D$ breaks down second scrimmage

DMoney

Apr 4, 2023 2 min read

- The offense had a good day, with Tyler Van Dyke leading the first team offense down the field (with passes to Xavier Restrepo and Jacolby George) and finished it with a Terrell Waldon (walk-on) touchdown run. There is no question the offense looks better than this time last year in spring. Van Dyke also hit George for a TD on a post.

- Don Chaney continues to run hard with explosiveness. He is breaking tackles and is more north/south than he has been in the past.

- Jacurri Brown hit RayRay Joseph for a wide-open TD down the sideline but was inconsistent throwing. He did have a long run that probably would have been a 75-yard TD if not blown dead. Emory Williams is starting to string together some very good practices, albeit in a no-contact setting for QBs.

- The freshman TEs (Riley Williams and Jackson Carver) continue to flash. They have more receiving talent than Cam McCormick and are making more plays each week. Carver is a redshirt candidate but looks athletic and quicker laterally than I expected.

- Ahmad Moten is continuing to make plays and looks like a legitimate part of the rotation. He has been starting all spring (the second-team at DT has walk-ons due to injury) and brings a nice combination of size and disruptive ability.

- Bobby Washington continues to make tackles as the starting SAM. Francisco Mauigoa continues to impress. The spot next to him looks completely up for grabs, with Keontra Smith, Corey Flagg and Wesley Bissainthe all getting opportunities next to Mauigoa.

- Defensive back is the weakest position right now, particularly with James Williams out. Watch the Portal there.

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Ironmanfootball

Apr 5, 2023

hollyhood27 said:
I look at accuracy the same way I look at speed. Anyone can get faster relative to your own ceiling. Like I can get faster but I'll never run a 4.4

Try explaining that to Uncle Roscoe re little Johnny. I can make you fastER, I can't make my slow butt FAST.

Tru C

Apr 5, 2023

252cane said:
I believe it’s you got it or you don’t. People like to point to josh Allen but that is a rare occurrence. I think you can improve it with mechanics and things like that similar to a jalen hurts but you won’t ever be just a naturally great passer

Do you need to be an above average passer to win in the College game?

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hollyhood27

Apr 5, 2023

Ironmanfootball said:
Try explaining that to Uncle Roscoe re little Johnny. I can make you fastER, I can't make my slow butt FAST.

don't let one of your players go to a family reunion...they all come back asking to play WR bc my unc said...

252cane

Apr 5, 2023

Tru C said:
Do you need to be an above average passer to win in the College game?

I think at least average for him because he can run. There has been plenty of guys in cfb that weren’t great passers but put up numbers

Tru C

Apr 5, 2023

252cane said:
I think at least average for him because he can run. There has been plenty of guys in cfb that weren’t great passers but put up numbers

Thats my point of view as well. He has elite athleticism and size. You can win with that in the college game.

Ironmanfootball

Apr 5, 2023

hollyhood27 said:
don't let one of your players go to a family reunion...they all come back asking to play WR bc my unc said...

90% a male issue, thankfully we mostly have female clients. But "my coach had us do speed work" "Yeah what was it" "5 300's, 10 110's, and 5 50's" nope.

Dwinstitles

Apr 5, 2023

cway313 said:
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i called Garcia trash when we signed him and got destroyed and predicted that he would transfer. Mad as **** we signed him

I didnt care what good news I heard in practise about him, never believed in him

hoops156

Apr 5, 2023

good recap but not doing this again haha. ill wait and see how we look week 1.

hoops156

Apr 5, 2023

bobbydigius said:
I’ll add that Devonta Smith might be the best WR2 in the league.

him and waddle for sure

Canezum5

Apr 5, 2023

OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
I’ll start with a couple of examples, Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts - a couple of notable NFL starters who began their CFB careers as significantly below average passers. So yes, it happens.

Eh... idk if they've become better passers or are aligned with offensive staffs that cater to what they do best.

Seems more of the latter.

Cause Im Willing to bet a bums bank account that neither QB would do **** in the Tennessee titans Gattis-like offense

Canezum5

Apr 5, 2023

CanesSkins26 said:
Except he doesn’t really have that much time. With the dumpster fire that was our season last season and qb recruiting failures, he’s a hit on TVD away from being the starting qb. He has to make major strides this summer because of how thin our qb room is.

Malik Rosier led this university to a 10 win season. So let's tone down the "major strides"

This is CFB. Jacurri is a special talent.

Dawson is the one who needs to make strides.

OriginalCanesCanesCanes

Apr 5, 2023

Canezum5 said:
Eh... idk if they've become better passers or are aligned with offensive staffs that cater to what they do best.

Seems more of the latter.

Cause Im Willing to bet a bums bank account that neither QB would do **** in the Tennessee titans Gattis-like offense

Yes, they’ve become better passers.

That’s indisputable and also independent from them playing in a better designed offense. Yes, playing in a more agreeable scheme helps, but those guys, from any objective standpoint have become better passers. They were not very good when they started in college in terms of accuracy, completion percentage, ypa, or any other metric you want to look at.

AllAboutTheU

Apr 6, 2023

hoops156 said:
him and waddle for sure

Tee Higgins better than both

Apr 6, 2023

My comp for Bobby Washington, Baron Browning.

Bender

Apr 6, 2023

FuriousStyles

Apr 6, 2023

Ashley Schaeffer said:

hoops156

Apr 6, 2023

AllAboutTheU said:
Tee Higgins better than both

You right

Canezum5

Apr 6, 2023

OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
Yes, they’ve become better passers.

That’s indisputable and also independent from them playing in a better designed offense. Yes, playing in a more agreeable scheme helps, but those guys, from any objective standpoint have become better passers. They were not very good when they started in college in terms of accuracy, completion percentage, ypa, or any other metric you want to look at.

Interesting. It's hard for me to see the accuracy change. I'd need a more in depth analysis.

Like what throws were they inconsistent with before that they hit at a better percentage now?

All I see is coaches minimizing what the players aren't good at. I've yet to see Josh Allen become a consistent short to intermediate passer outside the hashmark outside of back shoulder throws.

I've yet to see Jalen Hurts even complete a back shoulder throw. You could be right my guy. I just need more to say definitively.

Mackmiller974

Apr 6, 2023

SinisterCane said:
Sad to hear about J. Brown still having issues throwing the rock

He's a long term developmental guy. I didn't think he would end up starting here until his junior season or so. I think 2024 will be his year as a redshirt junior and we grab a starting QB out the portal if TVD leaves.