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gregorylee
I'd rather be napping!!
...and what the hell exactly did he expect him to say, "I hope Snead get the job because McCoy sucks!"?!?
Reporters are so damn stupid.
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xrayrandy
Blowhard Statistician
I went to practice yesterday and thought I would pass along my observations.
QBs
Colt McCoy is way ahead here. When the receivers went 1 on 1 against DBs, he was consistently able to throw the ball where the receiver and only the receiver could get to it. His accuracy is better than anyone I've seen in a Texas uniform, even though he doesn't have the strongest arm. During 7on7 and 11on11 drills he was able to progress to the second or third receiver and hit the receiver in the hands 9 times out of 10. Overall he is the best passing QB I have seen at Texas in these types of practice situations. He is a Major Applewhite type QB, but better. He handles the handoffs without any problem. He has very good footwork. Anyone who was hoping our QBs would suck is out of luck, Colt will be a great one, think Drew Brees with a future NFLer supporting cast.
Snead has a strong arm, but tended to throw it low, frequently too low. His accuracy was not as good as Colt's, and he had trouble progressing through his reads, tending to get happy feet. In other words he looks like a true Freshman. Even so he is pretty good, and has lots of potential, but doesn't look like he will challenge Colt any time soon.
They were practicing mostly from under center today, using 3 wides. They did go from the shotgun some, but I suspect we will see our QB under center a lot more frequently this year.
Offensive Line
You can't tell much of anything in shorts, but when they lined up the first team RSFR (plus a grayshirt spring) Ulatoski was at RT and Blalock was at RG. The next time the first team rotated in Blalock was back at tackle and Dockery was at gaurd. My impression was that the line worked better with Ulatoski at tackle, but we will see how it goes. Ulatoski has All-Big12 potential and Blalock's natural position is guard.
Runningbacks
The 16 pounds Selvin lost really shows. His speed and cutting ability is much better, like he was when he almost beat out Cedric benson when he was a freshman. Selvin is also one of the team leaders and really showed it. I expect Selvin will start. Charles, looks healthy, faster, and bigger than last year. He looks extremely dangerous. Henry Melton looks like he is down to 250 as has been reported and is a lot faster than last year, and running with better technique. He should be a much more effective change of pace option than last year.
Wide Receivers
Sweed has shown some improvement over the summer with his route running. He did a good job jumping for some balls. He dropped a couple too so, that is something for him to work on. Billy Pittman appears to have recovered from his Rose Bowl injury and was running well. After a year playing WR Quans route running has improved, and he's lost some weight improving his speed and quickness. Shipley looks completely healthy, and still has a knack of making every pass look like a perfectly through ball. He beat Michael Griffn badly for a 50 yard TD in 1 on 1 drills. I still say that he will own virtually every Texas receiving record when he leaves. Jones, Hardy and even Walker looked polished and ready to contribute as backups.Even the three freshman looked very promising, although it is unlikely they will play in our game. Top to bottom this is the best WR corp I have seen at Texas. There are no stars yet, but there will be.
Special teams
The new kicker Hunter Lawrence has a strong leg. From 40 yards he was hitting the cameramen positioned on a lift between the top of the uprights. He showed good accuracy too. When they pracaticed kicking 11on11 they had Johnson go first, but I think the job will be Hunters by the time season starts. Johnson looks to still be ahead of Gerland at punter, although Gerland has improved.
It looks like Selvin and Jamaal will be the punt returners this year, as they were the ones out there when the practice with the full punt teams. Michael Griffin and Tarell Brown were the first team gunners, so you can expect a couple starters playing there.
Defense
It is tough to gauge the defense until they start hitting people, but everyone looks healthy and in as good or better shape than last year. I will try to check them out more at todays practice, now that I have a good idea about the QB situation.
I forgot TE
Tweedie has come a long way as a pass catcher. He was catching very well in drills against the LBs and in 11on11s. He had a couple drops, but overall I was impressed. Finley got open to catch a couple deep post routes in 11 on 11 even though our safeties know it is coming. He looks dangerous. I'm not sure about the depth below that. It looked like a grayshirt Fr Greg Smith was running 3rd.
QBs
Colt McCoy is way ahead here. When the receivers went 1 on 1 against DBs, he was consistently able to throw the ball where the receiver and only the receiver could get to it. His accuracy is better than anyone I've seen in a Texas uniform, even though he doesn't have the strongest arm. During 7on7 and 11on11 drills he was able to progress to the second or third receiver and hit the receiver in the hands 9 times out of 10. Overall he is the best passing QB I have seen at Texas in these types of practice situations. He is a Major Applewhite type QB, but better. He handles the handoffs without any problem. He has very good footwork. Anyone who was hoping our QBs would suck is out of luck, Colt will be a great one, think Drew Brees with a future NFLer supporting cast.
Snead has a strong arm, but tended to throw it low, frequently too low. His accuracy was not as good as Colt's, and he had trouble progressing through his reads, tending to get happy feet. In other words he looks like a true Freshman. Even so he is pretty good, and has lots of potential, but doesn't look like he will challenge Colt any time soon.
They were practicing mostly from under center today, using 3 wides. They did go from the shotgun some, but I suspect we will see our QB under center a lot more frequently this year.
