Day Nine
by John Berkowitz on Apr 15, 2009 8:33 PM PDT
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PrintToday is "Turnover Wednesday." The defense will be looking to force turnovers, while the offense will be focusing on ball security. The offense did a nice job by not turning the ball over all day. The offense was the big overall winner in practice today which was good to see.
Bradly Roussel, Allen Carroll, Terrance Dailey, Ben Ossai or Skyler Fancher were not at practice today. Fancher broke his leg on Monday and had surgery today. He should be fine by fall camp. Ossai became the latest academic casualty. No word on when the four of them will be back.
CB Matt Mosley and TB Brandon Johnson both returned to action today. Alvin Logan and Vonzell McDowell were back but limited to non contact drills.
Coach Lambright was on campus today hanging out at the coaches offices and observing practice. Lawyer Milloy was at the team meeting and helped out at practice. Nice to see the new staff welcoming everyone back and allowing them to witness to the team.
Sark really gets it. Lawyer couldn't even get into the weight room to work out in the off-season when Willingham was in charge.
Jordan Polk was the offensive star today a with a couple of TD catches and another TD on a run. Jermaine Kearse als made a number of clutch catches. Anthony Boyles scored on a 40 yard TD pass delivered by Ronnie Fouch.
On defense Mason Foster "sacked" Jake Locker twice but since Locker can't be tackled and he isn't scrambling those sacks get the old parentheses.
Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times missed practice today but it probably wasn't due to academic reasons.
"We have welcomed everybody," UW safeties coach Jeff Mills said Wednesday after practice. "We need all hands on deck. We need everybody around and we want everyone around - fans and former players are crucial to help connect. We want guys to be around and we're trying to get this younger generation to look back at our storied past and the tradition we had. That's something that coach Sark's been doing a great job of, educating our guys to great players of the past."
UW Official Spring Practice Blog
Sark is very pleased with the development of the safeties. Nate Williams has been especially impressive and he likes what he sees from a healthy Victor Aiyewa. Johri Fogerson is still learning the position, but has good potential. He is anxious to get Jason Wells back healthy and excited to get JC transfer David Batts into the mix.
Quote of the Day with Todd Miles from the News Tribune
"I'm just a competitor by nature," Milloy said. "That is what Sarkisian is about. That is what they're building toward. The reason why I'm here, because I bleed purple and gold, and I want to see him be successful.
(As usual I will add it later when Sark gets time to post)
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I like seeing stuff like that...
…coaches using different tools and such (in this case a ball?) to teach different skills.
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Typically
its used to teach D-Line to play off the cut block.
Skyler Fancher
What’s the prognosis on him? Was his injury as serious as first thought?
Have sent a message to Matt Peterson
I would imagine they will release it as soon as it is cool with the kid.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 15, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Tamu
That’s got to be the big guy in the picture, right?
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Whatever happened to the lincoln log set that used to be used...
…by the football team? I think it was either next to Dempsey or the Nordstrom Tennis center. How quickly things change and you move on to the next greatest thing.
Bill Gillespi (sp?) remember when he was the strength coach? I went to highschool with him. He was a skinny kid back then. Boy did he blow up! Is he still a strength coach for the Hawks? What was the story on his dismissal from the team? Sorry I’m asking so many questions.
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Bill is a stud...
He was the last great S&C coach UW had. He was let go by Neu around 2001 because there was an unusual amount of shoulder injuries. Too bad because our S&C program, and thus our football progam, drove off a cliff shortly after.
Breaking News
Zach Fogerson is ranked the #1 FB in the nation with a 3 star rating………….just thought that was funny/sad. Either way thats great news for him and the Dawg Pound!
Fogerson
He was injured all or most of last season. His rating could go up to a four if he goes to a combine and does well. A good senior season could bump it up to. Noting wrong with a 3 star…they dont give out many 4-5 stars.
Fetters and Eklund said he could have creeped up to a four…the injury wiped that out. Not many 4-5 star FB’s out there anyway.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 15, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I didnt know about his injury
but these rankings this early are pretty fluid. They will change depending on camps, combines and senior years.
