Zips Scrimmage at Summa Field

[psc2009]

Here's a quick recap for everyone that couldn't make it. Less than one month until the home opener!http://themacdaily.com/index.php?news&nid=103

[ZachTheZip]

Thanks for the recap. I hope JD comes out with a depth chart soon. I also hope they tighten things up before Penn State.

[Zipsrifle]

Yea, thanks for the summary, I'm hungry for any info I can get on the team.

[Zipsrifle]

Read the summary at Gozips.com. Is it me or are the backups getting most of the playing time? Seems like the names you would expect to see with big yards (other than QB) don't have them. Is this because they don't want these guys to get hurt or that they are already hurt??

[MDZip]

I think they're probably giving evryone a look right now - neither Alex Allen nor Dale Martin got any carries. Here is what I did like though -Receiving:Richard Sandilands 2-65; Jeremy Bruce 1-10; Broderick Alexander 1-20; Jeremy LaFrance 3-32; Rhyne Ladrach 2-18; Larry Dawson; 1-13; Randy Greenwood 1-16; Andre Jones 4-61; Gary Pride II 2-26; Nadir Brown 1-22; Deryn Bowser 2-17; Nolan Procter 1-1.There is a lot of talent at the WR position. And look, a tight end (who actually caught a couple balls) sighting.

[Zipmeister]

I think they're probably giving evryone a look right now - neither Alex Allen nor Dale Martin got any carries. Here is what I did like though -Receiving:Richard Sandilands 2-65; Jeremy Bruce 1-10; Broderick Alexander 1-20; Jeremy LaFrance 3-32; Rhyne Ladrach 2-18; Larry Dawson; 1-13; Randy Greenwood 1-16; Andre Jones 4-61; Gary Pride II 2-26; Nadir Brown 1-22; Deryn Bowser 2-17; Nolan Procter 1-1.There is a lot of talent at the WR position. And look, a tight end (who actually caught a couple balls) sighting.

So are you saying our pass defense needs some work?

[g-mann17]

I think they're probably giving evryone a look right now - neither Alex Allen nor Dale Martin got any carries. Here is what I did like though -Receiving:Richard Sandilands 2-65; Jeremy Bruce 1-10; Broderick Alexander 1-20; Jeremy LaFrance 3-32; Rhyne Ladrach 2-18; Larry Dawson; 1-13; Randy Greenwood 1-16; Andre Jones 4-61; Gary Pride II 2-26; Nadir Brown 1-22; Deryn Bowser 2-17; Nolan Procter 1-1.There is a lot of talent at the WR position. And look, a tight end (who actually caught a couple balls) sighting.

So are you saying our pass defense needs some work?

Well they did pick off two passes, and they only gave up one touchdown, everything else were field goals.

[ZachTheZip]

Here's the Beacon Journal story.Apparently there was a fight between Diamond Weaver and Nadir Brown. Stuff like this happens at schools all over the country pre-season, when teams don't have anybody to beat up but themselves. They're usually resolved once the season starts.Alex Allen's hip was acting up and he didn't participate, Dale Martin was out because of his achilles heel, Ryan Bain's back kept him out, and Dashan Miller has a bad toe so he was out as well.

[Zipsrifle]

Hmmm, seems like Jac is still turning over the ball in key situations. These reads don't give me much info as I don't know if the D is improving or if our O is still the same old.... Key players hurt as well....hope they are better by PSU.

[Buckzip]

Here's the Beacon Journal story.Apparently there was a fight between Diamond Weaver and Nadir Brown. Stuff like this happens at schools all over the country pre-season, when teams don't have anybody to beat up but themselves. They're usually resolved once the season starts.Alex Allen's hip was acting up and he didn't participate, Dale Martin was out because of his achilles heel, Ryan Bain's back kept him out, and Dashan Miller has a bad toe so he was out as well.

I thought Allen and Marrtin were both supposedly ready to go...

[Blue & Gold]

I don't mind that Diamond & Nadir are getting angry. I don't like, however, the fact that punches were thrown. That goes a bit beyond football agressiveness to getting personal. Both those guys are going to be excellent players, so it's good to see them locking horns like that.Also, Dashawn's toe concerns me. Toe injuries can be aggravatingly tricky. They can take a loooong time to heal up.

[WinZip]

On the field goals, incumbent Igor Iveljic and challenger Branko Rogovic managed to make only 1-of-7

I’m hoping we have consistent kicking this year. While everything was outside 42yards, I hope 40 and under in automatic.Think we have any stars emerging? It's sure hard to see at this point.

[Buckzip]

Why is Igor getting worse each year? Does his coach suck or what?He was good as a Fresh, not as good as a soph and now he seems to be starting off this year badly.

[Zip Watcher]

Rogovic should win the job. He's been putting in the extra work all spring & summer.

