Official Post-Spring Game Analysis

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lakesgopher said:
im going to disagree i thought beal looked good. he looked like a guy that was assisting the dline by plugging running lanes and he was bviously tough to move. i saw several times where beal filled and stood up the olineman and others filled gaps to make a tackle. but again the offense and defense were not showing much. not sure if they opened the playbook at all.

alipate looked very good throwing the ball with the exception of that "duck" he threw on the west sideline(still completed). and for how big he is, he looked awesome running the ball-from what many of you anti-alipate characters say about his weight i was expecting a kid that couldnt move at all with a bucket of kfc attached to his hip.

gray as always was a freak running the ball. im still uncomfortable with him throwing the ball-could be because im really uncomfortable with the guys that need to catch it. i am praying he pushes this team to keep working hard all summer!

during autographs i was really surprised with hageman. he signed my boys autographs and asked them if they wanted to take a picture. from comments i have heard that he is a "thug" and a "troublemaker" i came away very impressed and my kids are torn between hageman and cooper for who their favorite player is.

all in all it was a very positive experience other than the weather. im hoping for a big season so next year we have 20k for the spring game.
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I agree, Hageman was taking pictures with all the kids. My 2 year old son was a little scared and started crying when his turn for a picture came, but Hageman was very friendly.

On a side note regarding the autographs, I thought it was a little sad to see grown men elbowing 4 and 5 year old kids out of the way to get their memorabilia signed, especially surrounding Gray. Good grief, people.
 

Formo said:
One of the plays that stood out to me was Alipate dodging and dinking what seemed to be 3-4 rushers (probably was more like 2-3), running to the flats and tossing it away instead of forcing it. What impressed me besides the smart move not forcing it was his pocket presence and ability to move around. Granted, he was wearing a yellow shirt so the rushers weren't gunning for his life like they would have in a real game.. but still.. I was impressed considering how almost everyone here as written him off as a slug.

Another memorable plays was the 2nd of the day I think with Gray making a huge run.

I disagree with #2 from the OP.. Alipate looked good (not great) throwing, but his running what caught my eye. Again, I know the defenders are merely bartaggin' the QBs so probably not going 100% when it comes to them, but he looked better than I expected. Too bad Parish didn't play, I would have loved to compare the two. After today, though, from this fan's standpoint, I'd say Moses gets the #2 spot. Again, just from what I've seen today.

Kirkland (or is it Kirkwood? lol) looked pretty impressive. I know he dropped the rock but he seemed to be the RB that kept his motor going (like a mini-Spann).

Hawthorne looked great. I know it was only a few FGs, but that 50 yarder blew my mind. I couldn't believe they were lining up the FG unit from that far away.. I can't remember a single time during a game I've seen the Gophs line up the FG unit at that distance. And he nailed it.
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Obviously too young to remember Rogind, Gallery or Lohmiller.
 

i think the way Goldy was walking needs to be discussed? bad night at the frat? colonoscopy?
 


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