DRC: Friday practice notes and observations

[Brett Vito]

DRC:

http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2018/03/09/friday-unt-practice-notes-observations

[SilverEagle]

Okay, here are my observations.

First all, Guyton (#9) and Fine were hooking up on some good plays early in the practice. The second half was completely different. Guyton would go one way and Fine's passes would go another. Very strange. #9 on defense stayed with him all day long.

Rutherford caught three balls in a row at one time during the practice. Unusually consistent for him.

Duhon (#89) caught a couple of good throws.

Brewer (#18, transfer from Kansas) was having a great day. Several great mid-distance catches and some yards after the catches. And one TD grab of 50 yards or so when he got behind the defense and caught the ball fully stretched out almost on the tips of his fingers. This guy wants to be in the two deep.....and might make it if he keeps this up.

Torry (#29) still looks very dangerous. He's is very fast and quick......and he's pretty strong.

Smith (#21) looked okay. In one of the best defensive plays in the scrimmage, he got nailed in the backfield by #22 after he took a handoff and went about three steps. 

A couple of DB's were able to tackle Darden (#84) one-on-one on two or three occasions. That's encouraging because tackling opposing WR's in space was a problem last year.  Get this, they actually wrapped him up!

On one occasion, a group of five defensive players ganged up on Brewer and brought him down.....finally.

And now the answer to my question regarding the presence of a power runner on the team. A week or so, I wondered if SFA transfer Easley (#23 on your program) was a speed back or a power back. Turns out he's  both. Easley switched to #27 and came in and made some very impressive power runs in traffic......great moves and great power.  Then he took a handoff and took it to the house for about a 50 yard TD run. I feel pretty good about our RB situation.

Fine and Pearson look......okay. Martin (#17) looked.....well.....like he is fresh out of High School. I don't think Pearson is worried. 

 

 

[KRAM1]

Thanks Silver! I'm too busy driving back and forth to the CUSA tournament to focus on spring football, and your analysis is very nice.  Appreciate it mucho! 

Cannot believe the women got their first ever win over LA Tech and it was in the CUSA Tournament!  Now, we need to get our first win over WKY ever in today at 8PM in the semi-finals.  Women are an 11 seed...really great they are in the semis!  Top 4 CUSA team!!!!!

[BTG_Fan1]

Encouraging that Easley is filling that power role...

Is Lawerence going to be on scholarship or is he still a PWO like he was at KU? 

[GrayEagle]

36 minutes ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

Encouraging that Easley is filling that power role...

Is Lawerence going to be on scholarship or is he still a PWO like he was at KU? 

You must be thinking of Brewer.  Lawrence was a PWO here and I'd wager that our top receiver now has a scholarship.  Brewer (a PWO at Kansas) will almost certainly  be on scholarship this fall.

[BTG_Fan1]

7 minutes ago, GrayEagle said:

You must be thinking of Brewer.  Lawrence was a PWO here and I'd wager that our top receiver now has a scholarship.  Brewer (a PWO at Kansas) will almost certainly  be on scholarship this fall.

Yes, my bad.