Speaking of the oline, anyone know where my fellow Philadelphian (Eiland) was working at yesterday?
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Speaking of the oline, anyone know where my fellow Philadelphian (Eiland) was working at yesterday?
At least this is MSU related.Quote:
Originally Posted by whosyourdawgy
Spring training is also for experimentation ..... everyone needs to have a drink, relax, and see what happensQuote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
A thread is created about the early reports on our big-time QB signee, and within 2 POSTS, it becomes a hissy fit over our LT getting some reps at center, and then continues for 5 pages.
Sounds about right.
Can we separate the OL talk so we can have a discussion on Key Thompson?
You sneaky bastards... here I was wanting to read about Key and damn if y'all didn't trap me into another OL thread -- Y'all not right!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Ha, that will never happen, some are beyond a drink.Quote:
Originally Posted by FISHDAWG
Spring practice = Fundamentals, Fundamentals, Experiment, Experiment, see who can play and what positions better suit them. With less than 20 practices and not all in full gear, mostly the unproven players get the most reps, also if a player is better suited for another player you move him.
Good example of spring practice and moving folks around, one spring I was competing with an upper classmate for the starting QB position, then he was tried at safety which he never played defense before. Dude turned out to be a star with great instincts for reading the play and reacting to the ball. You never know what is best if you don't move folks around, also playing or practicing another position is a good thing, makes you more aware of what is going on around you.
Where is Coach57? He knows football.
Fire The Agenda, as a famous basketball player once said "practice, we talking about practice"! And the first day, what a bunch of crap!
Question: Mullen did not list Williams as being out for being injured. Several posters have said that if he or Calhoun were ok, then they would be playing center. The question is, "Is Williams out?"
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Random Poster
And we're not talking about a stud LT that has the LT position mastered so he doesn't need work there....we're talking about a guy that needs work at LT but is having to play C bc we can't field a guy that can snap a football.
Calhoun's backup should be the one at Center. Not our LT. Where is Moon? Where is last year's backup Center, Williams?
Glad to hear Key had a good looking first day. Wish he had an OL.
Williams is the Paul Young of football. He's a ghost, like the Sasquatch or Lochness, say his name and your screen turns to ice. I've been asking about him since his injury....we have people that know when Freeze farts, but nobody knows if Daryl Williams is on our team anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bigdawg
Really need one of the mods, preferably one of the ones that hacked this thread to another offensive line bitch fest, to change the name on the topic line to "another offensive line thread" so other posters like me that wouldn't have clicked it can save precious time and breathes. And in the future, for the love of God, stop hacking threads for this reason. Makes the board not fun to read. I'm all about stating opinions and rumors and whatever else anyone wants to talk about. Just don't have a topic line that makes you think you are about to read some good shit about our new stud QB only to find out it's a rehashing of shit we've read a million freaking times.
IYOK told me Williams will be backQuote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
I think you are right. Dillon Day had that grit and mentality, even if he wasn't overly talented, and we only signed him out of desperation on signing day. Oh yea, he turned out to be a 4 year starter at Center.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg
Yep, we are pretty much locked in to taking a couple of JUCO OL every year just to balance the classes out. When you only sign 3 to 4 HS OL per year, and then you lose 1 or 2 of those along the way, you pretty much HAVE to backfill with JUCOs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
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The ability to shift a thread about Thompson to the OL within the first 2-3 responses is a skill. The "melt" or "#agenda" after day 1 is a bit surprising, but not out of the norm for some here.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
You being impressed scares me...Would have thought you would have expected this and makes me worried for some once the actual games start getting played.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
#hijackedQuote:
Originally Posted by whosyourdawgy
This can't be stated enough!!! While my dislike for Ole Miss runs deep, this is an MSU board and it's nice to read about MSU related items (even if it is sensationalism and dramatics at its finest).Quote:
Originally Posted by MarketingBully
Best comment on the entire thread!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by WSOPdawg
That's not really true. We had been on Day for months. He came to camp & wanted an offer. We told him he needed to gain some weight & get his grades together & he would get an offer by signing day. He added the weight & got his grades in order & he got his scholarship.Quote:
Originally Posted by maroonmania
Oh yes, we certainly knew about him and were showing him interest. But calling a spade a spade, he only got an offer ON SIGNING DAY because we missed on several other OL prospects we were after at the end (as per usual). He was committed to LT all the way down to the end waiting on us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ifyouonlyknew
Now we complain about when we get the commitment from a successful olinemanQuote:
Originally Posted by maroonmania
Good grief, the complaint is that we weren't that interested in Day, who did have an attitude and an edge to him, and were lucky to get him at the end and he ended up being one of the most successful OL that Hevesy has signed. If you think I was complaining that we got a commitment from him then you didn't read what I wrote. I love people who love to complain about people complaining which we get a lot of on this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Hornback ???Quote:
Originally Posted by basedog
We have plenty of good football minds here.
