Lowering the...umm, Miami-Wisconsin

Here's some (some random) notes I've written lol.

- Wow! Stupid penalty. I knew it as soon as I saw it. Shield was going to the house anyways.

- Graig Cooper has really turned into a quality running back this year. He's taken the next step IMO. He's not doing so much thinking, more of reacting this year and it's really paid off. His vision still could get better but he's got great acceleration, he can stop on a dime and make a sharp cut and he's shown his versatility this year. A couple months ago I brought him up as a guy who could be a real, real sleeper for the late first round.

- Jacory Harris will be at worst a late first rounder once Whipple is done with him IMO. He's got a bit of a long delivery but it's not Byron Leftwich-like. He throws a quality deep ball and he's accurate. He just needs to be more disciplined in his decision making and he needs to do a better job of feeling the pressure from the blind side. He needs to work on passing the ball when pressured and in tight windows, as that's been an issue for him. He's had a lot of open wide receivers because of Whipple's multiple shallow crosses that he's implemented with LaRon Byrd and Leonard Hankerson.

- Ray Ray Armstrong with the special teams tackle. He played here locally. He's going to be a nice player hopefully. Lots of speed.

- Lots of it.

- What a disappointment Demarcus Van Dyke has been.

- Gabe Carimi, when he comes out, is going to be a high pick. I'll have more on him later.

- Great play by Colin McCarthy at 13.12 in the first. He's quietly a solid player for Miami and is going to be an interesting guy to monitor. He's had a ton of injuries but definitely talented.

- Good hands and route by Garrett Graham. He did a nice job planting his inside foot and turning back outside for the catch. He created a small bit of separation on the play and it was just enough. Caught it with his hands, which is important.

- Gabe Carimi down. Not good. Hope he's alright. That was an ugly injury.

- Allen Bailey is doing a very good job setting the edge thus far. He's playing strong side end and his strength is just overpowering. I absolutely love the guy. Very raw but very, very talented.

- There he goes! Outstanding bulrush. Reminds me of Brian Orakpo there. Sink your hips, keep your feet moving and power through.

- Great run Cooper. Fight through the tacklers.

- Orlando Franklin playing left tackle I believe.

- Cooper's last game? He's being used quite a bit in the game plan early.

- That was ugly by Franklin and a great use of quickness by Watt. Franklin struggled to move his feet laterally and mirror the end.

- Poor job by Garrett Graham on the goal line at 7.45 to wall off the end, Andrew Smith. If he clears that lane, they have a touchdown probably.

- Going back on the big reception, looks like Colin McCarthy had trail technique on the man out of the backfield and took too many steps forward to fill the gap if it was a run, leaving him behind the tailback. Sam Shields appeared to be playing zone. It also looks like Randy Phillips blew coverage over the top, as Garrett Graham an in and out move and drew Phillips back to the middle of the field, despite having Vaughn Telemaque there patrolling the middle already.

- Daryl Sharpton can really fly.

- Watt is making plays. That was piss poor pass protection by the tailback though.

- Franklin fired out high on that 3rd and 8 and then bent at his waist. By the time he did all that, Shofield ran right by him.

- Brandon Harris reminds me some of Joe Haden.

- Garrett Graham isn't impressing as a blocker right now. On that screen, in space Graham allowed Daryl Sharpton to shed the block and make the play.

- Very nice catch by Jimmy Graham. That's the indefensible pass/catch, which will surely raise his stock because he can run, he can catch and he can get up there. He's also athletic and a former basketball player, which is what NFL teams look for now.

- Orlando Franklin is being shuffled around, at left and right tackle early in the first.

- Jacory Harris afraid of contact?

- O'Brien Shofield is really quick off the edge for Wisconsin. He's rotated at strong side and weak side tonight and he's applied pressure. I believe each time Harris has scrambled out of the pocket, it's been because of Shoefield. Keep an eye on him.

- Harris doesn't look good when pressured, which is a concern I stated earlier.

