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Posted on 8/10/13 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 8/10/13 at 9:30 pm
Here is mine
I will mostly be reiterating what others on here have already said. Also, I don't know shite about footwork and all that jazz so I won't be able to give you professional critiques on the linemen.
The defensive line is stout, there is no doubt about that. The offensive line had some times where they looked really good run blocking and times where it looked like a prison break and the offensive line were the unfortunate prison guards. The defensive line got a lot of penetration today giggity, and do seem like the strength of the team.
Brandon Allen will be much improved from last year. He throws a nice ball, and seems like he knows what the hell is going on.
Jonathan Williams looks like he will be a solid back. He had a nice move where he shook the defender then ran for a million yards before he was tackled. He did put the ball on the ground at the very end of a couple of plays that I would have liked to not have seen.
Alex Collins is what people thought he would be, an elite running back. He has skills that can't be taught. His hips are incredible with the way he can turn 90 degrees and keep his balance. He had a couple of nice runs with showtime jukes, but I was most impressed with how he always keeps his legs churning. The scrimmage was situational and he was in there a lot on 3rd and short. His ability to cut and juke out of nowhere allowed him to pick up a few first downs when it looked like he was going to poundtown courtesy of the D-Line. Barring a major injury he will be a star, and possibly superstar, before he leaves Arkansas.
Holmes is always a seam or missed tackle away from taking it to the house. If we can get him into space this year he will provide us with Joe Adams type highlights.
Kody Walker is so much quicker now than when he first got here that I had to look at the roster to see who #24 was, because he rattled off a few very impressive runs showcasing some quickness and a little shake and bake.
Patrick Arinze is a legitimate option to run for some tough yards in the middle of the field. I expect him to become a nice player for us.
Javontee Herndon and Demetrius Wilson are looking impressive so far. They both have reliable hands and they catch the ball away from their bodies. They both also possess the ability to get plenty of YAC. Herndon had the best catch of the day. He had about 5 yds on Washington when Allen threw the ball, but the ball was very under thrown, Herndon says no problem then sticks his nuts on the top of Washington's shoulder pads and hauls in the pass for a touchdown. Javontee will be a solid receiving option for us this year.
Horton also had some really nice catches today. I'm not sure if he has pissed off the quarterbacks though, because every time he caught a pass he was immediately initiated into a gang.
Defense:
The surprise for me today was Martrell Spaight. That dude is fast, fast as shite. He had several nice plays. He hit Drew Morgan so hard a woman close to me starting speaking in tongues(joking of course). He also had a play where he hit the back as soon as he received the ball in the backfield. If he learns the playbook he will be a solid linebacker in the way Leon and Highsmith were. He can get in the backfield on a blitz in a fricking hurry and he tattoos anybody he hits.
Chris Smith is a fricking manchild beast. He will live up to his hype this year. Trey Flowers and Deatrich Wise are also going to punish people on the end. Jamichael Winston also looks like a future arse whooping machine for our defense.
When we lined up with 3 or 4 DE's on the line instead of with the tackles, we got to the quarterback at will on 3rd and long situations.
The secondary as a whole needs to improve the tackling, but it did seem much improved over last year.
The scrimmage seemed so much more physical than the others I have witnessed. The players seem to be buying into idea of being physical, you could hear the pads popping all day.
Our CBs seem like they are looking for the ball more often, but I will wait until the season before I pass judgement on them.
Darius Philon is really quick and powerful. We got a nice steal out of the state of Alabama. If he stays out of the doghouse he can be a big deal here at Arkansas. Robert Thomas looks like he will live up to some of his hype this year. I don't know if he will live up to all of it though.
I didn't get to watch much of the linebackers, and I don't know how they are in coverage. They did seem to fit in the gaps well and they didn't miss many tackles. Like I said before though, Martrell Spaight is a fuggin badass.
Overall I feel a lot better about this team. I still say we win 5 - 7 games this year, but there is a lot more talent here than people outside of Arkansas think. I truly believe that Bielema can and will be successful at Arkansas.
