Captain Kangaroo Posted Saturday at 06:48 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:48 PM Went to today's practice. Here's what I gleaned... Check out some of the defensive numbers if you'd like... Starting DL was: 97 / 10 / 5 / 41 Second unit was: 50 / 90 / 98 / 30 Joe's post-practice speech. He seemed pretty pleased Joe spent the bulk of his time observing from 20 yards behind the offense. #3 Cibastian Broughton is intriguing. He's a diminutive kid, but has a strong arm. Completed a long TD pass to #7 Adams (who's back and looks healthy). Had another nice TD pass to St Ed's Kyan Mason (#11) and one to Jake Newell too. Moves well. He's like Dijon Jennings, but good. He will see the field somewhere this season. 2nd Unit OL. First unit was (left tackle to right tackle): 78/56/52/50/73 Second unit was: 60/55/52/79/51 Finley's left leg was apparently cold? He played a lot today. Looked in-command, but understandably a bit rusty. WR's screwed up some routes that probably made his accuracy look worse than it was. Owen Wiley and Dublin Fr. Matt Schramm split the kicker duties. Both missed from 42 yards out. Tough to kick indoors, into netting with goal post stripes that's often only halfway dropped from the ceiling when the ball is snapped. Wiley seems to have the bigger leg, but Schramm is no slouch. This position will be an interesting battle. I forget who caught this Finley pass? It's spring practice for me too. 🙃 Ruggow on the run. He threw an early pick (S #18 DeMarco Johnson). Probably threw more bad balls than good ones today. Back up QB will be a battle this year. I expect Broughton (#3) will see the field, even if not at QB (like above). He's pretty athletic. Maybe a few of the 2024 "Taj" wildcat plays go to him this season? Kyan Mason blocks for Ben. Washington State transfer Brandon Hills (Soph.) made a couple nice receptions. Washington State transfer Brandon Hills again. A Cibastian Broughton INT ended the scrimmage. Overall or DB's looked surprisingly good? I think they had a pick of each Blue QB. Other notes: #95 Joey Castle punted well (albeit indoors). It looks like we'll be ok at punter this year. #22 Jordan Gant (Tennessee State) started at RB. He fumbled on his first carry. But rebounded with a tough 10 yard run on next opportunity. #25 Chris Gee from Colgate was the #2 RB today. Got a lot of action. Runs hard. Showed good hands on swing passes. #13 Sean Patrick saw a lot of reps today. Played at WR and RB. Overall the defense looks good. Solid tackling and created several turnovers. #88 Newell looks to be a beast this year. Made several nice plays. Caught a TD from Broughton. Starting LB's were: 42 (Spriggs), 32 (Summers) and 17 DeWalt (Butte College - listed as a DB) #5 Ronald Hull from Wise HS in Maryland played NT. He's mistakenly listed as #55 on the Zips roster Late game RB's included #28 Luke Reed from Benedictine and Cam Macon from Walsh It was heartening to see the Zips had sufficient depth to field 2-deep offensive and defensive units, even without the guys who will be joining in the summer. The country "Rock me like a Wagon Wheel" blasted on the speaker system for the final few minutes. Overheard in the crowd - Adrian Norton is ineligible...that's why he hasn't signed anywhere. 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted Saturday at 07:58 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:58 PM Thanks, Captain! Lord knows I can't get enough football. Miss it. Go Zips! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoZip Posted yesterday at 01:15 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:15 AM Also heard Norton is academically ineligible, cannot play anywhere this upcoming season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted yesterday at 08:31 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:31 AM I think the unidentified WR that caught the ball from Finley in pic 8 appears to be Broughton, based on a comparison to pic 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted yesterday at 11:56 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:56 AM Is 98 really that big or is there a depth issue from the photo? I'd think a dude that size would be on the first team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted yesterday at 12:05 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:05 PM Thanks as always Captain. How did the OLine look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted yesterday at 12:48 PM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:48 PM 31 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Thanks as always Captain. How did the OLine look? My OL positives out of the first scrimmage - We were able to field a full 1st and 2nd team OL. With the additions this summer, we should have a stable of 8-10 serviceable OL's to choose from. That's much better than Joe's Year #1. #78 Darrell Johnson looked good at LT. He's a Jr. from Western Kentucky. The scrimmage was officiated, and there were few OL penalties. Seems like a disciplined group. Tough to glean anything deeper than that from scrimmage #1. My biggest takeaways overall from the scrimmage were - Broughton seems like an exciting player. Has some "special" qualities. He won't unseat Finley, but next year it wouldn't be a surprise to see him behind center. Alex Adams looked healthy and in-shape. He could definitely lessen the blow from Norton's departure. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted yesterday at 05:30 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:30 PM Thanks for all the info @Captain Kangaroo! Looks like we have several guys with new numbers that are not updated on the official roster. From the limited social media clips, Hull looks like he’s going to make some noise this year. How did he look in the scrimmage? Was DeWalt playing Nickel? It would be exciting if he could lock that spot down with his size and athleticism. I’m glad reinforcements are on the way along the DL. Too many walk-ons listed on the two deep at the moment. Did you happen to catch whether Shor (OL) or Graham (DE) were involved in the scrimmage—either on the field or even just present on the sideline? With the recent offers going out to DEs and OL, I’m wondering who has left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted yesterday at 08:33 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:33 PM 3 hours ago, catdaddyp said: Did you happen to catch whether Shor (OL) or Graham (DE) were involved in the scrimmage—either on the field or even just present on the sideline? With the recent offers going out to DEs and OL, I’m wondering who has left. Looks like Graham is no longer listed on the roster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted yesterday at 09:08 PM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:08 PM 3 hours ago, catdaddyp said: From the limited social media clips, Hull looks like he’s going to make some noise this year. How did he look in the scrimmage? Hull played quite a bit. For a Freshman, he more than held his own. Definitely looks like he was born to play NT. Physically, he's a drop in replacement for Marcus Moore. Need to pay more attention to him this week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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