Practice thoughts

[BuckyIsAB****]

I went and watched practice thursday at Davis Wade as part of the coaching clinic and my thoughts were this, like them or not.

QB- Since I know this is what yall will want to know the most, Shrader isnt ready and is gonna have to work on his release. He looks the part though big athletic kid. He is way better than anyone else on the roster was when they got here FWIW. The best QB to my eye was Jaylen Mayden. Lefty but he was noticeably better. He was actually completing passes against air and the others were struggling with that at times. WR's didnt look like the problem to me but what do I know. KT was running with the 1s though. He has great leadership qualities and the team responds to him.

RB- Hill and Gibson are legit. Not much else to be said.

WR- Jason got his legs tied up one time but I think he came back to practice. Didnt miss plays. He is the best looking one on the roster but Thomas is gonna be the best one. He can beat man coverage and we need that bc we are going to get it. Man coverage can kill your RPO game.

TE-Hback- May have been the most impressive unit I watched. Spivey is a beast and will make an impact this year. He is a freak. Moorhead loves to use the TE too. Expecting big things.

OL- Better than we were a year ago, Johnson is one of the best coaches on staff. We look like an NFL team size wise up front. I think we will be a lot better than we are getting credit for here. Champion is ready to play.

DL- Rivers and Fletcher Adams had a good day. Rivers is going to be the next big thing. Ready to break out. Hes worth the hype. Was really impressed with Deke Adams too. Moorhead has put together a great staff. Fabian Lovett had his moments but needs to be more consistent. One play he'd play with great technique and beat a double team then he would get put on roller skates. We are going to be ok at DT. The names arent known yet but they will be by game 4 or so. Talent is there.

LB- Gay and Thompson are legit. Not much else to be said.

DB- Dantzler is a top 3 round pick and Smitherman will probably be drafted as well. Tyler Williams is quality depth.

We are fast as hell on defense and mean as hell up front on the OL.

[HoopsDawg]

We are in real trouble at DT. The rest of the D looks good.

I agree with your QB assessment. Make Mayden earn it, but go to him sooner rather than later.

We have 3 decent receivers and not much else. But Moorhead seems fine not rotating receivers.

[BuckyIsAB****]

We are in real trouble at DT. The rest of the D looks good.

I agree with your QB assessment. Make Mayden earn it, but go to him sooner rather than later.

We have 3 decent receivers and not much else. But Moorhead seems fine not rotating receivers.

Crumedy and Lovett will get better with time. They are both SEC talents. This is a big spring and a big camp for them coming. Autry is going to have to be a dawg. Not much else to it. We can move a DE inside bc we have some depth but idk if thats the right move or not.

[HoopsDawg]

Crumedy and Lovett will get better with time. They are both SEC talents. This is a big spring and a big camp for them coming. Autry is going to have to be a dawg. Not much else to it. We can move a DE inside bc we have some depth but idk if thats the right move or not.

Yeah, it's shocking that Spencer hasn't been moved inside yet though I know he's a little banged up. I guess he is just better on the edge. Crumedy and Lovett are both freshmen. Their development is going to be a key to the season. Autry is going to have to play a ton of snaps. We need to rest him in the non-conference as much as possible.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Yeah, it's shocking that Spencer hasn't been moved inside yet though I know he's a little banged up. I guess he is just better on the edge. Crumedy and Lovett are both freshmen. Their development is going to be a key to the season.

Spencer isnt big enough to play inside. Thats my concern with moving a DE.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Spencer isnt big enough to play inside. Thats my concern with moving a DE.

Also, the group of DL coming in, we will get a boost from 2 of them.

[Ari Gold]

We are in real trouble at DT. The rest of the D looks good.

I agree with your QB assessment. Make Mayden earn it, but go to him sooner rather than later.

We have 3 decent receivers and not much else. But Moorhead seems fine not rotating receivers.

We are not in real trouble DT.

[HoopsDawg]

We are not in real trouble DT.

Umm, ok. You feeling good about Kendall Jones and the freshman huh?

[Todd4State]

Umm, ok. You feeling good about Kendall Jones and the freshman huh?

I feel OK about Autry and Lovett.

[Ari Gold]

Umm, ok. You feeling good about Kendall Jones and the freshman huh?

