Spring Practice

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by NRHorn, Mar 11, 2019.

  1. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Rosy, Priest or Earl?
     
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  2. WorsterMan

    WorsterMan SEC here we come!!

    Nice run... reminded me more of Priest than the other two you chose.
     
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  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  4. p_town_horn

    p_town_horn 1,000+ Posts

    Anyone heard the scuttlebutt from Sunday's scrimmage? The LB core and corners seems to be the most pressing issues of the day.
     
  5. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    Outside of maybe safety and nickel the defense as a whole will have issues this season. Hopefully they settle in midway through like they did this season and begin to improve.
     
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  6. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  7. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    When I take the rose colored glasses off and look at things objectively, I share similar concerns. We've got some very good talent on D, but we lost so many starters and are still thin at LB.

    I'm not so worried about DL though--especially if Coburn is healthy. Wilbon is more or less a push compared with Nelson. No DE on the field will be better than Omenihu. All DE on the field will be better than Hager.
     
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  8. Run Pincher

    Run Pincher 2,500+ Posts

    I think McCoy needs to be switched to LB. Not sure if he would agree to it, but it needs to happen.
     
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  9. Pomspoms

    Pomspoms 5,000+ Posts

    It certainly feels like LB is the weak link on this team. Its hard to give up the glory of being an offensive star to play on the defensive side of the ball but but if he gets to be a defense of Star as a linebacker you know he will get paid and he will get paid millions of dollars to do that in the NFL. But his heart may not be in defense which is understandable. This is where I was hoping that Floyd well would become a star for us but I don't think he's going to be available to us.... Just my humble opinion.
     
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  10. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    I share all the concerns about LB depth, but... IMHO, McCoy isn't some run-of-the-mill offensive player. He's an electrifying playmaker and a threat to take it to the house each time he gets the ball. We've been missing that sort of threat and playmaker on O. Keep him on O unless he really wants to switch. There are other ways to shore up the LB corps.

    [On edit: see posts below -- I'd like to see Bru play some on both O and D, I think he can handle it]
     
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  11. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    Re: DeMarco Boyd. Is his team suspension completely over? Charges dropped? Still in limbo?

    Gbenda can't get here soon enough.
     
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  12. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    The wheels are spinning in strange directions in my head on the Bru McCoy position issue(s). My memory recalls that Deon Sanders was a 2-way player. I don't think Bru's conditioning would be an issue, plus as much as we rotate WR in and out it could be like playing 1/2 time WR. Just saying...
     
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  13. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    How nice would it be to have a dependable ground game?
     
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  14. Austin_Bill

    Austin_Bill 2,500+ Posts

    Guys, linebacker is not our weak spot, our starters are going to be great, the weak spot is the depth.

    Think of Bru McCoy as the second coming of Kwame Cavil. He is a guy that can do it all, and I think he should. We should use him like Michigan used Desmond Howard. He needs to get plays both at Wr and on defense. Honestly, if I was his coach I would create packages for him on both offense and defense that both gets him the ball in space on offense and puts him in a position to rush the passer on defense.

    As far as our runningbacks go, it is music to my ears. I think we really have something with Whittington and Ingram. Is it possible we could have a 1000 yard rusher next year?
     
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  15. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    1. Ingram
    2. J. Whitt
    3. Danny Young
    4. Kirk J.

    I hear you Poona, not too shabby for a 1 RB set.

    Also consider J. Whitt's passing ability (HS QB) and the fact Herman likes trick plays, as well as the Wildcat formation ...
     
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  16. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    The more I think about it, the more I like this idea of trying Bru as a 2-way player. He's well conditioned, but if he gets winded, rotate in other WR--we've got plenty of quality depth there.
     
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  17. Pomspoms

    Pomspoms 5,000+ Posts

    I have doubts about him being an offensive star because I question his speed. But he would be fast enough on defense as a linebacker. and yes I will admit I haven't been there to see the practices in person.
     
