Zips football: Firestone grad makes impression

[GeorgeThomasABJ]

http://www.ohio.com/blogs/ua-zips/universi...e-eyes-1.331766

[akronad]

It was great to see Cody back on the field. I know that he was champing at the bit all of last year. I hope in the future more players from Akron and the area are recruited by Coach.

[g-mann17]

It was great to see Cody back on the field. I know that he was champing at the bit all of last year. I hope in the future more players from Akron and the area are recruited by Coach.

I know they are very high on that Kenmore linebacker, would love to see him in blue and gold.

[LZIp]

not trying to be the pessimist, but I would not say anybody on the front 7 played good. UCF ran all over us.

[johnnyzip84]

not trying to be the pessimist, but I would not say anybody on the front 7 played good. UCF ran all over us.

Not trying to be the contrarian, but I'll take the opinions of Coach Bowden and Amato over yours in this matter any day of the week.

It's preposterous to suggest that since an entire team struggles to defend a rushing attack, it naturally means that none of these individual defenders could possibly have been doing their job or performing well. By this logic, Jason Taylor and Chase Blackburn probably only had a couple of decent outings each during their UA careers. It's a well-worn cliche for a reason: football is the ultimate team game. It only takes one of two guys to miss an assignment or get beat decisively on a play for a running back to have a nice gain.

The real questions here are whether Cody can build off of this and become a consistent menace to other team's centers and whether the rest of the defense can improve as the season progresses.

[LZIp]

Not trying to be the contrarian, but I'll take the opinions of Coach Bowden and Amato over yours in this matter any day of the week.

It's preposterous to suggest that since an entire team struggles to defend a rushing attack, it naturally means that none of these individual defenders could possibly have been doing their job or performing well. By this logic, Jason Taylor and Chase Blackburn probably only had a couple of decent outings each during their UA careers. It's a well-worn cliche for a reason: football is the ultimate team game. It only takes one of two guys to miss an assignment or get beat decisively on a play for a running back to have a nice gain.

The real questions here are whether Cody can build off of this and become a consistent menace to other team's centers and whether the rest of the defense can improve as the season progresses.

Like you said, its a team game. I wouldnt be giving anybody props after giving up 56 points.

[johnnyzip84]

Like you said, its a team game. I wouldnt be giving anybody props after giving up 56 points.

Looking back at what you originally wrote, maybe this (not thinking anyone on defense deserved to be called out for good play) was your point. If so, that's another issue. Maybe the coaches know the defense will have times this year where they're simply overmatched and they're merely trying to shore up some confidence in some of the younger players?

It's obvious that some improvement must occur on this side of the ball for more than 1 or 2 wins to occur.