ETA: Who is this Antwine kid? He is by far the most physical receiver we have on the roster. In the blocking drills between the DBs and WRs he was the only WR to consistently own the DB. He was putting them on their arse on the reg out there. He isn't insanely fast but he will merc a mother out there.
Note: I changed Collins to Washington in the section talking about Herndon. I had those two mixed up.
I will mostly be reiterating what others on here have already said. Also, I don't know shite about footwork and all that jazz so I won't be able to give you professional critiques on the linemen.
The defensive line is stout, there is no doubt about that. The offensive line had some times where they looked really good run blocking and times where it looked like a prison break and the offensive line were the unfortunate prison guards. The defensive line got a lot of penetration today giggity, and do seem like the strength of the team.
Brandon Allen will be much improved from last year. He throws a nice ball, and seems like he knows what the hell is going on.
Jonathan Williams looks like he will be a solid back. He had a nice move where he shook the defender then ran for a million yards before he was tackled. He did put the ball on the ground at the very end of a couple of plays that I would have liked to not have seen.
Alex Collins is what people thought he would be, an elite running back. He has skills that can't be taught. His hips are incredible with the way he can turn 90 degrees and keep his balance. He had a couple of nice runs with showtime jukes, but I was most impressed with how he always keeps his legs churning. The scrimmage was situational and he was in there a lot on 3rd and short. His ability to cut and juke out of nowhere allowed him to pick up a few first downs when it looked like he was going to poundtown courtesy of the D-Line. Barring a major injury he will be a star, and possibly superstar, before he leaves Arkansas.
Holmes is always a seam or missed tackle away from taking it to the house. If we can get him into space this year he will provide us with Joe Adams type highlights.
Kody Walker is so much quicker now than when he first got here that I had to look at the roster to see who #24 was, because he rattled off a few very impressive runs showcasing some quickness and a little shake and bake.
Patrick Arinze is a legitimate option to run for some tough yards in the middle of the field. I expect him to become a nice player for us.
Javontee Herndon and Demetrius Wilson are looking impressive so far. They both have reliable hands and they catch the ball away from their bodies. They both also possess the ability to get plenty of YAC. Herndon had the best catch of the day. He had about 5 yds on Washington when Allen threw the ball, but the ball was very under thrown, Herndon says no problem then sticks his nuts on the top of Washington's shoulder pads and hauls in the pass for a touchdown. Javontee will be a solid receiving option for us this year.
Horton also had some really nice catches today. I'm not sure if he has pissed off the quarterbacks though, because every time he caught a pass he was immediately initiated into a gang.
Defense:
The surprise for me today was Martrell Spaight. That dude is fast, fast as shite. He had several nice plays. He hit Drew Morgan so hard a woman close to me starting speaking in tongues(joking of course). He also had a play where he hit the back as soon as he received the ball in the backfield. If he learns the playbook he will be a solid linebacker in the way Leon and Highsmith were. He can get in the backfield on a blitz in a fricking hurry and he tattoos anybody he hits.
Chris Smith is a fricking manchild beast. He will live up to his hype this year. Trey Flowers and Deatrich Wise are also going to punish people on the end. Jamichael Winston also looks like a future arse whooping machine for our defense.
When we lined up with 3 or 4 DE's on the line instead of with the tackles, we got to the quarterback at will on 3rd and long situations.
The secondary as a whole needs to improve the tackling, but it did seem much improved over last year.
The scrimmage seemed so much more physical than the others I have witnessed. The players seem to be buying into idea of being physical, you could hear the pads popping all day.
Our CBs seem like they are looking for the ball more often, but I will wait until the season before I pass judgement on them.
Darius Philon is really quick and powerful. We got a nice steal out of the state of Alabama. If he stays out of the doghouse he can be a big deal here at Arkansas. Robert Thomas looks like he will live up to some of his hype this year. I don't know if he will live up to all of it though.
