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  3. Akron Football Names Team Captains

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    56 minutes ago, 72 Roo said:

    Agreed. I think the team has more respect for TC than TW. They know they need TW to have a good year but they have never seen him as a leader. Many players have voiced that opinion. They like him but don't see him as their leader. Ball on the other hand commands respect and attention. TC is respected for his level of sacrifice. 

    And yet, I have heard players voice the opposite about TW. 

     

    One offensive captain - hard to pick between a guy like Ball and TW. I think people are reading too much into this.

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  5. Game 1—@Penn State Nittany Lions

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    33 minutes ago, LZIp said:

    Our QB, if healthy, which is a big IF, is one of the better QBs in the MAC. The bigger concern is WR. We lost two guys from last year who are currently on NFL rosters. There are a handful of guys that could have made a leap and turned into respectable WRs, but its a big question mark.

    It really sounds like Tommy (QB) is back in prime form. The real question marks remain at the DL and the WR positions. I am not sure that this is a game we will be able to use to judge how much better our defense is. 

  10. Three For Thursday [Season Predictions]

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    I always felt like Bickley was so close to becoming an explosive player but never quite crossed the threshold. In addition to drops, he was fumble-prone. I hope the 2 years out of the spotlight gave him the chance to develop into the second coming of Jojo Natson, but I am not counting on it.

     

    Everyone seems to think that Chapman has become a legitimate receiver and I really hope it's true. I would think there has to be an advantage with him understanding the QB's mindset.

  22. Game 1—@Penn State Nittany Lions

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    25 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

    Had Warren stayed at OSU, there were roughly ten P5 games on the schedule that he'd have needed to endure.

     

    At Akron, there's two. Of all the players on the Zips roster, he's the one most built to withstand 4 quarters of P5 football.

     

    Run, Warren run!

    You don't sit a kid who wants play in the league in a P5 game.

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  24. 2017 Camp Thread

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    29 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

    Concerning the D...

     

    We look to be stacked like pancakes at DB and DE.

     

    But I'm pretty concerned that it looks like we've only got 4 viable DT's:

    Brock Boxen 6-3, 290

    Ibrahima Camara 6-3, 285

    Darius Copeland 6-1 275 (though he got pushed around a lot last year)

    Brennan Williams 6-1 285 (& he hasn't played much thus far in his career)

     

    DeAndre Brimage will likely be redshirted.  We can't afford an injury at DT.  It could derail the season.  (Is it strange that we have 18 OL but only 4 DT's?)

     

    At LB, we moved two of our best looking prospects to DE:

    Jamal Davis ii 6-4, 235

    Josh Ward 6-2, 240

     

    Though we've got the MAC preseason DPOY in UGIII, this leaves us awfully inexperienced at LB.  

    We play the DE as a hybrid DE/LB position so it isn't as big of a deal as you might think.

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  25. Zips in the NFL

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    47 minutes ago, zzx said:

    Jojo had:

     

    ---3 receptions for 60 yards

     

    ---1 punt return for 7 yards

     

    ---1 kick return for 25 yards

    I will be really surprised if he does not make the roster and return kicks for the Colts this year. He has earned it. He is also using the same elusive moves to create space for himself as a receiver. I love that he is having such success. It's talent, but it's more than talent. He wills himself to success.

     

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