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Bezzz said:
I'd put that on Krajewski. He threw into double coverage, slightly under thrown, and Turner got in front of the receiver cutting off his vision...he also might have tipped it. Tough catch to make.
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If the defender jumped up and intercepted the ball then you could definitely put that on the QB. However, Krajewski put that ball in the only place (not slightly underthrown) where it wouldn’t get tipped or picked off. I don’t know how you could say that the receivers vision was blocked either when the ball was about ten feet off the ground. Dropped balls, bad passes and fumbles are going to happen but at least be honest in your critique.
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crazyUCfan23 said:
Spoke to a high school coach who recently attended spring practice and said it was way better than last year so there’s a little bit of hope for improvement lol
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Did he say that the players were all looking out for each other and that he could feel the love?
 
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Reading about the running game it’s hard not to be excited. Could set up passing game and take pressure off qb. I dream of play action and a wide open tight end running to daylight. . . until I realize we don’t have a tight end.
 
huskysupporter said:
Reading about the running game it’s hard not to be excited. Could set up passing game and take pressure off qb. I dream of play action and a wide open tight end running to daylight. . . until I realize we don’t have a tight end.
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Still need a QB to see that TE.

Visions of Fiesta Bowl and Griffin wide open down the center and Frazer missing the read.
 
I think Thompkins is going to be a HUGE addition. He brings experience AND talent/speed. I like the 1-2 punch comment about them. Different skill sets I think that will compliment one another. Think the 1-2 punch of the Carolina Panthers from a decade ago, Deangelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart.
 
I’ve given up deciphering anything from the spring. What appears to be encouraging may not be so. It’s like playing tackle football in the backyard against your little brother and thinking your Jerome Bettis.
 
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huskymedic said:
Ostrout: Thompkins, Mensah could offer 1-2 punch for UConn football
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The Putterman version: Meet Art Thompkins, the running back transfer who could hold the key to UConn’s 2019 offense

>>One of the most eye-catching players in the UConn practices open to the media so far this spring has been Art Thompkins, a speedy transfer from Toledo who figures to team with Mensah in the fall in what could be a dangerous two-man attack.

“We complement each other a lot,” Thompkins said of himself and Mensah. “He has a lot of power and speed, and I’m more of a shifty guy and a receiver out of the backfield as well. So we do a lot of different things, but we also are both just trying to be great and work each other every day.”<<
 
BlueDogs said:
I’ve given up deciphering anything from the spring. What appears to be encouraging may not be so. It’s like playing tackle football in the backyard against your little brother and thinking your Jerome Bettis.
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Frankly, this is a realization many of us should have come to years ago. There's a reason we often look good in practice ... and less so in games. Rebuilding depth and talent and speed so that practice is more like games is optimal.
 
So Thompkins fills the role we had hoped Arkeel could have filled while he was here?
 
huskysupporter said:
Reading about the running game it’s hard not to be excited. Could set up passing game and take pressure off qb. I dream of play action and a wide open tight end running to daylight. . . until I realize we don’t have a tight end.
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Jay Rose is a good athlete.
 
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gioff2323 said:
Frankly, this is a realization many of us should have come to years ago. There's a reason we often look good in practice ... and less so in games. Rebuilding depth and talent and speed so that practice is more like games is optimal.
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I think its more that we like to see the same thing over and over expecting a different outcome.
 
gioff2323 said:
Frankly, this is a realization many of us should have come to years ago. There's a reason we often look good in practice ... and less so in games. Rebuilding depth and talent and speed so that practice is more like games is optimal.
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Yeah, in hindsight it looks stupid but every year there are teams that actually improve. We’ve just stuck in a downward spiral. Constantly getting beaten down obviously takes its toll, but I think it’s natural as fans to cling to any hope we can find.
 
gioff2323 said:
Frankly, this is a realization many of us should have come to years ago. There's a reason we often look good in practice ... and less so in games. Rebuilding depth and talent and speed so that practice is more like games is optimal.
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That and awful head coaches.
 
I expect a big improvement from last year to this year.. with Spanos and our new strength and conditioning coaches, Tompkins and the other grad transfers coming in, Beaudry giving the QBs some competition plus consistency on the OL with the same group going on year 3 makes me feel we will be much better.
The freshman are now sophomores and have game experience under their belt which will help.
The only position I’m worried on is linebacker. Don’t know who’s stepping into that role.. unless it’s someone not here yet..
You all complaining how we are going to be the same or worse at 0-12 are just looking at the glass half empty.. you need to look at the positive changes HCRE has made from last year to this year which I feel will project on to the field in September. I’m sick of the negative energy this board has taken.
We will def be better this year.. you can mark my words.
 
huskymedic said:
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We keep seeing Andre Dixon at practice. Does he have some role with the team? Where does he live and what does he do for a living if he's not on the staff? Great to have him around because every time I see him I think of how he won the ND game, in spite of having to do it three times!
 
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huskymedic said:
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Giufre should get a sidegig at the Funny Bone in Manchester. He has some good one liners. I get a good feeling about him running this offense.
 
Fuller: Hamden’s Kyle Williams eager to contribute for UConn

>>With one season remaining Williams has three tackles to his credit, but if the events transpiring during UConn’s spring practice serve as a peek into the future, Williams could see more time in the defensive backfield in the 2019 season.

Williams spent the early part of spring drills getting work with the first team and seeing time with the top group when five or six defensive backs were on the field.

“I got reps at the corner and the dime package so I am just trying to show my worth at either position so when the season comes I will be able to be ready and contribute,” Williams said.<<
 
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