I didn't get to watch much of the linebackers, and I don't know how they are in coverage. They did seem to fit in the gaps well and they didn't miss many tackles. Like I said before though, Martrell Spaight is a fuggin badass.
Overall I feel a lot better about this team. I still say we win 5 - 7 games this year, but there is a lot more talent here than people outside of Arkansas think. I truly believe that Bielema can and will be successful at Arkansas.
ETA: Who is this Antwine kid? He is by far the most physical receiver we have on the roster. In the blocking drills between the DBs and WRs he was the only WR to consistently own the DB. He was putting them on their arse on the reg out there. He isn't insanely fast but he will merc a mother out there.
Note: I changed Collins to Washington in the section talking about Herndon. I had those two mixed up.
This post was edited on 8/10/13 at 11:47 pm
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Posted on 8/10/13 at 9:32 pm to FleaMarketBill
Stonehog:
Allen was the star of the scrimmage today, looked incredibly sharp and made some great throws into tight coverage. He looked very comfortable in the pocket and moved around well when under pressure. He made some good throws on the run as well.
You could count his incompletions on one hand. This was due in no small part to Herndon and Horton catching everything that came their way. They looked great out there today, and Horton made a spectacular circus catch and I swear he jumped 5 feet in the air. Demetrius Wilson and D'Arthur Cowan also looked good, but didn't get nearly as many looks as Horton and Herndon.
Hocker had some booming punts. One went about 90 yards. There was some wind helping him but he looks like a great punter.
Ollison looked solid at RT, didn't really let anyone get by him with those long arms. Hurd was at LT, Cook is at guard now.
Alex Collins is the real deal. His first two runs were spectacular, breaking multiple tackles and juking guys out. He was the best running back on the field today, Williams was second best. Collins is going to be a star here, no doubt.
Our D line is stout, never gave up any big runs up the middle. All of the big running plays were sweeps to the outside. The linebackers didn't really get a whole lot of action because the front 4 were so dominant against the run.
Chris Smith impressed, of course. His anticipation and football instincts are a sight to behold. There were plays when the other 10 guys on defense were fooled and Smith was seemingly the only person who knew where the ball was. He's the best player on defense by far.
Tequention Coleman made a huge tackle on Collins in the backfield, looks like he has a good nose for the ball as well.
Deatrich Wise also made some impressive plays in the backfield, his reaction time combined with his size is scary. Very quick for a guy that big (6'6" 275).
Braylon Mitchell, Jarrett Lake, and Austin Jones were the 3 starting LB's. They didn't get a whole lot of action all day, and I was mostly focusing on Allen and Collins when the 1's were out there. No one really stood out to me. Otha was with the 2's.
Tevin Mitchell made some great pass breakups, and Dayvon McKinney has impressive speed. He ran down J Will and made a great open field tackle. Our secondary is still the weakest position on the team though.
Overall the scrimmage made me feel a lot better about this season. You can't watch this team and honestly pick them to be last in the West.
Allen was the star of the scrimmage today, looked incredibly sharp and made some great throws into tight coverage. He looked very comfortable in the pocket and moved around well when under pressure. He made some good throws on the run as well.
You could count his incompletions on one hand. This was due in no small part to Herndon and Horton catching everything that came their way. They looked great out there today, and Horton made a spectacular circus catch and I swear he jumped 5 feet in the air. Demetrius Wilson and D'Arthur Cowan also looked good, but didn't get nearly as many looks as Horton and Herndon.
Hocker had some booming punts. One went about 90 yards. There was some wind helping him but he looks like a great punter.
Ollison looked solid at RT, didn't really let anyone get by him with those long arms. Hurd was at LT, Cook is at guard now.
Alex Collins is the real deal. His first two runs were spectacular, breaking multiple tackles and juking guys out. He was the best running back on the field today, Williams was second best. Collins is going to be a star here, no doubt.
Our D line is stout, never gave up any big runs up the middle. All of the big running plays were sweeps to the outside. The linebackers didn't really get a whole lot of action because the front 4 were so dominant against the run.
