ESPN: 'Locked-in' Hageman ready for big things

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"My main goal is to try and stand out this year, and then get into the first or second round [in the 2014 NFL draft]," Hageman told ESPN.com.

The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Hageman bench pressed 475 pounds this winter, up about 50 pounds from his previous high. He also squatted over 500 pounds.

"I was in the weight room before everyone got there and was the last one out," he said. "I wanted to get a lot stronger, and I did that."

"This is my last year, so I don't want to have any regrets about not going hard or not being physical enough," he said. "I'm trying to make as many plays as I can, and that all starts in the spring, the winter and the summer before the fall."

Go Gophers!!
 

A dominant DT is a huge weapon for a defense so hopefully he continues to progress and becomes a true monster in the middle. When you can blow up a play right up the middle it makes it really hard for an offense to do the things it wants to and it can cover for deficiencies in the LB core.

We have had a few decent players at the DT position but John Schelect was probably the last force we had in the middle of the D-Line.
 


highwayman said:
There are so many jokes for this, especially for and about the good Doctor.

I am so excited about Hageman. I think he is going to have a huge season.
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And I can handle it, highwayman. :)

People can call me anything they want, and my simple reply is, "Been called a lot worse things by a lot better people." Life is simple.
 


Even if Hageman isn't recording stats, it means he is being double-teamed and that will unleash the other linemen. I think the defense could create a lot of problems for other teams and it will start with Hageman.

Ski-U-Mah and Go Gophers!
 

I told myself not to get excited, but I think he'll have 14 sacks before Big Ten play begins.

***BTP reserves the right to revise this prediction once he settles down a bit.
 

If he can demand a double team every snap our young linebacking group should look better than they are.
 




I'm somewhat of a football novice (didn't play it, but love to watch it). What was the reasoning for moving him from DE to DT? As the article stated, he is tall for a DT. Are DTs typically shorter and run stoppers (think the two Williams' from the Vikings). Or did Kill want to have a superior athlete inside where he may be involved in more plays (rather than have teams run away from him if he was at DE)? Somebody please enlighten me.

Thanks!
 

GopherJack said:
I'm somewhat of a football novice (didn't play it, but love to watch it). What was the reasoning for moving him from DE to DT? As the article stated, he is tall for a DT. Are DTs typically shorter and run stoppers (think the two Williams' from the Vikings). Or did Kill want to have a superior athlete inside where he may be involved in more plays (rather than have teams run away from him if he was at DE)? Somebody please enlighten me.

Thanks!
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Initial thoughts is he is 310 lbs. Which is a big DE. Maybe just filling a need. I dont know without knowing schemes and what techniques the gopher use for thier DTs. (0 technique, 3 technique ect..) maybe somebody with more knowlege of that can better answer the question than I.
 

BleedGopher said:
Love these quotes:

"My main goal is to try and stand out this year, and then get into the first or second round [in the 2014 NFL draft]," Hageman told ESPN.com.

The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Hageman bench pressed 475 pounds this winter, up about 50 pounds from his previous high. He also squatted over 500 pounds.

"I was in the weight room before everyone got there and was the last one out," he said. "I wanted to get a lot stronger, and I did that."

"This is my last year, so I don't want to have any regrets about not going hard or not being physical enough," he said. "I'm trying to make as many plays as I can, and that all starts in the spring, the winter and the summer before the fall."

Go Gophers!!
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I think Hageman will have a huge year and I want him to, so don't get me wrong, but I hate quotes like the bolded one above. To me this screams he is in this for himself and not the team. It may not be true, but if I am his teammate, I wouldn't like it. The team, THE Team, THE TEAM!!!
 

GopherJack said:
I'm somewhat of a football novice (didn't play it, but love to watch it). What was the reasoning for moving him from DE to DT? As the article stated, he is tall for a DT. Are DTs typically shorter and run stoppers (think the two Williams' from the Vikings). Or did Kill want to have a superior athlete inside where he may be involved in more plays (rather than have teams run away from him if he was at DE)? Somebody please enlighten me.

