timmyboy Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Below is the article posted on Gozips.com about the scrimmage that was held today. It looked like a few spots that we were weaker in kinda came around a bit compared to last week. I heard that the pass blocking was alot better then it was a week ago, and it showed in the amount of passes we were able to complete. There were 10 sacks during the scrimmage but it was just like last week, if you get a fingernail on the jersey it counted as a sack. Another thing that looked to be alot stronger was the WR group. There was only 7 passes dropped. Compared to all the dropped passes we had last week, that is a huge improvement. Our group of running backs did a decent job, just as they did last week. The guy who has come out of nowhere to suprise me this spring has been Phillip Morris. 8 rushes for 52 yards (6.5 avg) today. During todays scrimmage there were alot more throws to the Tight Ends. This is somthing that I think will really help us come the start of the season, having 4 TE who can catch and run with the ball. And Finally.......the kicking! Both kickers were 50% (if you dont count the one block against Matt) during the scrimmage with Matt Domonkos hitting a 52 yarder and missing a 51 yarder. Igor Iveljic was good from 47 yards and 37 yards but missed on a 53 yard and 48 yard kick.GoZips.com:The University of Akron football squad concluded its 2007 spring drills with a one-and-a-half hour, controlled scrimmage Saturday morning at Schrank Field.Both the offense and defense had stretches of effective play. The Zip quarterbacks combined to complete 20-of-27 passes for 239 yards with three touchdowns and just one interception. Specifically, Chris Jacquemain was 11-of-14 for 108 yards and two scores, Carlton Jackson was 4-of-5 for 85 yards and a TD and Sean Hakes was 5-of-8 for 46 yards. However, the defense came up with 19 tackles for losses (like the spring game the quarterbacks were “tackled” when touched), a safety, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery for a TD and a blocked field goal.The scripted scrimmage started with the offense backed up on its own one and its goal was to get a first down, which is did on one of its four attempts thanks to a nine-yard run by Phillip Morris and a scramble for the first by Jackson. However, on the second drive of the day, Parris McNeal broke through to record a safety.The next six drives came with the offense starting at its own 35. The offense struggled early, only getting one first down on its first four drives. On the eighth drive of the day, Jacquemain moved the team down field on the strength on an 11-yard completion to Marcus Patterson and a 24-yard run by Morris. However, McNeal forced a fumble, which Viktor Rajek recovered. The drive of this series saw Jackson complete passes to Brian Flaherty and Patterson, getting the Zips down to the 10. However, the drive stalled and the ensuing field gold attempt was blocked by Rajek.Drives 11-13 had the ball placed on the 50. After a three-and-out, Hakes had a 20-yard pass to Merce Poindexter, which set up a 47-yard field goal by Igor Iveljic. The offense then got into the endzone on its next drive. Jacquemain completed a pass to Jose Cruz, got two big plays from Joe Tuzze and completed a short pass to Alphonso Owen, which resulted in a 15-yard gain. Jacquemain and Owen hooked up once again for a five-yard TD. A 15-yard penalty for celebration turned the extra point into a 35-yard kick, which Matt Domonkos converted.The first half of the scrimmage ended with three drives starting just 35 yards from the endzone. The first set of downs saw a bad exchange on a hand off, which Al-Teric Balaam scooped up and returned 58 yards for a touchdown. The next drive saw the defense record two sacks and a pass breakup by Davanzo Tate, forcing a 53-yard field goal that would come up short. The final drive of the first half ended with Jacquemain hitting Patterson for a 23-yard TD and Domonkos tacking on the PAT.The second half, which was much shorter than the first, saw the offense take the ball on its own 35 for three drives. Hakes led the team down field, after impressive runs by Andre Walker and Joe McDaniel. However, Yamari Dixon picked off a pass to end the drive. The next set of downs had a big play from the start getting the offense on track. Jackson completed a pass to Richard Sandilands and Tuzze had a tough, 10-yard run to get to the 28. Jackson followed with a 28-yard TD pass down the right sideline to Owen with Iveljic added the PAT. Jacquemain then moved his squad to the 39, but a penalty and some tackles for losses would eventually force a 56-yard field goal attempt. While the kick was not good, a defensive penalty allowed a second try, this time from 52 yards, which Domonkos converted.The last four drives had the offense start just 25 yards away from paydirt. The defense came up with a big sack for force a 48-yard field goal, which missed. The defense looked to come up big on the second drive with an interception. However, a penalty gave the offense new life, responding with a 29-yard TD run by Walker and Domonkos adding the PAT. The defense did end the third drive with a Ray Siler pass breakup. The ensuing 37 yard field goal by Iveljic was good. The scrimmage came to a close with the offense being forced to kick a 51-yarder, which came up short, after a penalty and a sack. Quotes from Akron head coach J.D. Brookhart:Opening Statement:“We ended spring ball really well. Today we shut down the defense early and we able to capitalize on a few deep balls. The offense threw the ball pretty well throughout the afternoon. Overall, we have improved a lot from the