2022 Fall Camp: Drippin'

[Longhornlove 4719]

7 hours ago, immamac said:

Can’t tell if serious. Evans is a very good player, but this was a pathetic tackle. 

Tackle, what tackle? I didn't see a tackle. I saw a few missed tackles.

[The Deuce 1094]

6 minutes ago, Lerka Lerka said:

Let’s be real here. Who else thought his golf swing could have looked better?  

He puts it all together during the live tournaments. I did hear That Card holed 3 of 5 from the tee box on the practice par 3 though. 

Edited August 26, 2022 by The Deuce

[Longhornlove 4719]

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

You all deserve this:

 

Texas' two-high defense

Ian Boyd•about 13 hours

Jerrin Thompson makes a tackle in the spring game (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

One detail the open practices revealed about the 2022 Texas Longhorns was how they intend to honor Steve Sarkisian’s mandate for playing tighter coverage. The Longhorns ran a lot more single-high safety man coverage in practice, either to bring some blitzes or to drop a safety down near the box, than they did for most of 2021. Yet, the base defense remains a two-high coverage which has a lot of variety and is being executed more aggressively and at a higher level than we saw a year ago.

A two-high, pattern-matching coverage is one of the more popular defensive systems in modern football. There are weaknesses to the scheme, but the more variety you can add to the system and the better your safeties are at recognizing offensive tendencies the more difficult you can make it for opponents to get the ball down the field.

This has major value for Texas since they take on several HUNH (hurry-up, no-huddle) spread teams this coming season, including their rivals across the Red River. The ability to position safeties in different leverages to squeeze the space these teams are trying to exploit could be a massive factor for Texas in competing for a Big 12 Championship this coming year.

Texas’ two-high coverages

The Longhorns played a few different two-high coverages in the open practice alone with an obvious preference for quarters concepts.

Pattern-matching quarters these days typically boils down to man coverage on the outside receivers by the cornerbacks, particularly on vertical routes, with the linebackers taking inside receivers on underneath routes and the safeties covering them if they go deep.

The scheme is most effective if the safeties have a good feel for recognizing where the offense is trying to go and the cornerbacks can hold up down the sideline without help over the top. Texas has two primary quarters coverages which both function in that fashion, they’ll probably play both at the same time.

One is a more aggressive brand often called MEG quarters. MEG stands for Man Everywhere he Goes. The cornerback is playing man coverage, perhaps press-man, on the receiver across from him and shadowing him around the field. He might have help deep and inside from the safety or he may not, depending on how occupied the safety is with the inside receiver. Texas will probably use this coverage in the boundary quite a bit in 2022.

Then there’s MES quarters, Man Except Shallow, which is the technique everyone knows and hates from 2021. The cornerback plays off on the receiver and will play him on vertical routes but stay loose and let him go if he runs a shallow route inside and close on the ball on a quick stop route. The Longhorns will likely play this version quite a bit to the wide side of the field where a quarterback’s throw is in the air long enough for a corner to hang back and react. In either coverage the safeties are able to read keys and potentially arrive wherever the ball does, depending on how well they know their jobs.

They also showed two brands of quarters for defending the dreaded 3×1 formations of the HUNH spread teams which put three receivers to one side of the field.

First option, a “poach” coverage with the boundary safety rolling toward the trips side.

Second option, the defense plays man on the outermost two receivers with the cornerback and Star.

The defense can cycle through either (or play single-high man with a safety dropping down to cover an inside receiver) based on whether they want to ask more of the boundary cornerback or of the Star (nickel) and field cornerback. The former example leaves the boundary corner on an island without much help, the latter example helps him while deferring stress to the coverage defenders furthest off the ball.

They’re both potentially useful depending on the matchups with opposing receivers and the quality of the quarterback. Need to lock down a lethal X receiver? You’ll probably play the second option and trust the Star and field corner to hold up outside. Worried about an offense’s speed to the wide side, you may roll coverage and trust the boundary corner. I’m guessing Texas will lean toward option two given their move of cornerbacks Jaylon Guilbeau and Jahdae Barron to Star.

If you can cycle through multiple varieties of coverage against a spread team’s favorite formations it creates hesitation in the quarterback and opposing play-caller.

How will this work in 2022?

Much like the single-high man coverages which are going to take a greater role in the defense in the coming year, this approach puts a lot on the safeties to control the middle of the field. The “Star” (nickel) ends up with a lot of tough coverage assignments. He can get involved in the run game but the presence of their pure man coverages and the quarters coverages which put him in man coverage on a slot without the guarantee of safety help are all reasons for using a converted cornerback like Barron or Guilbeau.

