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08-11-2006, 01:19 PM
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Two things from media day caught my attention.
First, Dick Tressel's comment that Beanie Wells was not going to push Antonio for number #1 running back status, although he would get his opportunities to contribute.
That's fine. That is what you would expect a coach to say where you have a very experienced senior (I stand corrected below, he is a junior) who finished 05 very strong. But, as I have posted before, I will be very disappointed if the coaches do not develop a two back set utilizing both Pittman and Chris Wells. To me, with a good OLine, such a combination should be lethal. Somehow I suspect something like that is in the works, and they would surely downplay it. But there is no way you can let the best RB recruit, with a sping practice under his belt, play second fiddle. That is not to say that Maurice Wells is not capable of contributing also. It is nice to have a wealth of backs going into the year.
Second, the move of Hoobler to DE is sure a puzzle to me, mainly because I have believed the recent month's speculations that we were loaded at DE already. Hoobler has been reported to be a very good player, so one has to wonder what prompted his shuffle to the new position. All is well that ends well, of course, but it is still a puzzle.
It is amazing how fit most of the players look in the pictures. That has not always been the case going into fall practice, as old timers will likely agree.
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08-11-2006, 01:25 PM
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Pittman, by the way, is a junior.
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08-11-2006, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RLC65
Two things from media day caught my attention.
First, Dick Tressel's comment that Beanie Wells was not going to push Antonio for number #1 running back status, although he would get his opportunities to contribute.
That's fine. That is what you would expect a coach to say where you have a very experienced senior who finished 05 very strong. But, as I have posted before, I will be very disappointed if the coaches do not develop a two back set utilizing both Pittman and Chris Wells.
But there is no way you can let the best RB recruit, with a sping practice under his belt, play second fiddle.
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I disagree. I would be totallly comfortable with Pittman retaining the #1 running back status all year with CWells getting opportunities to contribute here and there for some experience. Regardless of the fact that CWells was the nation's #1 RB recruit, Pittman is a proven running back who had a phenomenal year for us last year. Not only would utilizing a two RB set potentially create problems b/c RBs generally perform better when they can get a feel for the flow of the game and not be worried about being taken out, but implementing such a set assumes that CWells has a handle both on running the ball at the college level, picking up the schemes, and learning to block. IMO, until he can prove that he is as good as or better than Pittman, Pittman should be our man.
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08-11-2006, 01:30 PM
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Second, the move of Hoobler to DE is sure a puzzle to me, mainly because I have believed the recent month's speculations that we were loaded at DE already. Hoobler has been reported to be a very good player, so one has to wonder what prompted his shuffle to the new position. All is well that ends well, of course, but it is still a puzzle.
It is amazing how fit most of the players look in the pictures. That has not always been the case going into fall practice, as old timers will likely agree.
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perhaps Hoobler's move to DE is more in the mold of the Leo position, which is a LB with his knuckles in the dirt at the LOS... it kind of lets you run a 3-3-5 (i don't think we ever really ran a true 3-4 last year), and allows for more diversity in the ways you attack an offense...
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08-11-2006, 01:36 PM
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Hoobler got moved to D-End?
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That's great news!! Means that the coaching staff must feel good about D'Andrea's recovery
I like the switch, too. Hoobs has a mean streak that could be VERY useful on the D-Line  |
08-11-2006, 07:24 PM
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Just gotta mention I never saw it but thank heavens I'm not coaching!
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08-11-2006, 08:13 PM
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When I first opened that picture of Roy Hall on ozone I thought it was Rob Rose. Roy Hall's size is impressive. I noticed that a lot of guys have tattoos too and some are pretty sweet.
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We should hide the women and children, tell our family we love them and then batten down the hatches.
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08-11-2006, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bucks21
When I first opened that picture of Roy Hall on ozone I thought it was Rob Rose. Roy Hall's size is impressive. I noticed that a lot of guys have tattoos too and some are pretty sweet.
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Roy Hall's arms could get him arrested for carrying concealed weapons...guns!
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08-12-2006, 07:15 AM
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