One thing for us to keep in mind
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do they have the attitude and are they ready to rumble?whatshouldicareabout said:I'm excited to see what the updated weights of the OL and DL will be. That'll be my first measure of development until we start hearing the reports from fall camp.
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The areas of concern for me this year are the following:
The OL.
If we had a good OL coming back, I would think we were in pretty good shape.
If players develop like they did last year, we will have 7-8 All Pac-12 players (including HM). There just won't be many on the OL, which is the most important position.
I expect one of our RBs to get HM, one of our WRs, one of our TEs, two guys on DL, a LB and a couple DBs. -
I get the OL commentary, but not really when you factor in the difference between Sankey and name your favorite 2014 RB as well as the QB issues.
If you eliminate runs from QBs and any fake punt attempts from the yardage, you get the following:
2013: 501 runs for 2,758 yards = 5.5 yards per carry
2014: 457 runs for 2,245 yards = 4.9 yards per carry
Yes, I get that a half yard per carry is relatively significant. But at the same time, if you tell me that on average we get 5 yards per running play with average at best line play and a QB that lacks the arm strength to make a defense worry about the down field throw, then I'm not exactly unhappy with the running game.
I would be very surprised if at the end of the year if we run the same analytics that the 2015 number will be south of 4.9 yards per carry. -
downvoted since I already used the OL being ready to rumble clichePostGameOrangeSlices said:whatshouldicareabout said:
I'm excited to see what the updated weights of the OL and DL will be. That'll be my first measure of development until we start hearing the reports from fall camp.
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Sankey made a big difference, but you also can't tell me the OL made any strides from 2013. They were the same, possibly even slightly worse. I don't know what there was to disagree with. It was a pretty factual (as much as player development can be) post.Tequilla said:I get the OL commentary, but not really when you factor in the difference between Sankey and name your favorite 2014 RB as well as the QB issues.
If you eliminate runs from QBs and any fake punt attempts from the yardage, you get the following:
2013: 501 runs for 2,758 yards = 5.5 yards per carry
2014: 457 runs for 2,245 yards = 4.9 yards per carry
Yes, I get that a half yard per carry is relatively significant. But at the same time, if you tell me that on average we get 5 yards per running play with average at best line play and a QB that lacks the arm strength to make a defense worry about the down field throw, then I'm not exactly unhappy with the running game.
I would be very surprised if at the end of the year if we run the same analytics that the 2015 number will be south of 4.9 yards per carry.
It was a mixed bag. You're one the the posters that gets in a tiffy when anything but compliments are bestowed on Petersen. He's a proven talent developer and should be much better than Sark in that area. However, there were plenty of examples on last year's team where guys stayed the same or got worse, which I mentioned. Pretending otherwise is some major dooging. -
Voted up for using my Vanilla Hammer moniker for Lindy.Swaye said:Threads like this are great. They give you hope. But the first time Magna Carta or the Vanilla Hammer are throwing off their back foot to the assholes in the wrong uniforms I will be drinking myself into oblivion and cursing everything about this shit ass program. Is Crazy Larry dead yet?
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Most guys, especially in technically skilled positions like the OL, take a step back before they step forward. The OL was worse, they also unexpectedly lost their leader Riva before the season started. Compound that with relearning how to move your body in the trenches and it's easy to see why the OL struggled.RoadDawg55 said:
Sankey made a big difference, but you also can't tell me the OL made any strides from 2013. They were the same, possibly even slightly worse. I don't know what there was to disagree with. It was a pretty factual (as much as player development can be) post.Tequilla said:I get the OL commentary, but not really when you factor in the difference between Sankey and name your favorite 2014 RB as well as the QB issues.
If you eliminate runs from QBs and any fake punt attempts from the yardage, you get the following:
2013: 501 runs for 2,758 yards = 5.5 yards per carry
2014: 457 runs for 2,245 yards = 4.9 yards per carry
Yes, I get that a half yard per carry is relatively significant. But at the same time, if you tell me that on average we get 5 yards per running play with average at best line play and a QB that lacks the arm strength to make a defense worry about the down field throw, then I'm not exactly unhappy with the running game.
I would be very surprised if at the end of the year if we run the same analytics that the 2015 number will be south of 4.9 yards per carry.
It was a mixed bag. You're one the the posters that gets in a tiffy when anything but compliments are bestowed on Petersen. He's a proven talent developer and should be much better than Sark in that area. However, there were plenty of examples on last year's team where guys stayed the same or got worse, which I mentioned. Pretending otherwise is some major dooging.
No doubt 4 years of Cozz screaming into your face caused some deaf ears for the upperclassmen "anchoring" the line. If the line this season looks out of sync scheme wise by Pac-12 play, i'll join in your concern over its development. -
Who reads your posts?ApostleofGrief said:
downvoted since I already used the OL being ready to rumble cliche
PostGameOrangeSlices said:whatshouldicareabout said:I'm excited to see what the updated weights of the OL and DL will be. That'll be my first measure of development until we start hearing the reports from fall camp
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Highly doubt a Husky gets at HM at RB this year without some miraculous improvement. Deep group this year.Dennis_DeYoung said:The areas of concern for me this year are the following:
The OL.
If we had a good OL coming back, I would think we were in pretty good shape.
If players develop like they did last year, we will have 7-8 All Pac-12 players (including HM). There just won't be many on the OL, which is the most important position.
I expect one of our RBs to get HM, one of our WRs, one of our TEs, two guys on DL, a LB and a couple DBs.
Paul Perkins, Devontae Booker, Royce Freeman, Nick Wilson will for sure get conference honors if they stay healthy. All were nearly 1,500 yard backs in 2014. Lasco at Cal was a 1,000 yard rusher last year. And that's before SCs top back, a 2nd back at whoregon, McCaffrey at Stanford is a big talent. Same for Demario Richard or Ballage.
I don't see DWarsh jumping half that list to HM. -
Royce Freeman isn't going to get enough touches I don't think.
