jimsumner
09-17-2013, 03:04 PM
Much discussion of quarterbacks. Boone and Sirk are described as “week-to-week. Out indefinitely.” Neither has been cleared for practice.
Brandon Connette is still the guy. The focus is improving his third-down decision making, being quicker and more decisive. Cut noted that “the execution around him wasn’t fair to him.”
Parker Boehme? Had a good practice today. Cut says he’s more than a week ahead of where he was a week ago. Still thinks rather than reacts at times. Will he play this week? Cut evidently did not hear that part of the question.
He did reference walk-on Robert Collins as next in line, which means Collins is ahead of true freshman Quay Chambers and fellow walk-ons Mackenzie Sovereign and Kane Banner. In case you were planning ahead for the day when Duke has to use its fifth-string quarterback.
Cut said he was “frustrated” after the GT game. He walked that back today, saying he was “disappointed” instead. Evidently the former implies being “sidetracked,” the latter does not. Seems like graduate-level parsing to me but he seemed to think it was important.
Pitt? “Solid, old-fashioned football.” Pitt has some big offensive lineman, so Duke’s DL needs to concentrate on technique. “Play low and don’t get up and wrestle with them.” It should be easier to get under a 6-6 lineman. Said with a smile.
The Pitt guy to watch is wide receiver Devin Street, a lanky, speedy senior. He’s good. Real good.
Kenny Anunike describes Pitt as “a lot of power, down-hill running football, football the way it’s meant to be played. That means we have to get after them. We need to use our speed to our advantage. Make sure we stay in our gaps, stay fundamentally sound.”
Forcing some turnovers would help. Anunike says “we’ve got to get the ball out. We call it a smart swarm. When one guy secures the tackle, the next guy has to come in and rip the ball out. That’s where is has to start. Then, just deliver some hits.”
Sidney Sarmiento says he expects Pitt to “come out and be physical and do what they do best, which is run the ball. Taking that away from them is going to be a challenge. They’re big and they do what they do well.”
Dave Harding was named to the American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team for his work in the community. One of 22 named.
Perry Simmons went over 3,000 career snaps last week.
Brandon Connette is still the guy. The focus is improving his third-down decision making, being quicker and more decisive. Cut noted that “the execution around him wasn’t fair to him.”
Parker Boehme? Had a good practice today. Cut says he’s more than a week ahead of where he was a week ago. Still thinks rather than reacts at times. Will he play this week? Cut evidently did not hear that part of the question.
He did reference walk-on Robert Collins as next in line, which means Collins is ahead of true freshman Quay Chambers and fellow walk-ons Mackenzie Sovereign and Kane Banner. In case you were planning ahead for the day when Duke has to use its fifth-string quarterback.
Cut said he was “frustrated” after the GT game. He walked that back today, saying he was “disappointed” instead. Evidently the former implies being “sidetracked,” the latter does not. Seems like graduate-level parsing to me but he seemed to think it was important.
Pitt? “Solid, old-fashioned football.” Pitt has some big offensive lineman, so Duke’s DL needs to concentrate on technique. “Play low and don’t get up and wrestle with them.” It should be easier to get under a 6-6 lineman. Said with a smile.
The Pitt guy to watch is wide receiver Devin Street, a lanky, speedy senior. He’s good. Real good.
Kenny Anunike describes Pitt as “a lot of power, down-hill running football, football the way it’s meant to be played. That means we have to get after them. We need to use our speed to our advantage. Make sure we stay in our gaps, stay fundamentally sound.”
Forcing some turnovers would help. Anunike says “we’ve got to get the ball out. We call it a smart swarm. When one guy secures the tackle, the next guy has to come in and rip the ball out. That’s where is has to start. Then, just deliver some hits.”
Sidney Sarmiento says he expects Pitt to “come out and be physical and do what they do best, which is run the ball. Taking that away from them is going to be a challenge. They’re big and they do what they do well.”
Dave Harding was named to the American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team for his work in the community. One of 22 named.
Perry Simmons went over 3,000 career snaps last week.