2011 Vermilion & White Spring Game

[KACajun]

In my opinion 82 (Lawson I believe) was the best wr. Great atmosphere!


igeaux.mobi

[zephyr]

_ Cordian Hagans is a beast. Bill Bentley looks like he hit a growth spurt and is still a beast. Melvin White looks to be developing nicely. Bernard Smith is our man at DE. Justin Anderson did a great job at LB for the white team. _

IMO, Anderson was our best playmaker last year at DE. He was always around the ball making plays. I'm assuming you saw him at LB due to a 3-4 scheme or variation right? I think he's still playing DE. I expect big things from him this year. Also, Hagans may be our biggest X factor. We need big strong guys to plug up the interior to help stop the run which we've been extremely iffy against for as long as I can remember.

[Cajunsmike]

_ From the write up on ragincajuns.com, it appears that Gautier played a lot better than indicated, especially when playing with the red unit. I don't think that there is going to be any controversy as Masson will be our main guy for sure with Gautier likely backing him up. I think this offense will be made for Masson. _

When Masson was in, we did not try the zone read whatsoever. When we ran the ball, he was under center. When he was in the shotgun, he threw it. Now, we did pass the ball with Masson under center as well. Majority of the time Gauthier was in, he was in the shotgun and he did run the ball occasionally. He would have scored on the first drive had we not been playing QB's were not live. Not once did we use our previous short yardage play of the QB running up the middle after a fake. The way they used the QB's tells me we will run an offense suited to the talents of whoever is in the game. Defensively, the Red team dominated after the first series. They should have as that involved the No 1 guys going against No. 2 guys. Come to think of it, that is why the Red Team offense also did well. For those that did not know, Red Team was the starters with the White team being the backups. There were some guys crossing over due to limited nos. at some positions. Finally, I think the offensive line overall was much improved over a year ago.

[Cajunsmike]

_ The real improvement I saw was that we seemed in better shape. The OL seemed bulked up but no big bellies (only one lineman seemed out of shape). Lots of development needed in line. Running game has a long way to go. QB will not be a real strong position unless someone really steps up. OK but not All SB talent. Receivers looked good on routes. Caught some tough passes. A few drops. More attack from DL but may have been OL work. But who knows, I'm a B-ball guy. Will be more fun at football games. Coach Hud will keep all cranked up. Will have a harder time visiting in stands this year. I expect Coach will call us out if we aren't paying attention and screaming all the time.

Are we getting a kicker in the fall. KOs are going to be our "ouch" again. Better coverage though.

The team will be in great physical shape for the season. Please no injuries. _

Cajun67, you may not have seen the stats but Masson was 20 of 27 for over 250 yards with two TD's and no picks. If he puts up those type of stats, we will have a winning year. Of course when things start for real, he won't be playing against our No. 2 defense. Following last year's spring game, Chris was very frustrated as he struggled. Our overall offense is improved over this time a year ago. In last year's spring game, the defense dominated and we thought they would be the strong point. Turns out they went over two games without forcing a punt at one stretch last year. I agree that being in better shape will be a big difference.

[jumboragncajun]

In my opinion 82 (Lawson I believe) was the best wr. Great atmosphere!


igeaux.mobi

I agree. Lawson caught me by surprise. Butler was impressive as well, but I fully expected that. Was really impressed with Lawson.




igeaux.mobi

[RedCajun]

How did the defense look? In particular the lbs. We're replacing two spots. Did the transfer from Arkansas play? Will he start? How about the true freshman ?

igeaux.mobi

[cajun4ever]

View from the grass in the corner of the endzone.
My guess was 6K. Can't see the upper deck but there were lots of folks there too.

[zephyr]

_ I agree. Lawson caught me by surprise. Butler was impressive as well, but I fully expected that. Was really impressed with Lawson.




igeaux.mobi _

Lawson should not surprise too much, he was our best receiver last year before breaking his collarbone. He is very talented and will one of our starters this year without a doubt. The kid can play.

[CajunT]

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[cajunfan32]

_ Lawson should not surprise too much, he was our best receiver last year before breaking his collarbone. He is very talented and will one of our starters this year without a doubt. The kid can play. _

With those two, Surgent, Goodlet (if he stays healthy), Green, and some others like Joesph and Hill, we will have one of the best receiving corps in recent history IMO. That's the one place I'm most excited about.

EDIT: Also, did anyone notice that huge Receiver? #84 I think. dude is listed at like 6-4 205 and is a RS Freshman!!