An old TCU-Minnesota recruiting battle making his appearance on the field! (Connor Mayes)
Not the way you want to start the post-Maxx era, with your two best TE's out. No Jerry Gibson as well??
This dude Wozniak is 6-10?!
Who is our best tight end? Asking for a friend...Um...our best TE is starting. ..
Who is our best tight end? Asking for a friend...
The best players available are starting and are two-deep on the roster. That's how it works. Players that are injured or not up to speed are not the best players. Any other conjecture is foolishness. Look at the RB and WR line-ups. Croft not on two-deeps. Right where it should be. That said: Wozniak is a force. The Ekpe brothers next to each other is fascinating. Carter as back-up holder is interesting.
I think the staff though it was either Duke A. or Williams last year. Clearly with Duke blowing out his knee he is a work in progress. They TE group is not one generic group in the view of the coaches. Some are much better suite to specific uses than others, so we will probably see 3 to 4 play in any given game.
WTF are you talking about? No one said best player available. They said our best TE's are hurt.
. The best run blocking TE is hurt! Duke has yet to be on the field so u can't put him up thereWTF are you talking about? No one said best player available. They said our best TE's are hurt.
I noticed Woz in the Spring Game. You can't miss the guy. He is a frickin breast at 6' 10". No way they don't just post him up for 5-7 yard passes in the middle every few plays. How can a DB go against a guy a foot taller?
Hank Ekpe listed as a Jr? Me thoughts he was a Frosh........ halp?!
I noticed Woz in the Spring Game. You can't miss the guy. He is a frickin breast at 6' 10". No way they don't just post him up for 5-7 yard passes in the middle every few plays. How can a DB go against a guy a foot taller?
Right now, this looks like the best D in the last 20 plus years. No weak spots unless Poock is not what advertised. Hopefully the depth holds up.
O looks very spotty to me. Worried that Gentry and Gant don't crack top 6 receivers (injuries?). Red flag was those three (including Holland) redshirting on a team very weak with WRs.
I noticed Woz in the Spring Game. You can't miss the guy. He is a frickin breast at 6' 10". No way they don't just post him up for 5-7 yard passes in the middle every few plays. How can a DB go against a guy a foot taller?
If you believe Ryan Burns, he may have already leapfrogged Rhoda and Perra. I also think that CS5 practicing at other positions means something. I could be wrong, but I still think Chris is the backup this year <b>unless </b>we end up needing a backup for multiple games - specifically later in the season. I'm not reading anything into Chris being listed as the #2 QB on this week's depth chart other than him being the backup in the TCU game.
Jeff Jones not establishing himself more solidly going into the season is a concern too.
Two wild card possibilities based on comments from Jerry and the depth chart....how much of an impact are Shannon Brooks and Rashad Still going to be on Thursday? It'd be very nice if somebody came out of no where to make a huge impact. Maybe it's Wozniak as a pass catcher? Maybe Jeff Jones surprises Jerry on game day because he has consistently panned him all summer... trust me I'm hoping...just going on comments and the chart noamfromm... so, those are my four wild card impact selections.
If don't mind I could pick about a dozen more and hope a few somebodies make some plays. Like Jerry said: We need to make some big plays Thursday? Who do you guys think is our BIG GAME GUY?
sorry, I got the whole page here...I'm fired up!!!
Having Duke and Plsek out isn't ideal, but I think we'll be fine. Kill has been talking up Woz and has said he's probably the most improved player on the team. Scarver has been tearing it up in practice and is a load. Lingen got experience last year and is probably our best all-around TE. The bigger concern should be the O-line w/o Lauer. Bobek and Mayes are making their first starts ever, and Christenson hasn't played for over a year and half. That's not a great omen for the interior of the line going against TCU....
Christenson played last year.Having Duke and Plsek out isn't ideal, but I think we'll be fine. Kill has been talking up Woz and has said he's probably the most improved player on the team. Scarver has been tearing it up in practice and is a load. Lingen got experience last year and is probably our best all-around TE. The bigger concern should be the O-line w/o Lauer. Bobek and Mayes are making their first starts ever, and Christenson hasn't played for over a year and half. That's not a great omen for the interior of the line going against TCU....
Christenson played last year.
Why are people so bent out of shape about TE? Lingen and Woz played fair amount last year (Woz on special teams). Plsek is a tough loss but Duke has zero snaps in 3 seasons.