Anyone hearing anything? Good? Bad? Besides the yearly obligatory we are going to run it more rumors.
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Anyone hearing anything? Good? Bad? Besides the yearly obligatory we are going to run it more rumors.
Tulu has stepped up his game as well as Ducking
Practice reports are near worthless
Per Austin Williams this fall Will is very vocal during practice. Last year he let Leach call out players for their eff ups. This fall he's been chewing on some asses. Austin says Will is very comfortable with the offense now.
We are the best team on that field.
I agree, its usually the same thing said every year. 'So and so has stepped up and had a good off season' 'He's lost 15 pounds' 'He's gained 15 pounds of muscle' 'We still have work to do but I like the direction of the team' ...... But it's still nice to read or hear about it and gives us some sort of hope for the season.
Rosebowl said that Leach told one of the defensive players that water sux, Gatorade is better
Practices reports are not bad, or necessarily inaccurate. You just have to keep perspective.
If they tell you a guy beat his man and made a great catch, people get too excited and then feel let down when the guy does nothing in the fall. That same receiver may be a poor blocker, and consistently runs the wrong routes. And the great catch was made while going against the 3rd string corner. And he had two drops earlier in practice. But realistically the catch was legit and he's a freshman and is working hard and developing and will be pretty good in 2 years.
I think the practice reports are great. I think message board posters tend to jump to conclusions or lose perspective.
Free Tuesday Practice Flash Report and Free Boneyard article from Steve just posted on Genes Page 76 minutes ago. Note: We are now undefeated for the 22 season and will remain so until someone scores more points in a game than us!***** Hail State!
Practice reports would be helpful if people properly reported on it. You do that by comparing players to other players.
Examples:
This is bad - Zavion made a diving catch for a TD and looks great. Fans will get super excited about this and lose perspective.
This is good - Zavion made a diving catch while showing a first step burst that is a hair slower than Tulu's but he's 20 lbs heavier & runs with more physicality.
Since Tulu is a known quantity by our fans, phrasing the report by comparing Zavion to a known players, helps fans get a nice perspective of what Zavion may be.
You can literally do this with every player on the field
That’s actually a very good example. If our kickers are truly accurate in practice, then there is nothing wrong with reporting it. But perspective is understanding that while that’s promising, it’s only practice and there is no guarantee that they will perform that well in front of big crowds on Saturday, when you could be on the road, weather could be bad, etc. Practice is a controlled environment.
So, so if WR burns our DB in practice is WR getting better or DB is a problem area or vice versa?***** Most every team thinks they are improved in fall camp with great expectations and goals for the season. Only a few really know and the others will find out when the games begin. That said, I think we will be very good, here in my recliner at 11:36 PM reading everything I can find about our team. Retired past May and son is Sr at State. Will be spending more time with him and hope there are a couple of open practices I can attend! Hail State!
Position battles are interesting to me.
If Dollar Bill is our LT then what? I think he has the physical skills but can he do it without a ton of penalties.
Reese moving to Guard, is this just cross training or are we experimenting to find the best combination of OL?
We will all find out for sure by the start of the season and will know if they end up being any good a few games into the season but these tidbits are interesting to me.
I think State is trying to find the best combination of guys for OL. Sounds like Jones benefits State most at RT and Lewis isn't ready. No knock on Lewis, juco to sec is an adjustment.
RT: C Jones / Lewis
RG: Reese
C. Sharp
LG: N Jones / Smith
LT: Dollar Bill
If Dolla Bill is our LT then I think that means we 17ed. Not running down our players, but he's an older player. If he was ready to play LT this year he would have been our starting RT this year. We pretty much needed Reese to emerge as a good OT on one side or the other. He was the only player young enough taht it was feasible for him to not be good enough to start at RT last year but made a big enough jump to be solid to good at RT or serviceable at LT.
Both Dolla Bill and Percy Lewis are bigger than Cross and won't get pushed around. But Cross was consistent, athletic, and had good feet. The issue with Dolla Bill will be how he handles the quicker and more athletic pass rushers. Will Anderson at Bama is only listed at 243 pounds. Pass rushers won't throw Dolla Bill around, but that doesn't mean they can't beat him. That's why he has consistently been pushed to LOSE weight and work on quickness, footwork, hand placement, balance, etc.