I know it's still early and they're not in full-out hit-mode yet, but I haven't been able to make it to any practices...how has our stable of young RB's looked? Wallace and Fenroy in particular.
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I know it's still early and they're not in full-out hit-mode yet, but I haven't been able to make it to any practices...how has our stable of young RB's looked? Wallace and Fenroy in particular.
IMO of course, the few days that I have been out there, our running backs looked pretty strong. C. Johnson looks to be in great shape! All the upperclassmen appear to be focused and in good condition...they all looked real sharp during drills. Very impressed with C. Johnson's physical condition....C. Ruben may be the surprise of the group...Quick as a cat! If his "courage" meter matches his physical abilities..."If" given a chance, he might be fun to watch!Quote:
Originally Posted by BrockMeaux
As far as "underclassmen"....Fenroy has been the "most" impressive to me! He is clearly the "superior" physical athlete out of the group...Good speed, agility and muscular definition. Fenroy ran a draw play during team drills that flat out gave me goose bumps! Runs with his shoulders square and low to the ground, Runs hard and aggressive, as well as very instinctive, he covers a lot of ground fast!.....He's in a class of his own! Wallace may take a little time to develop...His confidence level appears low in regards to the transition from High School to College...has been redirected often.
This is my observation so far...I really expect things to change once contact begins...Upperclassmen may look great now because of their advanced exposure to the practice regiment...True colors are always flashed under live fire! We shall see! :<--:
Thanks RaginEsquire06...I haven't been able to make it out to any practices yet and you are giving a really good honest opinion about how they are doing.
When you have a defensive lineman who constantly controls the offensive player in front of him...that's domination to me! If you were paying attention...you would have noticed that there was more stops in the backfield as well as disrupted plays by the defensive players than positive runs generated by the Offense...Yeah quite a few running backs were able to maneuver their way into the secondary...some of it good blocking....BUT a good deal of it was the individual talent of the RB's and MAJORITY of it was the fact that the players were not permitted to tackle! Head Coach constantly reminded his players to "Stay off the Ground!"Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunGuru
I'm as anxious as anyone to see the Cajuns perform well....FACT is...our Offense line is not performing very well....Hopefully this will change before the season starts!
Got to get out there Clutch! You are pretty good at critiquing players...maybe I'm being too demanding :<--:Quote:
Originally Posted by Clutch0364
I work every afternoon but with 2 a days starting I should be able to make it out for the early practice but I'll have to play it by ear. Thanks for the compliment about critiquing though and maybe I'll see you out there soon.
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Originally Posted by RaginEsquire06
You must have missed the middle drill, no one was saying stay high or off the ground. Also both sides of the ball know what's coming, run only. See some of you out there this morning and afternoon.
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Originally Posted by RaginEsquire06
If you were paying attention, you would have noticed that they did tackle on more then one occassion. I don't know which drill you were watching, but several times the back was hammered in the backfield. I would call that tackling. Lack of dominance is when the back breaks tackles of the DL,LB's and DB's. You must be talking about the full team drills. This drill was before full team drills and had no WR's and CB's. I was standing next to Crawfish and Boomer,they can tell you there was tackling. It's early, but I can say that it was very similar to last years performance.
It's possible...I made it out there at roughly 4:45p :<--: I'm really only interested in watching the Team drills...Don't forget...what I state is entirely opinionated...and you know the ol' saying! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rcajun
Well then how in the heck could you possibly know? At 4:45? Try to catch the other drills before you make such comments,like if I was paying attention.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginEsquire06
I have watched the other Drills... Friday was my first time not watching the entire practice....You directed a comment to me...I just told you how I felt! There really is no need to try to be confrontational over the internet....all post are simply opinion oriented...ANYWAY...I'll be there today at 3:30 if you want to talk about football...I generally hang out where ever the RB"s go... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunGuru
See ya....