Real trouble at DT and DL is in Oxford.
For sure we will take a step back , you aren’t replacing Simmons

But we have recruited DL really well over the last 3 seasons now. Lets see if these kids are ready to go
There is still a lot of talent up front and a freshman by the name of Pickering could be the next big thing that comes from Our DL

Yes its not going to be our strong position like it was , but its going to be better than most think

[basedog]

Real trouble at DT and DL is in Oxford.
For sure we will take a step back , you aren’t replacing Simmons

But we have recruited DL really well over the last 3 seasons now. Lets see if these kids are ready to go
There is still a lot of talent up front and a freshman by the name of Pickering could be the next big thing that comes from Our DL

Yes its not going to be our strong position like it was , but its going to be better than most think

We want be as good defensively but we will be better offensively. I just have a gut feeling we will see a two headed QB with KT and Mayden. If so it will make defenses we face prepare for both. Just saying.

[HoopsDawg]

We are not in real trouble DT.

Let's deal in facts. We lost 5 key D-tackles: Simmons, Hoyett, Brown, Harris, and Cory Thomas. We only return 1 guy with experience-Lee Autry. We have to be the only team in the country with no sophomores and no juniors at DT on the entire roster. We are going to roll with Autry and Kendall Jones-who has barely played and 5 freshmen. That's a real problem. We have tried and failed to land a transfer.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Let's deal in facts. We lost 5 key D-tackles: Simmons, Hoyett, Brown, Harris, and Cory Thomas. We only return 1 guy with experience-Lee Autry. We have to be the only team in the country with no sophomores and no juniors at DT on the entire roster. We are going to roll with Autry and Kendall Jones-who has barely played and 5 freshmen. That's a real problem. We have tried and failed to land a transfer.

We have what we have. No point in bitching about it now. I do agree with you it is concerning

[ArrowDawg]

Let's deal in facts. We lost 5 key D-tackles: Simmons, Hoyett, Brown, Harris, and Cory Thomas. We only return 1 guy with experience-Lee Autry. We have to be the only team in the country with no sophomores and no juniors at DT on the entire roster. We are going to roll with Autry and Kendall Jones-who has barely played and 5 freshmen. That's a real problem. We have tried and failed to land a transfer.

I agree, and although I like what we return in our secondary we all know their performance can be hindered by a lesser quality DL. That's why I think the defense will take a couple of steps back this year. I don't know if they'll be bad, but I doubt they'll be great. We'll need the offense to carry a much larger load for the team, IMO.

[Todd4State]

All of that sounds really good to me. I'm really encouraged by the news about the DT's. If Key can lead the team better and make better reads than Fitzgerald did we should be much better on offense.

[BuckyIsAB****]

All of that sounds really good to me. I'm really encouraged by the news about the DT's. If Key can lead the team better and make better reads than Fitzgerald did we should be much better on offense.

If we want to throw the football I think its going to be Mayden. I love KT and want it to be him, I think the team wants it to be him. But to me, Mayden was by far the best passer we had. Not saying KT was garbage but it was just a noticeable difference to me. Now TIFWIW it was just one practice but Mayden threw a pretty, accurate tight spiral. Smooth release.

[msstate7]

If we want to throw the football I think its going to be Mayden. I love KT and want it to be him, I think the team wants it to be him. But to me, Mayden was by far the best passer we had. Not saying KT was garbage but it was just a noticeable difference to me. Now TIFWIW it was just one practice but Mayden threw a pretty, accurate tight spiral. Smooth release.

"KT's 7-15 pass completions seems right on cue to last year. Mayden's 12-15 sounds promising. Did Shrader not participate?" Dawg1976 on sps

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These stats look accurate to you?

[HoopsDawg]

"KT's 7-15 pass completions seems right on cue to last year. Mayden's 12-15 sounds promising. Did Shrader not participate?" Dawg1976 on sps

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These stats look accurate to you?

Those numbers are accurate.

[BuckyIsAB****]

"KT's 7-15 pass completions seems right on cue to last year. Mayden's 12-15 sounds promising. Did Shrader not participate?" Dawg1976 on sps

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These stats look accurate to you?

Mayden looked like a better passer throwing routes on air and in team periods. Im not trying to stir up a QB controversy just telling you what I saw. I love KT and the team loves KT. He has some Dak like intangibles but Mayden was better than him throwing the football. Its more to it than that but if it comes down to that, I'd pick Mayden.

It was a telling sign to me in the bowl when Moorhead put KT in at WR and RB. KT deserves to play but he didnt trust him enough to put him in for Nick who was clearly reverting to wing T nick

[HoopsDawg]

Mayden looked like a better passer throwing routes on air and in team periods. Im not trying to stir up a QB controversy just telling you what I saw. I love KT and the team loves KT. He has some Dak like intangibles but Mayden was better than him throwing the football. Its more to it than that but if it comes down to that, I'd pick Mayden.

It was a telling sign to me in the bowl when Moorhead put KT in at WR and RB. KT deserves to play but he didnt trust him enough to put him in for Nick who was clearly reverting to wing T nick

Also pretty telling that we went after Kelly Bryant.