The Usual Surprises
by John Berkowitz on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 AM PDT
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Camp opened yesterday and as usual there were the usual surprises that make you semi re-adjust your thinking about the coming season. Going into fall camp the biggest concern the coaches have is the offensive line and the roster took a couple of hits when the squad lost a couple of offenive lineman.
Matt Sedillo left the team for personal reasons and while he wasn't an all american or even a starting candidate this season it is the loss of an experienced body that could have been in the rotation in addition to being a big body to practice against.
JC OL Daniel Mafoe was another no show because he hasn't qualified yet. Coach Sarkisian says if he makes it in it is a bonus but they are not counting on him at this point. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. The loss of those two big bodies may not have effected the starting lineup but Washington can ill afford any injuries going forward.
CB Marcus Trufant has to retake a class and should rejoin the team before the first game. One of his classes didn't meet NCAA clearing house requirements. He is a good student so the coaches who were likely going to redshirt him are not concerned.
WR Vince Taylor is out with a banged up knee. No word yet on when he is going to return. S Will Shaumburger will sit out this season after having surgery which was expected. He was a grey shirt candidate but the coaches decided that it would be better if he enrolled this fall so he could be under the care of the UW rehab team. DT Chris Robinson is scheduled for knee surgery so he will spend his first year at Montlake rehabbing.
Kimo Makaula is starting off the fall at FB which is a bit of a surprise. Kimo can play anywhere but I really didn't think of FB as a need position. I had him penciled in as a TE or DE.
On the plus side S Jason Wells should be ready to contribute this fall after almost two years off because of injury. The entire picture at DB looks pretty good right now. Michael Batts and Dominique Gaisie are really going to push the incumbents for starting jobs. A friend of mine who was at practice says he would be really surprised if those two aren't int he starting lineup against LSU.
We are driving back to Chicago after spending the last few days sailing on the Mississippi, and St Croix rivers up in Minnesota. So that is all for now but i will have another report up after practice tonight.
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Hope you had a great time sailing the Mississippi John.
Losing anyone this early, for whatever reason, is never good. We can not afford to lose anymore O-Linemen though.
Sounds like James Johnson could really push for the 3rd-4th WR spot this year.
From what I have been reading Batts will be the starter week one which is awesome. Anytime a new guy can upgrade your team thats a plus.
Thanks John
I appreciate you diligence with this blog.
Oh, BTW- Isn’t “Usual Surprises” kind of an oxymoron?;-)
Biggest Surprises
To me it is the Fast Pace of practice, the conditioning of the Players ( especially the linemen), the emotion and enthusiam of coaches and players. I will totally surprised if James Johnson is not starting at WR position. He catches everything thrown at him….awesome.
by bigdawgdaddy999 on Aug 11, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions
CB Marcus Trufant has to retake a class and should rejoin the team before the first game. One of his classes didn’t meet NCAA clearing house requirements. He is a good student so the coaches who were likely going to redshirt him are not concerned.
What exactly does this mean? How does a “good student” take a class that doesn’t meet clearinghouse requirements?
His high school...
told him he needed it and that it was a credited class for college. The NCAA clearinghouse disagreed and now he will take a 2 week course that the NCAA clearinghouse will accept. Thesethings happen from time to time.
Explode and run through
What is this exactly?
Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!
It's all about speed
Now a DT or an Olinemen is not going to have a quick 40 time. This “explode and run through” is about developing a quick first step out of the stance. Secondly the “run through” is finishing the play. Every drill (technique, skill, and conditioning) out on the practice field SHOULD be football related. For instance, when do you jog in a football game? Answer: Never. So as a coach you don’t have kids jog in practice. You run from drill to drill and from venue to venue. You run to the watering hole and you run back to the next drill station. No taking anything offf unless instructed by a coach.
Team speed is not an individual thing. Team speed is about getting off the ball FAST as a team or unit. In the trenches the guy that gets off the ball the fastest will have the advantage of getting the required leverage to defeat the block or to perform the block (depending on which side of the ball your on). Get off fast and finish the play!
Go Dawgs! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
So, it's a...
…drill that promotes quickness and explosiveness and afterwards you “finish” by running it out? Kind of like a windsprint but more focused on the explosive start?
Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!
No, I think it's Sark's version of a "walkthrough"
Like where you line up and “walk through” the plays, except that Sark doesn’t like the idea of walking, so he’s sped that phase up a bit.
It's the right approach...
…here I go talking about Bruce Lee again but he promoted training fast to fight fast. Practice the way you want to perform.
Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!
Batts and Williams are my guess
though if I am not mistaken Victor Aiyewa is a big hitter who may move up in the depth chart…also have Walker who is the listed starter right now.
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