first day to now.” On the comparison of the defense to the offense:“The defense has a bit of an advantage with their maturity level being higher than that of the offense. The offense just needs to develop a little bit of team chemistry. We went through the same problem two years ago and by game four, everything was just fine.” On John Mackey:“John is a major part of our team not just on the field, but off the field as well. He is a huge team leader and everyone looks up to him. I challenged him to push everything to the next level this spring and he has adjusted to the new responsibilities real well.” On the other leaders of the team:“Mike Schepp, Brion Stokes, Kevin Grant, Yamari Dixon, Dennis Kennedy, Kris Kasparek and Jabari Arthur are team leaders. Arthur and Kennedy are very vocal and Stokes stepped it up today. We have a lot of leaders on this team ready to step up at any given time.” RUSHING:Andre Walker 12-36, 1 TD; Phillip Morris 8-52; Joe McDaniel 7-28; Joe Tuzze 5-27; Carlton Jackson 5-5; Chris Jacquemain 4- -7; Sean Hakes 3- -3. PASSING:Chris Jacquemain 11-14, 108 yards, 2 TDs; Carlton Jackson 4-5, 85 yards, 1 TD; Sean Hakes 5-8, 46 yards, 1 INT. RECEIVING:Alphonso Owen 5-65, 2 TDs (5, 28 yards); Marcus Patterson 3-58, 1 TD (23 yards); Brian Flaherty 3-39; Merce Poindexter 2-25; Jose Cruz 3-19; Kris Kasparek 1-16; Richard Sandilands 1-10; Joe Tuzze 1-7; Brandon Williams 1-5; Andre Walker 1-5 DEFENSE: Doug Williams 9 total - 4 for a loss (13 yards) - 1 sack (6 yards)Al-Teric Balaam 5 total - 2 for a loss (12 yards) - 2 sacks (9 yards) - 58 yard FR TDBrion Stokes 7 total - 3 for a loss (10 yards) - 1 sack (4 yards)Michael Alphonse 5 totalParris McNeal 6 total - 1 safety - 1 Forced FumbleMiguel Graham 4 totalChevin Pace 2 totalRay Siler 3 total - 1 Pass breakupShawn Lemon 5 total - 4 for a loss (21 yards) - 1 sack (5 yards)Brandon Anderson 1 totalYamari Dixon 3 total - 1 INT (3 yard return)Eric Lively 1 total - 1 for a loss (3 yards)Rodney Etienne 5 totalViktor Rajek 1 total - 1 Fumble Recovery (no yards) - 1 Blk FGWayne Cobham 4 totalRyan Gibbons 3 totalAmin Kabir 4 total - 1 for a loss (1 yard)Tyrone Washington - 2 totalJohn Mackey 1 totalReggie Corner 1 totalMitchell Magloire 1 total – 1 for loss (5 yards) - 1 sack (5 yards)Davanzo Tate 1 Pass BreakupMichael Taggert 3 totalWallace Pendleton 1 total - 1 for a loss (2 yards)Evan Laube -2 totalJohn McCoy 1 total - 1 for a loss (4 yards)Levon Morefield 2 total - 2 for a loss (13 yards) - 1 sack (10 yards)Nick Legger 1 total - 1 for a loss (1 yard) FIELD GOALS:Matt Domonkos: 27 yarder (blocked); 52 yarder (good); 51 yarder (no good).Igor Iveljic: 47 yarder (good); 53 yarder (no good); 48 yarder (no good); 37 yarder (good). 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RowdyZip Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Kicking... 50% in a scrimmage isn't that much of an improvement over last year, if you ask me. Methinks it's gonna me another weak point for the team this season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboy Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Kicking... 50% in a scrimmage isn't that much of an improvement over last year, if you ask me. Methinks it's gonna me another weak point for the team this season... yeah it does look like it might be a weak point. Hopefully the kid from Canton Mckinley will be able to step in and pick up where he left off in HS or one of these kickers will step up and start kicking like they were back in HS when they were money from 45 yards and in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Q: When Philip Morris carries the ball, do they play the theme music from "The Marlboro man"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyAlum Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Don't know if you noticed that there were no rushing yards for DK. He finally had the work done on his shoulder. I can't wait to see this whole team healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRasor0200 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 A lot of players -- DK included -- had a class Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyAlum Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 DK was at the scrimmage with his arm in a sling. I heard some ppl say that he had the shoulder "shaved." Whatever that means!!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Phillip Morris is the greatest name since Milton Bradley was in the outfield for the Indians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Phillip Morris is the greatest name since Milton Bradley was in the outfield for the Indians. I agree. Think of all the great word plays we could use with him..Everytime he blows by someone he "smoked" them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipseuph Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Q: When Philip Morris carries the ball, do they play the theme music from "The Marlboro man"? maybe thats something the marching band can pick up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Q: When Philip Morris carries the ball, do they play the theme music from "The Marlboro man"? maybe thats something the marching band can pick up ---------------------------PHILIP MORRIS ---------------------------If he actually touches a ball as a Zip in a game, I'm making shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I guarantee those shirts would sell fast Dr Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Q: When Philip Morris carries the ball, do they play the theme music from "The Marlboro man"? Z.I.P. Check your PMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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