Charles
We can disagree,but if you are going to make such a statement then make sure that you have seen the drills. I won't be there today, I'm taking my father and Uncle to see the ,"The Great Raid." Two members of the greatest generation. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by RaginEsquire06
Brian, need a review of the movie....Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunGuru
Thanx,
Z.
Zee,another great movie. If you enjoyed"Saving Private Ryan", then you will enjoy this movie. I would rate it slightly below that movie, but really good. Alot of Ole Timers at this feature, but most clapped at the end. The younger generation really needs to see this movie, if for anything a history lesson. Very little is talked about the tens of thousands the were executed by the Japaneese in China,Philippines and Southeast Asia. Not to mention the thousands KIA or injured during the battles in the South Pacific. It should be taught in context with the dropping of the bomb on Japan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeebart21
Thanks Guru,Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunGuru
looks like a must see!!!
Z.
Sounds like a movie about a roach exterminator :-)
All kidding aside, sounds like a great flick to put on my "must see" list.
The Discovery channel had a show on last week called Ghosts of Bataan that was a tie in to the movie. They interviewed some of the Death March survivors. Those men went through hell. History demonizes the Germans but seems to let the Japanese of lightly in comparison. But in many ways the Japanese were juast as bad if not worse. While the Nazis singled out Jews as an inferior race, the Japanese looked at all non-Japanese as inferior races (former Japanese soldiers make these remarks in the show) and treated all conquered people equally harsh. Sadly, while we have made the Germans face the truth about their past regime and basically turned them into a nation of pacifists the Japanese have never really owned up to their actions.Quote:
Originally Posted by CDeb
"The 2005 FAll Practice Running Backs"- I keep reading about this running back and that running back, but not about Booker Jenkins (fullback) or Abdule Levier. Okay, here we go again these two young men have been most impressive to me so far out of the RB group so far. My souces told me that Big Book is about 255lbs. now and he is moving really well and blocking with low pad level from middle drill i observe the other day, and Mr. Levier, the most underrated of them all, looks in real good physical condition. My sources has also told me that he has lost some body fat and really looks define in the upper body area and the arms and looks like he has gained a step or two and is cathing the ball really well. I really believe that these two young men will highlight the season at those positions and crash the committee of RB's with Big Book leading the FB back position. " Go cajuns Go"
I bet this sounds real familiar...Huuuummmmmmmmmm! :rolleyes:
"The Cajun defense has dominated the last two days, including Saturday afternoon's middle drill session when running room was at a premium.
Caleb Rubin had a solid gain on a sweep behind the blocking of Justin Venable on one play, and freshman Tyrell Fenroy fought for yardage up the middle, but there wasn't much other success.
"The defense really got after them in the middle drill," Bustle said. "We'll see if the offense can respond the next time."
See: http://acadiananow.com/apps/pbcs.dll...508140355/1006
Yes,he did say including the middle drill Saturday. Does that mean they didn't dominate Friday in the middle drill? From my vantage point Friday, they did not dominate in the middle drill. Could it be that is the reason he used the phrase"including the middle drill Saturday?" Hummmm.......... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RaginEsquire06
Remember Wallace's move to make 2-3 yards---4 guys in on the tackle,but he made 5 moves to pick up what maybe was a loss of yardage---picture those moves on a screen, draw, off tackle sweep, ofr flare pass!!!!!I think he is the one and not Fenroy!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunGuru
Yes I do remember that play. Boomer, it will be interesting to see how many touches he will get and what packages they will put in for him. I just don't know how many plays he will get each game. It sure would be ashame to lose a year of eligibility for a few plays a game.With all the backs we have, someone will not get much playing time unless a injury occurs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
I think you may have something here sir! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunGuru
Wallace is surely the quickest of the two....However...in regards to physical durability...the edge goes to Fenroy....His physical development is clearly more advanced at this point. Spoke to Wallace on Saturday, regarding his neck, he stated that he felt the effects of what he described as a "stinger" for the past three days...stated he was sitting out for precautionary reasons...He seemed very up-beat and anxious to continue practicing! Very pleasant young man:<--:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer