Charlie

There is so much more to the story than this. He was not rated high like Alex Smith and Eric Weddle but last night he was better than 5*s. I expect him to be very good but last night he was covered in man by a two way player that seemed to enjoy the offensive part of the game and was a step slow from an injury to play both ways. Add in a few plays…[Read more]

It might be good to remember… the past two years have included losses that felt like the end of the season to some. The Utes can get up after getting knocked down. Odds are they will bounce back.

I heard that from Morgan, in the OSU game he was closing on tackles much slower than I had seen from him. Hope he is now up to speed.

There is no drop dead date for Cam’s return. An 80-90% Cam would improve the Utah offense at any point. He is that much better than the current options. The RBs, WR, and OL would also quickly look better. But the longer a great QB is out the more there is doubt that 80-90% will be realized. The same could be said for Kuithe. There was concern…[Read more]

As time goes by, for me, the only logical explanation is that Whitt thought that Cam would be back in the saddle by now and, if he wasn’t, Rose, Barnes or Johnson could cover for him for the period of time he was out.

I think we need to leave it here for now. I would be shocked if Whitt ever talked to El-Attrache. He would have difficulty t…[Read more]

L listened to the presser and really did not have an issue. Probably because,

A) I know Whitt enough to know he isn’t going to give me heads up on who will be missing and who will be back. Since I know that already my expectation didn’t change when the list grew. Oddly, I am ok with that.

B) The question about the prep for the backup QB was…[Read more]

Are we in a loop? Can angst timeout? Contention between processors? Database is out of space and has reached maximum numbers of extension? Ambiguous or inconsistent inputs?

I would say yes and no. Of course coaches have contingencies on contingencies, plan E and F. (Maybe about plan F you are F’ed). Football absolutely requires a coach to deal with injuries. However, each one chips away at rhythm and production. We saw two Pac schools respond with backup QBs this week as an example. When you go off the 2 deep roster…[Read more]

Thanks Miami, this helps me understand the gap in our views. I take a Dr’s comment of 10 – 12 months differently. To me it is most cases are 10-12 months. Outliers would be individuals that beat the common timeframe or individuals that take a very long time or don’t recover at all to previous health. No know minimum, no know max. I would expect…[Read more]

Actually, I get your point. Utah’s defense includes nickel and dime. The dime gives you 6 DBs. The Utah defense also includes a spy option. I think we have LBs and safeties that can play that roll well. I like rotating the spy to give Williams something to process post snap and I am happy to see it come and go but always be there when they are…[Read more]

It sure doesn’t happen often if at all. But what do you do when they do not at all look the part of their ranking. Sadly, I think more often teams maintain a ranking even when they do not look the part.

I still feel like we are guessing in-between assumptions. We don’t know what the surgeon told Cam or if he ever talked to Whitt. We don’t know who in the process maximized the expectations. We don’t know the timeline of discovery. We don’t know what actions were or were not taken related to the portal. We don’t know that Rose could not have simply…[Read more]

Whitt learned from Edwards, Mac, and Meyer but at the top of the list, I believe, was and is his dad Fred. He also played defense. Every football coach has a strength on one side or the other and it is often best for them to lean on another coach for the less familiar side. There are plenty of examples of great defenses winning championships but…[Read more]

Yes

The same OL gets quite better as soon as Utah presents a run and pass threat. Have you ever seen a great OL when the offense is predictable?

It will be interesting to see this year’s young CBs get into rotations. Ridcliffe might play defense. The portal or mission field could provide other pieces. Logan returns and I expect the defense will be very good again.

Against Cal NJ, with a healthy Jackson and Glover, and a game plan with him in mind, and a full week to practice off a bye, and others healthy like a healthy center could look very good and build confidence. I think we will see the majority of players that are to return this year play in this game.

Goodness. Randall completely intimidated the other presidents to the point more than half voted to support his suggestion rather than vote what they knew was best. Next, how many people at the time would vote to accept less money than the Big 12? Last, USC and UCLA running to the B1G at the first opportunity and Oregon and Washington begging daily…[Read more]

You need to see a player play the games and be present to relate to the context of the day to take a stab at comparing different decades. You need an old timer that saw all of these QBs play. For context, Mitchell was very much a stud. You could consider them all 1a,1b,1c… All very good with different sets of strengths.

I don’t know how much the MRI revealed, sometimes surgery changes the picture, reveals extent, plus or minus, or provides insight into additional damage. I am acquainted with surgery noting more than the MRI. If a timeline was known it could paint a picture we may not see now. And, I suppose, I tend to give the benefit of doubt to Whitt. I think…[Read more]