Great news indeed
Sark loves to get his fullback involved in the offense, especially the passing game. Stanley Havili was a significant part of what they did at USC the past couple of years. The more weapons Sark can stockpile the better.
http://www.spartyandfriends.com/
Yeah I noticed there were a lot of...
…kids that hadn’t been ranked yet. Patoae (sp?) was another one if my memory serves me correctly.
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They are all pretty much ranked right now at Dawgman
Sione Potaoe is #7 DT, Fogerson #1 FB, M. Davis #21 RB, Jamaal Kearse #27 WR, Riva #57 T, Chris Young #13 OLB, Darius Water #32 OLB
Excuse me they have since updated their rankings
Riva is #48
Updates will happen again in June
Once they get a look at kids in camps and combines it all shuffles again.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 15, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
2011 WA recruiting
I like that WA has some very serious recruits for 2011 as well. Kasen Williams has 9 offers from the likes of Cal, Tennesse, Florida, and UW. There is also Austin Seferian-Jenkins who has 4 offers including UW and Florida. We HAVE to keep these kids in town and I have faith that Sark & Co will do it.
It’d be a pretty big upset if Kasen Williams goes somewhere other than the UW considering his dad played WR for the UW and his mom was on the track team (I believe – I know she was an athlete at the UW). Legacy kids like that need to be kept in the fold…
Yes and no. Yes, it would be odd to see Wroten go elsewhere due to both his parents being UW athletes. But Romar likes to run his team a certain way, and I can see the possibility that maybe Wroten won’t end up being the right kind of fit. I know that sounds crazy when we’re taking about a guy who’s maybe the #1 player in his class, but there can be headaches that can come with such highly-hyped kids.
The good thing is Wroten is still very young and there’s plenty of time for the situation to evolve.
Romar likes to run his team a certain way
Yeah, and he want to run it with Tony Wroten on the roster. Hence the scholarship offer.
Not sure what point you’re trying to make; he’s a great basketball player, he has had multiple family members attend UW and he’s a local product. He’s done nothing to make anyone think that he might not be a good fit at UW.
http://www.spartyandfriends.com/
My point is this – people who follow UW basketball recruiting closely have suggested that his recruitment may be a real circus. Whenever you have a tremendous talent in basketball that is anointed at such a young age you add to the possibility that all kinds of less than ideal characters come out of the woodwork and try to insinuate themselves into the situation. For example, I don’t think O.J. Mayo is himself a bad guy, but his recruitment was a major circus and his time at USC could end up costing the program. Add to that the possibility that Wroten, for all his tremendous skill, may not be the most refined player when he arrives in college and yet he’s almost certainly a 1-and-done guy, and it’s possible that Romar could get to the point where he decides that the effort might not be worth it.
Now, I’m saying I have personal knowledge of the situation. I’m repeating what others who cover recruiting for UW have suggested. I’m certainly not trying to suggest Wroten is extremely talented, or that he’s a bad kid, or from a bad family. I’m not saying that Romar for sure won’t pursue him as vigorously as possible up until he makes a commitment. I think Wroten has the benefit of a good family with some experience in high-level athletics, so hopefully they keep him somewhat grounded and are able to keep at bay all the shady characters that like to attach themselves to young athletic phenoms.
I’m just saying it’s not necessarily a no-brainer that Romar takes him at any cost. If it does turn out to be true that Wroten’s recruitment devolves into a circus of questionable ethics (and I hope it doesn’t), I think Romar would be willing to back off.
Define "circus"
Some might say that the recruitment of Abdul Gaddy was a circus what with him committing and decommitting from Arizona twice, before settling on UW. That didn’t stop Romar from actively pursing him. Was James Harden’s recruitment a circus when Herb Sendek gave his high school coach and teammate positions a coaching position and scholarship, respectively? Romar was pushing hard to get Harden on UW’s campus. A lot of top players are recruited in ways that are far from straightforward.
Romar isn’t going to go handing out package deals or paying players. He’s proven that he doesn’t need to to get top shelf recruits. It’s just bad process to say that because Wroten is the top recruit in his class it may require some underhanded means to get him onto campus simply because OJ Mayo (who I might add, was NOT the top player in his class) wasn’t a kid who did everything above board.
http://www.spartyandfriends.com/
Circus- Stewart Twins
That was a circus.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 16, 2009 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree with Kirk.
