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I went to practice on thursday. Here are my thoughts:
1.) The roster they gave me was not a numerical roster - even thought it had the players' numbers. Not knowing the difference between numbers and the alphabet could get people killed in combat, but that is another story. However the lack of professionalism and attention to detail chapped my ass more and more as I had to investigate to figure out who number 48 is.
2.) Jake Heaps' white tights looked dorky. As did his efforts to get the crowd into it when he stepped on the field. I can see why he isn't yet Mendenhall's guy.
3.) Jake Heaps can throw the ball. I don't know if he will start, play, get 33% of the reps or 66% of the reps, ever learn to lead by throwing around sledgehammers or even overcome his current bad case of acne. I don't know if he will even be a bad, average or good division I FBS qb. However, I am firmly convinced that at this moment in time he throws the ball better than 95% of the existing D1 FBS qbs, and I also believe that the other 3 qbs at BYU are in the 95%. I spoke with a former player whose comment was "throwing like he does is a good start- perhaps the best start." It is my opinion that Heaps could do things to open BYU's playbook today by forcing opposing defenses to have to respect the entire field because the skinny pimply faced teenager can get the ball there and get it there in a hurry. I really think the qb competition is as much influenced by the sum of the parts than who is just the better qb. I really think Mendenhall is agonizing over this one and is going to punt it to a 2 qb system until Heaps gets the experience and reps to make it totally obvious to all.
4.) Other than that I could not tell a thing and I cannot understand how anyone can make any conclusions based upon the drills and whatnot.
5.) Zed Mendenhall looks like a football player. I like no neck fullbacks. Mike Hague has that look as well.
6.) I think there are more black players than there has been for some time.
7.) I am absolutely convinced that the fake blonde sitting two rows ahead of me with the huge sunglasses had fake mamba jambas. Not saying that is a good or bad thing, just pointing out that watching practice is really boring.
8.) Huge sunglasses as vogue is going to be really embarassing in 15 years when people have to jump as they look at pictures of their parents. AAAHHHH!
1.) The roster they gave me was not a numerical roster - even thought it had the players' numbers. Not knowing the difference between numbers and the alphabet could get people killed in combat, but that is another story. However the lack of professionalism and attention to detail chapped my ass more and more as I had to investigate to figure out who number 48 is.
2.) Jake Heaps' white tights looked dorky. As did his efforts to get the crowd into it when he stepped on the field. I can see why he isn't yet Mendenhall's guy.
3.) Jake Heaps can throw the ball. I don't know if he will start, play, get 33% of the reps or 66% of the reps, ever learn to lead by throwing around sledgehammers or even overcome his current bad case of acne. I don't know if he will even be a bad, average or good division I FBS qb. However, I am firmly convinced that at this moment in time he throws the ball better than 95% of the existing D1 FBS qbs, and I also believe that the other 3 qbs at BYU are in the 95%. I spoke with a former player whose comment was "throwing like he does is a good start- perhaps the best start." It is my opinion that Heaps could do things to open BYU's playbook today by forcing opposing defenses to have to respect the entire field because the skinny pimply faced teenager can get the ball there and get it there in a hurry. I really think the qb competition is as much influenced by the sum of the parts than who is just the better qb. I really think Mendenhall is agonizing over this one and is going to punt it to a 2 qb system until Heaps gets the experience and reps to make it totally obvious to all.
4.) Other than that I could not tell a thing and I cannot understand how anyone can make any conclusions based upon the drills and whatnot.
5.) Zed Mendenhall looks like a football player. I like no neck fullbacks. Mike Hague has that look as well.
6.) I think there are more black players than there has been for some time.
7.) I am absolutely convinced that the fake blonde sitting two rows ahead of me with the huge sunglasses had fake mamba jambas. Not saying that is a good or bad thing, just pointing out that watching practice is really boring.
8.) Huge sunglasses as vogue is going to be really embarassing in 15 years when people have to jump as they look at pictures of their parents. AAAHHHH!
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