EagleDawg
March 21st, 2009, 02:40 PM
First of all it was great to finally meet the Sargent's, Dunaway's and Browning's today at the GWU intra-squad scrimmage. EagleDawg, Jr, GWU Recruit Jeff Harris was there as well. Each of these four young men along with the other seven young men in the 09 recruiting class look set to make significant contributions over their careers to a program that without doubt is on the rise.
Secondly, it was confirmed that Sr. linebacker, Mario Brown did receive his medical redshirt year from the NCAA and will return as part of an outstandiing linebacking group. Also, DB Chris James has recovered from his broken leg injury and is set to go. Other than transfer lineman Austin Osment who is still on track after off-season knee surgery, the Bulldogs were healthy as a team with only a couple of guys missing time today as a result of minor dings.
In today's intra-squad scrimmage, the offense looked sharp, especially early hitting on several long pass plays and breaking some quality medium to long runs. The skill players have the ability to hit the big plays and score quickly. The OL as a group performed well with just a few missed blocks out of 60 plays or so but they are sure to welcome the incoming OL recruits who will provide needed depth. QB;s Doolittle and Rock threw the ball well and were impressive with several nice runs. The Defense looked a bit rusty early in the scrimmage but came on well in the middle to late stages with several bone jarring hits and good coverage in the secondary. The DL busted thru on 6 plays or so putting good pressue on the QB's. Barring a calamity of injuries, the 09 Bulldogs will challenge for the Big South crown. The incoming recruiting class provides depth at positions where depth was a concern, especially along both lines. All in all a good day. The current players came over after the scrimmage and spent some time with the new guys and introduced themselves to the dad's of the new recruits. These guys are great ambassadors for GWU. The coaching staff I believe knows they have a shot at a special season so there is reason for optimism for the Dawgs.
We look forward to seeing the rest of the recruits and their families at next Saturdays Spring Game. Let's hope the weather is good for what should be a great day to kick things off for all of the new pups.xsmileyclapxxsmileyclapxxsmileyclapx
Secondly, it was confirmed that Sr. linebacker, Mario Brown did receive his medical redshirt year from the NCAA and will return as part of an outstandiing linebacking group. Also, DB Chris James has recovered from his broken leg injury and is set to go. Other than transfer lineman Austin Osment who is still on track after off-season knee surgery, the Bulldogs were healthy as a team with only a couple of guys missing time today as a result of minor dings.
In today's intra-squad scrimmage, the offense looked sharp, especially early hitting on several long pass plays and breaking some quality medium to long runs. The skill players have the ability to hit the big plays and score quickly. The OL as a group performed well with just a few missed blocks out of 60 plays or so but they are sure to welcome the incoming OL recruits who will provide needed depth. QB;s Doolittle and Rock threw the ball well and were impressive with several nice runs. The Defense looked a bit rusty early in the scrimmage but came on well in the middle to late stages with several bone jarring hits and good coverage in the secondary. The DL busted thru on 6 plays or so putting good pressue on the QB's. Barring a calamity of injuries, the 09 Bulldogs will challenge for the Big South crown. The incoming recruiting class provides depth at positions where depth was a concern, especially along both lines. All in all a good day. The current players came over after the scrimmage and spent some time with the new guys and introduced themselves to the dad's of the new recruits. These guys are great ambassadors for GWU. The coaching staff I believe knows they have a shot at a special season so there is reason for optimism for the Dawgs.
We look forward to seeing the rest of the recruits and their families at next Saturdays Spring Game. Let's hope the weather is good for what should be a great day to kick things off for all of the new pups.xsmileyclapxxsmileyclapxxsmileyclapx