Tony, at this point, is a “hot dog” (i.e. REALLY full of himself) and Romar tends to steer clear of those kind of guys no matter how talented they are. Yes he offered him and he would get blasted by everyone in the area if he didn’t offer the #1 player in the country. But how hard he goes after him remains to be seen. The Stewart twins are good example of Romar only going so far in recruiting these types of guys. Remember when he “asked” Doug Wrenn to move on even though he was the best player on the team?
I hate to see that written here
Wren and the Stewart twins are good examples of things going South that Romar wisely had to take a pass on. As far as Wroten goes I think it is way to early to negatively label a 10th grader. Just my two cents.
Basketball recruiting has always been a circus. With the shoe companies and AAU they now have all three rings going.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 16, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry John...
not trying to label the kid just the opinion of several people I trust that have seen him up close on several occasions. I hope it’s not true or he grows out of it. Like you said he’s a 10th grader with a lot of life a head of him.
I’m not saying his recruitment could be a circus simply because he’s a top recruit – I’m saying that others that follow basketball recruiting far more seriously than me and get paid to write about it have expressed those concerns. Doesn’t mean things will turn out bad, just that, in their opinion, it could be headed in a less than optimal direction. Maybe they are totally off-base, I don’t know – I just know that having followed their writing, I give them the benefit of the doubt.
I’ll stop now, because I don’t want to imply any kind of slander towards Tony or his family. I hope his recruitment goes well, and I hope if Romar wants him that he gets him.
Haven't heard anything bad about Wroten
All I have heard is he is a good kid.
There was a little controversy with the Garfield transfer.
I’m not suggesting he’s not John, just that some people that watch basketball recruiting are concerned about how his recruiting may play out. Let’s hope that his family is successful in keeping Tony somewhat grounded and are able to keep at arms length all the questionable characters that like to attach themselves to young athletic phenoms.
I think it is a legit concern
Whenever you are talking about the potential #1 player in the nation it has the potential to get sticky no matter what the circumstances were.
When UW was recruiting the Stewart twins Romar backed off and only offered one.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 16, 2009 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions
His father is an former Husky TE. His mom was on the UW track team and his aunt is none other than Joyce Walker. He should be going to Rainier Beach if I am correct… . It gets tricky in that part of town.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 16, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Milloy
Does Willingham even have a brain??? Why wouldn’t you let a Pro Bowl safety who has won the SUPER BOWL use the weight room? What better way to show the current players the work ethic necessary to be the best? It seems like a day can’t go by with out some new revelation of just how inept Willingham was.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Milloy II
Willingham and Turner didn’t want anyone including ex UW players hanging around the players or using the facilities. I think they had a BBQ for ex players after practice once per year and that was it.
Milloy asked if he could use the facilities to work out in the winter and they said sure as long as he didn’t come inside.
There is still a little of that holdover left in the athletic department but Sark is handling it.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 16, 2009 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Practice
I was at practice today and it looks like Jordan Polk is going to be a big part of the offense. He was probably getting every third play or at least that is how it seemed. Perfect day to be out there. I would also say that the defensive line was dominating the offensive line. The two sacks by foster would have most likely been sacks on Jack or anyone as they came from the back side and at least one was untouched. Also I was impressed with Boyles. He not only looks the part of a D1 WR he catches the ball well but also blocks well. Should be a factor this fall.
glad to hear it
Thanks for the post about practice. Seems like the skill positions are coming along just fine. Just need to get the O-Line in order now.
O-Line
It is all about the O-Line.
Someone asked in an earlier post if it was coaching and I wouldn’t blame Denbrock. Mike was a good coach. The kids he inheritied had talent. They were fat, slow and out of shape. Put that on the kids and put that on the head man who couldn’t or refused to motivate.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 16, 2009 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Ta'amu
Ta’amu is in the picture he is 3’rd from the left behind #50. Or I’m blind.
I heard that several of them have work to do...
…as far as the one JC O lineman we recruited, I have no idea how he’s coming along. Hopefully most of them can make it in.
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