sutomcat
No recent Cali or Iggy awards; Mr Irrelevant
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First, wantsd to mention that tweeted almost all the plays from the spring game. Check it out if you like:
Http;//www.twitter/sutomcat
Sat in 116 with a big contingent of syracusefan.com people. A number of us went to J Ryan's after the spring game to watch SU beat Hobart on lacrosse. Good times.
Some general impressions;
Like the new different options for season ticket pricing and I like that they took the time to label the different areas and how much each cost.
Liked the idea of free food. They fell way behind executing the plan and a lot if people either had to come back or just gave up on getting a hot dog, but good try.
Getting into section 116 was a hassle because it was only open to season ticket holder and they only had one laptop to handle a lot of people. Lots just opted to sit elsewhere. I like the idea of trying to give people an incentive to but season tickets but it just wasn't executed well. Next year have 3 or 4 laptops instead of just 1.
Liked having Coach Shafer give a speech at the start of the game. The man is a good speaker and he got people fired up. Wish he talked more during the game.
Didn't like seeing only 6 tubas in the make shift SUMB in the end zone. Looks like we are gonna need a monster tuba recruiting class to get to the major number of 12.
Didn't like the play calling, which was almost completely built on screen passes to the line of scrimmage. I understand they don't want to show the outside world much but wow, that was screen-tastic.
Estime was impressive. He was always open and was a threat to score every time he touched the ball. Broyld also looked really good. It should be noted though that the defense was short CBs and a lot of the damage was done against walk-ons. Still, I look for those 2 to get the most receptions this season, followed by West and Parris. Kobena looked very good too, more confident than I have ever seen him in the past.
Hunt looked far, far in front of the other QBs today. Bigger, calmer, more accurate, and other than Eilson, his arm was a lot stronger than the other QBs. Don't think he tried to run even one time, probably by design to be sure he didn't get hurt.
Long struggled with his throws some. Needs to improve his arm strength. Was hampered, as all the backup QBs were, by poor pass blocking
by the decimated offensive line.
Kimble looked a bit more comfortable in the pocket and he looked agile, though not as agile as the fleet footed Long.
Wilson got the least playing time and looks like he is 4th string but he threw the ball really well and looked very smart today.
Whigham can really run and caught Estime from behind with a great diving tackle. He appears to be out best cover corner but Reddish, out today with an injury, might have something to say about that in the fall.
Desir was all over the field, as was Kelly. Kelly makes the spectacular plays while Desir is more old school being on the right place most of the time. Both are solid. Scissum runs well and has good size and looks like a future star at safety.
Hutchinson got off to a tentative start kicking FGs and PATs but showed a really strong and accurate leg. Was drilling 42 yard FGs before the 2nd half quite effortlessly. Ross has some competition.
Riley looked good, his hang time and flexibility appear improved. Should contend for all conference honors.
All the RBs looked good, not a lot to separate them but GM II appears a cut above the others. Good blend of speed and power.
I thought Winfield looked a bit better than the other frosh WRs, he just looks more comfortable out there, but they are closely matched right now.
Thought Welsh looked the best of the DL, followed closely by Robinson, Simmons and Coleman. Thompson was also very impressive, he can rush the passer. Crume was surely also good but he is more about clogging the middle than rushing the QB.
Davis was one of the dominant forces on defense, he is larger, still runs really well and hits like a truck ( he and Kelly are going to win some bones this season).
Fun time, good experience, good job SU to make it that way. I remain optimistic about 2014 at this time and give the team a cautious buy rating.
Http;//www.twitter/sutomcat
Sat in 116 with a big contingent of syracusefan.com people. A number of us went to J Ryan's after the spring game to watch SU beat Hobart on lacrosse. Good times.
Some general impressions;
Like the new different options for season ticket pricing and I like that they took the time to label the different areas and how much each cost.
Liked the idea of free food. They fell way behind executing the plan and a lot if people either had to come back or just gave up on getting a hot dog, but good try.
Getting into section 116 was a hassle because it was only open to season ticket holder and they only had one laptop to handle a lot of people. Lots just opted to sit elsewhere. I like the idea of trying to give people an incentive to but season tickets but it just wasn't executed well. Next year have 3 or 4 laptops instead of just 1.
Liked having Coach Shafer give a speech at the start of the game. The man is a good speaker and he got people fired up. Wish he talked more during the game.
Didn't like seeing only 6 tubas in the make shift SUMB in the end zone. Looks like we are gonna need a monster tuba recruiting class to get to the major number of 12.
Didn't like the play calling, which was almost completely built on screen passes to the line of scrimmage. I understand they don't want to show the outside world much but wow, that was screen-tastic.
Estime was impressive. He was always open and was a threat to score every time he touched the ball. Broyld also looked really good. It should be noted though that the defense was short CBs and a lot of the damage was done against walk-ons. Still, I look for those 2 to get the most receptions this season, followed by West and Parris. Kobena looked very good too, more confident than I have ever seen him in the past.
Hunt looked far, far in front of the other QBs today. Bigger, calmer, more accurate, and other than Eilson, his arm was a lot stronger than the other QBs. Don't think he tried to run even one time, probably by design to be sure he didn't get hurt.
Long struggled with his throws some. Needs to improve his arm strength. Was hampered, as all the backup QBs were, by poor pass blocking
by the decimated offensive line.
Kimble looked a bit more comfortable in the pocket and he looked agile, though not as agile as the fleet footed Long.
Wilson got the least playing time and looks like he is 4th string but he threw the ball really well and looked very smart today.
Whigham can really run and caught Estime from behind with a great diving tackle. He appears to be out best cover corner but Reddish, out today with an injury, might have something to say about that in the fall.
Desir was all over the field, as was Kelly. Kelly makes the spectacular plays while Desir is more old school being on the right place most of the time. Both are solid. Scissum runs well and has good size and looks like a future star at safety.
Hutchinson got off to a tentative start kicking FGs and PATs but showed a really strong and accurate leg. Was drilling 42 yard FGs before the 2nd half quite effortlessly. Ross has some competition.
Riley looked good, his hang time and flexibility appear improved. Should contend for all conference honors.
All the RBs looked good, not a lot to separate them but GM II appears a cut above the others. Good blend of speed and power.
I thought Winfield looked a bit better than the other frosh WRs, he just looks more comfortable out there, but they are closely matched right now.
Thought Welsh looked the best of the DL, followed closely by Robinson, Simmons and Coleman. Thompson was also very impressive, he can rush the passer. Crume was surely also good but he is more about clogging the middle than rushing the QB.
Davis was one of the dominant forces on defense, he is larger, still runs really well and hits like a truck ( he and Kelly are going to win some bones this season).
Fun time, good experience, good job SU to make it that way. I remain optimistic about 2014 at this time and give the team a cautious buy rating.
