homerHAWKeye777
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I haven't seem much that contradicts this ... so I consider it to be a pretty fair appraisal of the current buzz coming out of camp and whatnot. It's taken from a poster on the scout site.
FUISU said:QB: Vandy looked like dog crap in the spring game. Granted McNutt was out, the weather was horrible and all the QB's didn’t look like much that day. Vandy no doubt has an arm, and can bullet the ball. From what I've seen, he can make throws that Stanzi couldn’t. Vandy has had some game experience and the fact he's a vocal gun slinger doesn’t worry me. Practice rumors are he's a stud, open practice he made a stupid pick into triple coverage. I’m betting he has some expected setbacks this year but will learn from every mistake he makes. The fact that everyone around him has said he's a nut about watching film is a very good sign. #2QB is a huge question mark. There is no doubt that Jake looks as good as a freshman QB could look. To the people that think he'll redshirt due to arm strength need to think again, cause he connected to Grant on the deep ball in the open practice and it took all doubt from me on his arm strength. Derby looks better than Weinke, but it’s just my personal opinion that Derby needs to be run out of the shotgun. Derby had a dumb pick in open practice but from the years I've been following him and hoping for a dual threat QB I can honestly say he's making progress. I think Derby gets the nod at #2 but he better continue to improve and at a faster rate, cause Jake looks very comfortable in the pro style offense. Weinke holds on the ball too long, and continues to be off mark with his throws.
RB: Coker is a lock for starter. There’s really no need to talk about him other than he's a stud and if god willing he'll go down as one of the Iowa great running backs (That’s if the AIRBHG has anything to say). At number two I was hoping DeAndre but White looks solid, and White looks like he's a complete back with his awareness of blocking and catching. McCall is said to be a beast that is a good downhill runner, at the open practice though Jordan C looked like the real deal especially with his speed. Bullock got some love from the BTN crew but if I had to guess it comes to Jordan C to not wear the red shirt. At fullback Gimm and Resien look like they have the potential to be a decent blocking back if Rodgers isn’t ready for a couple of games so no worries there. Heard that Mark Weismann looks like he will be a great mix in next year
OL: Riley Reiff, James Ferentz, and Markus Zusevics are locks. Riley and Markus will both get drafted if their year plays out half of what I expect it to. Gettis looks like a monster and I'd expect him to start if he continues as is, but he'll have some competition. Tobin and Woody Orne are some names I'd watch out for, these boys are hungry and wanting to play, they provide great competition and are excellent backups. Scherff, Van Sloten, Boffeli, and MacMillan will also be pressing full speed for playing time. A lot of capable backups, so there is very little room for error on the Oline cause someone right behind them is watering at the mouth ready for a chance to play. Blythe and Walsh have been getting praises but I'd expect a redshirt out of both of them. Donnal breaks his mold this year and we'll hear about his progress. The future looks bright with Dan Heiar coming along after the accident
TE: Herman is a lock, other than that everything I've heard from this group were great things. Derby, HKC, CJF, Duezy, Hamilton are all said to be looking good. Vier is said to be dealing with an injury but other than that, I predict we could go through 3 of these guys before we'd feel any effect.
WR: McNutt is a lock. Davis is the next big thing. This kid has made some amazing catches and can block like the best of them. Davis is money in the bank. #3 WR is the true question. Shumpert looks like a great blocking/hands wideout for number 3, KMM looks like a agile/quick slot guy, Staggs continues to impress with his catching ability and his field awareness. Each one of these guys brings something different to the table; I personally like Shumpert due to his chip on the shoulder attitude. Jordan Cotton looks like he still needs a year; I say this kid will be a colin sandeman like producer by his senior year. Grant and Hillyer look very impressive. I wasn’t expecting a 6'4 190 Hillyer to play that aggressive but he does, Grant & Rudock look to be on the same page.
DB: Hyde and Prater are locks. Hyde is just a matter of where he will play FS or CB. Sleeper and Bernstine have tough competition against each other, Bernstine was the nickel SS while Sleeper was the 4-3 SS the majority of the open practice. Its been said by multiple people that Bernstine has had his best camp ever. Miller looks like a capable FS, he showed some promise in the insight bowl. If I had to choose though, I'd keep Hyde at FS. The other corner spot goes Castillo than Lowery; I predict its Lowery’s though after Castillo messes up. Lowery looks legit and I really don’t see the competition here. Campbell plays fast but makes mistakes so look for a RS, Nico Law will be needed more next year so look for a RS but i wouldn’t be surprise if he gets some PT via SPT. Lomax, Fisher, & walk on Travis Perry has gotten some praises as well but I’m seeing a RS unless they play SPT. This will go down as one of the most talented backfields in B1G this year.
Dline: Binns and Daniels are locks. Bigach has been doing a lot of things right & is in the mix of things. Carl Davis looks like he could be a stud if he didn’t need to get yelled at every other play to keep his butt down and drive. Davis is a stud, he has the size and skills but sometimes he seems too lazy to keep his hips low and drive. Trinca-Pasat plays the way Davis should but without his weight, this kid really has a motor and if we don’t hear from him much this year, we will next year. Cooper looks like the coaches are expecting him to play. Cooper has been getting a lot of first time reps, he doesn’t look great but he doesn’t look bad for a true freshman. Cooper will progress to something way better by the end of the year. Alvis plays like Trinca-Pasat, high motor. Alvis to me seems like a great guy to give some a rest for a couple series but maybe a little undersized to do a full game. Forgy also looks like an Alvis, undersized but a great motor to bring in for a couple. Raymon looks huge, needs to work on getting those tree trunks bigger(very top heavy). Good thing about Raymon is I've been told he's staying on campus for this year to give it an honest try. Nardo looks like he’ll be getting a lot of PT this year with Bigach. Leborn Daniel isn’t a name I’ve been following but Im sure he’ll be the other side DE. McMinn looks a bit undersized, but has the speed of a pass rusher. With DE being so thin I bet Raymon or McMinn see the field this year
LBer's: LEO-Nielsen MIKE-Morris are locks. WILL- is a tossup between Hitchens and Kirksey with the slight edge going to Kirksey. The WILL is a bet undersized compared to most years but their speed will be great when we play against the spread teams. Backing up Morris will be Bruce Davis. Davis is a great run stopper and looks very capable to back up Morris, hopefully he's a monster on SPT as well. Dibona was looking great til he went down. Terrence Pryor and Tom Donatell look like the best backups for our LEO. Pryor looked like a beast at the open practice. Quinton Alston, Melvin Spears, and Marcus Collins look physically ready to play. I’d expect some SPT playing time out of two of them, Collins has really impressed me. Poggi hasn’t really showed me much, but he was highly recruited so I'd expect him to step it up this year and see the field.
