In the most miserable year since we moved up, I actually have several players I enjoy watching. You want to see a max effort guy who is playing his way into the NFL, watch Campenni. Guy is a rock at the line of scrimmage. Ormsby gives me hope that we are going to have a Cullen Jenkins tripe end who can play the run and push the pocket, a huge bonus from a 3-4 end. Vann is a scrapper who plays with an intensity I love to see on the field. He will mix it up with 300 pound lineman, it doesn't matter. I love Junior Joseph's enthusiasm. He overruns some plays but the kid just wants to hit someone. Once the game slows down for him, he is going to be another in a long line of great UCONN LBs.
On offense, there is not much that I have seen that offers any hope. But there are a couple of players I focus on when they are in. Arkeel Newsome is having big problems blocking. (Here is a tip coaches, don't have him block). But everytime he gets the ball in open space, something great happens. The vision he has cannot be teached. Fantastic instincts. They should be targeting him on short screens and wheel routes 3-4 times a game. There is also something about Tommy Myers. The kid oozes athleticism, and he gives great effort blocking which I always love to see from a TE. Another year in the weight room, and I think he will be a solid blocking tight end who is an imposing target at 6'5. The thought of two tight end sets with Bloom and Hopkins giving the QB easy targets gives me some hope.
