BleedGopher
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per M&B:
What are the two or three biggest storylines with Minnesota, you think? The impact of P.J. Fleck, obviously, has to be at the top.
Andrew: The impact of Fleck is rightly first and foremost, but a few other things have stood out. The plethora of talent on campus is as good as it has been in over a decade and I am interested to see how they utilize everything at their disposal. The Gophers return 14 starters (8 on offense) including running back Rodney Smith who I am higher on than most. Another factor with the talent is Fleck who has brought in a load of recruits with him. Some of these recruits may be less touted than others, but Fleck has an eye for talent (Corey Davis, Zach Terrell) and subsequent development.
Nick: Yeah, I’m interested to see what happens with Demry Croft, who had a breakout spring and might be leading the quarterback battle over redshirt senior Conor Rhoda.
From what I saw in the spring game (and Michigan fans know that should be taken with a grain of salt), I like Croft a lot as a guy who has all the tools to operate their offense really well. He’s athletic enough to run the ball, really good at handing off to backs or sweeps and disguising where the ball is actually going, and he has a cannon of an arm and the accuracy and timing to succeed with both short- and long-range stuff. Being 6’5”, 200 doesn’t hurt, either.
Minnesota’s offense reminds me a lot of Penn State’s offense, and they’ll try to make things easy on their skill players. But they also have a mammoth offensive line and a lot of depth all over the place.
Andrew: You’re not kidding about that offensive line. The strength of it being left tackle Donnell Greene. At 6’7, 345 pounds, with great movement and hand work, the bear from The Revenant wouldn’t stand a chance moving this man.
http://www.maizenbrew.com/2017/5/23...offer-a-stiff-test-for-the-big-ten-conference
Go Gophers!!
What are the two or three biggest storylines with Minnesota, you think? The impact of P.J. Fleck, obviously, has to be at the top.
Andrew: The impact of Fleck is rightly first and foremost, but a few other things have stood out. The plethora of talent on campus is as good as it has been in over a decade and I am interested to see how they utilize everything at their disposal. The Gophers return 14 starters (8 on offense) including running back Rodney Smith who I am higher on than most. Another factor with the talent is Fleck who has brought in a load of recruits with him. Some of these recruits may be less touted than others, but Fleck has an eye for talent (Corey Davis, Zach Terrell) and subsequent development.
Nick: Yeah, I’m interested to see what happens with Demry Croft, who had a breakout spring and might be leading the quarterback battle over redshirt senior Conor Rhoda.
From what I saw in the spring game (and Michigan fans know that should be taken with a grain of salt), I like Croft a lot as a guy who has all the tools to operate their offense really well. He’s athletic enough to run the ball, really good at handing off to backs or sweeps and disguising where the ball is actually going, and he has a cannon of an arm and the accuracy and timing to succeed with both short- and long-range stuff. Being 6’5”, 200 doesn’t hurt, either.
Minnesota’s offense reminds me a lot of Penn State’s offense, and they’ll try to make things easy on their skill players. But they also have a mammoth offensive line and a lot of depth all over the place.
Andrew: You’re not kidding about that offensive line. The strength of it being left tackle Donnell Greene. At 6’7, 345 pounds, with great movement and hand work, the bear from The Revenant wouldn’t stand a chance moving this man.
http://www.maizenbrew.com/2017/5/23...offer-a-stiff-test-for-the-big-ten-conference
Go Gophers!!
