MGB: Tuesday practice notes

Brett Vito · April 8, 2015

Offensive lineman Chris Miles making move in spring:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/04/football-practice-tidbits.html/

NorthTexan95 · April 8, 2015

Well there's some good news for once this spring.

MeanGreenTexan · April 8, 2015

Not really surprising. Thompson has been underperforming his entire career and Miles is one of the more highly rated players we've signed over the past few years.

Harry · April 8, 2015

Miles progression is very good news.

BillySee58 · April 8, 2015

This is really good news, but not surprising like MGT said. I think Miles starts at right tackle this year then flips over to left tackle for the next three years. He really was a great signing.

Mean Green 93-98 · April 8, 2015

Part of the transformation to a faster paced, spread offense this year

That's the first mention I've heard that we will be primarily running a spread.

UNT90 · April 8, 2015

That's the first mention I've heard that we will be primarily running a spread.

Just remember that the same thing was said last year and the year before.

Simply coach speak. Telling you what you want to hear.

Edited April 8, 2015 by UNT90

SilverEagle · April 8, 2015

Coach speak or not, the re-development of the OL is absolutely vital to our team this year. Without that happening all this discussion about QB's is just pretty irrelevant. Without a resurrected OL, we had better limit our QB choices to someone who can run a 4.4 or 4.5 forty.

Mean Green 93-98 · April 8, 2015

Just remember that the same thing was said last year and the year before.
Simply coach speak. Telling you what you want to hear.

Really? I don't remember hearing anything about going to a spread in 2014 or 2013. Do you have a link?

UNT90 · April 8, 2015

Really? I don't remember hearing anything about going to a spread in 2014 or 2013. Do you have a link?

They couched it then as "opening up the offense." Im sure there is a thread or even a blog post for Vito that contains quotes.

Mean Green 93-98 · April 8, 2015

They couched it then as "opening up the offense." Im sure there is a thread or even a blog post for Vito that contains quotes.

"Opening up the offense" is definitely couched. That could mean all kinds of things, from adding zone read and designed QB runs, to adding more trick plays, to throwing the ball more. But saying they're going to the spread is pretty specific.

UNT90 · April 8, 2015

"Opening up the offense" is definitely couched. That could mean all kinds of things, from adding zone read and designed QB runs, to adding more trick plays, to throwing the ball more. But saying they're going to the spread is pretty specific.

I think what you will see is the spread if Smith wins the job and the same old 1 yard and a cloud of dust if he doesn't.

If there is any truth to us going to the spread, I think it means that tge coaches expect Smith to start.

MeanGreenTexan · April 8, 2015

I think what you will see is the spread if Smith wins the job and the same old 1 yard and a cloud of dust if he doesn't.
If there is any truth to us going to the spread, I think it means that tge coaches expect Smith to start.

I think the spread could work to McNulty's advantages too: Quick, short passes... Necessity for a somewhat mobile QB....

More importantly, *and this is just pure conjecture* I think the coaches like the WR corps with the addition of the Carthage boys to where they want to utilize them more.

greenit · April 8, 2015

It could be that with the OL that was supposed to be so dominant that the coaches felt like their best chance was to bulldoze people. They may now feel like they need to go toward more pass oriented approach, regardless of QB.

Time will tell.