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Departing seniors:
OT Roell English - three year starter. 7 krbs, 8 pancakes, 20 sacks allowed, 32 missed blocks. We won't miss him taking up space on our depth chart. Beat it, Roell.
OLB Fred Mitchell - started as a senior after getting almost zero PT his first three years. Played up to his abilities, happy to have guys like this on the roster but would prefer not to start them.
QB Derrick Fazande - it pains me that he got as much time as an underclassman as he did. Once Rattay came along this guy got pushed to the bench.
WR Mike Voight - one of the best I've coached in terms of production relative to talent. Finished with 3,736 yards and 30 TDs despite not starting at all as a senior.
OG Phil Dach - got some action as a freshman, never after that. His teammates enjoyed making fun of his heavy girlfriend.
CB Jon Steed - smartest guy on the team, actually appeared in a couple of games as an upperclassman. Wish he had done a better job tutoring McCallister ...
FB LeShon Toomer - 3 year starter, wish we did a better job of giving carries to the FB.
TE Gene Fortunato - 4 year starter, was a 3rd team AA as a senior. A rock in the clubhouse. We'll miss this guy.
OG James McAddley - 3 year starter, was a stud as a senior. We think he will have a future at the next level.
C Greg Knight - always thought he was a decent backup until he had to start this year. Then went back to being a backup. 9 sacks allowed in 4 games during his senior year. Yikes.
DE Phil Patten - injuries and grades kept him from ever playing a full season. Light switch seemed to go on in 2nd half of senior year. Liked him a great deal in 3rd DE role.
DT Jack Farmer - just a stud his first three seasons, he went AWOL as a senior. 7 tackles in 13 starts? What happened? Thought he was pro material until this year. Hope he can show something at the Senior Bowl ...
CB Elijah McCallister - it was because of dumbasses like him that I shied away from QB Phillips (the USC guy who destroyed us). Led our team in academic suspensions and defensive holding penalties. But when he wasn't being a bonehead he was a damn good CB. When he was available he started for four straight years. #9 ranked guy coming out of high school.
CB Rulon Bowens - part of a deep CB class, continued to get better and started a number of games over his last 3 seasons. Decent special teams player, would love to have a roster full of guys like Rulon Bowens.
FS Keith Thomas - two year starter, had some injury issues. Looks like an Arena player to us.
HB Gannon Dawson - main man at HB his sophomore year and blew the opportunity by nursing minor injuries. Was a solid backup his other 3 years. We would like him better if he wasn't always whining about his playing time.
CB J.R. Jackson - special teams monster and decent CB to boot. Started his first three seasons before falling victim to a numbers game as a senior. Came in as #11 in the nation, so we hoped for a little more in coverage. But 16 interceptions and 9 TDs (between defensive and special teams) is nothing to scoff at.
FS Jerry Brock - backup who played all four seasons. Another great role player.
And guys who might leave early:
QB John Rattay - posted big numbers before laying a monster egg at USC. We desperately want him back because we will probably have the best offense in the country if he calling the plays.
DE Mark Dickerson - 21 sacks and 24 hurries over last two seasons. Forced 9 fumbles last year. Just a playmaking fool.
K Eric Ellis - if you are a first team All-American, what do you have to prove as a senior?
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