I think the so called roster flip is very good but I believe the numbers are a bit overstated in that there is more roster flip in the normal year than many
realize. Yes, the number is high but this is really the third recruiting cycle so that is roughly 70 players added by Frost in the usual signings. Then add the big increase in overall roster count from 135 or so to 164. That accounts for about 100 in the “flip”. The real Frost turnover is the above normal attrition and or transfer numbers. I don’t have a real good sense of those in recent years to compare but there’s always some in cases of coaching changes and we’ve had two HCs and revolving door on assistants in just 5 years.
So yes - there is roster “flip” but is that turnover rate all that unusual ?
Maybe not so much as it first appears.
I reference this in another thread. The roster flip is a real thing. If your truly interested look at this.
Looking at our roster , i feel a little bit better about where we are headed than what i felt after the season. Ive mentioned Riley didnt leave us much talent, and i didnt realize this until sfter signing day. So our coaching and player development under this staff may not have been as bad as i thought. I was looking in depth at our roster by position, and most of what SHOULD be our best players, are gonna be here at least 3 more years.
Offense-
OL- We didnt lose anybody from last year, but we lose Jaimes, Wilson, Raridon, and Farniok after next year, but we got guys like Jurgens, Piper, Corcoran and Benhart that will only be sophmores or freshman next year. Corcoran and Jurgens could eventually be 2 of the best linemen in the conference, and we got them both for 4 and 3 more years respectively, along with a bunch of fairly rated OL with 3 or 4 more years here, if only 25% of them develop well that will give us 3 or 4 more alongside Jurgens and Corcoran giving us a very good starting OL.
QB- We dont lose anybody from last year, and we wont for the next year either. We lose AM and Vedral after 2 more years, and we got Luke and Smothers for 4 more years.
RB-we dont really lose anyone from last year (Washington was hardly here, and Mazour isnt anyone we cant replace), we only lose Mills after next year, and we got Thompkins, Rhamire, Sevion, and Scott III for 4 more years.
TE- we dont lose anyone from last year, and only lose Stoll after next year. We have Rafdal, Vokolek, and Allen here for 2 more years, and guys like Hickman here for 4 more.
WR- We lose Noa, Woodyard, and Williams from last year, and we only lose Spielman after next year. We have Warner, MqQuitty, and Manning here for 2 more years, and guys like Wandale here for 3 more and Betts, Fleming, and Brown here for 4 more years.
Defense-
DL-We lose our entire starting line from last year, but only lose Stille after next year. We have Keem Green, Daniels, Damian Jackson, Walker and Thomas for 2 more years (lots of unproven). And Wildeman and Ty Robinson for 3 more, and Hutmacher and Gunnerson for 4 more. (We need a couple more here next class)
LB- we lose Barry and Davis from last year, which we wont miss much. And we lose Honas, Miller, and Domann after next year. We have Tanner and Eteva for 2 more years, and then a whole bunch of guys like Henrich, Hanna, Snodgrass, Nelson, and Keyshawn Greene for 3 or 4 more years.
DB- we lose Jackson and Lee from last year, and Dismuke, Sullivan, and Bootle after next year. We have Cam Taylor and Deontai Williams for 2 more years. We have Farmer, Newsome, Wright, Clark, Lynum, and Delancy, and 4* Pola-Gates 4* Gray and 4*Francois, for 4 more years.
Conclusion:
We hardly lose anyone except for our DLine and Lamar Jackson. And most of our best players will be here for at least 3 more years. We should only get better from here on out. And 2 years from now we should be pretty good. Every single position should be better than last year except for our DLine. And every single position should keep getting better each year for the next 3 years. The future looks alot brighter friends.
