Spring Practice Updates?

duckunder53 · Post by **duckunder53** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:55 pm

1987alum wrote:
duckunder53 wrote:Yeah, I got word today that #85 is Steve Sanders. I'm excited to see him and Sharon on the field together.
Um, you mean like they were last year?

Um, yeah, but only more experienced and more the focal point of the offense.

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:45 pm

hammb wrote: Why must I be the only one so pessimistic to worry that it's our DBs sucking and not the greatness of this un-named WR? Its a curse...

That definitely crossed my mind. The statement that talks about how bad our D looks compared to the offense no doubt scares me. I am scared to watch our secondary play. The last two seasons we have at least had a true star back there. I just figured it had to be Sanders. His size and ability really stands out. I think he is going be a solid NFL player.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:16 pm

kdog27 wrote:
hammb wrote: Why must I be the only one so pessimistic to worry that it's our DBs sucking and not the greatness of this un-named WR? Its a curse...
That definitely crossed my mind. The statement that talks about how bad our D looks compared to the offense no doubt scares me. I am scared to watch our secondary play. The last two seasons we have at least had a true star back there. I just figured it had to be Sanders. His size and ability really stands out. I think he is going be a solid NFL player.

Sanders is a stud, and with a followup season he could very well be drafted next year. He has the size speed & performance numbers that really make an NFL team take notice.

I'm still scared to death of our defense, especially the secondary.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:28 pm

I also still agree. :-\ Hopefull we got a good secondary coach to help these guys get better. I hope Nate Waldron gets good playing time in secondary, cuz if all we see all year is Jordan and Mayberry , well I dont' want to even think about it. Lets hope for a REAL pass rush this year as well. I like Brad Williams a DE , definitly a better position for him to do some damage.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:08 pm

Sandman has become my fave WR...even last year. He is a stud and much stronger than people think. His breakout game in the MCB has propelled him to one of the Best WR's in the MAC...

Tswam · Post by **Tswam** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:07 pm

The BG Sentinel actually had an update on spring ball in today's edition. I'd post the link, but that's a bit difficult with the Sentinel. The article mentioned that Steve Simonton (corner) and Bryan Jackson (safety) have left the team.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:32 pm

Time for Petey Hood and Erique Dozier to step up

bc ziggy 58 · Post by **bc ziggy 58** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:20 am

"The article mentioned that Steve Simonton (corner) and Bryan Jackson (safety) have left the team."

Not to belittle either of these two young men, however is either a great loss at this time? Seeing as how I don't recall hearing their names alot in the past, I would have to think "no". Please correct if wrong.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:02 am

Flipper wrote:Time for Petey Hood and Erique Dozier to step up

Petey Hood was not mentioned in Monday's Sentinel story about spring practice. Brandon did talk about Vance Johnson moving to DB and that we need to find a place for him on the field. The exact quote was something like "he doesn't need to be standing beside me on the sideline holding a clipboard".

At WR, he said Brandon Jones and Derrick Lett were playing well, and it sounded like Ruiz looks good at TE. Also, Deaudre Perry is skipping spring drills to work on his acedemics. Hopefully this will pay off and he will be eligible come September.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:03 am

bc ziggy 58 wrote:"The article mentioned that Steve Simonton (corner) and Bryan Jackson (safety) have left the team."

Not to belittle either of these two young men, however is either a great loss at this time? Seeing as how I don't recall hearing their names alot in the past, I would have to think "no". Please correct if wrong.

Both were listed at #2 on the spring depth chart at their respective positions (Simonton at CB behind Mayberry and Jackson at SS behind Crumpler.)

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:56 am

Especially Simonton. We are already thin there, and he saw some playing time there. He was a JUCO guy. It doesn't help.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:27 am

Warthog wrote:
bc ziggy 58 wrote:"The article mentioned that Steve Simonton (corner) and Bryan Jackson (safety) have left the team."

Not to belittle either of these two young men, however is either a great loss at this time? Seeing as how I don't recall hearing their names alot in the past, I would have to think "no". Please correct if wrong.
Both were listed at #2 on the spring depth chart at their respective positions (Simonton at CB behind Mayberry and Jackson at SS behind Crumpler.)

Simonton got PT in both games we saw and he looked like a great athlete with loads of potential. As noted, it certainly doesn't help.

Glad to hear that Perry is focusing on academics. I'm really rooting for him to get it together!

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:37 am

Yeah Simonton appeared to be a good player in the action he saw. I spoke with him the day before the GMAC Bowl at the final walk through at the Stadium. He was injured and running the bleachers. Nice guy and even posed for a picture that I shared with you guys. . .

Sounds like things are falling into place with the team.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:45 am

Its a little like Spring Training. You are only going to hear that things are looking good. We will find out for sure on 9-3!

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:37 pm

According to the spring game rosters, the mystery #85 is redshirt freshman DB Kyle Cox, though at 6-0, 170 he doesn't seem like the superhuman figure that was described at JJ Huddle.

Sanders is again listed as #12, maybe he's just trying on ALL the uniform numbers to find one that feels good.

Spring Practice Updates?

Hammb....