensive tackle.

I like the way guys like Miller, Prior, and Tanner Smith can all play fullback for this offense as well.

Having 85 scholarship players on a roster is nice. You at least have the bodies, you just need some to emerge from the pack and be productive. Looking for some pleasant surprises this year, no pun intended.