[Zipmeister]

Here's the Beacon Journal story.Apparently there was a fight between Diamond Weaver and Nadir Brown. Stuff like this happens at schools all over the country pre-season, when teams don't have anybody to beat up but themselves. They're usually resolved once the season starts.Alex Allen's hip was acting up and he didn't participate, Dale Martin was out because of his achilles heel, Ryan Bain's back kept him out, and Dashan Miller has a bad toe so he was out as well.

News f.lash: Bain has bad back. Vegas changes the over under to how many plays he will be in on this year from one to zero.

[GP1]

Why is Igor getting worse each year? Does his coach suck or what?

You Browns fans are funny. A guy flunks out....the coach stinks. A guy misses field goals....his coach stinks. A player continues to throw ints in the red zone....the coach stinks. At what point are the players to blame? The players are adults getting paid (yes, a scholarship is real money worth thousands a year) and they need to start earning their money. One thing I know for sure. We are on our third coach in the D-1A era and one thing remains the same....the PLAYERS don't perform in key situations over and over again. Let's fire the coach though....I'm sure the fourth coach can solve it. If not, we'll hire a fifth coach.If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year, I'll be the first one to open the door for JD to leave. At some point, the players themselves must start to perform. Coaches don't really get coaches fired unless they get caught having sex with female interns, etc. It's the players that get them fired. If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year with the talent on that team, it is the fault of the players and not the coaches. JD will pay the price, but that is just the way it goes in sports. Maybe we are just a losing program and the players themselves have passed on losing from one generation to another. Many will say that if you peel our onion of losing, there is more to the problem when you get through the various layers. In my experience, things are almost always as they appear to be. When you peel an onion, you get more onion. When we peel the onion of our losing, we just get more onion. We tried new coaches and the onion remains the same. New ADs and the onion remains the same. New fieldhouse and the onion remains the same. We'll see if the next layer of onion, the new stadium, reveals anything other than more onion this coming season. No coach in the world can change the onion.The best thing we have going for us is we are part of an even worse onion in the MAC. Try peeling that onion since 1948........

[Buckzip]

Why is Igor getting worse each year? Does his coach suck or what?

You Browns fans are funny. A guy flunks out....the coach stinks. A guy misses field goals....his coach stinks. A player continues to throw ints in the red zone....the coach stinks. At what point are the players to blame? The players are adults getting paid (yes, a scholarship is real money worth thousands a year) and they need to start earning their money. One thing I know for sure. We are on our third coach in the D-1A era and one thing remains the same....the PLAYERS don't perform in key situations over and over again. Let's fire the coach though....I'm sure the fourth coach can solve it. If not, we'll hire a fifth coach.If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year, I'll be the first one to open the door for JD to leave. At some point, the players themselves must start to perform. Coaches don't really get coaches fired unless they get caught having sex with female interns, etc. It's the players that get them fired. If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year with the talent on that team, it is the fault of the players and not the coaches. JD will pay the price, but that is just the way it goes in sports. Maybe we are just a losing program and the players themselves have passed on losing from one generation to another. Many will say that if you peel our onion of losing, there is more to the problem when you get through the various layers. In my experience, things are almost always as they appear to be. When you peel an onion, you get more onion. When we peel the onion of our losing, we just get more onion. We tried new coaches and the onion remains the same. New ADs and the onion remains the same. New fieldhouse and the onion remains the same. We'll see if the next layer of onion, the new stadium, reveals anything other than more onion this coming season. No coach in the world can change the onion.The best thing we have going for us is we are part of an even worse onion in the MAC. Try peeling that onion since 1948........

Uhhh, I asked did his coach suck. I didn't say his coach sucked. There is a big difference...

[WinZip]

Why is Igor getting worse each year? Does his coach suck or what?

You Browns fans are funny. A guy flunks out....the coach stinks. A guy misses field goals....his coach stinks. A player continues to throw ints in the red zone....the coach stinks. At what point are the players to blame? The players are adults getting paid (yes, a scholarship is real money worth thousands a year) and they need to start earning their money. One thing I know for sure. We are on our third coach in the D-1A era and one thing remains the same....the PLAYERS don't perform in key situations over and over again. Let's fire the coach though....I'm sure the fourth coach can solve it. If not, we'll hire a fifth coach.If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year, I'll be the first one to open the door for JD to leave. At some point, the players themselves must start to perform. Coaches don't really get coaches fired unless they get caught having sex with female interns, etc. It's the players that get them fired. If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year with the talent on that team, it is the fault of the players and not the coaches. JD will pay the price, but that is just the way it goes in sports. Maybe we are just a losing program and the players themselves have passed on losing from one generation to another. Many will say that if you peel our onion of losing, there is more to the problem when you get through the various layers. In my experience, things are almost always as they appear to be. When you peel an onion, you get more onion. When we peel the onion of our losing, we just get more onion. We tried new coaches and the onion remains the same. New ADs and the onion remains the same. New fieldhouse and the onion remains the same. We'll see if the next layer of onion, the new stadium, reveals anything other than more onion this coming season. No coach in the world can change the onion.The best thing we have going for us is we are part of an even worse onion in the MAC. Try peeling that onion since 1948........

