Spring Preview

valpofb16 · April 09, 2019, 09:21:36 PM

#72 Kamara and #95 Osmond have left team

Jimmy is participating in his first spring football on campus.

JD24 · April 09, 2019, 09:51:30 PM

Great news on Jimmy.

Down another OL.

dcannon12 · April 15, 2019, 05:17:55 PM

Have any of you wondered why Jimmy has had to have two surgeries?
It's his mechanics yes he can throw a mile but he will throw that shoulder out again if his mechanics are not changed.
And if you have gone to a practice ( I have) you will see the receivers need help this year Jimmy's first year they were skilled
receivers that's not the case now. Duncan has good mechanics and is the most mobile. OL needs help as well.

VULB#62 · April 15, 2019, 08:16:33 PM

Welcome to the board dcannon. Nice to have your contributions. Your observation sounds credible and the logic accounting for his repeated injuries sounds reasonable. A solution, however, might be virtually impossible to implement in one spring and one off-season. Mechanical changes are learned, practiced and programmed into muscle memory over time. And time we don't have. Hopefully, Jimmy can adjust a bit without screwing up his accuracy and velocity.

JD24 · April 15, 2019, 08:41:01 PM

There was clearly something up with Seewald's mechanics last year which I took to be related to his first surgery. I didn't think he should have been playing based on how he looked during the games (not referring to results) but even that may not have contributed to his further medical issues. Obviously others closer to the situation have much more information than I would.

NWIGuy · April 16, 2019, 02:10:25 PM

Any other practice observations dcannon?

Defense adjusting to the new scheme?

Seems crowded at RB?

Do we have a punter?

football1960 · April 17, 2019, 01:18:24 PM

QB mechanics is very important I agree with dcannon12 , qb# 5 Nimz ,did he have surgery also? When watching both Seewald and Nimz they both throw with there shoulder and off of one foot.

dcannon12 · April 17, 2019, 01:58:18 PM

Nimz did have shoulder surgery foogball1960 you are correct about throwing off shoulder and 1 foot. My assessment is Duncan has the best shot this year good mechanics and mobility.

Brandon · April 18, 2019, 08:42:04 PM

By popular demand, I have updated the roster as it currently stands on our website.

http://www.valpoathletics.com/football/roster/

dcannon12 · April 19, 2019, 11:25:49 AM

The punters/kickers look ok
Defense seems a little confused they need a strong safety
OL needs to help out the OB's I can tell that will be a problem in games
Fox is more aggressive then Dave was I think that is a good thing

Lburtonsr · April 19, 2019, 03:23:26 PM

How are the receivers looking ?

dcannon12 · April 19, 2019, 03:56:32 PM

Receivers having trouble with routes but two of them have good hands so hopefully that will work itself out with practice.

valpofb16 · April 19, 2019, 06:00:07 PM

Brandon!! You are the Man!

IndyValpo · April 19, 2019, 07:21:25 PM

Quote from: dcannon12 on April 19, 2019, 11:25:49 AM
The punters/kickers look ok
Defense seems a little confused they need a strong safety
OL needs to help out the OB's I can tell that will be a problem in games
Fox is more aggressive then Dave was I think that is a good thing

Who is punting?
Latsonas is on the roster which is surprising

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:24:47 AM

Spring Preview DB's

CB
#5 LeAndre RSSR.
#41 Hebda JR.
#2 Jones R-SO.
Allen FR.

SS
#20 Booker SR.
#26 Shannon R-SO.
Brown FR.
Williams FR.

FS
#31 Scarsella SO.
#22 Duncan JR.
#45 Hebda R-SO.
Earles FR.

CR
#36 Petrie SR.
#38 Poloskey JR.
#89 Helm SO.
#37 McKeag R-FR.
Annis FR.

CB
#29 Sherman SO.
#14 Kelly JR.
#9 Leach R-SO.
Chilton FR.
Mitchell FR.

Petrie, Kelly will miss spring game. Very light at safety. Expect FR Cam Brown to move up into rotation once camp starts. Lot of talent at the Crusader position, corners leave a lot. Could see Allen as well in rotation at field corner once season kicks off

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:26:49 AM

Linebacker

LB
#49 Turner RSSR.
#47 Messler RSSR.
#30 Peifer SO.
#48 Gasperoni R-FR.
Saunders FR.

LB
#8 Skarecky JR.
#39 Psota R-FR.
#10 Antoniou R-FR.
Conlin FR.
Floresca FR.

Deepest position on defense. Psota was raved about last season could pass up Skarecky. Mike is extremely talented as Peifer should be a large contributor 2019 forward. Antoniou may miss spring game

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:31:31 AM

Defensive Line

DE
#94 Orlandini JR.
#96 Germain R-SO.
#56 Fletcher R-FR.
Bibler FR.

DT
#93 Reed SR.
#97 Olojo JR.
#78 Sete SO.
Files FR.

DT
#92 Gedrys JR.
#91 Goebel R-JR.
#90 Velasco R-SO.
Schimanski FR.

DE
#35 Twigg JR.
#34 Bishop R-SO.
#43 Marinelli R-FR.
#57 O'Connell R-FR.
Curry FR.