The quarters coverages involve the cornerbacks having to own the sideline on their own while the safeties play flat-footed reading the inside receivers. They can end up running the alleys and arriving pretty hard and fast in run support or robbing routes thrown over the middle. What matters most is they know what’s coming and can arrive where needed with violence and leverage. There will be obvious value in getting Bryan Allen and Kitan Crawford acclimated back there because of their physicality and athleticism but you can’t rush things. Veteran reliability in these defenses is worth more than a faster 40 time, they have a lot to diagnose. TCU routinely had some 4.7/4.8 40 time guys who’d make a lot of plays running quarters because they knew how to use the system to arrive at the right places.

Weak spots in quarters coverage for Texas to worry about include the following. First, two-high quarters coverages are helpful against the run IF the safeties are good at fitting downhill from the hash marks and IF the defense is properly setting edges in front of them. If not…

…and there are plenty more examples from 2021.

Secondly, quarters coverages are vulnerable deeper down the field. They can be hell on teams trying to throw anything quick or off a three-step drop, but if a team can protect the quarterback long enough to read a safety’s reaction to multiple deep routes, there are 1-on-1s galore to attack. Hudson Card connected on a few in the open practice for touchdowns.

Texas’ single-high man coverages are good at getting numbers around the box quickly while keeping someone over the top to prevent a touchdown on a post route, but they’re vulnerable on crossers and throws in the middle of the field. The quarters coverages lock down everything quick and intermediate but consequently are a little slower to arrive against the run and less reliable over the top.

What matters is playing great team defense with the linebackers helping disrupt routes and the pass-rush preventing quarterbacks from sitting back and dissecting the downfield coverage. Texas’ mastery over these base concepts is clearly improved and simply getting their athletes to play good, team defense is going to yield shocking results. It’s been about four years since Texas could even do that.

I  can't read that shit, sorry too drunk, thanks though.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 12928]

Me opening this thread to catch up for the day:

[GringoSalado 1639]

3 hours ago, AugieBall said:

So that means every post you read, that is the worst post of all time.  

[derpyhorndog 2550]

3 hours ago, Professor Chesney said:

Been busy with a new job but was able to have lunch with one of the DTs recently.  He was optimistic about the defense this year, said they’d be attacking more and there’s a better overall understanding of responsibilities generally.

Obviously he’s biased but it is better to hear that than the alternative.  Please Venmo all $9.95s to the Burnt Ends account. 

Congrats on the big promotion, Dean! You were one of my favorite profs. Pretty cool that you hang with surly degens during your down time. 

Edited August 26, 2022 by derpyhorndog

[Newy25 7590]

If you think reading Ian Boyd is torture, try listening to him awkwardly pause and carry on a podcast conversation like Rainman. 

[JBJ 3591]

1 minute ago, Newy25 said:

If you think reading Ian Boyd is torture, try listening to him awkwardly pause and carry on a podcast conversation like Rainman. 

Yet It's still the best post in the last 20 pages or so.

[markstanco 12424]

Congrats on the big promotion, Dean! You were one of my favorite profs. Pretty cool that you hang with surly degens during your down time. 

This is how you brown nose. Well done!

[Hiphopopotamos 20850]

33 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

If you think reading Ian Boyd is torture, try listening to him awkwardly pause and carry on a podcast conversation like Rainman. 

[Domedriver 655]

Posting this Boyd shite is like the return of the Long Cat 😱

[JBJ 3591]

1 minute ago, Domedriver said:

Posting this Boyd shite is like the return of the Long Cat 😱

TLDR:

1) Expects tighter match-coverages from a base quarters package, instead of the looser Rip/Liz we've seen since Ash.   This has been a talking point since the end of last season.

2) Quarters is stronger run support against spread teams.  However, safeties need to step their game and the front needs to somewhat impede a runner to ensure safeties get good looks.

3) Quarters is a more flexible tool for gameplanning. (This portion is about 5,000 words long.)

4) Biggest vulnerability is deep shots and big plays due to the lack of a deep safety.

[Kormit The Frug 134]

2 minutes ago, JBJ said:

TLDR:

1) Expects tighter match-coverages from a base quarters package, instead of the looser Rip/Liz we've seen since Ash.   This has been a talking point since the end of last season.

