BobSaccamanno Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 And it seems to be translating to recruiting too, because our D line prospects are upgrading big time. Pass rush has been an Achilles heel and if it improves the way we hope, watch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 I really hope Ball re-establishes himself this year. He was hands down my favorite player when he was younger. I don’t know if he got too big and stiff or what, but he has leveled off if not regressed. He also has gotten too emotional with cheap plays leading to penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Now that the draft is over, I have been perusing some early 2021 draft stuff and it looks like Hendershot and Jerome Johnson are getting some love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 47 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: I really hope Ball re-establishes himself this year. He was hands down my favorite player when he was younger. I don’t know if he got too big and stiff or what, but he has leveled off if not regressed. He also has gotten too emotional with cheap plays leading to penalties. He has been such a disappointment to me after his freshman year. I thought he'd be a guy that was destined for the draft after his junior year. Not that he is bad, but he isn't as good as he probably should be. He is an incredible athlete. Hopefully he comes in focused to make a name for himself for the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 hours ago, BobSaccamanno said: Now that the draft is over, I have been perusing some early 2021 draft stuff and it looks like Hendershot and Jerome Johnson are getting some love. No Whop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, btownqb said: No Whop? I actually was looking at positions and didn’t check out receiver yet. I think he’s got to be on the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Just now, BobSaccamanno said: I actually was looking at positions and didn’t check out receiver yet. I think he’s got to be on the radar. Hendershot would be going a year early which could happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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btownqb Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 52 minutes ago, Leathernecks said: I've been watching a LOT of highlights of Taylor, Mullen, and Johnson... those 3 can flat out play. I think the 2nd half of the year Burgess was very solid, Fitz and Matthews are going to have a TON of experience for JRs this coming year. Defensive backfield should be fantastic. Layne and Williams are solid backups at corner. Mullen, Taylor, and Johnson aren't just there to be in position, they are there to make plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Leathernecks said: Mullen is a beast. Can’t wait to see the next Mullen/Bell battle. That’ll be epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Stlboiler23 said: Mullen is a beast. Can’t wait to see the next Mullen/Bell battle. That’ll be epic. Two studs, no question. Imagine playing corner in the B1G as a true freshman against that level competition and doing well. Pretty amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: Two studs, no question. Imagine playing corner in the B1G as a true freshman against that level competition and doing well. Pretty amazing. Especially when our pass rush in a lot of games was almost nonexistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 35 minutes ago, Leathernecks said: Especially when our pass rush in a lot of games was almost nonexistent. Any DB will be exposed when QBs are that comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, btownqb said: Any DB will be exposed when QBs are that comfortable I checked once before, and I'll try to double check when I have time later, but in meaningful time during games, we got hardly any sacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Leathernecks said: I checked once before, and I'll try to double check when I have time later, but in meaningful time during games, we got hardly any sacks. Agree. James Head had a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Ball State - 3 sacks EIU - 2 sacks OSU - 2 sacks (one was OSU's last offensive play of the game) UCONN - 3 sacks MSU - 0 sacks Rutgers - 6 sacks Maryland - 2 sacks Nebraska - 1 sack Northwestern - 2 sacks PSU - 2 sacks Michigan - 2 sacks Purdue - 1 sack Tennessee - 1 sack In what I count as our meaningful games (MSU, Maryland, Nebraska, PSU, Purdue, and Tennessee), we had 7 sacks in 6 games. I figure in the other games we were either really likely to win or really likely to lose, so I don't really care what we did in those. Our fate each year is determined by what we do in the 6 games I listed. The "50/50" games, and we barely had 1 sack per game. The previous year in those type of game (Virginia, MSU, Minn, Maryland, PU) we had 10 sacks, but 5 of them came against Purdue. So in the other 4 we had 5 sacks. The last 2 years in our 50/50 type of games, we have had 0 or 1 sacks more than we've had 2 or more. Someone remind me again why I should be disappointed that Hagen left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Wonderful article about our new DL coach. How can you not be excited about what Peoples brings to our defensive line? http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2020/05/ius-peoples-repping-jenkins-coaching-tree/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy06 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Leathernecks said: Wonderful article about our new DL coach. How can you not be excited about what Peoples brings to our defensive line? http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2020/05/ius-peoples-repping-jenkins-coaching-tree/ That's a good article. Like all coaches, Allen has strengths and weaknesses, but a major strength is his ability to identify quality coaches and build a strong support staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, Andy06 said: That's a good article. Like all coaches, Allen has strengths and weaknesses, but a major strength is his ability to identify quality coaches and build a strong support staff. This is far and away the best staff I have ever seen here. I think everybody we have is working their way up the ladder instead of down. Mike DeBord would be a great example of the opposite. He worked his way down the ladder to get here, and he was terrible. We also have some coaches that were already at a very high rung on the ladder but still came here. Wellman would be one. He was retained by 3 separate staffs with the NYG, and decided to come here instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Leathernecks said: This is far and away the best staff I have ever seen here. I think everybody we have is working their way up the ladder instead of down. Mike DeBord would be a great example of the opposite. He worked his way down the ladder to get here, and he was terrible. We also have some coaches that were already at a very high rung on the ladder but still came here. Wellman would be one. He was retained by 3 separate staffs with the NYG, and decided to come here instead. Ramsey obviously didn't have the strongest of arms... but it was wayyy better than what he was allowed to show under Debord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 SIAP Merrillville senior, dual-threat quarterback Peter Rodriguez Jr. plans to walk on at Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, milehiiu said: SIAP Merrillville senior, dual-threat quarterback Peter Rodriguez Jr. plans to walk on at Indiana Easily top 5 nicest HS fields in Indiana. Carmel and Reitz are there, as well. Merrillville takes a back seat to no one in that aspect, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Prayers up for one of our players. Cam Wilson. Keep him in your thoughts this Mother's Day Weekend. Horrible tragedy out of Columbus. People can google. Didn't want to link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Prayers up for one of our players. Cam Wilson. Keep him in your thoughts this Mother's Day Weekend. Horrible tragedy out of Columbus. People can google. Didn't want to link. Oh wow. That is horrible. I feel so terrible for him and anyone else impacted by that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 IU just added JUCO OLine prospect. 6'6 310....from California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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