Woelk, over time, has become, more and more, the mouthpiece of the AD. If you read his stuff through that prism, it isn't all that bad. It's time for fall camp, of course he is going to write stuff that pumps up the Buffs....he should be. I have no problem with it, even if I don't really believe it.
I read the article and just thought Woelk was unrealistic. I didn't feel he was blaming it on bad luck (I think it's gone both ways).
Here's what I thought was laughable:
1. Nate Solder - yes, good player. OLine has been a weak spot and you need a unit, not a star.
2. Ryan Miller - see above
3. Love Speedy, but no proven depth. Lock is not an every down back. Both were taken out for better pass blocking... yikes
4. Jimmy Smith - talented. But our DB's were burned regularly early and I've yet to reconcile why
5. Linebackers - big question marks here remain. Cabral is probably the best at making sure we are up to the task though.
6. Receivers - Hopeful. This could be the biggest impact position. But it's an improved unit in theory only.
7. QB - Hopeful. Tyler shows signs. Cody will be a nice backup if needed.
8. Experience - only if they learn/improve from it. They should. But the OLine should have been a lot better last year for example.... We'll See.
9. Depth - still a lot of unknowns on the depth chart (Orms, Nobriga, etc). But it's getting better each year.
10. Staff - big upgrade at WR. Kiesau experience should matter (see 8). Johnson - God I hope so.
11. Schedule - pretty tough. Cal, Georgia, OU, NU, Mizzou all look real tough. None of the rest are easy W's. All winnable, but....
12. sure ok. They need some confidence and leadership. A kicker who was automatic would help a lot also.
Reasons to Tremble:
1. Kicker is ?
2. Punter is ?
3. RB depth
4. TE inexperience
5. OLine returns, but will they be better (where will the weak link be)?
6. LB's core depth gets very young in a hurry
7. DB depth - ditto.
8. depth in general still isn't there and CU is prone to injuries like they have been for a decade.