2) Quarters is stronger run support against spread teams.  However, safeties need to step their game and the front needs to somewhat impede a runner to ensure safeties get good looks.

3) Quarters is a more flexible tool for gameplanning. (This portion is about 5,000 words long.)

4) Biggest vulnerability is deep shots and big plays due to the lack of a deep safety.

TLDR: Bullshit projection until proven otherwise on the field. 

[Nicole44 21941]

I need an intervention. For the ice cream addiction. @Deejwas right. I can’t stop. In my defense, lots of people at the grocery store were getting this…also, BlueBell crapped out on making the Banana Pudding ice cream because I called them and they said there was a shortage of supplies but I think they are lying. So I had to improvise. I blame them. And this thread. And all of you. I accept zero responsibility for murdering pints of ice cream. Seriously, what choice did I have but to buy more shit?

[Codaxx 5405]

16 minutes ago, JBJ said:

TLDR:

1) Expects tighter match-coverages from a base quarters package, instead of the looser Rip/Liz we've seen since Ash.   This has been a talking point since the end of last season.

2) Quarters is stronger run support against spread teams.  However, safeties need to step their game and the front needs to somewhat impede a runner to ensure safeties get good looks.

3) Quarters is a more flexible tool for gameplanning. (This portion is about 5,000 words long.)

4) Biggest vulnerability is deep shots and big plays due to the lack of a deep safety.

yes. Just Ian making some observations. These are all things fans complained about last year. This should be received with some optimism, but it wont be. The group think on here wont allow anyone to read an Ian piece without a gag reflex and a shit post. Agreed, he is as always verbose in this post. 

[ClubWhatever 12066]

Get a temp job at an ice cream store.  That will cure you, I promise.

[South Austin 51410]

5 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

I need an intervention. For the ice cream addiction. @Deejwas right. I can’t stop. In my defense, lots of people at the grocery store were getting this…also, BlueBell crapped out on making the Banana Pudding ice cream because I called them and they said there was a shortage of supplies but I think they are lying. So I had to improvise. I blame them. And this thread. And all of you. I accept zero responsibility for murdering pints of ice cream. Seriously, what choice did I have but to buy more shit?

So is ice cream the latest lure for Urban Meyer?

[LTtxfan 48688]

44 minutes ago, Domedriver said:

Posting this Boyd shite is like the return of the Long Cat 😱

[Sir Ulrich 5187]

52 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

We're gonna have to post this after every Ewers TD this year

Edited August 26, 2022 by Sir Ulrich

[ShowmeyourTDs 1140]

8 hours ago, The Deuce said:

He puts it all together during the live tournaments. I did hear That Card holed 3 of 5 from the tee box on the practice par 3 though. 

Wow, that’s better than our kickers from 32+ yards out.

[Mitch Hedberg 2086]

11 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

I need an intervention. For the ice cream addiction. @Deejwas right. I can’t stop. In my defense, lots of people at the grocery store were getting this…also, BlueBell crapped out on making the Banana Pudding ice cream because I called them and they said there was a shortage of supplies but I think they are lying. So I had to improvise. I blame them. And this thread. And all of you. I accept zero responsibility for murdering pints of ice cream. Seriously, what choice did I have but to buy more shit?

Blue Bell Banana Pudding has been a favorite since I was a kid and it’s always been hit or miss trying to find it. I have the sads. I hope they bring it back.

[Ghost of Shag 2549]

Me entering this thread this morning:

[lilMAC25 3770]

9 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Quinn workout video just released...

 

 

 

“He has a vision, to be great”.

 

 

I like hearing that.

 

the guy makes some big time throws look effortless.

Edited August 26, 2022 by lilMAC25

[South Austin 51410]

Your triple posts have been merged.

[Tex Pete 20019]

20 hours ago, Vertigo said:

How have we reached peak offseason in fall camp a week before kickoff?

Have you watched our team for the last 12 years?!

[The Deuce 1094]

20 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

yes. Just Ian making some observations. These are all things fans complained about last year. This should be received with some optimism, but it wont be. The group think on here wont allow anyone to read an Ian piece without a gag reflex and a shit post. Agreed, he is as always verbose in this post. 

It seemed like the observation portion of it was 5% of the article, and 95% of it was explaining what the 5% was. I’d imagine if people are paying for smoke to be blown up their ass, they would atleast like a little more fan fiction than that. What Ian did is blabber on about something a football junkie would already have a grasp of. 

