2017 UConn Spring Practice Updates

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Ed Daigneault‏ @EdDaigneault 50m 50 minutes ago
At UConn football practice. Scanned quick for nuggets. Appears that Tyler Davis might have moved from tight end to WR. We'll see.

 

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Gavin Keefe‏ @GavinKeefe 7m 7 minutes ago
UConn players are excited about the spring game on Friday. LB Junior Joseph: "We can't wait to show the fans what we've done in a month."

Gavin Keefe‏ @GavinKeefe 6m 6 minutes ago
UConn coach Randy Edsall speaking to the media. He said he was disappointed with practice today.

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 5m 5 minutes ago
Randy Edsall disappointed in practice today. "Too many balls on the ground." Among other things.

Ed Daigneault‏ @EdDaigneault 5m 5 minutes ago
Randy Edsall wasn't happy with today's practice. Said he is still searching for guys who can "put the brakes on and get it turned."

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 5m 5 minutes ago
#UConn's Randy Edsall: "Today was not one of our better days."

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 5m 5 minutes ago
Randy Edsall said he is still looking for players who will emerge as leaders of 2017 #UConn football team

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 4m 4 minutes ago
Friday night: 1's against 1's; 2's against' 2's.

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 5m 5 minutes ago
No live punts or kickoffs. But specialists will kick.

ThisIsUConnCountry‏ @MattSchonvisky 5m 5 minutes ago
Tyler Davis has officially been moved to WR, Nazir Williams to Mike LB & Tyler Coyle back to safety per Edsall #UConnFootball

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 5m 5 minutes ago
Today was Tyler Davis' first day as a wide receiver. Had been a QB and TE since arriving at UConn

Gavin Keefe‏ @GavinKeefe 5m 5 minutes ago
Edsall has moved Tyler Davis from tight end to wide receiver. Not strong enough to be a TE right now.

Ed Daigneault‏ @EdDaigneault 5m 5 minutes ago
Edsall on TEs: "I would like to take something from each of them and combine them into 1 and then I'd have what I want."

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 5m 5 minutes ago
No 2-deep will be put out after spring.

Ian Bethune‏ @Ian_Bethune 5m5 minutes ago
HCRE: There won't be a two-deep at the end of spring. Plans to rotate QBs during the game on Friday night #UConn

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 6m6 minutes ago
@RandyEdsall came thru health wise well but had a "knuclehead" who didn't tape his ankles Saturday and missed practice today

Ed Daigneault‏ @EdDaigneault 5m 5 minutes ago
Edsall is back. "We had a knucklehead today who didn't tape his ankles the other day and missed practice today."

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 4m 4 minutes ago
@RandyEdsall Likes Jamar Summers, coachable, talented but needs to be more consistent

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 5m 5 minutes ago
Edsall moved CB Jamar Summers down to second team at one point to get his attention this spring.

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 5m5 minutes ago
Edsall moved CB Jamar Summers down to second team at one point to get his attention this spring.

Ed Daigneault‏ @EdDaigneault 7m 7 minutes ago
Edsall's biggest concern. "Every area. We're not ready to play a game."

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 4m4 minutes ago
From @RandyEdsall pleased with the energy and enthusiasm and work ethic from @UConnFootball

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 2m 2 minutes ago
From @RandyEdsall Will rotate quarterbacks with the first team offense Friday in Spring Game @PWStadium

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 3m 3 minutes ago
From @RandyEdsall Friday will have 1st team offense & 2nd team defense vs !st Team defense @ 2nd team offense @PWStadium

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 2m2 minutes ago
From @RandyEdsall still searching for players for his Leadership Council (one player at each position, QB,RB,DL, etc

Ian Bethune‏ @Ian_Bethune 1m 1 minute ago
HCRE: Will have game captains for each and every game and that will come from the leadership council. #UCONN

Gavin Keefe‏ @GavinKeefe 38 s39 seconds ago
Edsall on how his players have responded to his honesty: "I think they appreciate and understand it."

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 7 seconds ago
From @RandyEdsall Roster can be improved at every position

Ed Daigneault‏ @EdDaigneault 1m 1 minute ago
Edsall: "We have to improve the roster .That's not a knock on the kids here, it's just the truth."

Ian Bethune‏ @Ian_Bethune 42s 43 seconds ago
HCRE: The roster can be improved at each and every position. He will vet each and every player to see how they fit. #UConn

Gavin Keefe‏ @GavinKeefe 20s 20 seconds ago
Edsall will continue to try to improve the roster for next season. "The roster can be improved at every position."

 

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So who will QB this Friday game given the medical no contact jerseys? Bisack, Sherriffs? Williams with a bad knee?, one of the other walk ons? Looks like it will be the Bisack show.

 

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For all our Diaco TE jokes, our roster is down to just Myers, Bloom and Holman at this position and two of these guys are seniors. I'm not taking Allmendinger seriously given his height.

Jasen Rose, there is a major opportunity for you here at the TE position for 2018-2020.

 

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Ed Daigneault‏ @EdDaigneault 7m 7 minutes ago
Edsall's biggest concern. "Every area. We're not ready to play a game."

Certainly a little frightening to hear that, but I respect RE's honesty. A coach needs to be honest. No BS.

 

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Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 2m 2 minutes ago
#UConn's Randy Edsall on Tyler Davis' move from TE to WR: "In terms of what we do in the offense, I think he fits better there."

