by Tnterrier2 on Sun Mar 13, 2016 1:02 pm
First, I certainly enjoyed seeing Wofford football again! Will be a great last rodeo for us.
Unfortunately WoCo6 you're eyes were deceiving you a bit in regards to the corners. They still played almost exclusively zone yesterday, so the cushions were still there, except in the red zone, which has always been the case. We probably won't see much different until every one is fully healthy, including the safeties. Let's not forget Cole Higbie was a good starter before he got hurt, and Nick Ward is a very solid starter as well. We need all of them plus the appropriate healthy lb's before we see different coverages. Armfield's also had a minor injury that hasn't allowed him to be out there as much so the young corners, mainly Lemon, and Watson have gotten a lot of great reps, but simplified coverages, so cushions still prevail. Williams has also been in and out, and they're counting on him. They've done a great job, it will allow them to do some things with the entire secondary, depending on who can do what. They know what the seniors Green and Armfield can do, they're trying to figure out the rest. Having so many guys recovering from injury unfortunately hasn't allowed them to see who they will truly be come fall. They're a different defense with all of those guys healthy. I also think Tillery will compete for a spot as well.
What I saw yesterday from the offense is what I expected to see. Jacks is the best runner, Goodson can really throw, and Butler is the dual threat. It is an interesting scenario to see what they do with them in certain games. Especially since this group of receivers is the best I've seen since we've been here. However we are really strong at rb too. Glad to see Stoddard coming on. They'll obviously be able to run the ball, how much they can mix it up will be the million dollar question.
The scrimmage was a hard evaluation, with so many guys out or limited. Some of the young guys definitely showed they can play when called upon. It will make for a very deep team for a change. Normally once you get past our starters, there has tended to be a drop off, not with this group.
Unfortunately next week's scrimmage won't show much either, because some of the older guys will be limited so as not to get hurt on the last day of full contact. It will be a great opportunity to continue to see the young guys however. Looking forward to the last day of football for awhile.