Assuming he stays, I think we can expect to see a change in some of the offensive coaching staff. I personally think we will see a new wide receivers coach and quarterbacks coach in addition to a new offensive coordinator (of course).
Who will replace these coaches is really up in the air. Those decisions will largely be affected by who the new OC will be - I imagine Tubbs will finally let the new OC bring in at least a QB coach of his own.
Beyond that, Auburn has a great recruiting class lined up. Previous posts have dealt with Auburn's lack of a homerun hitter. I think this class will solve that. Auburn will have Philip Pierre Louis coming back from injury, which will be a big help since they say he is such a playmaker, but also will have two running backs. One is named Onterrio McCalebb. He has the breakaway speed this team needs in a running back. He's not very big, but if Auburn decides to stick with the spread or some sort of hybrid spread, he'll be a good fit. The other guy is Rodney Scott. He is similar, and maybe even a little bit faster.
A couple of wildcard darkhorse recruits for the Tigers are Travante Stallworth and LaDarius Perkins. Both guys are extremely fast and quick. Both have big-play potential. Perkins is listed as a running back and Stallworth as an athlete.
Then Auburn has one of the top tight end prospects in the country in Philip Lutzenkirchen, the No. 5 TE according to Rivals.com. He should be an impact player, as he apparently has some of the softest hands in the country. He'll be the release valve Burns will need in his next two years (Tommy Trott grew into this role before he got hurt against UGA, but only for a game or so).
To further bolster the passing game, Auburn has a guy named Cameron Kenney lined up to sign. He is one of the better WR in the country. And at 6'2" 200 lbs, should be a great target for Burns.
Now, this is assuming that Burns remains the starting QB after Raymond Cotton arrives on campus. Cotton is one of the top 10 QBs in the country this season and should push for the starting job. But I believe Burns will be the guy.
Of course, this is all offense. The defense will be fine, as long as Rhodes recruits some guys who can tackle and aren't simply speed demons.
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This sounds all fine and dandy assuming our o-line gives cotton/burns/caudle the proper protection...Whats the news, if any, on returning linemen?
Also, what if tubs doesn't come back next year? Will it affect the recruiting class since it was tommy himself that was talking to big time players like ray cotton?
Also i don't know if this is even possible but what do you think would happen if auburn tried a 2 tight end set? Maybe just crazy talk but i feel like as much as much as auburn dumps the ball 6 and 8 yards down field, a 2 tight end set would just give the QB numerous more outs....And if we could recruit some big boys at the position that could only mean more blockers for the running game to open up....
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