Carl Bradford to enter NFL Draft

[coyoteshockeyfan]

A shame he decided not to come back for one more year, but can't blame him.

 

[Absolute Zero]

He will be tough to replace. I believe that makes nine starters leaving from our defense. That's going to be tough.

But can't blame Bradford. He is a physical beast that I expect will wow the scouts at the combine with his freakish athleticism. He had a great year as well. It would be tough to top that next year, especially since he is on opposing teams' radar screen now and they would be game planning to account for him. Will Sutton and Anthony Barr are examples of great players whose numbers seemed to have dropped for this reason. So probably a good decision on his part.

 

[HooverDam]

He was here for 4 years and graduated. He'll blow up the combine...can't really blame him. He'd be the only star returning on defense next year and offenses would game plan for him, perhaps deflating his numbers. Probably the right move for him.

Next years ASU team is going to look a lot like the Koetter years. I expect a lot of 52-45 kind of games.

 

[Gaddabout]

Just like they changed the defense to accommodate Sutton and Bradford, they will change the defense to accommodate available talent. They'll figure a scheme out that will give the defense a chance to make some stops. There will be holes to be sure, but there will be no lack of attention.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Just like they changed the defense to accommodate Sutton and Bradford, they will change the defense to accommodate available talent. They'll figure a scheme out that will give the defense a chance to make some stops. There will be holes to be sure, but there will be no lack of attention.

Good points.

I stumbled across a good article here that discusses the impact of Bradford leaving, plus the overall outlook on both sides of that ball: http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/93182/will-arizona-state-take-a-step-back

 

[Absolute Zero]

REBUILDING DEFENSE

With linebacker/defensive end Carl Bradford declaring for the NFL draft, ASU will be down nine defensive starters when it meets for spring practice. Graham said he faced a similar situation once at Tulsa. It’s not ideal, but not overwhelming, either.

“Do we have big shoes to fill? I’m not an idiot,’’ he said. “Of course, we do.”

But he’s excited about several young players, including safety Marcus Ball, defensive end Chans Cox, linebackers Viliami and Alani Latu, and defensive back James Johnson. Just like when he arrived, Graham said he will adjust his scheme to match ASU’s personnel.

“A lot of people will talk about how young we are, and then the next year they’ll say this young defense is going to be around awhile,’’ Graham said.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu...coach-todd-graham-espn-mark-may-comments.html