GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
People forget how good a healthy Chico is. People forget that.
I think I had a poast about that a year ago. A year holding the bag, and he's back.
Washington Huskies Fall Camp 2019 Recap Open Thread
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People forget how good a healthy Chico is. People forget that.
I think I had a poast about that a year ago. A year holding the bag, and he's back.
dnc
New Fish
It's just a totally different thing kicking an oblong ball without a tee.
Nobody has any fucking clue how to scout kickers. The problem is a few fucks like Sailer pretend they do.
If I were in charge there would never be a scholarship given to a placekicker and the spot would be open for tryouts every year, at least until we had a particularly proven returnee.
Wasting multiple scholarship on kickers while Henry is a walk on and the best we have is chinsanity.
DoogCourics
New Fish
LPT discussed this as well. They say Horn will likely handle kickoffs because his leg is incredible.
That said, they had good things to say about Henry. They said compared to the way he looked last year, it's night and day.
Supposedly he is booming all of them. Every kick is struck well and clears with plenty of distance (of course they're all fucking 30-40 so whatever). He's drilling the kicks without hesitation or looking shaky or dicey. People have been saying he is the player who has taken the biggest step between last year and this year.
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DoogCourics
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Since this was the last open practice to the media and we likely won't hear shit from here on out, LPT had their final takeaways.
They said the biggest thing is that the offense has been making more plays than they have in previous camps. There is nothing wrong with the defense, and that the talent and skill level of the defense doesn't look to have fallen off.
But the QB's are being aggressive and throwing it up to give the WR chances. Junior Adams has been preaching attack attack attack. Go get the ball. (They think this is why we haven't seen much from Spiker, that he is just playing too soft).
Basically, for the first time in Petersen's tenure the coaches have opened up the offense and are taking more chances downfield.
FUCK YOU JAKE BROWNING YOU PIECE OF SHIT.
Oh and you too Lubick.
They said the biggest thing is that the offense has been making more plays than they have in previous camps. There is nothing wrong with the defense, and that the talent and skill level of the defense doesn't look to have fallen off.
But the QB's are being aggressive and throwing it up to give the WR chances. Junior Adams has been preaching attack attack attack. Go get the ball. (They think this is why we haven't seen much from Spiker, that he is just playing too soft).
Basically, for the first time in Petersen's tenure the coaches have opened up the offense and are taking more chances downfield.
FUCK YOU JAKE BROWNING YOU PIECE OF SHIT.
Oh and you too Lubick.
Weekly tryouts
minion_doog
New Fish
Here's your? 2019 season right there.
Best freshman edge rusher in the conference.
Neighbor2972
Active poster
Doogman has been posting post practice interviews with the coaches/players. Most have been pretty boring, but there was one gem in which Nick Harris mentions that Trey Adams cuts all his food with a machete, lmao
Nick Harris interview starts around 35minhttps://megaphone.link/CBS4101688321
Nick Harris interview starts around 35minhttps://megaphone.link/CBS4101688321
I really hope Chico has a big year after injury and then taking time off last year. There won't be a dry eye in the house.
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DodgyBloke
New Fish
Fuck you
Fuck yeah, glad to hear #mychico is back.
Latu 100% gonna be a freak. @backthepack and I have been drooling over his rugby highlights for a year. Go look at them if you need a doog boner this AM. I was kind of hoping he would redshirt to let his body mature for the line a bit more but it sounds like he might be gone in 3 years anyways.
Fuck am I glad we have Eason throwing downfield and Adams coaching this WR talent so that it doesn't go to fucking waste. I'm not going to torture myself thinking about Dante and Ross with this same scenario.
Latu 100% gonna be a freak. @backthepack and I have been drooling over his rugby highlights for a year. Go look at them if you need a doog boner this AM. I was kind of hoping he would redshirt to let his body mature for the line a bit more but it sounds like he might be gone in 3 years anyways.
Fuck am I glad we have Eason throwing downfield and Adams coaching this WR talent so that it doesn't go to fucking waste. I'm not going to torture myself thinking about Dante and Ross with this same scenario.
1to392831weretaken
New Fish
I was going to pile on in this Chico lovefest we have going on here, so I went looking for a very specific .gif to drive the point home that people forget that in UW's record-setting 2016 offensive performance, the seal was broken by a bomb to Chico. Poor linebacker had no chance 1v1 on the outside. I found the .gif:
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And I found the .gif in an article that's going to save me a lot of typing in this post. The Cliff's Notes version is that a lot of what made the offense so successful in 2016 was McClatcher's versatility.
To dive deeper, everyone here loves to shit on Petersen's offensive philosophy--and the results the last couple of years suggest this is warranted--but there are two facets of the offense that I really love: Tight ends and "The Chico Position." The offense relies a lot on personnel groupings that create ambiguity and mismatches, and plays are changed at the LOS to take maximum advantage. Guys like John Ross and Myles Gaskin are a nightmare for defensive coordinators because they're so good. Something that really stood out, though, was how, in spite of having a stud like Gaskin in the backfield, defenses would shit their pants[/i] whenever Salvon Ahmed would come on the field his freshman year. He'd go in motion, and you'd see seven guys pointing at him and scrambling to figure out where to line up to stop him.
Defensive coordinators hate amazing skill players. They haaaaaaaaate Chico McClatcher. They haaaaaaaaate Hunter Bryant. They haaaaaaaaate Ahmed matched with a second running back in the huddle. These guys come on the field, and it's "Is this 12 personnel or 11? Is this 22 personnel or 12? Should I match with goal line personnel or dime?" Trying to defend players who can play two positions without giving up anything at either is a nightmare. It makes things unpredictable and helps a smart quarterback put a defense on their back heel and abuse them--particularly less talented defenses that require positional soundness. We can argue all day whether maximizing such a system overcomplicates the offense when facing talent-laden defenses, but it's a beautiful thing when the system works as designed.
Chico was missed.
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And I found the .gif in an article that's going to save me a lot of typing in this post. The Cliff's Notes version is that a lot of what made the offense so successful in 2016 was McClatcher's versatility.
To dive deeper, everyone here loves to shit on Petersen's offensive philosophy--and the results the last couple of years suggest this is warranted--but there are two facets of the offense that I really love: Tight ends and "The Chico Position." The offense relies a lot on personnel groupings that create ambiguity and mismatches, and plays are changed at the LOS to take maximum advantage. Guys like John Ross and Myles Gaskin are a nightmare for defensive coordinators because they're so good. Something that really stood out, though, was how, in spite of having a stud like Gaskin in the backfield, defenses would shit their pants[/i] whenever Salvon Ahmed would come on the field his freshman year. He'd go in motion, and you'd see seven guys pointing at him and scrambling to figure out where to line up to stop him.
Defensive coordinators hate amazing skill players. They haaaaaaaaate Chico McClatcher. They haaaaaaaaate Hunter Bryant. They haaaaaaaaate Ahmed matched with a second running back in the huddle. These guys come on the field, and it's "Is this 12 personnel or 11? Is this 22 personnel or 12? Should I match with goal line personnel or dime?" Trying to defend players who can play two positions without giving up anything at either is a nightmare. It makes things unpredictable and helps a smart quarterback put a defense on their back heel and abuse them--particularly less talented defenses that require positional soundness. We can argue all day whether maximizing such a system overcomplicates the offense when facing talent-laden defenses, but it's a beautiful thing when the system works as designed.
Chico was missed.