[Codaxx 5405]

4 minutes ago, The Deuce said:

It seemed like the observation portion of it was 5% of the article, and 95% of it was explaining what the 5% was. I’d imagine if people are paying for smoke to be blown up their ass, they would atleast like a little more fan fiction than that. What Ian did is blabber on about something a football junkie would already have a grasp of. 

He is always verbose in his articles. Its like getting mad at a scorpion for stinging you. I actually want to see information on the defense, though I am not sure how much is real.  We keep hearing about changes and I am interested to see what will actually change. It is one of the better story lines for the opening game. Even Ian has been very quiet on predicting the defense this offseason. 

Edited August 26, 2022 by Codaxx

[closetojumping 61996]

12 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

He is always verbose in his articles. Its like getting mad at a scorpion for stinging you. I actually want to see information on the defense, though I am not sure how much is real.  We keep hearing about changes and I am interested to see what will actually change. It is one of the better story lines for the opening game. Even Ian has been very quiet on predicting the defense this offseason. 

He’s fucking worthless. Numerous people on this board can put together better work with less words. He makes shit up and he uses info from Nahlin, which is also made up, making his stuff worse than bad - it’s misleading. It’s not groupthink, it’s simply not valuing a guy just because people are dumb enough to pay him. 

[Born Burnt 6142]

53 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

I need an intervention. For the ice cream addiction. @Deejwas right. I can’t stop. In my defense, lots of people at the grocery store were getting this…also, BlueBell crapped out on making the Banana Pudding ice cream because I called them and they said there was a shortage of supplies but I think they are lying. So I had to improvise. I blame them. And this thread. And all of you. I accept zero responsibility for murdering pints of ice cream. Seriously, what choice did I have but to buy more shit?

If this season goes like the last, I'll be right there with you.

[SHOOTER12 8766]

20 hours ago, lazygringo said:

I don't get how a kicker could seem good and then immediately not be good once they start kicking at DKR. It's the same shit, just a different place. FFS.

Damned off center goal posts.

[Gucci_Suit 2568]

47 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Me entering this thread this morning:

And suddenly I can’t get Moving in Stereo out of my head. 

[Mo Horn 8680]

2 minutes ago, Gucci_Suit said:

And suddenly I can’t get Moving in Stereo out of my head. 

Tell me you're gay, without telling me you're gay. NTTAWWT. Phoebe Cates is the only thing this should bring to mind. 

[Hookem2147 20811]

FCB on a few position battles
 

Spoiler

In one of the more intriguing position battles to replace injured receiver Isaiah Neyor, who was lost to a season-ending knee injury (torn ACL), Iowa State graduate transfer Tarique Milton “is probably the most trustworthy right now, with Casey Cain and Savion Red coming on,” according to a team source.

The another battle coming down to the wire will be at offensive tackle, where freshman Kelvin Banks, who is coming back from an ankle injury, is expected to be the starter at left tackle with redshirt sophomore Andrej Karic trying to unseat fifth-year senior Christian Jones at right tackle. 

Karic would serve as the backup at both left and right tackle if he can’t crack the starting lineup with freshman Cameron Williams (6-7, 374) coming on at right tackle.

Freshman defensive end Ethan Burke is making a push into the two-deep as is his former Austin Westlake teammate Michael Taaffe at safety.

“Taaffe is gonna play,” a team source said. “He’s around the ball too much not to play. Smart football player.”

Junior Jerrin Thompson, the projected starter at field safety, said, “Taaffe is one of those guys - like (freshman nickel/cornerback) Jaylon Guilbeau - who works hard and shows you that everything they want, they’re gonna get. Taaffe is a very smart player. He knows the game.”

8COMMENTS

I’m hearing punter Isaac Pearson is performing well but that the field-goal kicking battle between Bert Auburn and Will Stone has been “inconsistent,” according to a team source.

Steve Sarkisian is expected to release the first depth chart of the season on Monday.

 

[SHOOTER12 8766]

19 hours ago, Dignan said:

Well, this is interesting. Some aggy simulated the 2022 season 1,000 times. His results are posted on Reddit. He has done it before so you might have seen it. Here is one quote in the Reddit post about Texas:

Check it out on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/wxevkz/i_simulated_the_2022_season_1000_times_here_are/

Look at the big brain on Cletus. 

[Red Five 40109]

I like how Savion Red is both "hitting the freshman wall" (Burton) and "coming on" (Brown). 

