Nice Saturday for a scrimmage. A few players sat out because we don't want them injured. I didn't see RB Cole Mueller or TE Cam Grandy unless they played in the 1st minutes before I got there. Scotty Presson had a chance to shine with Grandy not playing and he did with 2 TD catches. The first was a long one where he outran the secondary. That's what makes Presson special. A TE with decent speed and some moves too. He can get those YACs. We lost 2 TE's but we're in good shape. QB Annexstad note to self after scrimmage - "get #11 the damn ball!" #POSITIONRELOADED.
The RBs looked good. I don't know if Wright gained weight but he appears even stronger. He can move the pile and he's not fun to tackle.
What the offense needs now is a deep threat. Ideally someone fast/tall with great hands. Our returning leading receivers, (Sobkowicz/Carr) are threats but neither one quite fits that description. We need another receiver. I was hoping someone from the portal would show up, but it looks like that ain't happening. Camo Nelson looks to be the 3rd starter. He caught some balls today but nothing deep. Nelson has speed and potential. If he can stretch the defense, it would open things up. The offense is potent in other areas so the table is set for someone like Nelson to be a big play receiver.
Defensively you have to like DL Josh Dinga and the inside linebackers. Tye Niekamp is looking so good we may have to consider kicking him out to outside linebacker to get him on the field, but Niekamp has a great future inside as well. The secondary is deep at safety and not so much at the corners, but I was pleased with the intensity of the hitting by the DBs.
The OL injury bug of last season may not be completely behind us. Bussone sat out the scrimmage with an injury. Gudaitis took his place at 1st unit G.
The RBs looked good. I don't know if Wright gained weight but he appears even stronger. He can move the pile and he's not fun to tackle.
What the offense needs now is a deep threat. Ideally someone fast/tall with great hands. Our returning leading receivers, (Sobkowicz/Carr) are threats but neither one quite fits that description. We need another receiver. I was hoping someone from the portal would show up, but it looks like that ain't happening. Camo Nelson looks to be the 3rd starter. He caught some balls today but nothing deep. Nelson has speed and potential. If he can stretch the defense, it would open things up. The offense is potent in other areas so the table is set for someone like Nelson to be a big play receiver.
Defensively you have to like DL Josh Dinga and the inside linebackers. Tye Niekamp is looking so good we may have to consider kicking him out to outside linebacker to get him on the field, but Niekamp has a great future inside as well. The secondary is deep at safety and not so much at the corners, but I was pleased with the intensity of the hitting by the DBs.
The OL injury bug of last season may not be completely behind us. Bussone sat out the scrimmage with an injury. Gudaitis took his place at 1st unit G.