Thanks!
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Not all that knowledgeable about the DL, but it isn't uncommon to have DT's at 6'4" or so. Anthony Montgomery, the last DT to have Mr. Hageman's potential, was 6'6" as well. Unlike Rashede, Mr. Montgomery wasn't internally driven till he went to the Redskins.

In a four man front, often you will have on DT on the smaller size and one big space eater.
 




highwayman said:
There are so many jokes for this, especially for and about the good Doctor.

I am so excited about Hageman. I think he is going to have a huge season.
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Something I would never do.:rolleyes:

Now if it was Parski, well maybe.
 

Thanks for posting this Doc. Boticelli looks a lot bigger to me now, so with Hag having a great year, I look for bigger things from him. This defense could really surprise us if the ends live up to potential.
 



I hate if's... and I hate But's...

But and If Shede reaches his true skill level, we could be having the pleasure of watching a stud in the making.

Good luck Shede,

GO GOPHERS.
 

Not saying Shede has the god-given talent Suh has.....but a big, dominent DE/DT in the college game is a game-changer. Hopefully he becomes the enforcer he is meant to be. It could be the difference of two wins.
 


GopherJack said:
I'm somewhat of a football novice (didn't play it, but love to watch it). What was the reasoning for moving him from DE to DT? As the article stated, he is tall for a DT. Are DTs typically shorter and run stoppers (think the two Williams' from the Vikings). Or did Kill want to have a superior athlete inside where he may be involved in more plays (rather than have teams run away from him if he was at DE)? Somebody please enlighten me.

Thanks!
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The D end has two jobs - contain - meaning don't let anyone get outside of you; running back, QB or the opposite end on a reverse. The end has to be fairly fast to be able to prevent, for example, a running back from heading towards the sideline and getting outside.

The second job is pass rush. Because O tackles are so big, the D end almost always will try to run around the tackle. Running around the tackle also helps maintain contain. Like contain, this requires someone fairly fast.

Hageman is too slow to play D end but his enormous strength is great for a tackle spot. For a contrast, compare Hageman to Cockran. Cockran is VERY fast for a D lineman but only weighs about 250 or so.
 

diefirma said:
The D end has two jobs - contain - meaning don't let anyone get outside of you; running back, QB or the opposite end on a reverse. The end has to be fairly fast to be able to prevent, for example, a running back from heading towards the sideline and getting outside.

The second job is pass rush. Because O tackles are so big, the D end almost always will try to run around the tackle. Running around the tackle also helps maintain contain. Like contain, this requires someone fairly fast.

Hageman is too slow to play D end but his enormous strength is great for a tackle spot. For a contrast, compare Hageman to Cockran. Cockran is VERY fast for a D lineman but only weighs about 250 or so.
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In the NFL he could definitely play DE in a 3-4 scheme.
 


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jaymil said:
+1. That will be his ideal position in the NFL in my opinion.
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CBSsportsline has Hageman in their early rankings as the 4th best dt in all of college football. It says he can run the 40 in 4.89, not sure if that is a time from the gophers or just an estimate. But anyone running under 5 seconds at over 300 lbs is a big deal.
 

GopherJack said:
I'm somewhat of a football novice (didn't play it, but love to watch it). What was the reasoning for moving him from DE to DT? As the article stated, he is tall for a DT. Are DTs typically shorter and run stoppers (think the two Williams' from the Vikings). Or did Kill want to have a superior athlete inside where he may be involved in more plays (rather than have teams run away from him if he was at DE)? Somebody please enlighten me.

Thanks!
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Kevin Williams is 6'-5" and 311 lbs. Hageman is 6'-6" 313 lbs. Pretty much the same size.
 




It'd just be so awesome to see a Minnesota player drafted on the first night, it's been waaay too long since we've even had guys go in the first couple rounds, let alone 1st. Honestly, I'll be happy to see anyone drafted since it's been like three or four years (Decker I believe was the last one?)
 

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