Fico,
Great stuff, thanks for the info.
Did they run I much? Does it seem like Cody might be the number 1 FB? Before Antwaan Cobb (sp?) got hurt, he was a pretty good FB. Who impressed you most at FB? That is great news that Cody is not super heavy. Does he look pretty quick? Did he block pretty well? does he seem to have pretty decent hands when catching the ball?
Did you happen to notice if the blocking was strictly zone blocking or did they do any traditional down blocking (when they were in the I, for example)? Did they pull guards much?
In terms of running ability, how would you compare McGee, Ogbonnaya, and Fozzie? Does Ogbonnaya look quicker this year?
GD said:
"Fozzy (Whittaker) has an unbelievable level of quickness. He would remind our fans somewhat of a Hodges Mitchell where he's got the ability to jump laterally and pick up speed up really quickly. Vondrell (McGee), even though their size is really similar, is a little more of a downhill, move the pile kind of guy. And then Chris (Ogbonnaya) has just been here forever and he knows it about as good as anybody. He's tremendous in the blitz pick-up game, he's got great hands, he's got the ability because of his high school training to go outside and play some wide receiver from the backfield. So they all bring a little something different to the table, and it's our job to feature what they bring.".
did Cody get a chance to do any power running as a TB?
How does Chiles throw when he is rolling out? It seems like he would be so difficult to defned on the rollout.
Fantastic to hear that Malcom is so explosive. Also nice to hear that Chiles is good at setting up blocks. I should have noticed that last year but did not pick up on it. These guys should both be good for lots of YAC (i.e. will really help the short passing game).
It is very encouraging that Malcom and Chiles are being included in the running game from the WR position.
Malcom is good on the long ball according to Colt. Mack Brown's web site has some great quotes from Colt, GD, etc. GD said that Dan Buckner are quite good at going up and getting the ball (which I translate into being good on 50-50 balls).
The D improving under Muschamp is going to really help the O by challenging them to step up their game in practise.