Dino on Packer & Durham today

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[texascpa]

Anyone with a recap?

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Listening to the podcast version. He sounds chipper.

- Talking being busy with Pro Day and Spring Game back-to-back days
- Happy things are more like Pre-COVID
- Quick talk of opener vs. Louisville and how Satterfield has never been here
- Talk about returning production, including 88% on offense and 62% on defense
- They ask how that's translating to Spring
- Dino says with a laugh "If defense only has 62% back, they're doing really well" - DBs and LBs are giving the offense some fits
- Praise for Tucker, Rhino, Shrader
- Need to solidfy O-Line - happy with Top 7 guys, just need health!
- Talk of spring priorities, including developing the underbelly - Says physicality helping younger guys grow (sounds like a physical spring!)
- What to expect from offense? Need to improve the passing game, not done yet - going to do some extra things to move the offense forward behind closed doors next week
- "Playing Spring Game early to make sure everyone is healthy" - says health of squad is pretty good
- Hope to have O-Line ready to play and passing game in sync for Game 1
- New ST coach is making a HUGE difference, nice to have someone on staff who is a similar age and has similar experience - they see eye to eye on a lot of things

 

[Apdaly]

Wonder who the top 7 OL are. I think top 5 is easy, but sure the other two.
Top 5
Bergeron
Ellis
Davis
Bleich
Veterello

Then- illaoa and tisdale?

 

[GoSU96]

Wonder who the top 7 OL are. I think top 5 is easy, but sure the other two.
Top 5
Bergeron
Ellis
Davis
Bleich
Veterello

Then- illaoa and tisdale?

I hope it’s someone other than Tisdale, but if that was the case, he’d be talking about the top eight

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[David321]

Thanks for sharing the clip, man I’ve missed Cuse football.

 

[texascpa]

So happy that the Spring game is back on Directv

 

[Dcuse]

Wonder who the top 7 OL are. I think top 5 is easy, but sure the other two.
Top 5
Bergeron
Ellis
Davis
Bleich
Veterello

Then- illaoa and tisdale?

Hoeh seems to be getting some work with the 1st line. Surprised there has been know mention of Cruz at all. Still time to emerge.

 

[rrlbees]

Hoeh seems to be getting some work with the 1st line. Surprised there has been know mention of Cruz at all. Still time to emerge.

Injured

 

[Dcuse]

Injured

That would explain it. Going tomorrow?

 

[rrlbees]

That would explain it. Going tomorrow?

Not able to

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Injured

Must be recent. Pretty sure he was in clips from last Saturday’s scrimmage.

 

[rrlbees]

Must be recent. Pretty sure he was in clips from last Saturday’s scrimmage.

I thought I read it here someplace. But maybe I imagined it.

 

[rrlbees]

Nevermind. It was Ellis who was hurt, not Cruz.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Hoeh seems to be getting some work with the 1st line. Surprised there has been know mention of Cruz at all. Still time to emerge.

Bergeron mentioned in an article a few days ago how impressed he’s been with Cruz early in camp.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Cruz is very lean and athletic. Has room to put ion weight but I was impressed with his blocking on pass protection.

 

[cusefan88]

Cruz is very lean and athletic. Has room to put ion weight but I was impressed with his blocking on pass protection.

He's probably in contention to start at Right Tackle? Worst case he's going to step in at LT next season after Bergeron leaves.