Checking in on spring football with a couple of SBN’s mid-major communities:
Mid-Major Spring Football: Pretty Middling
Northern Illinois. Red And Black Attack examines the Huskies’ spring football stats and comes away quite certain that they know next to nothing:
DeMarcus Grady is NOT a starting QB
His first pass was picked off by safety Garrett Barnas. His second pass was tipped by Brian Lawson and then intercepted by Jordan Delegal. His next two passes are tipped and overall for the scrimmage he was 4 for 12 with the majority of those yards coming on a 60-yard TD to Anthony Johnson. Yes, Grady’s career in 30 minutes. From what myself and others have seen from DeMarcus this spring, he just still can’t consistently make the throws that a starting quarterback should make. What we have here is an extremely good backup that can come in at any point in a game and provide a spark, but he won’t be able to sustain the full-time job over the long run. Switch him to slot, line him up in the backfield, just don’t have him sit back in the pocket because he doesn’t belong there.
UNLV. Mountain West Connection examines the Rebels’ shiny new, sadly Kaepernick-free, shotgun-centric offense and its effects on their younger players:
Caleb Herring has blossomed in Coach Hauck’s offense, he looked great throwing the football and running the option. [...] He shows that he understands the offense and has the playmaking ability to execute the plays. If he can improve in reading defenses over the next 2 years, he could be a real force for this UNLV team.
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Downs showed amazing physicality in the Spring Game today that I have never seen before. He broke 3 or 4 tackles on one run of 20 yards. Downs will not be the one getting the carries this year but I can almost guarntee you next year he will get some reps behind C.J. Cox. The only issue with him is he can’t run well in traffic. If Downs can improve his speed and agility, he may be able to challenge Cox for that starting spot next year.
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