Rocco
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First off, I love the conclusions that people have drawn from the scrimmage who weren't there. It's like a bad case of the "telephone game". Clean it up folks and stop thinking the SU football world is ending. From what I saw, it is not. Not even close. It's a scrimmage. They play each other every day in practice and likely know a good portion of their plays. We don't want either unit beating up on the other.
Fort Drum was nice. There were a few hundred spectators. Weather couldn't have been better. Not too warm and there was a nice breeze (many people had hoodies/pants on).
WRs... Ben Lewis is a stud. The kid has magnets for hands and was making plays. Had maybe 4-5 catches, most in traffic. Will see the field this year. Sales had a big drop, but after that was better. Kobena had a few nice plays, still has crazy speed. He still runs to upright and north to south. Needs to work on his YAC moves. West made several nice grabs and will be a huge key to this year if this group can be a weakness or strength. Lemon was back in Syracuse getting treatment which allowed Lewis to get alot more reps. They are both possession receivers. Out of all of them, Lewis had by far the biggest day. Kudos to the staff for identifying him at a summer camp. NW will tell us alot about this group. Sales and Lemon would be my starters with Kobena, West and Lewis in the next group.
TE's... David Stevens had a great day. I think he had 3 td's, one of which was a short slant across the middle that he took to the house. Really impressed with Ron Thompson. He is all of 266 lbs. He is very smooth and appears to have great hands. Had several catches. Wales was good too. Beaulieax dropped an easy one and continues to remain a project. Josh Parris had one grab but was pretty quiet. Cu tler had a few nice grabs. Really pulling for that kid. He's gone through hell with his knee. Put me on the bullish side for this group.
RB's... Jerome Smith certainly passes the look test. He didn't do anything great today, but he will be more than serviceable this season. Missed a few blocking assignments. PTG was quiet. Ran mainly delayed sweeps and it appeared that they wanted to use him for screens, but none developed. AAM looks way better. Lost most of his tire, could lose some more. I think him and Smith are closer than some of you might think. Broyld is a stud. Was in the backfield quite a few times and also lined up on the outside, which is where he be mainly be IMO. Get that kid the ball in space. Playmaker? He is one. Zero question on that. GM is no doubt the quickest back and has the breakaway speed that we've needed all these years. I think it is a toss-up if the staff RS him this year. He is completely different from the other backs slated to play this year. He is quick, all the times he had the ball the OLine collapsed, but you can see the burst.
QB's... It is Nassib's show. Let's hope he stays healthy. Still has a ridiculous zip on his throws, but is also extremely accurate. Didn't see him throw any deep balls. Loeb was the best QB today, and would clearly be the next guy in if Nassib went down. Is very stationary while he sits back to throw, but has great accuracy. Also had a few plays to show his wheels on designed QB runs. I am optimistic if he had to take over. Kinder makes way too many mistakes and will remain the #1 scout QB for the D. Hunt is the one I'm pulling for the most. He has a great arm and great feet, just needs to learn the offense more and cut down on his mistakes. The competition between Hunt, Allen and Austin for the 2014 gig will be fun to watch. Broyld did not take any reps at QB that I saw. He could see some wildcat action this year, but he's too good to not be lined up on the outside as a mismatch.
OL... They were sloppy at times. Really impressed by the freshmen (Knopp, Palmer, Emerich). No doubt here, we need Pugh back. Hickey isn't quite on the same level as Pugh, but has the ability to man his position and protect Nassib's back side. Macky is fun to watch. He has great heart and hustle and has great control of the line and the reads. OL wasn't as bad as the paper said since a "sack" was once the QB got touched. Most of those times were on slaps as the QB stepped into the pocket and away from the pressure. Many of them wouldn't have been sacks in a real game. NW starters will be Hickey, Chibane, Macky, Trudo, Lou.
DL... Huge. They are really big. Z Jones, Walls and Raymon are monsters. Great to see that size. MPB is really quick, as is Simmons. Rob Welsh made a few really nice plays. Goggins got to lay a few sticks. Bromley was out. Robinson was pretty quiet, as was Manley. I am very bullish on this group. It will be nice to see legitimate size on our DLine for once. This should help the blitz schemes. Goggins, Crume, Bromley, MPB would be my starters. Sharpe, Z Jones, Walls, Robinson/Simmons would be the next group.
LB... Dyshawn Davis was the D MVP of the scrimmage. He had at least 2-3 sacks and a pick, but was flying all over the ball. If this is how he plays this year, we are in for a treat. Diabate was also great. Great move by the staff giving him a shot in the middle. He has stepped up and has added on some serious muscle. Lynch and Spruill also played good. Vaughn is another body to fill in the gaps and will play alot. Coker and Vigille were quiet from what I saw. I love this group. My starters would be Davis, Diabate and Spruill. Lynch will be in on all blitz scenarios.