  18. ProdigalHorn

    ProdigalHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Definitely wouldn't have an issue trying him both ways, especially since it's not like we need him to be an every-play receiver.

    Having said that, as great an athlete as he is, he still would be green at LB, and from what I can tell, that's our issue with the guys we have there. It's not as if we don't have guys who can't run and hit. The only question is experience, so I'm not convinced that Bru is necessarily a game-changer there. Unless he's just that much more athletic and instinctive at LB than the guys we have.

    I think if we were talking DE or some position where we tell him to just pin his ears back and go hit the QB, that would be a different situation. So if they can do that with him, then by all means!
     
  19. Joe Fan

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  20. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    More JWhit

     
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  21. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    "Typically in spring practice, the defensive coaches talk up the defensive players and leave the offensive hyperbole to their offensive counterparts. Nobody steps on anyone’s toes.

    Texas defensive coordinator Todd Orlando couldn’t help himself, though, as offensive coordinator Tim Beck waited for his turn behind a media scrum on Tuesday.

    “I don’t want to steal Tim’s thunder, but our two running backs have been outstanding all camp. They have been,” Orlando said after Tuesday’s practice on the final week of spring drills. ... What’s important to understand is that Orlando is known for his straight-talk demeanor. He doesn’t just throw out hosannas willy-nilly. If he says he’s been impressed with Keaontay Ingram and Jordan Whittington, it’s real.

    In praising quarterback Sam Ehlinger, Orlando gave a sense of how the Texas starter is understanding more nuances of the position.

    “And then Sam’s really had command of this package,” Orlando said. “He can manipulate us. He can get us to do what he needs to do to get the ball to playmakers. We’re getting to that point where we’re dynamic.”......"

     
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  22. Austin_Bill

    Austin_Bill 2,500+ Posts

    :hammertime::mj::ut::e-hookem:
     
  23. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    Another possibility: If we ever find ourselves in a real bind for another LB this season, spin BJ Foster down to OLB. We're deep at S, BJF is big for a S, and he hits as hard as any LB on the team (maybe in the conference).
     
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  24. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Overshown
     
  25. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    Yep, nice idea. Yet another possibility if lack of LB depth forces us to make position changes. We already know BJF 'punches way above his weight class.' He could cut it at LB if needed. Overshown has talent and possibly could as well, but he's unproven as of yet.
     
  26. rick mueller

    rick mueller Burnt Orange Bleeder

    That last guy trying desperately to catch him is D'Shawn Jamison. It's impossible to tell how much of a lead JWhitt already had on him, but Jamison, not a slow guy for sure, didn't have a chance.
     
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  27. ProdigalHorn

    ProdigalHorn 10,000+ Posts

    I'm a little concerned about whoever it was that couldn't make the initial tackle, but still definitely some explosiveness there.
     
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  28. #2is#1

    #2is#1 1,000+ Posts

    Absolutely love this. Totally agree, he’s overly impressed to go out of his way to comment.
     
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  29. dukesteer

    dukesteer 5,000+ Posts

    It just seems to me that we have adequate if not excellent talent to populate the back seven and perhaps prosper there.

    I keep thinking about the one or two NFL teams (Chargers?) last fall that experimented with DBs in place of conventional LBs...and did very well. I could see that in our plans this fall. I feel like we have at least three future first or second round draft choices already, and that’s with a few very highly ranked players having not even seen the field yet.
     
  30. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    Yep, especially against the pass happy teams. Maybe not so much against LSU, ISU or KSU. BJ Foster could play either safety position and OLB. Maybe running the nickel or dime as the normal and usual formation against some teams with the nickel back up in more of a LB position.

    I don't think poorly of our LBs at all. IMHO McCullough is decent and experienced, and Ossai is a rising star as is Adoeye. I just think we're thin as a Tokyo runway model at the LB position.
     
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