Just seeing if anyone got by practice today and had any observations? One week from Spring game.
I was able to watch most of yesterday's practice and also had the benefit of doing so with 2 young men who are recent active players and therefore very familiar with the personnel.
Since a lot of folks on this board are concerned about the QB situation, I will start there. First of all, both of the scholarship QB's are much improved from the past season's start and seem to be more comfortable in running the offense each week. The caveat here is that we are watching drills and limited scrimmaging right now. Next week's live full scrimmage will tell a lot more about real time decision making, etc. Hamp Sisson is very polished. He runs the offensive very smoothly. Yesterday he showed some excellent running ability on options and QB draws I had not seen before - very quick and elusive. His only obvious drawback is his size at a generous 6' and 180. Behind our very tall OL, he looks short. But he overcame that at a very high level of HS football in Alabama and I get the feeling that if he were 6'3" and 220, he would be playing at a Power 5 school. Darren Grainger does not have the experience and smoothness of Sisson but his athletic potential is very high. He could easily put another 20 lbs. on his thin 6'4" frame during the spring and summer. He is a fast and elusive runner and that kind of size would make him a very formidable cog in our ground game. Both players throw the ball very well with Grainger possessing a real cannon. As I said before, I think decision making will be the difference between these two players.
As we near the end of "spring" practice, there are more players nicked up and likely will be held out of next week's scrimmage. CCH did a lot of mixing and matching along both lines yesterday. With some position changes, we appear deep in both units.
Receiving corps is very deep as well. Notable yesterday were Ryan Miller, Louis Hall and Zach Peterson. I think Deluca (#83) is going to have a big season. Really knows how to get himself free when QB is scrambling and has great hands. Dillon Vann is going to make a lot of OT's & QB's very unhappy this season as a pass rusher.
Re: Practice today?
PostPosted:Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:55 pm
by The Jackal
It would appear that Coach Vaughn has an embarrassment of riches at the Bandit position. Between Hope, Porter, and Vann, Furman should be able to give offenses a steady diet of problems from that position.
Depth at that position and along the defensive front is going to help Furman late in games. You saw a number of times in 2018 where having Adrian Hope come off the bench really impacted the game in the fourth quarter as Furman was playing to protect a late lead either by a drive killing sack or forcing a turnover.
Re: Practice today?
PostPosted:Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:50 am
by sluggo
That doesn't sound good for Jemar Lincoln.
He won a game for us when we really needed him, so I hope he gets a fair shot at the starting position.
That doesn't sound good for Jemar Lincoln.
He won a game for us when we really needed him, so I hope he gets a fair shot at the starting position.
Lincoln transferred at the end of the season. We have two scholarship QBs on the roster right now, but sounds like both are improving. That's exciting.
That doesn't sound good for Jemar Lincoln.
He won a game for us when we really needed him, so I hope he gets a fair shot at the starting position.
Lincoln transferred at the end of the season. We have two scholarship QBs on the roster right now, but sounds like both are improving. That's exciting.
I find it kind of scary rather than exciting.
Two red shirt freshmen and no QB with a win.
I'll hope for the best.
That doesn't sound good for Jemar Lincoln.
He won a game for us when we really needed him, so I hope he gets a fair shot at the starting position.
Lincoln transferred at the end of the season. We have two scholarship QBs on the roster right now, but sounds like both are improving. That's exciting.
I find it kind of scary rather than exciting.
Two red shirt freshmen and no QB with a win.
I'll hope for the best.
Let me rephrase ... we are heading into the year with two scholarship QBs so that could be better, but to me it is exciting that both have showed great improvement after Grainger showed flashes last year. Not to mention they'll have an improved team around them. I get less and less concerned about this with each practice that these two get under their belts.
That doesn't sound good for Jemar Lincoln.
He won a game for us when we really needed him, so I hope he gets a fair shot at the starting position.
Lincoln transferred at the end of the season. We have two scholarship QBs on the roster right now, but sounds like both are improving. That's exciting.
I find it kind of scary rather than exciting.
Two red shirt freshmen and no QB with a win.
I'll hope for the best.
Let me rephrase ... we are heading into the year with two scholarship QBs so that could be better, but to me it is exciting that both have showed great improvement after Grainger showed flashes last year. Not to mention they'll have an improved team around them. I get less and less concerned about this with each practice that these two get under their belts.
Well, you are in good company. Spoke with CCH last week and he isn't concerned at all. We will get a much better sense when we see them perform in a live scrimmage next week. The fact that he did not seek out a QB recruit or transfer for the coming season tells me a lot about what he thinks of what he has. He will recruit the position hard for next year's class to achieve continuity.
Re: Practice today?
PostPosted:Mon Feb 18, 2019 3:26 pm
by apaladin
Saturday's scrimmage still scheduled at 1PM? In the past the actual scrimmage starts about an hour after said time. If it runs an hour and a half to 2 hours it will close to tip-off when it ends. Would like for them to move it up to 12. Can someone see if you can get this changed.
Saturday's scrimmage still scheduled at 1PM? In the past the actual scrimmage starts about an hour after said time. If it runs an hour and a half to 2 hours it will close to tip-off when it ends. Would like for them to move it up to 12. Can someone see if you can get this changed.
I knew it wouldn't be as easy as he made it look in high school; but it would have been nice.
Looking at Kyler Perry in high school and the way he performed in college gave me the hope in Lincoln.
Check out this high school game video with Kyler Murray in blue #1 and Matt Colburn of Wake Forest #31 in white.
That was an awesome game. State Champs of Texas vs State Champs of South Carolina.