Jim Fuller‏ @NHRJimFuller 8m 8 minutes ago
#UConn's Hergy Mayala on Tyler Davis moving to WR: "Anybody who can help us win and help us score is welcome."

 

[hardcorehusky]

RE not happy with practice today because at this point, the team should be better than the last practice. I always wondered how a QB became a TE overnight. Now we see it is hard to do due to strength.

I can see some kids leaving after being told they are either too slow or don't have what it takes. Randy saw it on film, has given them spring practice to prove him right or wrong. It is painful but necessary.

What is a little scary is the kids are tweeting things like, look how we have improved. They know they are better but they don't realize they aren't up to Randy's standards yet.

 

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Info on the few position changes after NCAA recruiting change thoughts: Ramblings from The Runway: UConn's Edsall a fan of proposed rules changes

 

[ktuck911]

I'm still optimistic about all of this... He's brutally honest with them (unfortunately it's brutal)... better than all that other crap we dealt with for 3 years, like we were remedial. IMO, a breathe of fresh air...

Now it's time for these kids that want it to the kids that don't know if they really want it to separate themselves.... But we won't truly see anything until an update from coach on the 2 deep comes out around the 2nd week of August...

(In the words of the gret Bart Scott) "Can't Wait!"

 

[uconnphil2016]

Holy crap. RE pulling no punches in his remarks...

 

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Fatukasi versus Peart

 

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We had six combined years of the stupid twins and Crazy Bob. We know Edsall is a good builder which would suggest he can also rebuild. But, we simply cannot expect much this season. There is simply too much to address with depth and new schemes.

Diaco, more than anything else may have screwed the roster. His recruiting was always a head scratcher to me. I never understood what he was trying to accomplish and now I'm pretty sure he didn't know what he wanted to accomplish.

 

[UConnDan97]

We had six combined years of the stupid twins and Crazy Bob. We know Edsall is a good builder which would suggest he can also rebuild. But, we simply cannot expect much this season. There is simply too much to address with depth and new schemes.

Diaco, more than anything else may have screwed the roster. His recruiting was always a head scratcher to me. I never understood what he was trying to accomplish and now I'm pretty sure he didn't know what he wanted to accomplish.

So.....14-1?

 

[RyanCT7]

You also have to remember he doesn't have all his players yet, for what it's worth. He may have to play more freshman than he anticipated to fill in the gaps.

 

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Initial Mike Anthony article today: Edsall Curbs His Enthusiasm: 'I Was Disappointed' In UConn Football Practice

>>"I think they want to play but I've got to make sure they stay in the moment," Edsall said. "That isn't until Friday. We needed to focus on what we were doing on Tuesday. Friday will get here soon enough. If we don't take care of things on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday — Friday isn't going to be what we want it to be. That's no different during the season. Everybody loves to play in the games, but it's that preparation that you've got to put in to make sure you can be successful in that game. They didn't have the kind of preparation that I liked today, and ultimately that rests with me."<<

 

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Fatukasi versus Peart

this is exactly what i was talking about with Peart, he plays so high, doesn't use technique or leverage to gain control. he has a long way to go.

 

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this is exactly what i was talking about with Peart, he plays so high, doesn't use technique or leverage to gain control. he has a long way to go.

Peart won't be the only inexperienced OL that just gets overpowered by Foley this year...

 

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"Typical Edsall, they haven't played a game yet and he's already trying to cover his butt by throwing the kids under the bus."

Ouch! OOOCH!! Quit throwing those eggs and tomatoes you Boneyard freaks. But seriously folks good to see Edsall laying the law down and not coddling. The kids need to know the truth and the ones that want it bad enough will rise to the challenge. I've noticed in the few clips we've been fortunate enough to see so far that too many don't have that sense of urgency in their step. Too many walking or standing around. Not enough running and/or being fully engaged. You look at P-5 practices with the upper echelon and those kids hit, hit hard and move with purpose through practices. I'm glad Edsall is sending the message that what is right now is not good enough.

 

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"Typical Edsall, they haven't played a game yet and he's already trying to cover his butt by throwing the kids under the bus."

Ouch! OOOCH!! Quit throwing those eggs and tomatoes you Boneyard freaks. But seriously folks good to see Edsall laying the law down and not coddling. The kids need to know the truth and the ones that want it bad enough will rise to the challenge. I've noticed in the few clips we've been fortunate enough to see so far that too many don't have that sense of urgency in their step. Too many walking or standing around. Not enough running and/or being fully engaged. You look at P-5 practices with the upper echelon and those kids hit, hit hard and move with purpose through practices. I'm glad Edsall is sending the message that what is right now is not good enough.

I rarely agree with you - but on your comment regarding urgency, yeah I noticed the same. Seems like practice is running at 80% of full speed in some clips.

This is all part of the process to weed some kids out. He gave them a full spring, watched what they could do and now its time to see how some respond to the challenge. Some will leave and that's probably just fine really.

The incoming freshman class is going to get a chance to play. I'm looking at you Mr Robert Holmes.

 

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Peart won't be the only inexperienced OL that just gets overpowered by Foley this year...

no he wont be but Peart isn't inexperienced either, he started all 12 games for us last season. he was heralded as the savior of this offensive line, im not trying to bash the kid but we need to temper expectations. he has a ton of work to do and usually the offensive line above all but DL is a position were you need to have a "want to" mentality. its a thankless position where praise is rarely received but responsibility is heaped and you need to want to get better and be better without recognition.