The Cougs have quietly put together quite a productive camp. However, that seemed to shift yesterday when the Cougs suffered a terrible practice after their first day of school. I can't say I blame them too much. There was more coeds catching my eye than big hits being thrown around at practice. Not the end of the world for an occasional slip up but it cannot be sustained over the long term. Therefore, with the first day behind the Cougs they can get over the tail parade and get back to season prep.
This shouldn't be too concerning considering the amount of work that has taken place with this team since the end of last season. You could look at the consistency with Tuel and his receivers to see they haven't taken much time off at all. However, the interesting story will be coming out of the D-Line. It magically transformed from a position of concern to a spot that is turning out to be quite solid. Laurenzi, Pole, Rankin, Clayton, and Sampson will make up the interior lineman and I can't remember the last time we had a 5 man rotation at DT.
Coming out of spring it looked like it Knight and Long had the defensive end position locked down. However, fall camp has changed the complexion with Stormo, Coerper, Lenard Williams, and Pu'Robinson (when healthy) all rotating in and out of the spot opposite Long. The depth is nice but it will also be an opportunity to disrupt the other teams game planning against our defense. Long and Knight could provide a speed rush nightmare. Long and Stormo could provide a bull rush with solid coverage. Fall camp started with a paper thin defensive line and now has morphed into a pretty solid unit.
This weeks Key to Success is for them to keep their minds in practice and the D-Line rotation healthy.
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