bisonguy
August 19th, 2007, 08:45 PM
No major articles on NDSU's first scrimmage, but there's some good notes on the BisonZone Blog[url]
Miscellaneous from this morning's first scrimmage:
1. They gave Shamen several cracks at punt return. I thought he looked pretty close to the old Shamen. Good cuts, good acceleration. Bohl said afterwards he's not convinced that he's all the way back though. Still, Shamen at 95% of what he was is still darn good.
2. First play one offense versus two defense, Roehl gets a massive hole and goes 50 yards for a score. The first time I'd seen Roehl break into the open like that this fall, and I was impressed. Good acceleration, good foot speed. Bohl said afterwards that his 40 time is actually faster than Steffes was last year.
3. Paschall did not get many big lanes to run through so no great highlights, but Bohl said afterwards that he's had a few big runs in practice. Bohl said he's really taking things seriously and will definitely play a role this fall. Nice 1-2 punch with Roehl for sure.
4. Wurzbacher looked quicker off the line than I remember him last year. Made a nice catch for a TD. Bohl raves about his improvement and has told coaches to expand his role in the offense.
5. Second team offense looked really sloppy I thought. Penalties and limited gains.
6. Mertens has a cannon for an arm.
7. Shamen looked good catching the ball today. Just missed a bomb from Mertens. Would have been a tough catch, just off his fingertips. Made several nice grabs, a couple in traffic.
8. Parsons also made some nice catches including a TD. Looks just as comfortable catching the ball than running the option offense. In order for that change-up offense to work, he has to be able to complete a pass or two or nobody will respect the pass and will load up against the run. Only tried one pass out of that formation today and didn't complete it.
9. Nobody got hurt and I guarantee you that's how Bohl measured success today.
Posted by: Steve on 8/18/2007 at 9:05 PM | Permalink
I also have a photo gallery from the scrimmage- [url=http://www.dehoff.smugmug.com/gallery/3326508]Bison Scrimmage Photo Gallery (http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/)
Miscellaneous from this morning's first scrimmage:
1. They gave Shamen several cracks at punt return. I thought he looked pretty close to the old Shamen. Good cuts, good acceleration. Bohl said afterwards he's not convinced that he's all the way back though. Still, Shamen at 95% of what he was is still darn good.
2. First play one offense versus two defense, Roehl gets a massive hole and goes 50 yards for a score. The first time I'd seen Roehl break into the open like that this fall, and I was impressed. Good acceleration, good foot speed. Bohl said afterwards that his 40 time is actually faster than Steffes was last year.
3. Paschall did not get many big lanes to run through so no great highlights, but Bohl said afterwards that he's had a few big runs in practice. Bohl said he's really taking things seriously and will definitely play a role this fall. Nice 1-2 punch with Roehl for sure.
4. Wurzbacher looked quicker off the line than I remember him last year. Made a nice catch for a TD. Bohl raves about his improvement and has told coaches to expand his role in the offense.
5. Second team offense looked really sloppy I thought. Penalties and limited gains.
6. Mertens has a cannon for an arm.
7. Shamen looked good catching the ball today. Just missed a bomb from Mertens. Would have been a tough catch, just off his fingertips. Made several nice grabs, a couple in traffic.
8. Parsons also made some nice catches including a TD. Looks just as comfortable catching the ball than running the option offense. In order for that change-up offense to work, he has to be able to complete a pass or two or nobody will respect the pass and will load up against the run. Only tried one pass out of that formation today and didn't complete it.
9. Nobody got hurt and I guarantee you that's how Bohl measured success today.
Posted by: Steve on 8/18/2007 at 9:05 PM | Permalink
I also have a photo gallery from the scrimmage- [url=http://www.dehoff.smugmug.com/gallery/3326508]Bison Scrimmage Photo Gallery (http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/)