Chris Smith impressed, of course. His anticipation and football instincts are a sight to behold. There were plays when the other 10 guys on defense were fooled and Smith was seemingly the only person who knew where the ball was. He's the best player on defense by far.
Tequention Coleman made a huge tackle on Collins in the backfield, looks like he has a good nose for the ball as well.
Deatrich Wise also made some impressive plays in the backfield, his reaction time combined with his size is scary. Very quick for a guy that big (6'6" 275).
Braylon Mitchell, Jarrett Lake, and Austin Jones were the 3 starting LB's. They didn't get a whole lot of action all day, and I was mostly focusing on Allen and Collins when the 1's were out there. No one really stood out to me. Otha was with the 2's.
Tevin Mitchell made some great pass breakups, and Dayvon McKinney has impressive speed. He ran down J Will and made a great open field tackle. Our secondary is still the weakest position on the team though.
Overall the scrimmage made me feel a lot better about this season. You can't watch this team and honestly pick them to be last in the West.
Posted on 8/10/13 at 9:53 pm to FleaMarketBill
Great work guys, really. This is good stuff!
Posted on 8/10/13 at 10:05 pm to Russvegas Dan
Did anyone notice AJ Turner out there at all. I was primarily focused on the offense and never even thought to look.
Posted on 8/10/13 at 10:17 pm to Russvegas Dan
Yeah, for some reason all of this stuff sounds real to me. I don't get the feeling that anybody is pumping sunshine. I feel like our entire fanbase has been cleansed in the fire of Petrinogate and Johnelle Year. I know we are all beyond the point of unrealistic expectations, and are most likely the most cautious fanbase with expectations in the nation right now.
I like what I am hearing from all around.
I like what I am hearing from all around.
Posted on 8/10/13 at 11:55 pm to FleaMarketBill
Awesome job guys!
Posted on 8/11/13 at 12:33 am to FleaMarketBill
thanks for the reports guys
Posted on 8/11/13 at 12:41 pm to FleaMarketBill
PorkRyan from woopig.net:
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It was nice to get out and watch some football on a beautiful day. Hocker got it started by hitting a few punts that would make some guys in the NFL jealous. The Aussie punted ok, but Hocker was on another level. Bielema does things in warmups that I haven't seen before. The LB's were high stepping sideways over hurdles. The D on O lineman looked like they were practicing a high kick routine at one point. It's very structured with a lot going on at once. The staff seems to get every detail. I heard Chaney constantly telling the offense to stay off the white when they were on the sidelines to avoid sideline warnings. There were a lot of little things that were constantly being hit on. To the action...
The format was 1s vs 1s with a lot of subbing and different players getting looks with the 1's on both sides. The ball was constantly being reset back to the 30 yd line. Gain 20 yards and they would just reset the ball back to the 30. Each group would get around 8-10 plays then Bielema would yell out for the 2's vs 2's to be ready and the next play those guys would sprint out on the field and start their 8-10 plays.
1st team defense dominated against the run vs 1st team offense. 1st team offense dominated the 1st team defense in the passing game. Brandon Allen looked great. One incompletion on a drop by Horton when he took his eye off the ball when he had about 20 yards in front of him. Horton made up for it though by having the best day of the WR group. He made a great catch over the middle for about 25 yards on 3rd down and Bielema ran out on the field to give him five. Bielema does that quite a bit, he gives out praise more than criticism and the assistants seem to do the critiquing. The overall vibe is much more positive than the Petrino regime. Getting back on track, Wilson looks pretty good at WR, too. I think that group is going to be better than I was expecting. Cowan and Herndon had nice catches on deep balls. Drew Morgan looks like he is going to play this year. He got whipped pretty good on some run plays and he was blown up a few times after the catch but he finds ways to get open.
