BleedGopher
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per Joe:
It was football in the sunshine, but this wasn’t the Citrus Bowl, and this wasn’t the same offense the Gophers fielded Jan. 1, either.
The team moved Saturday morning’s scrimmage to TCF Bank Stadium and drew several hundred spectators, including many who stopped over from the nearby Minnesota Football Coaches Association clinic.
The fans saw a Gophers defense that could be even better than last year, but that has made things tough for the offense through eight spring practices. The Gophers are also experimenting with a no-huddle offense, adding to the growing pains.
For now, it looks like the Gophers have enough tailback depth to replace David Cobb, but they’re clearly going to miss tight end Maxx Williams.
And the offensive line has become another concern, as they try to replace departing seniors Zac Epping and Tommy Olson.
Leidner got sacked three times in five drives Saturday. In one sequence, defensive end Hank Ekpe sped around the right end to pressure Leidner into a short throw. Then, on fourth-and-3, Briean Boddy-Calhoun breezed around the left end for a sack on the cornerback blitz.
Leidner completed five of 10 passes for 36 yards, totals that would have looked better if KJ Maye and Drew Wolitarsky hadn’t each dropped a pass.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/297892351.html
Go Gophers!!
It was football in the sunshine, but this wasn’t the Citrus Bowl, and this wasn’t the same offense the Gophers fielded Jan. 1, either.
The team moved Saturday morning’s scrimmage to TCF Bank Stadium and drew several hundred spectators, including many who stopped over from the nearby Minnesota Football Coaches Association clinic.
The fans saw a Gophers defense that could be even better than last year, but that has made things tough for the offense through eight spring practices. The Gophers are also experimenting with a no-huddle offense, adding to the growing pains.
For now, it looks like the Gophers have enough tailback depth to replace David Cobb, but they’re clearly going to miss tight end Maxx Williams.
And the offensive line has become another concern, as they try to replace departing seniors Zac Epping and Tommy Olson.
Leidner got sacked three times in five drives Saturday. In one sequence, defensive end Hank Ekpe sped around the right end to pressure Leidner into a short throw. Then, on fourth-and-3, Briean Boddy-Calhoun breezed around the left end for a sack on the cornerback blitz.
Leidner completed five of 10 passes for 36 yards, totals that would have looked better if KJ Maye and Drew Wolitarsky hadn’t each dropped a pass.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/297892351.html
Go Gophers!!