[Burt Macklin 18960]

1 hour ago, Codaxx said:

yes. Just Ian making some observations. These are all things fans complained about last year. This should be received with some optimism, but it wont be. The group think on here wont allow anyone to read an Ian piece without a gag reflex and a shit post. Agreed, he is as always verbose in this post. 

I have to say your consistent defenses of Ian Boyd is the most entertaining aspect of your posting and it’s not even close. 

It’s not groupthink. It’s that Ian Boyd has no fucking clue what this team will be running, so him writing these 5,000 word posts running with a concept he thinks would be good is one of the most banal, pointless things on the entire internet. Saying it should be encouraging is utterly moronic, because this is Ian Boyd just making shit up in his head. He has no clue if the defense will actually be implementing any of those concepts so there’s no point in reading it. 
 

On top of that, he has no understanding of how to apply scheme to real situations or personnel. This time a year ago, he was writing 5,000 word articles about why BJ Foster was the perfect fit as a deep safety when PK runs Cover 1. That piece was stupid at the time and somehow even dumber in hindsight. 

[texasdago 7376]

10 minutes ago, SHOOTER12 said:

Look at the big brain on Cletus. 

LOL

Is Texas A&M predicted to go 8-4?

Yup. The model has A&M as the #3 team in the SEC right now mainly due to a high recruiting talent level and the fact that we had a good defense last year. Even with that, it’s still predicting we’ll go 8-4, which means it must be doing something right.

 

So much talent

Great defense

Yup... 8-4 again.  Trophy time!

[Domedriver 655]

4 minutes ago, texasdago said:

LOL

Is Texas A&M predicted to go 8-4?

Yup. The model has A&M as the #3 team in the SEC right now mainly due to a high recruiting talent level and the fact that we had a good defense last year. Even with that, it’s still predicting we’ll go 8-4, which means it must be doing something right.

 

So much talent

Great defense

Yup... 8-4 again.  Trophy time!

Time to fill the jar in Sheepland!

[Codaxx 5405]

15 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

I have to say your consistent defenses of Ian Boyd is the most entertaining aspect of your posting and it’s not even close. 

It’s not groupthink. It’s that Ian Boyd has no fucking clue what this team will be running, so him writing these 5,000 word posts running with a concept he thinks would be good is one of the most banal, pointless things on the entire internet. Saying it should be encouraging is utterly moronic, because this is Ian Boyd just making shit up in his head. He has no clue if the defense will actually be implementing any of those concepts so there’s no point in reading it. 
 

On top of that, he has no understanding of how to apply scheme to real situations or personnel. This time a year ago, he was writing 5,000 word articles about why BJ Foster was the perfect fit as a deep safety when PK runs Cover 1. That piece was stupid at the time and somehow even dumber in hindsight. 

I was not defending him, but whatever makes you happy.  It was a pretty vanilla piece. I dont follow Ian as close as you do, so I am not sure what he said about Foster last summer. I just never understood why people get annoyed at free information. It seems like such an ignorant and narcissistic  position to take in life. Good information can sometimes come from the lowest of sources. I just do not see the need to see 5 posts bitching about it. You can choose read it or to ignore it. 

Edited August 26, 2022 by Codaxx

[Napoleon 8577]

1 hour ago, JBJ said:

TLDR:

1) Expects tighter match-coverages from a base quarters package, instead of the looser Rip/Liz we've seen since Ash.   This has been a talking point since the end of last season.

2) Quarters is stronger run support against spread teams.  However, safeties need to step their game and the front needs to somewhat impede a runner to ensure safeties get good looks.

3) Quarters is a more flexible tool for gameplanning. (This portion is about 5,000 words long.)

4) Biggest vulnerability is deep shots and big plays due to the lack of a deep safety.

Thanks for this summary  It became quickly apparent that there was no way that I would be reading that shit.

 

10 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I like how Savion Red is both "hitting the freshman wall" (Burton) and "coming on" (Brown). 

Maybe this means that he is “cumming on that freshman wall”.

🎯

[Longhornlove 4719]

3 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Thanks for this summary  It became quickly apparent that there was no way that I would be reading that shit.

 

 

I tried to read it last night while I was drunk........nope. Now that I'm sober, I couldn't make it through the article still.

[Nicole44 21941]

1 minute ago, Longhornlove said:

I tried to read it last night while I was drunk........nope. Now that I'm sober, I couldn't make it through the article still.

