2017 UConn Spring Practice Updates

[TheDrifter75]

Big difference between being a walk-on QB vs. any other position on the field.

Brandon Weedon walked on for OSU and Baker Mayfield for Tex Tech and then OU. I'd take that bout now.

 

[FDNY99]

The message is being sent to Shirreffs. Stop staring down receivers and spread the ball. Or sit.

The message was sent to Shirreffs when Edsall and Lashlee brought in 3 qb's in a recruiting class including 1 Juco transfer!

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Fat white guy update: not fat, still white.

 

[freescooter]

Hey. Johnny Mac beat Louisville. Realistically though it is pretty unlikely that the starter will be a walkon. Guessing he is getting reps because of Williams injury and hey, you need somebody.

 

[ktuck911]

Mason Donaldson is another walk on I'm rooting for ... Looked good in this drill.. can see he can fight through the physical stuff to run a route and catch the football

 

[ktuck911]

Hey. Johnny Mac beat Louisville. Realistically though it is pretty unlikely that the starter will be a walkon. Guessing he is getting reps because of Williams injury and hey, you need somebody.

All the more opportunity for Bisack to prove us naysayers wrong..

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Stinger92860]

Big difference between being a walk-on QB vs. any other position on the field.

Not for Brandon Weeden.

 

[UConnNick]

Tulane 2014 is when I sent a letter to Warde calling for Diaco to be fired.

We were unfortunately in attendance at that game. We sat with the B&W Kid during the second half. Watching a Diaco coached offense was like having your teeth drilled with no anaesthetic.

 

[huskymedic]

Neill Ostrout: Receiving corps now wide open for UConn football

>>Wide receiver Noel Thomas’ record-setting season for the UConn football team in 2016 will not be duplicated any time soon. That’s not because under new offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and “new” head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies are going to throw the ball any less. Perhaps, the opposite will be true. But UConn certainly will aim to spread the ball around a little more in 2017 and going forward.<<

>>“We want to have everybody be a go-to guy, not just one guy,” Edsall said Tuesday after the Huskies’ 10th practice of their spring schedule. “The quarterbacks have to know that this offense is going to be predicated on finding the open receiver, making the correct reads.”<<

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Neill Ostrout: Receiving corps now wide open for UConn football

>>Wide receiver Noel Thomas’ record-setting season for the UConn football team in 2016 will not be duplicated any time soon. That’s not because under new offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and “new” head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies are going to throw the ball any less. Perhaps, the opposite will be true. But UConn certainly will aim to spread the ball around a little more in 2017 and going forward.<<

>>“We want to have everybody be a go-to guy, not just one guy,” Edsall said Tuesday after the Huskies’ 10th practice of their spring schedule. “The quarterbacks have to know that this offense is going to be predicated on finding the open receiver, making the correct reads.”<<

And that may be why BS doesn't start in this offense, and others are getting a look. It still feels like Pindell was hand picked by this staff to run this offense.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Good for bisack. It's nice when walk ons get opportunities in practice. He's 6'5(?), the biggest qb on the roster, and that might allow him to play behind a poor offensive line. Plus if he's a competent option, that allows us to redshirt the other three qbs. If he's bad, no harm done giving him a shot.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Also want to thank @huskymedic again for posting all the tweets. From all the people who don't have the time, don't know how to use Twitter, and are just plain lazy, thank you.

 

[ktuck911]

Neill Ostrout: Receiving corps now wide open for UConn football

>>Wide receiver Noel Thomas’ record-setting season for the UConn football team in 2016 will not be duplicated any time soon. That’s not because under new offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and “new” head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies are going to throw the ball any less. Perhaps, the opposite will be true. But UConn certainly will aim to spread the ball around a little more in 2017 and going forward.<<

>>“We want to have everybody be a go-to guy, not just one guy,” Edsall said Tuesday after the Huskies’ 10th practice of their spring schedule. “The quarterbacks have to know that this offense is going to be predicated on finding the open receiver, making the correct reads.”<<

breath of fresh air knowing this... just need the right guy under center who has the ability to make the "pre-snap" reads along with the reads after the ball is snapped. I think Shirreffs might've struggled with that, but, at the same time, that previous regime did not do a good job putting in an effective offense...

 

[Palatine]

Diaco was happy with a one read and run QB. So was Randy in 2000. his time around he is talking a more mature look at offense.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Palatine]

Wow, Brian is really slimmed down. He played at 290.

 

[kemba]

breath of fresh air knowing this... just need the right guy under center who has the ability to make the "pre-snap" reads along with the reads after the ball is snapped. I think Shirreffs might've struggled with that, but, at the same time, that previous regime did not do a good job putting in an effective offense...

All of this is true, but we also need the protection to hold up so the QB has time to go through progressions and we need receivers to step up. There's a lot of factors and we basically need to get better at every aspect of offense.

 

[UConnNick]

Of course it's true. Diaco is more of a cult leader than football coach. Typical cult leader stuff, not letting "outsiders" into your inner circle.

The guy is pathologically paranoid. I'd be shocked if he trusts his own mother.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 5m 5 minutes ago
@RandyEdsall says he has moved some players around of depth chart for a variety of reasons @UConnFootball

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 3m 3 minutes ago
Edsall on LBs: “Chris Britton has stepped in and he’s done a pretty good job.”

Mike Anthony‏ @ManthonyCourant 2m 2 minutes ago
Edsall, when asked if LT Matt Peart has been impressive. "At times." ... Edsall went on to say Peart needs occassional "kick in the butt"

Mike Anthony‏ @ManthonyCourant 3m 3 minutes ago
Edsall on Matt Peart: Great kid, coachable, didn't start playing FB until later, so still a learning process for him"

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 2m 2 minutes ago
Edsall on Matt Peart: "I'm going to coach him like I coached Will Beatty."

Mike Anthony‏ @ManthonyCourant 3m 3 minutes ago
Edsall comparing Peart to Will Beatty. "Will is a great kid, but to get all we wanted out of him, it was a lot of [effort]"

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 47s 48 seconds ago
Edsall: "(Ryan) Krug still scares me."

Mike Anthony‏ @ManthonyCourant 2m2 minutes ago
Edsall said UConn inconsistent in punting, and PK Michael Tarbutt has been injured and hasn't kicked in two weeks.

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 4m4 minutes ago
@RandyEdsall says kicking game is a work in progress #kicksquad @UConnFootball

Mike Anthony‏ @ManthonyCourant 1m1 minute ago
Edsall: Brandon Bisack, who has been first-team QB at times, "has done his job, run the offense, good rythym. That's allowed opprtnty"

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 1m1 minute ago
QB Brandon Bisack still with first team offense.

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 1m1 minute ago
@RandyEdsall says QB Brandon Bisack has earned chance with the starters by "doing his job" @UConnFootball

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Wow....playing Bisack with the ones sounds like more than sending a message. Sounds like he is really in the mix.

 

[bmayuc]

Wow....playing Bisack with the ones sounds like more than sending a message. Sounds like he is really in the mix.

He was the most impressive QB in the Spring Game last year. 6'5 and can sling. "Does his job" is sneaky high praise from Edsall.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Aaron Smith‏ @CoachASmith3 1m 1 minute ago
Great to see 3 former teammates and 2 of my college roommates today at practice. Being a Husky is forever #REStorred #UConnNation