Not a great deal of heavy duty football talk, okay, hardly any, but we aren't even to June so we have a few more weeks to get through before Fall camp and as a fill piece this isn't too bad.
Besides, we do learn that Adam Schobel has a damn good looking golf swing from the left side.
Granted, my mention of the past is a stretch, but I do find it very cool the number of former Frog players who are in the NFL come back to the facility and how they interact with the current roster.
If you haven't seen the two latest videos from TCU Football you might find this of interest.
Watching the first video and then the second with the newest Frogs it is almost startling how young those guys in the second video look, even compared to Julius Simms who is an "old" guy entering his second year on campus.
I am interested in seeing if we hear from Buck and Ford next Fall and keep the name Devan Robinson in your short term memory. He was frequently mentioned by players during the Spring camp videos. An offensive tackle and 3-star recruit at Pasadena Memorial who was moved inside and opened up a number of eyes as a future center/guard.
Talking with friend who coaches at one time in college about the current game with so much roster turnover they both discussed the challenge of playing the long game versus trying to fit immediate holes through the portal.
They both agree that if you don't have exceptionally deep pockets they would prefer to identify players with your desired traits, developing that talent, and working to keep those guys versus wholesale roster turnover.
The one big catch is filling a hole in a significant position with a player you need to contribute NOW and not in a year or two. The Frogs face that situation at not only quarterback, but safety.
Interesting comments by Fields about having to adjust to the Avalos defensive scheme.
I also found this comment interesting about the offensive line fitting into Sammis' scheme:
"Dykes said the offensive scheme fits the talent they have up front. It's one of the things he heavily considered before brining on Gordon Sammis as offensive coordinator.
"It's been good, I think it fits our guys. We've got some athletic linemen that can move, so I think it makes sense. That was one of the things that when I needed to make a decision on a coordinator, I didn't want to bring in a square peg and try to fit it into a round hole.
"We thought our guys are athletic, we've got these young athletic tackles and some bigger guys on the interior that can move. I think this is something that we can do and as we got further down the road, we started talking to Gordie specifically then he started to make a lot of sense. He looked at our people and said 'yeah, I think I can do this with these guys'. They picked it up quickly and I think we're further ahead than I thought we would be, particularly in the run game. But a lot of work to do. There's still tons of tons of work. I'm happy with the progress we've made this spring."
I might be the only one, but for the past 2-3 years there seemed to be a difference in the type of offensive linemen the Frogs brought in as transfers and the physical traits and playing style of the high school offensive linemen recruited by the Frogs.
Might just be me and it sure seems only logical to go after players that fit your schemes, but talking to those friends who I referenced above they both talk about being on staffs who believed they could fit players into schemes and not just simply seeking the players that might excel in it.
Sorry, tried to post both links on the other post, but I screwed it up.
I know, I know, we have heard this before, but if this program is ever going to push for a Big 12 title they have to have that true internal competition to get players to push themselves.
Some of you might not know who Anthony Williams is, but he is a young, very athletic linebacker prospect from Southeast of Houston.
During the clip he makes comments about the changes in the offense by Sammis compared to the offense under Briles which isn't unexpected.
What I found most interesting however were the comments made comparing the S&C program under Bauer with the program last year under Kaz.