Note: I know, my spelling of names is not correct, but here is some things that I noticed today.
QB: Gray looked good, he is a big guy. Someone mentioned he reminded them of Daunte Culpepper, I totally agree, big and mobile. Shortell looked decent, its still early in fall. Nelson looked solid, but he was going up against a lot of freshman and new guys who were playing D at the time. Liedner is a project, still early.
RB: Gillium is the most trusted back, made a few solid plays (ran over a tackler). Doesn't do anything amazing, but seems dependable, runs hard. Cobb looked the best, made some good cuts, was the quickest cutting back other than Maye. Kirkwood didn't even notice him in there, I know he was but he didn't stick out. Maye looks like the shifty change of pace scat back that kill likes. Cuts quickly, can make guys miss. He is needed in the offense, looks like he can make a contribution this year even. Roderick Williams is a big solid back, he is a load. No one else like him on at running back. I don't think he will play this year, but next he will be a load. Wright needs some polish, he has some skill but has yet to be consistent.
WR: The two freshman were in on a lot of plays, looked good. Issiac F. looked solid, but won't be spectacular for us this year( at least is capable of a deep ball here and there). Jones missed a grab that he should have had. Overall looked at decent, and add in Tuffs it makes for a ok WR core. Not great, but not horrible.
TE: Goodger looked solid, I didn't see Rabe at all. Plesk is a big boy, needs to slim down a bit, but he should be at least a good blocker.
DL: Hageman was disruptive, not constantly, but probably 75% of the time. I did't notice any other impressive plays by the big guys in the middle.
DE: A lot of movement from these guys. Amufuela made some nice plays, and Keith looks big for a freshman, since he was supposed to be a thin type recruit.
LB: Beal = good if can stay health. I really liked the movement of L. Edwards and Manuel. Both can run. They seem to be just as agile as Cooper. If they develop those two could really make some plays this year. Nothing noticeable other than that for me. Grant played a lot, but of course he did since Rallis was out. Nick Rallis looks big, hopefully he can start to move better, he looked a little flat footed with his new weight.
CB: I didn't see Carter on the field, I saw him on the sideline though, was confused. Broddy is smallish, next year he will be able to make an impact, not seeing this year. Shabazz mad a few nice plays, I didn't notice the other TX juco.
Overall it was just a scrimmage, and still very early in the fall practice time frame. These guys just put on pads what, 3 days ago. We can't take much out of this in my opinion. Really I think a early scrimmage like this shows the team how unready they are, and once the realize this they will come out that much harder starting next week for practice. Good to see any other of you out there today, it was a beautiful day. Oh, and I sure hope they can figure the punter situation out.