Preseason All-MWC

[cougjunkie]

Here are Jay Drews Picks, I actually can not argue with many. Although I would take Jacobsen over Brooks. At RB I would put Leonard Mason or Jared Tew ahead of Asiata just because he is coming off an injury. Also for Preseason DPOY, Rembert is not bad but I think Rich, Carmen Messina, and Tank Carder all deserve consideration. Finally people may laugh but I think Brian Logan has a chance to be first team MWC this year.

Offensive Player of the Year: Andy Dalton, QB, TCU (easiest pick of the bunch)
Defensive Player of the Year: Reggie Rembert, DB, Air Force (TCU and Utah have better defenses, but Rembert will make the most plays for his team).
Special Teams Player of the Year: Jeremy Kerley, KR, TCU (another easy pick, although teams will kick away from him all year).

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB -- Andy Dalton, TCU
RB -- Eddie Wide, Utah
RB -- Matt Asiata, Utah (even though he will have to share the ball with Wide; there's not a lot of other candidates around the league)
WR -- Vincent Brown, SDSU (easy pick; a gamebreaker)
WR -- Jereme Brooks, Utah (slight edge over BYU's McKay Jacobson, who'll face more double-teaming)
TE -- Eric Peltz, Colorado State (Very few other options; BYU dominates this position, but all its TEs are unproven at this point)
OL -- Matt Reynolds, BYU
OL -- Marcus Cannon, TCU
OL -- Caleb Schlauderaff, Utah
OL -- Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU
OL -- Braden Hansen, BYU

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DB -- Reggie Rembert, AFA
DB -- Andrew Rich, BYU
DB -- Brandon Burton, Utah
DB -- Chris Prosinski, Wyoming
DL -- Johnathan Rainey, New Mexico
DL -- Wayne Daniels, TCU
DL -- Cory Grant, TCU
LB -- Brian Hendricks, Wyomine
LB -- Tank Carder, TCU
LB -- Carmen Messina, New Mexico
LB -- Jordan Pendleton, BYU
SPECIAL TEAMS
Punter -- Briah Stahovich, SDSU
Kicker -- Joe Phillips, Utah
Returner -- Jeremy Kerley, TCU

[DrumNFeather]

You can usually pencil in a New Mexico OL or two on the first team (or so it seams).

I'm not sure I'd put Brooks on the first team. I think it is very possible that he doesn't even lead the team in receptions...maybe like 3rd or 4th potentially. One of the guys that could take those catches away is Kendrick Moei (he showed some flashes in the bowl game with two great TD grabs). If Utah can manage to throw to the TE consistently, he could be a surprise on the first or second team all MWC at the end of the year.

Messina could sneak in as the DPOY.

[Hot Lunch]

I would put Zane Taylor on there over Braden Hanson.

[dut99002]

If the U has Wynn throwing a lot of short screens and dump-offs (like last season to Reed) I think Brooks will be the team's leading receiver, personally. Looking a the WR depth chart, it seems like we have a lot of smaller, speedy WR's, so who knows?

If Moeai and Wynn can connect regularly like they did against Cal then I think he could be in the running for 1st or 2nd team TE. He's tall and seems to have good hands.

[scottie]

Is the awesome TE recruit out of Bingham from a couple of years ago (can't recall his name) going to get PT this year? I think he went straight on a mission out of high school (same high school team and recruiting class as Pendleton I think).

[Hot Lunch]

Is the awesome TE recruit out of Bingham from a couple of years ago (can't recall his name) going to get PT this year? I think he went straight on a mission out of high school (same high school team and recruiting class as Pendleton I think).

Austin Holt. He returned late this summer. I am not sure he will make an impact this year. That isn't a lot of time to do away with his mission legs.

From what I saw in spring, I really liked Mahina. He is a player. I think he could be an impact player this fall at TE for BYU.

[cougjunkie]

Austin Holt. He returned late this summer. I am not sure he will make an impact this year. That isn't a lot of time to do away with his mission legs.

From what I saw in spring, I really liked Mahina. He is a player. I think he could be a huge impact player this fall at TE for BYU.

I heard Richard Wilson might be moved back to LB, that is how well both Mahina and Mike Muehlman have looked.

[Hot Lunch]

I heard Richard Wilson might be moved back to LB, that is how well both Mahina and Mike Muehlman have looked.

I was surprised at how short Wilson was. He is 6'1 or 6'2 on a good day. He also missed out on some valuable time this spring competing for the job. I went to 4 practices and not one of those days did Wilson practice. I heard there were a couple of things that held him out can't remember exactly what they were.

[CJF]

I was surprised at how short Wilson was. He is 6'1 or 6'2 on a good day. He also missed out on some valuable time this spring competing for the job. I went to 4 practices and not one of those days did Wilson practice. I heard there were a couple of things that held him out can't remember exactly what they were.

Seems like he has the worst hands out of all of the TE's on the roster. Great athlete who can't catch the ball. Moving him to LB right now is probably the best move for all involved.

[Ruby Soho]

I heard Richard Wilson might be moved back to LB, that is how well both Mahina and Mike Muehlman have looked.

I've heard he's soft. If he's gonna make it successfully through CFB, it's gonna be as a catching TE. FB, LB, Blocking TE would not suit him well.

[cougjunkie]

I've heard he's soft. If he's gonna make it successfully through CFB, it's gonna be as a catching TE. FB, LB, Blocking TE would not suit him well.

He is very soft, however that is what we heard about Jordan Pendleton as well before last season. So hopefully he can work it out.

[Sizzle]

He is very soft, however that is what we heard about Jordan Pendleton as well before last season. So hopefully he can work it out.

Pendelton is an absolute freak an my favorite player on BYUs d this year. Well, he and Andrew Rich.

[Indy Coug]

... that is what we heard about Jordan Pendleton as well before last season.

Sometimes, being soft is more of a function of inexperience and thinking too much instead of reacting with confidence than it is being terminally passive.

[Ruby Soho]

He is very soft, however that is what we heard about Jordan Pendleton as well before last season. So hopefully he can work it out.

I hadn't heard that, he did a great job of changing that perception.

I'm hopeful that Wilson can contribute somewhere during his playing days, would be a shame to see that talent go to waste.

[cougjunkie]

I hadn't heard that, he did a great job of changing that perception.

I'm hopeful that Wilson can contribute somewhere during his playing days, would be a shame to see that talent go to waste.

I guess "soft" was not the exact term, but I heard from several people (including a defensive captain) that he had all the talent in the world but was scared to hit anyone.