jjbuffs13
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Sorry it took me so long to report back....
QB: Once again this will be Cody's team. He checked down quite a few times and at some points looked agile on the run. 1 interception which was more of a great defensive play as opposed to a poor throw.
RB: I have a feeling Polk will redshirt. My depth chart would look like this: Scott-Sumler-Lockridge-Nabors. Today Sumler hurt his wrist, im not totally sure, he just had ice on it but I wouldnt expect anything serious.
OLine: No bad news from here. Solder practiced with the first team today and there were some occasions when the struggled when the defense brought the house, but I think that is an easy fix. Kai played today, and he was nasty! He played like an olineman in the backfield. Not once did he get worked out, expect big things from him this year.
WR: Simas was missing today, not sure why. JFly and Scotty both played very well and had some decent catches. Jason Espinoza will suprise some people this year. He isnt the biggest, but he catches very well, and moves very, very well with the ball. PW played very well today, one drop, ran great routes and was able to get good seperation, as did all WR's.
TE: I dont have as much of a worry as before. Devenny had a few key drops, and one fumble today but he also had two touchdowns. He will get the nod against CSU and it will be his job to lose. I do think he will split some time with Shannahan though.
DE: Great pressure, OBI. Thats all I have to say, he will be a force this year, the kid is a monster. There were a few times that Hypolite actually played end, im not sure I liked it but I doubt we see it at all this season. Herrod played really well today, and I would expect him to play quite a bit this season.
DT: Hypolite and Nicholas will be the core of our defense and Goree and Shields will be the 2nd teamers. All 4 played very well and I dont see any problems on the d-line this year.
LB: Sip and Burton played today, and Burton showed he really wants to be onn the field this fall. He was all over the field today, special teams, defense, everywhere. My guess for the starting LB's would be Burton-Sip-Jones. Jake Duren was the one who intercepted Cody and it was a great read to get to the open space and take the ball out of mid air.
DB: I am not nearly as concerned with the CB's as I am with the safeties. The starting CB's will still be McKay and Jimmy Smith. Chapelle played on occasion today but his size will really hurt him, he was matched up on PW and made Williams look like a star because of the height mismatch. Most CB's had good coverage and forced the WR's to make great catches. The safeties will be iffy this year. Dykes is a very vocal leader and played very well, his speed will hurt him this year. If Walters cant play Anthony Perkins will play in his place, he is a good cover safety but has trouble with open field tackles.
Special Teams: Kicking was once again a problem today. Aric missed a 40 yarder and made it and Davis missed a 24 yard field goal. We had a few blocked punts as well, we are going to strugle on special teams and I would expect a lot of people to hold their breath on 4th down all season.
Other: The no huddle seams to be working really well, I am just wondering what stops the opposing team from stealing the plays? Also, Katoa was once again on the chain gang this week. Why is he allowed to be around football, yet Riar Geer is not? Maybe good news for him this fall.
QB: Once again this will be Cody's team. He checked down quite a few times and at some points looked agile on the run. 1 interception which was more of a great defensive play as opposed to a poor throw.
RB: I have a feeling Polk will redshirt. My depth chart would look like this: Scott-Sumler-Lockridge-Nabors. Today Sumler hurt his wrist, im not totally sure, he just had ice on it but I wouldnt expect anything serious.
OLine: No bad news from here. Solder practiced with the first team today and there were some occasions when the struggled when the defense brought the house, but I think that is an easy fix. Kai played today, and he was nasty! He played like an olineman in the backfield. Not once did he get worked out, expect big things from him this year.
WR: Simas was missing today, not sure why. JFly and Scotty both played very well and had some decent catches. Jason Espinoza will suprise some people this year. He isnt the biggest, but he catches very well, and moves very, very well with the ball. PW played very well today, one drop, ran great routes and was able to get good seperation, as did all WR's.
TE: I dont have as much of a worry as before. Devenny had a few key drops, and one fumble today but he also had two touchdowns. He will get the nod against CSU and it will be his job to lose. I do think he will split some time with Shannahan though.
DE: Great pressure, OBI. Thats all I have to say, he will be a force this year, the kid is a monster. There were a few times that Hypolite actually played end, im not sure I liked it but I doubt we see it at all this season. Herrod played really well today, and I would expect him to play quite a bit this season.
DT: Hypolite and Nicholas will be the core of our defense and Goree and Shields will be the 2nd teamers. All 4 played very well and I dont see any problems on the d-line this year.
LB: Sip and Burton played today, and Burton showed he really wants to be onn the field this fall. He was all over the field today, special teams, defense, everywhere. My guess for the starting LB's would be Burton-Sip-Jones. Jake Duren was the one who intercepted Cody and it was a great read to get to the open space and take the ball out of mid air.
DB: I am not nearly as concerned with the CB's as I am with the safeties. The starting CB's will still be McKay and Jimmy Smith. Chapelle played on occasion today but his size will really hurt him, he was matched up on PW and made Williams look like a star because of the height mismatch. Most CB's had good coverage and forced the WR's to make great catches. The safeties will be iffy this year. Dykes is a very vocal leader and played very well, his speed will hurt him this year. If Walters cant play Anthony Perkins will play in his place, he is a good cover safety but has trouble with open field tackles.
Special Teams: Kicking was once again a problem today. Aric missed a 40 yarder and made it and Davis missed a 24 yard field goal. We had a few blocked punts as well, we are going to strugle on special teams and I would expect a lot of people to hold their breath on 4th down all season.
Other: The no huddle seams to be working really well, I am just wondering what stops the opposing team from stealing the plays? Also, Katoa was once again on the chain gang this week. Why is he allowed to be around football, yet Riar Geer is not? Maybe good news for him this fall.