Spring Game Thoughts
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Does he have Ahman Green's speed? Cause if he does, we may have found a home run threat at RB.
He's a homerun threat. I can see Ives being #2. After that, not much threat at RB. Still see lots of play action sideline to sideline. We need more north-south action. The receivers seemed to play both ways, so not much of a spring game. Rhule's spring game format just kind of is meh and boring.
Plenty of bodies to form two rosters. No contact with QB is pretty stupid. Not reinforcing good special teams is a huge red flag. WTH is with a fair catch at the 3? Just overall left me feeling meh.
Plenty of bodies to form two rosters. No contact with QB is pretty stupid. Not reinforcing good special teams is a huge red flag. WTH is with a fair catch at the 3? Just overall left me feeling meh.
You want to take a chance on getting your QB injured in spring practice? That's not worth it. They'll get enough contact in the fall before the season starts.
Yeah, I can see that rationale but everyone just wants a little action (thanks Gloria Gaynor)!
So I watched the Spring Game and came away with the following impressions:
* We're going to be able to run the ball.
* Jamal Rule is going to be a stud at RB.
* Impossible, right now, to say if pass pro will be better.
* Impossible to say, right now, if we'll be better on run defense.
* I saw several instances of pass interference that did not get called but 100 would get called in a real game.
* Colandrea will be QB #1 in the Fall.
* Our WRs looked meh at best. I don't see any of our WRs having the ability to scare any of the defenses we'll face.
* I still don't understand why this coaching staff thinks Riley Van Poppel is such a great player.
* The defense seemed to tackle pretty well, hopefully that happens in the Fall.
* We're going to be able to run the ball.
* Jamal Rule is going to be a stud at RB.
* Impossible, right now, to say if pass pro will be better.
* Impossible to say, right now, if we'll be better on run defense.
* I saw several instances of pass interference that did not get called but 100 would get called in a real game.
* Colandrea will be QB #1 in the Fall.
* Our WRs looked meh at best. I don't see any of our WRs having the ability to scare any of the defenses we'll face.
* I still don't understand why this coaching staff thinks Riley Van Poppel is such a great player.
* The defense seemed to tackle pretty well, hopefully that happens in the Fall.
Our running back situation right now is to make me drool. You have to account for the I Back and the Quarterback now, not to mention Barney
If they break in a scrimmage they won't last a season. You should never play in fear. It's the wring sport for a risk averse attitude. I would much rather formulate an environment that breeds competence.
There's a time for risk and a time to be smart and prudent. A Spring practice is not that time.
But you're also not the one footing Colandrea's what nearly ~2 million NIL deal. You want your likely starting QB to be out when the season starts? Or worse, lose him for the season? Look, injuries are a part of the game and if they happen they happen. But you also don't want to test fate either because all it takes is four bad plays and next thing you know a true freshman walk-on is now the starting QB.
Our biggest WR "wow guy," Hunter, didn't play Spring Ball.
That said, I liked what I've seen this spring from Kwazi.
I think there's a lot of butthurt going around due to our ignominious season ending losing streak so people are impatient to see what progress has been made.
I get people wanting to see a real game but I also understand protecting your, right now, #1 qb. Myself, I'd err on the side of caution.
Just goes to show that you just NEVER know who's lurking on BHF!!!
