Utes in pads for first time
by JazzyUte on Aug 9, 2011 2:54 PM MDT
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PrintUtah continued its second week of practice today by donning pads for the first time.
Nothing really eventful to report from practice. Jordan Wynn once again took it light today, as the coaches don't want to overwork his arm. This gave his backups Tyler Shreve and Jon Hays a chance to take most of the reps. By all accounts, Hays, who just joined the team, has made an immediate impact and is quickly solidifying his spot as the number two quarterback heading into the season.
Shreve, though? Well, like in spring, he continues to struggle. But it's good to see Utah has found, apparently, a serviceable quarterback to backup Wynn if he goes down at some point this season.
There is still no clear separation between Utah's three running backs, though John White had the best day according to reports.
The only injury today was from Sam Brenner, who bruised his forearm, so I don't expect that to be anything major.
Tomorrow marks the first two-a-day for the Utes and their first scrimmage will happen on Thursday.
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I wonder if Juan Blanco will end up being the starter on Sept. 1. I know that we will be using two backs throughout the year, but JB has really stood out since pads have been on. I’m hearing how everyone is surprised at how tough he is and doesn’t shy from contact.
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by BigBenSportsGuy on Aug 9, 2011 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions
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by BigBenSportsGuy on Aug 9, 2011 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
First Edward Wide III
Now John White IV. Anyone else think these are millionaire quality names?
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Maybe Joop Blanke in place of Juan Blanco
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I think it's actually really good that Wynn is taking less snaps
Not because I’m concerned about his arm, but because I’ve been concerned about the backups. Now Hays is getting some much needed experience in the system and Shreve is getting some much needed experience.
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Shreve
in my book Accuracy>Velocity and Football IQ, Leadership>Size.
Shreve definitely has the velocity and size attributes. As for his passing accuracy, I thought he would have better ‘location’ being a baseball pitcher. While getting a football to a moving target is not quite the same as hitting a spot where the catcher sets up, the common denominator is that a QB and Pitcher both need to visualize a throwing target.
If Tyler has a football IQ and classroom smarts, some of the accuracy problems are correctable. We need this guy along with Hays.
Hays?
What’s the background on this guy? Just heard about him…
by PanchoUte on Aug 10, 2011 2:17 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
Hays is a JC QB from Butte College
Butte College, of course, is where Brett Ratliff played before coming to Utah.
I wrote something about him back in April:
Because of this, Kyle Whittingham has brought in Butte College quarterback Jon Hays, who is expected to battle for the second spot. In fact, with how both quarterbacks have struggled, it wouldn’t surprise me if Hays ends up Wynn’s backup at the start of the season.
Here is a highlight video of Hays, whose role on the team could be similar to Brett Ratliff in 2005 – a junior college transfer who backed up Brian Johnson before taking over the starting role after Johnson went down with an injury.
Of course, I’m not comparing him to Ratliff, who I think did a pretty good job at Utah all things considered, but he at least looks good in that highlight video.
Judging by the Video
He’s very Jeff Tedford like in how he holds the ball pre-Throw
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