DB... Deepest unit and most impressive. Reddish is great, but I'm telling you right now that we have an absolute stud in Whigham. He was making plays left and right. Kudos to the staff for hanging onto him at the end. Esk is an imposing safety and was a ball hawk today. With Shamarko out, it gave the younger guys alot of reps. We have a legitimate 3 deep at every position. My starters would be Lyn, Reddish, Esk and Shamarko. Closely behind them would be Whigham, Anderson/Morgan, Desir and Wilkes. All in all, the size and speed that we have in the secondary is great. I hope that we can cut down on some of the mistakes seen yesterday. It's not only nice to see depth, it's also really nice to see quality depth at every position.
ST's... Norton has a great leg. Punts were inconsistent, but I thought Fisher edged out Dixon. Gulley fielded most punts.
A few other tidbits...
Gross not there. Frazier was.
Coaches were loud throughout scrimmage. Great competitions between the staff you can easily tell. It is great to see. Daoust is a fun coach to watch. He gets right in there with the DL and is very supportive. Morrison and Henderson were great pickups and have already made their marks IMO. Very energetic and the players seem to love them. Marrone was observing for the most part. Some of you might be pissed that he wasn't waving around an and wearing war paint on the sidelines.
Fundraising going well...
Recruiting is going great, will leave it at that.
A few injuries that I won't mention here.
General addressed the players after the scrimmage. Had them give 3 hoo-ah's, then 3 more hoo-ah's. It was loud. Then he and Marrone walked over and handed out 6 helmets to the people who helped make this happen. At the address to the crowd at the end, had them give 3 more hoo-ah's. That was cool. Don't be surprised to hear the team doing that before games this year. Wounded soldier who lost his leg last yr was honored by the general and DM.
From what I gathered, great experience for the players and the staff this week. Will likely continue this in future years. "Operation Orange Partnership".
Players are big. Kudos to the S&C staff. Complete makeover. This is the biggest SU team that I can ever remember.
At least 85-90 helmets on the field today. Must be nice for the staff to have a full field.
The whole freshmen class & JUCO transfers are impressive physically, all long and good feet. The staff really brought in some gems. Knapp and Emerich looked solid in the 2nd team. All the DB's too (DVM, Ford, Whig, WM = Fab 4). MPB, Walls, Z Jones, Raymon are specimens. They haven't played a live game-day snap yet, but this is yet another reason why the star system is lousy. The coaching staff has their own criteria that they use when looking at a kid, which allows them to find these relatively unheralded recruits. Based on looks and scrimmage play, this is going to be a great class to watch.
All in all, team was somewhat sloppy today at times, but also showed glimpses of what we could become. We have another week of camp, then a week to plan for NW. I am confident that this team will be ready for NW. I am stoked for this season to begin. In the meantime, some of you need to stop trying so hard to find the negatives on this team. Step away from the ledge, I really like what I see so far.
Fort Drum was nice. There were a few hundred spectators. Weather couldn't have been better. Not too warm and there was a nice breeze (many people had hoodies/pants on).
WRs... Ben Lewis is a stud. The kid has magnets for hands and was making plays. Had maybe 4-5 catches, most in traffic. Will see the field this year. Sales had a big drop, but after that was better. Kobena had a few nice plays, still has crazy speed. He still runs to upright and north to south. Needs to work on his YAC moves. West made several nice grabs and will be a huge key to this year if this group can be a weakness or strength. Lemon was back in Syracuse getting treatment which allowed Lewis to get alot more reps. They are both possession receivers. Out of all of them, Lewis had by far the biggest day. Kudos to the staff for identifying him at a summer camp. NW will tell us alot about this group. Sales and Lemon would be my starters with Kobena, West and Lewis in the next group.
TE's... David Stevens had a great day. I think he had 3 td's, one of which was a short slant across the middle that he took to the house. Really impressed with Ron Thompson. He is all of 266 lbs. He is very smooth and appears to have great hands. Had several catches. Wales was good too. Beaulieax dropped an easy one and continues to remain a project. Josh Parris had one grab but was pretty quiet. Cu tler had a few nice grabs. Really pulling for that kid. He's gone through hell with his knee. Put me on the bullish side for this group.
RB's... Jerome Smith certainly passes the look test. He didn't do anything great today, but he will be more than serviceable this season. Missed a few blocking assignments. PTG was quiet. Ran mainly delayed sweeps and it appeared that they wanted to use him for screens, but none developed. AAM looks way better. Lost most of his tire, could lose some more. I think him and Smith are closer than some of you might think. Broyld is a stud. Was in the backfield quite a few times and also lined up on the outside, which is where he be mainly be IMO. Get that kid the ball in space. Playmaker? He is one. Zero question on that. GM is no doubt the quickest back and has the breakaway speed that we've needed all these years. I think it is a toss-up if the staff RS him this year. He is completely different from the other backs slated to play this year. He is quick, all the times he had the ball the OLine collapsed, but you can see the burst.
