Just had a thought that despite how ****** this year has been, is, and will continue to be, there have been a few positives to go with all those negatives. So I'm gonna try and list a few of the positives to go with all the negatives, thus far.
Positives:
Kasa - really coming on strong and developing into one hell of a player for us.
Other Te's: we've had guys make some plays for us here.
Development of the OL - weak positive, but it is getting better (of course, it was awful to start). Gives me hope for next year (hahahaahahaha, I'm gonna cry).
Vigo - wow, from almost off the team to a contributor (when healthy)
Kyle Washington - making plays, if undersized. We need him against the spread teams. too bad also injured.
Crawley's development - he's coming along nicely, even though he was terrible to start because he played so off of guys. had his best two games in the last two games. I really liked what he did against ASU.
Spruce - Guy is being forced to play out of position and doing good things; he's consistent.
Gerald Thomas. - Not being utilized as he should, but he's also showing that the game is slowing down for him. Gonna be a player for us.
All the frosh DL - Wow! What a class this is. All of those guys can play, and Tupou is a beast. If we can keep them, they will anchor our defense for a solid four years along the line.
Henderson - when healthy, he's back to being a solid pac12 starter. No soph drop off.
punt return coverage/kicking - punting is good, and the coverage is solid.
Parker Orms - he's stayed health and contributed, although he has disappeared at times.
Pow! - Nuff said.
Alex Wood at FB - nothing spectacular, but he has played solid.
Josh Ford - contributing when given a chance. Every time. GIVE MORE CHANCES!
Poston - still weak against the run, but turning into a decent DE when we all thought he was never going to contribute.
CUD - makes a play or 2 a game.
Pericak - wow, he's been our best player on D.
Nembot - shown flashes of potential, gotten invaluable game experience. Could be great down the road.
All in all, after looking through this list, there are not a lot of pure "positives" to take away. Way too many caveats. Nonetheless, there are positives!
On the meh (not positive, but not all that negative either) list:
Mosley - he's out there, but getting picked on and hasn't really made many plays. Hope it comes together for him soon... I can't take another year of terrel smith starting.
Tony Jones - had a few good plays, and one great play, but also has had a lot of bad ones. meh.
T. McCullough - does what he can. meh.
Crawley as returner - doesn't get a lot of chances, especially lately. Hasn't done anything terrible, but also hasn't done anything great. meh.
Anyways, what do you guys see? Anything I miss? Any disagreements?
Positives:
Kasa - really coming on strong and developing into one hell of a player for us.
Other Te's: we've had guys make some plays for us here.
Development of the OL - weak positive, but it is getting better (of course, it was awful to start). Gives me hope for next year (hahahaahahaha, I'm gonna cry).
Vigo - wow, from almost off the team to a contributor (when healthy)
Kyle Washington - making plays, if undersized. We need him against the spread teams. too bad also injured.
Crawley's development - he's coming along nicely, even though he was terrible to start because he played so off of guys. had his best two games in the last two games. I really liked what he did against ASU.
Spruce - Guy is being forced to play out of position and doing good things; he's consistent.
Gerald Thomas. - Not being utilized as he should, but he's also showing that the game is slowing down for him. Gonna be a player for us.
All the frosh DL - Wow! What a class this is. All of those guys can play, and Tupou is a beast. If we can keep them, they will anchor our defense for a solid four years along the line.
Henderson - when healthy, he's back to being a solid pac12 starter. No soph drop off.
punt return coverage/kicking - punting is good, and the coverage is solid.
Parker Orms - he's stayed health and contributed, although he has disappeared at times.
Pow! - Nuff said.
Alex Wood at FB - nothing spectacular, but he has played solid.
Josh Ford - contributing when given a chance. Every time. GIVE MORE CHANCES!
Poston - still weak against the run, but turning into a decent DE when we all thought he was never going to contribute.
CUD - makes a play or 2 a game.
Pericak - wow, he's been our best player on D.
Nembot - shown flashes of potential, gotten invaluable game experience. Could be great down the road.
All in all, after looking through this list, there are not a lot of pure "positives" to take away. Way too many caveats. Nonetheless, there are positives!
On the meh (not positive, but not all that negative either) list:
Mosley - he's out there, but getting picked on and hasn't really made many plays. Hope it comes together for him soon... I can't take another year of terrel smith starting.
Tony Jones - had a few good plays, and one great play, but also has had a lot of bad ones. meh.
T. McCullough - does what he can. meh.
Crawley as returner - doesn't get a lot of chances, especially lately. Hasn't done anything terrible, but also hasn't done anything great. meh.
Anyways, what do you guys see? Anything I miss? Any disagreements?