- On that fourth down, Jimmy Graham showed why he's so raw and needs work. He did a very poor job selling that in route. No use of his shoulders and eyes or his feet. Just rolled that route and the linebacker was just trailing him all the way.

- O'Brien Shofield was raising hell again off the edge on that fourth down, by the way.

- Great job by Tolzien staying in there to take the lick and deliver the pass. I like that.

 

Yeah I saw the McCarthy hit. Ouch.

Schofield doesn't appear to be that heavy. Looks like a pure pass rusher.

I agree but I call it like I see it. No other way, right?

 

Collier's been a pretty nice player at UM IMO.

 

Speed cut by Graham there but he did enough to sell it with his footwork.

 

What a block by Graham on the left flat! Drove his man to the sideline.

 

Yeah that whiff was really bad.

Nice job by Cooper there. Impressed with his yards after contact early in the game.

 

I like Graham's hands more, honestly. He's also bigger and probably just as good of a blocker. Gresham is talented but he has those mental lapses at times that bother me. You watch him last year against Oklahoma State? He had one pass that hit him RIGHT in the hands in the back of the end zone, which he was wide open, and he dropped it.

 

I'm guessing you're also doing some rewinding?

 

Nice job by Sharpton dropping down the pipe, disrupting Tolzien's passing lane and target to Garrett Graham.

 

Speaking of Sharpton, he's not looking bad tonight. Quick changing directions tonight, not bad in coverage and he's aggressive, showing toughness. He's fighting off blocks from ends and inline blockers. He's undersized but talented.

 

Agreed on Gresham's running. I don't think it's laziness, I think it's more of a lack of quickness and his stride, which you point out.

Harris I really like. He's had his games this year but he's also had some inconsistent ones. He's got some Joe Haden in him, as he allows quite a few completions at times but he's also showed his talent in the past. I like him, if he keeps working, he'll go pretty high IMO.

 

He's got some Brian Orakpo in him IMO. He's just a looser player. He's not screwed on by nuts and bolts without the WD40 like Orakpo appeared to be.

 

Oh man. Cooper's injury was ugly. I hope he's alright. If it's bad, he might be back in a loaded backfield next year.

 

Pipho just got eaten ALIVE by Watt I believe. Man that was ugly.

 

Yeah, he looked like a wall out there. He just kind of clubbed the defender.

 

I think it's pretty safe to say that Orlando Franklin is not a dancing bear but he is a nasty tackle. He is powerful and although he struggles with quickness IMO, once he learns more, he could be a good prospect.

 

Same thing I was thinking.

 

Bailey is a monster.

 

I agree word for word and a great point. However, Bailey's coming back another year.

Btw, thinking about it, Bailey's played LB, DT and DE for us.

 

Sharpton had a beautiful tackle on the screen play. Great job closing and sniffing it out.

 

Talking about the play at 10.17? If so, yeah that was bad. I'm a little behind but that was not pretty.

 

What a throw.

Good to see Tommy Streeter in the game. He's got A LOT of POTENTIAL. I think he's 6'5" and can fly in the 4.4's.

Nice job by Franklin on that play too. Did a good job riding the end wide and out of the pocket.

 

Nice job Graham catching the pass before the fourth down. Caught it, trapped it and held on tight.

Never thought I'd see too high of a pass for Graham lol.

 

Is he coming back for sure? I wouldn't mind having him as a DE or as an OLB.

If he were to come out, what grade you think he has? 2nd?

 

From what I know, he's back for sure. Hankerson is 70/30 but I don't know which way he's leaning yet.

And if he comes out, he's somewhere around there. Late first/early second. He could skyrocket to mid first though with a strong combine because teams have a potential over production concept now. And while he has production ( 7 sacks this year), his potential is even greater. As I said earlier, he looks like a more athletic Brian Orakpo at times IMO. Like Orakpo, he could be a better player standing up because he could be a better reader of the game. Orakpo couldn't defend the run well in a three point stance but in a two point stance, he impressed me. He's done both at Washington since being drafted IIRC.