Offensive Line
You can't tell much of anything in shorts, but when they lined up the first team RSFR (plus a grayshirt spring) Ulatoski was at RT and Blalock was at RG. The next time the first team rotated in Blalock was back at tackle and Dockery was at gaurd. My impression was that the line worked better with Ulatoski at tackle, but we will see how it goes. Ulatoski has All-Big12 potential and Blalock's natural position is guard.
Runningbacks
The 16 pounds Selvin lost really shows. His speed and cutting ability is much better, like he was when he almost beat out Cedric benson when he was a freshman. Selvin is also one of the team leaders and really showed it. I expect Selvin will start. Charles, looks healthy, faster, and bigger than last year. He looks extremely dangerous. Henry Melton looks like he is down to 250 as has been reported and is a lot faster than last year, and running with better technique. He should be a much more effective change of pace option than last year.
Wide Receivers
Sweed has shown some improvement over the summer with his route running. He did a good job jumping for some balls. He dropped a couple too so, that is something for him to work on. Billy Pittman appears to have recovered from his Rose Bowl injury and was running well. After a year playing WR Quans route running has improved, and he's lost some weight improving his speed and quickness. Shipley looks completely healthy, and still has a knack of making every pass look like a perfectly through ball. He beat Michael Griffn badly for a 50 yard TD in 1 on 1 drills. I still say that he will own virtually every Texas receiving record when he leaves. Jones, Hardy and even Walker looked polished and ready to contribute as backups.Even the three freshman looked very promising, although it is unlikely they will play in our game. Top to bottom this is the best WR corp I have seen at Texas. There are no stars yet, but there will be.
Special teams
The new kicker Hunter Lawrence has a strong leg. From 40 yards he was hitting the cameramen positioned on a lift between the top of the uprights. He showed good accuracy too. When they pracaticed kicking 11on11 they had Johnson go first, but I think the job will be Hunters by the time season starts. Johnson looks to still be ahead of Gerland at punter, although Gerland has improved.
It looks like Selvin and Jamaal will be the punt returners this year, as they were the ones out there when the practice with the full punt teams. Michael Griffin and Tarell Brown were the first team gunners, so you can expect a couple starters playing there.
Defense
It is tough to gauge the defense until they start hitting people, but everyone looks healthy and in as good or better shape than last year. I will try to check them out more at todays practice, now that I have a good idea about the QB situation.
I forgot TE
Tweedie has come a long way as a pass catcher. He was catching very well in drills against the LBs and in 11on11s. He had a couple drops, but overall I was impressed. Finley got open to catch a couple deep post routes in 11 on 11 even though our safeties know it is coming. He looks dangerous. I'm not sure about the depth below that. It looked like a grayshirt Fr Greg Smith was running 3rd.
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Was he getting his face smashed in during/after occasional passes? No? Then we'll see how Colt does when he's not being protected.
Thanks for the report, tho.
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t_BuckeyeScott
Hall of Fame
You know it might be a little early to call a redshirt freshman an All-Pro NFL quarterback no matter how good he looked in practice.
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EngineerHorn
No todo alli
I really think xray puts that stuff in just to get a reaction. Like Drew Brees but with a supporting cast of NFLers. I gut a chuckle out of that.
Thanks for the report. Does Jermichael Finley look any bigger? According to Greg Davis on 610AM, he's up to 240.
Thanks for the report. Does Jermichael Finley look any bigger? According to Greg Davis on 610AM, he's up to 240.
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Dumbass Tressel got NONREFUNDABLE tickets to Texas. Now, despite this news from xaggeraterandy, we still have to make the trip.
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xrayrandy
Blowhard Statistician
I've heard he's 240, but he looks 220 or 230, as it is solid muscle on his nearly 6-6 frame. I watched him a couple times go 1 on 1 against the DEs, and he did OK. He doesn't have the strength to stop a big rusher cleanly, but did a good job redirecting them, and he is fast enough that they can't get around him.
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RhodeIslandBuck
This guy's a real jerk
Key word in the quarterback section is Practice, there are millions of players that look like the next big thing in practice, but can't translate it into the actual game.
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High Lonesome
Hook 'Em
I agree its practice but at this point its what we have to go on. It is reasonable to compare two players in practice. Maybe he should hold off on saying that he will be a stud right away but nothing wrong with saying he looks good
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I doubt it will happen, but I'd be interested in watching Larry Grant go up against Jermichael.
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campies
Senior
You'd like to hope so, wouldn't you....
Fact is, Colt could very well be better than a backup 5th year senior, or a younger guy who had taken snaps last year had we had one, have beaten him out in the spring, and we'd still basically be starting with a QB who'd never taken a snap, but by most objective standards, we'd be starting the better guy. I think I'd be ok with that. If he can prove himself to the coaches and against the rest of the team, I'm more comfortable than having another guy in there just because "he's taken a snap." That doesn't mean he's better. Obviously that would give more credibility to Colt beating him out than not having him there for comparison, but as talented as Colt is, I'm more comfortable with it than a lot of Texas fans/the media who seem to be affected by the stigma of having NO experienced QB's, when the reality is it might not be that different than having one whos' experienced but nothing special.
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Captain Hindsight
The Hero of the Modern Age
Good point. It'll be a lot different when he plays in his first big game, against one of the elite college football teams on national T.V. While I'm not saying that he is good, there's no way you can simply say he's really good when he has only practiced.
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