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Choate on the 2015 DL per Jood
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http://blogs.seattletimes.com/huskyfootball/2014/12/15/uw-notes-on-budda-bakers-snaps-count-john-ross-iiis-future-as-a-two-way-threat-and-vita-veas-potential/
Coach Choate has some high praise for Mathis, Dissly and Vea from this interview by Jood. We already knew about Mathis' intensity (he was distruptive in his limited playing time this season) and Dissly's intellect (how he was able to contribute as a no star recruit from Montana that no one gave a chance to), so I think the most significant portion of the interview was Choate's words on Vea.
“[Vita Vea] has more physical talent than Danny does,” Choate said. “But he’s not where Danny’s at in terms of the reps he’s had and really understanding the game Danny does. So that’s the challenge for us as coaches, to push him in that direction.”
Considering how much of a beast Shelton was, that's extremely high praise for a 346 pound true freshman. I'm curious to see how they use him, Qualls and Gaines this season at the interior spots, and if Mathis fills in for Kikaha and Dissly for A.Hudson. I hope we're able to keep Choate for a long time considering how well the DL played this year compared to every season since probably Randy Hart.
Coach Choate has some high praise for Mathis, Dissly and Vea from this interview by Jood. We already knew about Mathis' intensity (he was distruptive in his limited playing time this season) and Dissly's intellect (how he was able to contribute as a no star recruit from Montana that no one gave a chance to), so I think the most significant portion of the interview was Choate's words on Vea.
“[Vita Vea] has more physical talent than Danny does,” Choate said. “But he’s not where Danny’s at in terms of the reps he’s had and really understanding the game Danny does. So that’s the challenge for us as coaches, to push him in that direction.”
Considering how much of a beast Shelton was, that's extremely high praise for a 346 pound true freshman. I'm curious to see how they use him, Qualls and Gaines this season at the interior spots, and if Mathis fills in for Kikaha and Dissly for A.Hudson. I hope we're able to keep Choate for a long time considering how well the DL played this year compared to every season since probably Randy Hart.
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TL;DR version...he redshirted this year and now has 4 more years
Looks like the off-season natty is off to an early start for 2015.
Edit: here's a thread on him when he joined the team back in July of this year: http://forum.hardcorehusky.com/discussion/11051/new-dl-vita-vea-joins-team/p1
Hopefully Chris Warren commits and then you have Warren, Gaskin and DW leading a very deep backfield.
Petersen knows the team he needs to compete nationally. It's led by a dominating DL, a downhill running game and an accurate QB who protects the football. As I said, how fast he can develop QB and OL will determine how long it takes.
DisagreeEdited to say "I agree"