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I believe so, I’m rooting for team dempsBlue Blaze is all offense and Orange Swarm is all defense?
15 WR with Kan Thomas labeled as MB. What is MB on Offense and B on defense?
MB is the Miner Back. Its like a Slasher Position that can line up in various spots.
The B is for Bandit and it is a position on Defense, not sure what they do.
The guy that really jumped out to me at Practice was Tray Dunson. I didn't know his name until this Roster came out. But he is very good.
Names to know. Based on Practice these guys took majority of the reps and targets.
0 Ashton Nickleberry WR
1 Trey Goodman WR
3 Jaden Smith WR
8 Emari White WR
5 Kam Thomas WR
4 Jevon Jackson RB
21 Marquez Taylor RB
9 Skyler Locklear QB
11 Cade McConnell QB
The guys I am trying to figure out:
24 Mike Franklin RB
22 Ezell Jolly RB
7 Marcus Bellon WR
82 Marcus Vinson TE
16 Seth Mouser QB
72 Tyrone McDuffie OL
Franklin got reps in practice but seemed like he was RB3. I was impressed with Jolly last year but I did't see him on the field the days I was there. Maybe banged up. Bellon, IMO, is as dangerous as anyone but seemed to be behind the guys above. Vinson looks like the guy at TE but I haven't seen him do much more than block. Mouser did not take alot of snaps and is already behind Pickles. McDuffie is the former Colorado Commit who lost his spot when Primetime arrived. He's from Parkland HS. He's a guy I was rooting for but he didn't do alot.
Battles to Watch
Kicker - I don't know if Flabiano has won this job
Outside WR - There is talent and depth in the slot, but Outside guys are still a ?
Center - There were some snap issues with the 2nd unit.
Summing this post up. The WR’s mentioned above all showed ability. I think Emari White and Jaden Smith both did great things and scored. Kam Thomas showed off his speed on a bubble screen on which was an otherwise quiet day. McConnell outplayed Locklear but Locklear showed he can make plays with his legs. Pickles is the third QB as I have said before and he played well I thought.
Both teams tried to establish the run without much success. Not sure if the Starting Olines were mixed but either way, Oline play left a lot to be desired.
The other list. Mike Franklin I think had 1 carry. He was the 4th RB behind Jackson, Dye, and Taylor. Jolly had a few carries late in the game, one for about 12. But he lined up as a slot wr a few times. Vinson was the guy at TE but none of the TE’s stood out catching the ball. They did block in the run game. Walden said in the clinic that QB and TE have to learn the most in this offense. Bellon played quite a few snaps but didn’t do a lot. Dropped a punt. Mouser played but was indecisive. He’s QB4. McDuffie and the Oline struggled.
As far as battles. The WR group lined up in several spots, inside and out. Thought they stole the show.
The Punters disappointed. That might be an area of concern. The kickoffs weren’t deep by the kickers. It was windy. I said to watch out for bad snaps. There were only 2 or 3 but one was bad and costly.
Highs- wr play and tempo
Lows- punting and run game
I agree. McConnell and Locklear showed their strengths and weaknesses in this offense, but if I had to pick I’d take McConnell today just because he has the better arm. Also it’s a FACT these punters are horrific. I know Walden wants to snap the ball every 12 seconds, but if God forbid this offense is going three and out and using up less than a minute of clock he may second guess his tempo if he’s handing it over to those kickers. Even that opening kickoff, Flabiano didn’t get it close to the end zone. That is the biggest concern I saw this game. Everything else, you can’t discern if the offense was good or if the defense was bad.Not much to take away from a spring game. Locklear is a really good runner and McConnell has a pretty accurate arm.
Jaden Smith and Emari White look like playmakers. Jevon Jackson looked pretty solid too. Looking forward to seeing what this team looks like against Nebraska.
Everything else, you can’t discern if the offense was good or if the defense was bad.