
By reading the stats, it looked like the QBs did well passing. Was hoping Sumler would have broken a big one, just 3 catches.
Black Saturday wrote:Would anyone like to share what their opinions about the team from the Fan Fest scrimmage?![]()
By reading the stats, it looked like the QBs did well passing. Was hoping Sumler would have broken a big one, just 3 catches.
Thanks, that's just as I had been hoping on the offensive tempo. That alone will be a big plus over recent years. Just had a Chattanooga flashback when our offense couldn't score.TractorApp wrote:6 appears to be a team guy. Great hustle on the turnover when he ran down the defender to prevent a touchdown. Price is the real deal. Looks much more athletic than Brian Quick. JJ looked very good and very comfortable. Hope that just wasn't because of the red jersey.
Loved the fast pace of the offense especially at the start of the scrimage. Big difference from last year.
Hope Lamm is back with the right attitude. Saw him totally wiff on one pass block then he appeared to be arguing with coach on sideline. Hope it was just a heat of the moment type thing.
Good snaps on scrimmage plays and kicks. Love seeing that.
Can you tell I used to coach offense?
I thought it was more a "curve" or two being thrown by the Offense. The combo routes had our free safety(s) in cover two jumping the inside route and the routes were confusing them.....That will be better against other opponents.WVAPPeer wrote:Saint - I know you weren't privy to the defensive calls but with that caveat what did you see as the problems with the coverage in the secondary? --- this is a little concerning knowing that ECU will likely throw the ball a lot ---
AppGrad78 wrote:I was impressed with our defense. Yes, there were breakdowns, especially early. But as the scrimmage progressed, we asserted ourselves.
Henry Barnes is a playmaker. He might not crack the starting lineup this year, but he is an outstanding backup. Chris Shaffer impressed, as well.
Doug Middleton was surprisingly fluid at kick return.
We have an exceptional group of receivers, most of them freshmen. Price, Peacock, Washington, Jones, Sumler, Beathard and Bailey are going to give defenses fits. That's not counting guys like Starks, Anding, McElfresh and Kavanaugh who could also contribute.
Speaking of freshmen, it seems like 90 percent of the guys making big plays yesterday were redshirt freshmen or true freshmen. The team that rumbles into Athens next year or Ann Arbor in 2014 could be special.
Cam Bryant stuggled to find open receivers more than his passing numbers (10-11-0, 143 yards) would indicate. The second-string offensive line didn't give him much time to go though his progressions, necessitating either a short drop-off pass or a run. But Bryant showed he is a quality runner. I'm betting we'll see vastly different offenses, depending on whether Jackson or Bryant are behind center. Jackson, obviously, is a better passer. We're much more dangerous as a running team with Bryant at QB.
Except for the 75-yard TD pass on the first play from scrimmage, we didn't attempt many passes of more than 15 yards. I'm guessing that's by design so that we: a) don't ask too much of a still-progressing offensive line, and b) don't show too much to the ECU folks who were almost certainly in attendance. We seemed content to toss a lot of dinks and dunks without really trying to stretch the defense.
Sumler, as someone else mentioned, is a team player. He's not afraid to do the dirty work that all receivers must do. And something I didn't know until yesterday: Sumler's father, Tommy, was a wideout at Winston-Salem State and had a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings.
Alex Acey didn't play yesterday so it's difficult to gage the play of our centers. We still had a few too many poor snaps.
Our kickers, all of them, have plenty of leg. But accuracy remains a concern.
I'm guessing, given our numbers, that Tysean Holloway will redshirt. But it's not for a lack of talent. The kid can play.
Malachi Jones is listed at 6-1. But he sure looks taller, hair or not.
The process of getting the signals from the sidelines will improve as the season progresses. On any given play there may be as many as four coaches sending signals to the field. Only one of those is the real play. Nic Cardwell was telling the ladies at Football 101 that the signal caller changes each game and that it takes pretty good focus to set, check the sideline for the right coach and the right call, then execute. Is it September yet?Blackangold4 wrote:I know its been talked about before but the thing that really impressed me was the pace of play. Several times I looked down at the roster to check out a player from the previous play and by the time I found him and looked back up they had already hiked the ball and were into the next play.
Was incredibly fast but at times they did seem to have a little trouble getting the the signals from the sideline. Only happened a couple times and I expect it will be fine with two more weeks of practice.
That being said it was very quick and I can see how we will catch some people off guard.