Expect Bibler to see field time next season. Hoping for a healthy Orlandini. DT is very stacked, 6 are ready to play. Schimanski and Files are very raw. Field end Twigg moved down for more playing time. Marinelli and Bishop will compete for backup

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:34:39 AM

Offensive Line

LT
#60 Lundberg R-SR.
#74 Zajac R-JR.
Laird FR.

LG
#66 Vas JR.
#71 O'Doherty R-FR.
Dixon FR.

C
#65 Jarnigan R-SR.
#63 Russell R-FR.
Monahan FR.

RG
#64 Biggs R-JR.
#53 London R-FR.
#51 Drs R-FR.

RT
#77 Roberts R-SR.
#68 Byrd R-FR.
Parrish FR.

Lundberg entering year 4 as a starter. Zajac will back up, Laird excellent prospect. Vas is projected starter at LG, expect O'Doherty and Dixon to be a competition. Jarnigan year 4 starter, Russell naturally a guard could move back if Monahan is ready. Biggs starting with Kamara departure, London has been a surprise. Roberts once again is in competition, Byrd moves over from guard.

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:36:51 AM

Running back

RB
#44 Cartales SR.
#32 Boxrucker SR.
#21 Earley R-SR.
#26 Maceo R-FR.
#15 Haugh R-SO.
#25 Allison R-FR.
#19 Saunoris R-FR.
Curtis FR.
Engle FR.

9 players to fill 4/5 travel spots. Cartales/Boxrucker/Earley back for year 3 of rotation. Maceo could move up old staff was high on him. Haugh travels due to long snapping could move up. Allison and Saunoris will move in rotation after Seniors graduate. Expect redshirts for Curtis and Engle

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:38:29 AM

QB
#9 Seewald R-JR.
#14 Duncan R-JR.
#4 Mullen R-SR.
#5 Nimz R-FR.
Ruszkowski FR.

Seewald is the guy barring health/ will miss spring game. Duncan taking reps with the ones. Nimz and Mullen battle it out for QB3. Nimz will very much be the guy after current QBs graduate. Could use a JUCO here to even out roster. Ruszkowski solid prospect.

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:39:44 AM

TE
#31 Kluck R-SO.
#40 Martin R-JR.
#80 Bittner R-SO.

Starter could be any one of the three. All Tight Ends played 7+ games last season. Still looking to recruit a few. Two freshman or younger JUCO's are a must for next seasons final roster

valpofb16 · April 22, 2019, 09:41:26 AM

WR
#12 Koehler R-SR.
#17 Larose JR.
#85 McNerney R-FR.
Bingham FR.

SLOT
#23 Gessinger SR.
#81 Brewer R-FR.
#33 Beer R-SO.
Holmes FR.

WR
#6 Reese SO.
#7 Stablein R-SO.
#28 Tsoungui R-FR.
Lopez JR.

Koehler and Larose will battle it out. Reese solidified as a starter. Gessinger starting, Brewer is an excellent prospect. Bingham and Lopez both appear ready to play in fall. McNerny excellent size but missed spring.

dcannon12 · April 22, 2019, 10:48:01 AM

Spring game will be interesting. I think Duncan is the best bet Seewald is not as mobile and really has not played for 2 years you will see when he
does not have great receivers.

JD24 · April 22, 2019, 09:23:27 PM

Quote from: valpofb16 on April 22, 2019, 09:24:47 AMCR #36 Petrie SR. #38 Poloskey JR. #89 Helm SO. #37 McKeag R-FR. Annis FR.

Help me out here on two fronts. One is the responsibility of the position which my thought is that it is a cross between the 2nd and 3rd level LB/SS. Typically the skillset leans towards the DB rather than the LBer because of the coverage responsibilities. J.J. Nunes would have been a natural for the position. With Petrie being more of the LBer type, does he have the coverage skills to play the position and run with a guy 40 yards downfield?

JD24 · April 22, 2019, 09:29:28 PM

Quote from: valpofb16 on April 22, 2019, 09:41:26 AMTE #31 Kluck R-SO. #40 Martin R-JR. #80 Bittner R-SO.

Quote from: valpofb16 on April 22, 2019, 09:41:26 AMWR #12 Koehler R-SR. #17 Larose JR. #85 McNerney R-FR. Bingham FR. SLOT #23 Gessinger SR. #81 Brewer R-FR. #33 Beer R-SO. Holmes FR. WR #6 Reese SO. #7 Stablein R-SO. #28 Tsoungui R-FR. Lopez JR. Koehler and Larose will battle it out. Reese solidified as a starter. Gessinger starting, Brewer is an excellent prospect. Bingham and Lopez both appear ready to play in fall. McNerny excellent size but missed spring.

Couple of things here.

First is that based on what I was able to find regarding Limbach's offenses in the past that he used a lot of 10 personnel rather than 11. This would make the need for TEs lesser and WRs greater. He could adjust based on the current personnel and is lacking in both areas. So there may be two slots on the field more than we see TEs.

Gessinger I don't think can be an every down receiver. He's going to get beat up running the inside routes required out of the slot and I'm not sure what kind of blocker he is which could affect the running game if he can't hold his own in that regard. He's probably best used as he has been which is returning kicks and being spotted from scrimmage.