 

[BurntOrangeBlooded15 1564]

3 hours ago, Newy25 said:

If you think reading Ian Boyd is torture, try listening to him awkwardly pause and carry on a podcast conversation like Rainman. 

Fucking this.  Never in my life have I heard more of a fucking beat down than this dude talking on a video or podcast.  Holy fuck. 

[closetojumping 61996]

20 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I like how Savion Red is both "hitting the freshman wall" (Burton) and "coming on" (Brown). 

He'll be fine if he wants to grow and get playing time. Momma isn't going to come in and yell at the coaches for you when you're being pushed. Got to suck it up and earn it and not be a whiny bitch while doing so.

8 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I was not defending him, but whatever makes you happy.  It was a pretty vanilla piece. I dont follow Ian as close as you do, so I am not sure what he said about Foster last summer. I just never understood why people get annoyed at free information. It seems like such an ignorant and narcissistic  position to take in life. Good information can sometimes come from the lowest of sources. I just do not see the need to see 5 posts bitching about it. You can choose read it or to ignore it. 

It isn't free information. It's free noise. You don't seem to understand the difference. It's the same shit as when someone posts updates from that Prescott Webbins guy or Bitterwhiteguy. Those guys are not providing data points and they have no credentials or posting history to grant them the worthiness of posting their shit elsewhere. 

None of us have issues with free information. Love it, read it, etc. I do have issues with nonsense getting posted and then posters who are learning, or new to the boards, or whatever, take those type of shit articles from a know-nothing rube like Ian Boyd and think they've learned something. Then they start incorporating it into the thinking on threads like this.

We don't want to have to go through 3 pages of people explaining that Roshon Johnson really won't be moved to LB soon and that J-Whitt won't be playing safety any time soon to other posters because voluminously banal hack threw out his word vomit that they took seriously.

[Longhornlove 4719]

5 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

 

LOL, John Ritter was actually a distant cousin of mine. His Dad was my grandmothers' 2nd cousin.

[texasdago 7376]

4 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

LOL, John Ritter was actually a distant cousin of mine. His Dad was my grandmothers' 2nd cousin.

[Gene Parmesan 3951]

4 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

LOL, John Ritter was actually a distant cousin of mine. His Dad was my grandmothers' 2nd cousin.

Maybe schedule yourself for an EKG pretty soon.

[Longhornlove 4719]

Just now, Gene Parmesan said:

Maybe schedule yourself for an EKG pretty soon.

Was reading up on that. Not many heart issues in my family to tell the truth.

[Hornlover 8824]

45 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

FCB on a few position battles
 

  Hide contents

In one of the more intriguing position battles to replace injured receiver Isaiah Neyor, who was lost to a season-ending knee injury (torn ACL), Iowa State graduate transfer Tarique Milton “is probably the most trustworthy right now, with Casey Cain and Savion Red coming on,” according to a team source.

The another battle coming down to the wire will be at offensive tackle, where freshman Kelvin Banks, who is coming back from an ankle injury, is expected to be the starter at left tackle with redshirt sophomore Andrej Karic trying to unseat fifth-year senior Christian Jones at right tackle. 

Karic would serve as the backup at both left and right tackle if he can’t crack the starting lineup with freshman Cameron Williams (6-7, 374) coming on at right tackle.

Freshman defensive end Ethan Burke is making a push into the two-deep as is his former Austin Westlake teammate Michael Taaffe at safety.

“Taaffe is gonna play,” a team source said. “He’s around the ball too much not to play. Smart football player.”

Junior Jerrin Thompson, the projected starter at field safety, said, “Taaffe is one of those guys - like (freshman nickel/cornerback) Jaylon Guilbeau - who works hard and shows you that everything they want, they’re gonna get. Taaffe is a very smart player. He knows the game.”

8COMMENTS

I’m hearing punter Isaac Pearson is performing well but that the field-goal kicking battle between Bert Auburn and Will Stone has been “inconsistent,” according to a team source.

Steve Sarkisian is expected to release the first depth chart of the season on Monday.

 

"Hey Chip. I need you to send a few messages to some players. Tell Casey and Savion to keep working hard, cause Tarique just doesn't have it. And let Andrej know that if he'd learn the fucking playbook, then he'd be starting at right tackle. Oh, and let all the safeties know that an undersized white dude from Westlake is gonna take their jobs, cause they've been sucking." - Sark

[Pam Cummings 9409]

12 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

Maybe schedule yourself for an EKG pretty soon.