Hooskins Presents the "Who Needs to Step Up" Poll

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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I have a quick question about the "stepping up" cliche. Does "stepping up" imply giving more effort, necessarily? Or rather, does it imply a significant improvement in ones football ability?

I don't think it was a effort problem at all. I thought the whole team fought their guts out every week. They just didn't have the talent to stay close on the road, and lost a bunch of close ones at home.

If "stepping up" refers to the latter, I think you have to look at your young players for improvement. Landry's a rookie. Wade's a seasoned vet. If we have to count on the former, our safety situation isnt so good. The latter is not someone who we should be expecting big things from at LG.

Golston was a mid round pick who should contribute under reasonably low expectations.

So the answer should be the "rest of the above" (Rocky, ST and Carlos). Our young guys need to mature and start providing some return on our investment in them.

I voted for Carlos, because Rocky has still yet to see PT. But I nominate Taylor for a choice in the poll. He needs to make the biggest strides to reach his potential.

It's Hooskins poll, so you'll have to ask him. But I believe essentially it's who needs to step forward (perhaps that's a better term here) and perform at a higher level than last year in order for us to be successful.

Can we, for example, afford another season of drops by Rogers so long as Rocky McIntosh plays like LaVar circa 2002?