As good as Brandon Allen was, AJ Derby did not look good to me at all. Buehner didn't look good either. Austin Allen threw one pass, and my guess is they want to redshirt him, but if Brandon goes down, he is our best option. The ball jumps out of his hand.
Alex Collins started off very strong in the run game with the 2's vs 2's but he was slowed down by the 1's defense. He is already splitting time at 1st team RB with J Williams, so my guess is that Collins is going to be the starter. Williams looked good, but Collins just looked better to me. Collins consistently turned 0 yards runs into 2 yard runs, and he has the rare combo of the quick burst + power + balance. Holmes is quick but goes down to easily and Walker had a few nice runs. Arinze trucked Bennet on one run.
Hunter Henry got reps with the 1's 2's and 3's. Made a nice catch and ran through a tackle, then bobbled a pass and fell down on a play that would have gone for a big gain.
OL didn't dominate like I had hoped. However, we have some D-lineman that look the part. Flowers, Smith, Winston, and Wise are monsters and they are all very athletic. Petrino was a lot better recruiter than he gets credit for.
I thought Lake and Spaight stood out at LB. I was surprised to see AJ Turner running with the 3rd team. He's not as big as the other LB's. Peters was running with the 2's.
The secondary is my biggest concern. My fear is that a good passing team is going to pick us apart. Tiquentin Coleman was the standout of that group today. Made some great hits and drew two high fives from Bielema. Mitchell mad a nice play at CB, but overall this group had the worse day, imo. Hines was running mostly with the 2's and the 1st stringer got burned quite a bit. I think it was Carrol Washington, but I could be wrong.
We seemed pretty balanced. My guess is that we were 60/40 between run and pass, and we were in shotgun more than I was expecting. On offense it seems like we are trying to mirror image what Bama did this year.
This post was edited on 8/11/13 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 8/11/13 at 12:49 pm to WaveHog
hollywoodhog from RT:
hogman78 from RT:
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Short and sweet version;
Our backfield is good. Between JWill, Buddha and Kody Walker, we will be pleased.
Herndon and Horton have done what seniors need to do, step up. Cowan is going to be a force though. Dude can catch. Wish Hatcher would have been able to practice. Was thoroughly impressed with Drew Morgan too.
Hunter Henry is a special player.
Our o-line has the look of an o-line. Big and nasty. Now if they'd only play that way. Reeve Koehler is a pup with some bite though. He has a mean streak. Skipper is a huge human being.
Didn't really see anyone who particularly stood out on d. I did notice, that on passing downs, jamichael Winston was in a standing stance at DE, ala Demarcus Ware.
D backs were in position a lot but our receivers out manned them for the ball.
Buddha did get lit up once. As soon as he got the ball, Spaight straight nailed him.
hogman78 from RT:
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Did you get the sense the scrimmage was geared to favor the offense, or is offense just ahead of defense right now?
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I think the scrimmage was back and forth for the most part. The points when I noticed either side grabbing a decided advantage was 1v2. Both sides looked even when paired against equals. I was very happy with what I witnessed overall. Are there needs for improvements? Yes, but for a first fall with new systems both sides have peaked my interest. The best part, some of the consensus best players on the team weren't active today ( Small, Swanson, Jones, and Hatcher ). Lots of positives to me, and still 3 more weeks before the first game. We have some damn good players on both sides of the ball. Some are known, others will be before 2014.
This post was edited on 8/11/13 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 8/11/13 at 1:31 pm to WaveHog
Noice
Posted on 8/11/13 at 2:57 pm to TheCheshireHog
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Did anyone notice AJ Turner out there at all. I was primarily focused on the offense and never even thought to look.
I've not seen him mentioned in any of the practice reports I've read and he isn't in the 2deep that Beliema gave today at Media Days.
Posted on 8/11/13 at 2:58 pm to HomebrewHawg
According to Otis "live" media days thread Bielema just said Turner will redshirt.
This post was edited on 8/11/13 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 8/12/13 at 9:59 am to HomebrewHawg
AJ Turner has a lingering wrist issue/injury.
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