...so we're just born losers?

[Zipsrifle]

Come on, you can do better than that when taking a shot at us Browns fans! I give it a 6 out of 10. I partially agree with your observations on coaches. MAC coaches may have the most difficult job in college FB. They are asked to take relatively obscure, underfunded teams with little to no winning tradition in the middle of Big 10 country and turn them into winners. Maybe this is why the good ones do so well when they leave. Regardless of their difficulties, I do expect an Akron coach to recruit and RETAIN the best players in the confrence, instill the proper mindset within team, and develop the talent to the fullest extent both on and off the field. A tall order, but if they are successful the result should be a team that is able to rise to the challenge, when necessary and win those close games greater than 50% of the time. JD seemed to have this when he first started. Are the players responsible for what happens on the field, YES. I try to keep in mind that these kids are still little more than teenagers and will make mistakes. They still require the guiding hand of a coach to lead them in the right direction. I think UA has been pretty good in giving their head coaches ample time to develop their program and if it is not successful after several seasons, time to try again.

[tim123]

I went to the scrimmage and the QB play needs to be addressed. The coach needs to make some hard decisions. At the end of the day he has to play the best guy or suffer the consequences.Go Zips!

[zipboy]

I went to the scrimmage and the QB play needs to be addressed. The coach needs to make some hard decisions. At the end of the day he has to play the best guy or suffer the consequences.Go Zips!

It is interesting when talking about team captains, Alex Allen comes up first (not a surprise) then JD made a comment about 4 OL and named a few others. Jacq wasn't one of them. For a QB who is going to be a 3rd year starter and is a senior, I was surprised.

[Buckzip]

I went to the scrimmage and the QB play needs to be addressed. The coach needs to make some hard decisions. At the end of the day he has to play the best guy or suffer the consequences.Go Zips!

It is interesting when talking about team captains, Alex Allen comes up first (not a surprise) then JD made a comment about 4 OL and named a few others. Jacq wasn't one of them. For a QB who is going to be a 3rd year starter and is a senior, I was surprised.

That is pretty telling.

[Blue & Gold]

I just don't think Jaq has a lot of confidence. And that's unfortunate. You want your QB to be a cocky punk who knows he's the best and knows he can't lose.

[Hilltopper]

I just don't think Jaq has a lot of confidence. And that's unfortunate. You want your QB to be a cocky punk who knows he's the best and knows he can't lose.

I know one when I see one! :blink:

[GP1]

Why is Igor getting worse each year? Does his coach suck or what?

You Browns fans are funny. A guy flunks out....the coach stinks. A guy misses field goals....his coach stinks. A player continues to throw ints in the red zone....the coach stinks. At what point are the players to blame? The players are adults getting paid (yes, a scholarship is real money worth thousands a year) and they need to start earning their money. One thing I know for sure. We are on our third coach in the D-1A era and one thing remains the same....the PLAYERS don't perform in key situations over and over again. Let's fire the coach though....I'm sure the fourth coach can solve it. If not, we'll hire a fifth coach.If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year, I'll be the first one to open the door for JD to leave. At some point, the players themselves must start to perform. Coaches don't really get coaches fired unless they get caught having sex with female interns, etc. It's the players that get them fired. If the Zips don't win at least seven games this year with the talent on that team, it is the fault of the players and not the coaches. JD will pay the price, but that is just the way it goes in sports. Maybe we are just a losing program and the players themselves have passed on losing from one generation to another. Many will say that if you peel our onion of losing, there is more to the problem when you get through the various layers. In my experience, things are almost always as they appear to be. When you peel an onion, you get more onion. When we peel the onion of our losing, we just get more onion. We tried new coaches and the onion remains the same. New ADs and the onion remains the same. New fieldhouse and the onion remains the same. We'll see if the next layer of onion, the new stadium, reveals anything other than more onion this coming season. No coach in the world can change the onion.The best thing we have going for us is we are part of an even worse onion in the MAC. Try peeling that onion since 1948........

Uhhh, I asked did his coach suck. I didn't say his coach sucked. There is a big difference...

Could you at least have the balls to stand behind what you write? We all know what you mean, so do what the Great GP1 has done for years and stand behind what you write. Honest to God, your comment reminds me of a guy who farts in a crowded room, blames it on someone else and then lecturers the room on the evils of farting in a crowded room.