For The Depth Charts, They Are A Changing

by Sean Keeley on Aug 31, 2009 2:36 PM EDT Comment 6 comments

The official-ish Syracuse football depth chart is sorted and it looks, well, like a completely different team than the one we started with four months ago.*

Position	Pre-Spring	Post-Spring	Regular Season
QB	Cameron Dantley	Ryan Nassib	Greg Paulus
RB	Delone Carter	Antwon Bailey	Delone Carter
FB	Carl Cutler	Daniel Collier	N/A
WR	Mike Williams	Mike Williams	Mike Williams
WR	Lavar Lobdell	Marcus Sales	Marcus Sales
WR	Donte Davis	Donte Davis	Alec Lemon
LT	Jonathan Meldrum	Nick Speller	Nick Speller
LG	Ryan Bartholomew	Ryan Bartholomew	Ryan Bartholomew
C	Jim McKenzie	Jim McKenzie	Jim McKenzie
RG	Nick Allport	Adam Rosner	Tucker Baunbach
RT	Tucker Baumbach	Tucker Baumbach	Jonathan Meldrum
TE	Mike Owen	Mike Owen	Mike Owen
TE	Nick Provo	Nick Provo	Nick Provo
DE	Jared Kimmel	Jared Kimmel	Mikhail Marinovich
DE	Mikhail Marinovich	Chandler Jones	Chandler Jones
NT	Arthur Jones	Arthur Jones	Arthur Jones
DT	Andrew Lewis	Andrew Lewis	Andrew Lewis
SLB	Derrell Smith	Doug Hogue	Doug Hogue
MLB	Mike Mele	Derrell Smith	Derrell Smith
WLB	Parker Cantey	Derek Hines	Ryan Gillum
CB	Kevyn Scott	Kevyn Scott	Kevyn Scott
CB	Nico Scott	Nico Scott	Nico Scott
SS	Max Suter	Max Suter	Max Suter
FS	Mike Holmes	Mike Holmes	Mike Holmes
K	Austin Wallis	Shane Raupers	Ryan Lichtenstein
P	Rob Long	Rob Long	Rob Long
LS	Max Leo	Dalton Phillips	Max Leo

*Final depth chart not 100% street legal but based on Marrone's admissions and what we've seen.

Fullbacks? We don't need no stinkin' fullbacks. With the two who were slotted into the spot now gone and the only active one on the roster a walk-on (Robert Nieves), it looks like the TEs, of which there are a plethora, will split into that spot. Expect to see Provo and Catalina get some looks here or in an H-back set.
The most consistent unit of the off-season? The defensive backfield. Go figure.
The least consistent unit of the off-season? The defensive line. Go figure.
Sir Alec Lemon. Welcome to the front line. We look forward to the many headlines that include the phrase "A Twist of Lemon" that you will initiate.
Candidate for least-appreciated Orangeman to date? Andrew Lewis. Quietly a starter the entire off-season and I don't think anyone's ever mentioned him.
LICHTENSTEIN!
Didn't include here but the official PR is Donte Davis and Mike Jones is your KR du jour.

Update: Donnie's article is up and he's all over this Lemon-Drop into the depth chart (sorry).

"He's proven he can do it in practice. He's been very consistent. He's caught the ball over 90 percent of the time. Everybody knows that we chart everything we do in practice. He's shown that he can go over the middle, can make the tough catches, can do a lot of different things. But now, it's a different evaluation. Until you see them do it live in a game, that's the big test. That's what's next for Alec Lemon. But he's passed everyone so far."

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lemon

If I see any “Lemon Drops” headlines after a bad game im gonna throw myself into traffic.

by bigchode5 on Aug 31, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions

I agree

No one should besmirch the good name of Sir Alec Lemon with such corny puns.

by Russianator on Aug 31, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

when we re-wrote the Otto's Army constitution

we should have included a clause that says any player with a country for a last name, we are obligated to fly their flag in the student section.

by Jameson_Fleming on Aug 31, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions

I always enjoyed seeing the Belgian flag flying at basketball games during the Kristoff era.

Here’s Lichtenstein’s:

Go, fight, and win.

by Alex O on Aug 31, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Look at you guys all orginzed and fancy.

When they switched to GA seating in ’02, all we had were the swiftness of our own feet and the daftness of our fists to get those front seats.

The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.

by StrawHatGuy on Aug 31, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions

Hmmm...

I see Davis is the punt returner, but who is the Designated Fair Catch Specialist for the 99.99% of punts that are not returned?

Or is that just an obsolete reference to the Greg Robinson era.

At least we discovered putting pressure on kicks in 2008. That was fun. The Little Special Teams Train was several steps up the mountain. If only he had 15 more years…

by ezcuse on Aug 31, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions

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