QB's... It is Nassib's show. Let's hope he stays healthy. Still has a ridiculous zip on his throws, but is also extremely accurate. Didn't see him throw any deep balls. Loeb was the best QB today, and would clearly be the next guy in if Nassib went down. Is very stationary while he sits back to throw, but has great accuracy. Also had a few plays to show his wheels on designed QB runs. I am optimistic if he had to take over. Kinder makes way too many mistakes and will remain the #1 scout QB for the D. Hunt is the one I'm pulling for the most. He has a great arm and great feet, just needs to learn the offense more and cut down on his mistakes. The competition between Hunt, Allen and Austin for the 2014 gig will be fun to watch. Broyld did not take any reps at QB that I saw. He could see some wildcat action this year, but he's too good to not be lined up on the outside as a mismatch.
OL... They were sloppy at times. Really impressed by the freshmen (Knopp, Palmer, Emerich). No doubt here, we need Pugh back. Hickey isn't quite on the same level as Pugh, but has the ability to man his position and protect Nassib's back side. Macky is fun to watch. He has great heart and hustle and has great control of the line and the reads. OL wasn't as bad as the paper said since a "sack" was once the QB got touched. Most of those times were on slaps as the QB stepped into the pocket and away from the pressure. Many of them wouldn't have been sacks in a real game. NW starters will be Hickey, Chibane, Macky, Trudo, Lou.
DL... Huge. They are really big. Z Jones, Walls and Raymon are monsters. Great to see that size. MPB is really quick, as is Simmons. Rob Welsh made a few really nice plays. Goggins got to lay a few sticks. Bromley was out. Robinson was pretty quiet, as was Manley. I am very bullish on this group. It will be nice to see legitimate size on our DLine for once. This should help the blitz schemes. Goggins, Crume, Bromley, MPB would be my starters. Sharpe, Z Jones, Walls, Robinson/Simmons would be the next group.
LB... Dyshawn Davis was the D MVP of the scrimmage. He had at least 2-3 sacks and a pick, but was flying all over the ball. If this is how he plays this year, we are in for a treat. Diabate was also great. Great move by the staff giving him a shot in the middle. He has stepped up and has added on some serious muscle. Lynch and Spruill also played good. Vaughn is another body to fill in the gaps and will play alot. Coker and Vigille were quiet from what I saw. I love this group. My starters would be Davis, Diabate and Spruill. Lynch will be in on all blitz scenarios.
DB... Deepest unit and most impressive. Reddish is great, but I'm telling you right now that we have an absolute stud in Whigham. He was making plays left and right. Kudos to the staff for hanging onto him at the end. Esk is an imposing safety and was a ball hawk today. With Shamarko out, it gave the younger guys alot of reps. We have a legitimate 3 deep at every position. My starters would be Lyn, Reddish, Esk and Shamarko. Closely behind them would be Whigham, Anderson/Morgan, Desir and Wilkes. All in all, the size and speed that we have in the secondary is great. I hope that we can cut down on some of the mistakes seen yesterday. It's not only nice to see depth, it's also really nice to see quality depth at every position.
ST's... Norton has a great leg. Punts were inconsistent, but I thought Fisher edged out Dixon. Gulley fielded most punts.
A few other tidbits...
Gross not there. Frazier was.
Coaches were loud throughout scrimmage. Great competitions between the staff you can easily tell. It is great to see. Daoust is a fun coach to watch. He gets right in there with the DL and is very supportive. Morrison and Henderson were great pickups and have already made their marks IMO. Very energetic and the players seem to love them. Marrone was observing for the most part. Some of you might be pissed that he wasn't waving around an and wearing war paint on the sidelines.
Fundraising going well...
Recruiting is going great, will leave it at that.
A few injuries that I won't mention here.
General addressed the players after the scrimmage. Had them give 3 hoo-ah's, then 3 more hoo-ah's. It was loud. Then he and Marrone walked over and handed out 6 helmets to the people who helped make this happen. At the address to the crowd at the end, had them give 3 more hoo-ah's. That was cool. Don't be surprised to hear the team doing that before games this year. Wounded soldier who lost his leg last yr was honored by the general and DM.
From what I gathered, great experience for the players and the staff this week. Will likely continue this in future years. "Operation Orange Partnership".
Players are big. Kudos to the S&C staff. Complete makeover. This is the biggest SU team that I can ever remember.
At least 85-90 helmets on the field today. Must be nice for the staff to have a full field.
The whole freshmen class & JUCO transfers are impressive physically, all long and good feet. The staff really brought in some gems. Knapp and Emerich looked solid in the 2nd team. All the DB's too (DVM, Ford, Whig, WM = Fab 4). MPB, Walls, Z Jones, Raymon are specimens. They haven't played a live game-day snap yet, but this is yet another reason why the star system is lousy. The coaching staff has their own criteria that they use when looking at a kid, which allows them to find these relatively unheralded recruits. Based on looks and scrimmage play, this is going to be a great class to watch.
All in all, team was somewhat sloppy today at times, but also showed glimpses of what we could become. We have another week of camp, then a week to plan for NW. I am confident that this team will be ready for NW. I am stoked for this season to begin. In the meantime, some of you need to stop trying so hard to find the negatives on this team. Step away from the ledge, I really like what I see so far.