Nobody disputes the Spring is the time for fundamentals and experimentation. However, LT is the most important position on the OL and it takes a lot of work to be a good one. Putting our LT at Center because we don't really have one currently just highlights the biggest problem of the Mullen Era. It's beyond frustrating after 8 years to not have a healthy Center the 1st day of Spring practice.
It's not an agenda- it's just a fact.
The truth hurts. This is pathetic and still to me a reason to kick Dan to the curb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Random Poster
Definetely should fire Mullen over playing Rankin at center yesterday**Quote:
Originally Posted by BHildreth3
The reason we don't currently have a healthy center is because both Calhoun and Williams are out injured, is it not?
Just seems like a bit of an overreaction here. It seems like we're probably just making sure Rankin spends a little time at center in case we find ourselves in a similar position during the season.
I heard he was working at CB and that is where he will start****Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Great thread on our new quarterback's first day. I would have learned more about him if he had lined up at center.
Yeah, but are Mullen and Hev to blame for Calhoun and Williams being injured? I think so... so sick of their crapQuote:
Originally Posted by smootness
On top of that, isn't he(the LT) the JuCo transfer that took a year and a half to learn it's ok to move as the ball is snapped? Instead of waiting 4 seconds after the snap to begin play? Not sure, but seems like it took him a while to learn to play his position decently well. Hope he doesn't spend too much time trying to learn other positions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Random Poster
But on the positive, we have a few extra DL we could always move to LT if he needs to play C.*****
My thoughts exactly. I opened up the thread to read about KT and all I got was complaints about our OL.Quote:
Originally Posted by LC Dawg
Maybe he struggled with the snap count. Playing center should definetely help learning the snap countQuote:
Originally Posted by JoseBrown
I'll just leave this here...
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/11/0...pite-turnover/
?I think our offensive line and Coach Gug (offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo) and Coach (offensive coordinator Josh) McDaniels have done a good job of again building our depth in preseason, where we had guys play multiple positions so that we can take seven linemen to a game and support all five positions, and be able to do different things offensively,? said Belichick. ?And the guys have worked very hard with each other and individually on their own fundamentals and techniques to be prepared and execute all the different plays and assignments, and block all the different types of players that we face.?
Here it is in all its glory, for those that may have somehow missed it the first time....Quote:
Originally Posted by JoseBrown
https://twitter.com/mstatepicsvideo/...22168134168576
Yeah, but let's get real... random's football mind >>>>> bill belichickQuote:
Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely
This may be the funniest thing I've read in a long time -- lolololololololol!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LC Dawg
Rep given, LC.
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Originally Posted by Gutter Cobreh
This makes me laugh every time (Rankin not moving out of his stance in the Auby game).
Not to contribute to the outstanding conversation we are having about our new freshman QB, but maybe this is why we're playing the NFL's #2 LT at center. Nice one, Gutter.
NFL guys spend at least 8 hours a day on football- our guys get 20 hours per week. Many, many fewer reps in college football. Apples to OrangesQuote:
Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely
Yep, this thread definitely took a left turn at Albuquerque.Quote:
Originally Posted by LC Dawg
You can't compare the NFL where you have 53 or whatever it is now roster spots and college where you have 72 or whatever it is active on gameday. The NFL does that because they have to because of their roster limits. Not to mention that they are pros and not from some random small high school learning how to play the position and they have more time to devote to working on things like that. If the NFL had 73 active they wouldn't do that because it would be unneccessary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely
Nice...Using the Patriots OL to help make a point about MSUs OL and this subject is top notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely
Apparently harbaugh is messed up too... mason cole started all 13 games for harbaugh in '15 at LT. Harbaugh practiced mason Cole at center preseason and apparently liked him there bc he played mason at both positions some last year on the way to the orange bowl. Harbaugh is a clown though, right? BTW, mason Cole made all big 10 team
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-foot...le_888338.html