Re: My spring observations

-The defense needs more time. They were good, but definitely could have been better. The offense will likely be one of, if not the, best in the nation, but our defensive players looked very undisciplined at times, especially in the beginning. Joseph was surprisingly good. I was impressed.
-Sheusseler looked GOOD. I wouldn't say great, but definitely better than he has looked. In a little worried that this is an indictment of the D backfield, but he made some great plays.
-Bryant isn't close to ready. He's a work in progress. He can run, but he reminded me of an unpolished Tahj. He was run first the whole time acne kept overthrowing receivers. He has room and the tools to improve, and I believe he can get there.
-Special Teams coverage was deplorable again. Add the game progressed, the players were able to tighten down, but this could be a glaring weakness again.
-Both sides of the line looked very good. I hope to see continued improvement here and I believe it could still go up.

Am I crazy or is this how others felt?

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Apr 10, 2016, 6:22 AM [ in reply to Re: My spring observations ]

Coaches called plays to test on both sides of the ball and for the most part i am pleased with what i saw. Line of scrimmage was great on both sides, and wayne is for real! Nick is definetly the # 2 guy but if 4 goes down, so does the chance for a natty. Choice is by far the next guy behind wayne and isreal can sling the football, his size is a problem with three tipped passes. But if trevion could catch two easy passes he could have been the hero. Boulware still gets lost and overshoots on running plays but we have quality depth at lb again. Shaq,lamar, and chad will be good ones. Wiggins is small for safety but he plays big and will more than hold his on when he comes back. Denzel looked more comfortable than the others at safety and he seemed to have to a good feel of it. Jadar scares me as he looks lost alot. Muse seems like a good fit physically but looks lost as well. Special teams looked the same, no one gets off blocks and bad angles. I am not sure what they are coaching them to do, but everyone runs straight to a blocker instead of evading and going to the ball. I think its a coaching issue myself. I rewatched it when i get home and the coverage team is not filling the lanes, and our only kicker does not need to be taking those hits.
Add mike and deon to offense and lookout! Baylor may be the only team that can keep up. There was a few plays that need to be ripped out of the playbook and every time we got in the red zone we ran the same plays, need some creativity. Our depth in d is much better and our line should take some heat off of the dbs, i hope. Joseph and smith will fill goodsons shoes nicely. Coach V will have them ready!

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