Cal Football: Coach Justin Wilcox Loves the Golden Bears Linebacking Corps
Vets Cam Goode and Kuony Deng will patrol the edge while Mo Iosefa blossoms inside.
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May 21, 2021
With barely 100 days to go before Cal’s 2021 football season opener, coach Justin Wilcox no doubt has a checklist of issues that require addressing.
Concerns over his linebacking corps rank low on that list.
The Golden Bears will arrive at their Sept. 4 game vs. Nevada well-equipped at linebacker.
Cameron Goode and Kuony Deng both made the decision to return as “super” seniors, taking advantage of an NCAA ruling that gives them the opportunity for a do-over of last year’s season that was impacted (and shortened) by the COVID-19 pandemic. The two outside linebackers are both sixth-year seniors.
Cardinals’ Youth Movement and Player Development
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Background: Dec 20, 2020; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals defensive end Zach Allen (94) blocks a pass against Philadelphia Eagles guard Nate Herbig (67) at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas.
Yesterday on the “How Dare the Cardinals Start a Rookie Mike” thread there was an outstanding comment with questions from Stewie 42:
Thanks Walter, another great read. I am very thankful to all the writers on this site that give their time and energy to us Cardinals fans.
I was interested in hearing your and the readers thoughts on a couple ideas I’m tossing about.
Lens of Celebration
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Earlier this week, I made an attempt to explain why I choose to accentuate the positives about the Cardinals’ draft picks, the same way I make it a priority to find what is unique about each of my students, and everyone person in my life, for that matter.
I love this Cardinals’ draft - every single pick.
I love too that Steve Keim and Kliff Kingsbury have now dismissed the notion that they prefer their draft picks to have “redshirt “ years.
“Their ain’t no redshirt years,” Kliff Kingsbury proclaimed.
Then, a couple of days ago I tried to offer some thoughts and hunches about Year 3 of Kliff Kingsbury and his coaching staff.