Red/Blue
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 9:19 pmSome thoughts:
Richard Bartel looked great. He looked so comfortable and poised, and throwing is absolutely effortless for the guy. He's evidence that there's truth to the idea that some people learn to throw, while others (like Bartel) are born with a great arm.
Offensive line looked better than last week. Significantly.
Trey Griffin will have a big year. Last year there were times when he looked like a track star in a helmet and pads. Yesterday he looked like a receiver who happens to be really fast. He blew past DBs and made several receptions, including at least two where he had to adjust to the ball in mid-flight and still came up with the grab. He also fought through some fairly physical coverage on a couple of occasions. Bold prediction: Griffin will catch 6-8 touchdowns this year.
Griffin and Daniel Francis returned punts yesterday, and dropped only one (they weren't returning them, just making the catch -- maybe because of what happened to Comet last year?) They both showed good hands and seemed to "read" the punts well .... one drop between the two.
Darrin Johnson looked awesome at DT. He had one sack and clogged the middle pretty well against the run. He's got to get stronger, but he looks like a player.
Allan Adami moved around pretty well on that ankle he sprained last week.
Tate Wallis looked pretty good, but he had a few of his old side-arm throws. Overall, he looked better than he did last year, though.
SMU has a nice pair of running backs in Keylon Kincade and Johnnie Fitzgerald. Both were effective with hard inside running, and each of them kicked it outside a couple of times for longer gains. Very nice 1-2 punch.
D.D. Lee looks like a bigger and faster version of Vic Viloria. If he plays as hard as Vic did, look out.
Moodley looked more natural at CB than he ever did at safety, which is strange since he played safety his junior and senior years and part of his freshman year. He looked much more comfortable at cornerback.
[This message has been edited by Buddha (edited 04-13-2003).]
Richard Bartel looked great. He looked so comfortable and poised, and throwing is absolutely effortless for the guy. He's evidence that there's truth to the idea that some people learn to throw, while others (like Bartel) are born with a great arm.
Offensive line looked better than last week. Significantly.
Trey Griffin will have a big year. Last year there were times when he looked like a track star in a helmet and pads. Yesterday he looked like a receiver who happens to be really fast. He blew past DBs and made several receptions, including at least two where he had to adjust to the ball in mid-flight and still came up with the grab. He also fought through some fairly physical coverage on a couple of occasions. Bold prediction: Griffin will catch 6-8 touchdowns this year.
Griffin and Daniel Francis returned punts yesterday, and dropped only one (they weren't returning them, just making the catch -- maybe because of what happened to Comet last year?) They both showed good hands and seemed to "read" the punts well .... one drop between the two.
Darrin Johnson looked awesome at DT. He had one sack and clogged the middle pretty well against the run. He's got to get stronger, but he looks like a player.
Allan Adami moved around pretty well on that ankle he sprained last week.
Tate Wallis looked pretty good, but he had a few of his old side-arm throws. Overall, he looked better than he did last year, though.
SMU has a nice pair of running backs in Keylon Kincade and Johnnie Fitzgerald. Both were effective with hard inside running, and each of them kicked it outside a couple of times for longer gains. Very nice 1-2 punch.
D.D. Lee looks like a bigger and faster version of Vic Viloria. If he plays as hard as Vic did, look out.
Moodley looked more natural at CB than he ever did at safety, which is strange since he played safety his junior and senior years and part of his freshman year. He looked much more comfortable at cornerback.
[This message has been edited by Buddha (edited 04-13-2003).]