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Belated Spring Games Notes
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02 May 2012
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Better late than never, right?
A great offensive showing in the spring game today by the Green Team as they topped the White team 41-20. It is worth noting that the White Team was spotted 20 points to start, which was intended to balance their heavy distribution of second team players.
The game started off with a Mike Marshall interception, which ended the first drive on the second pass of the game. Not a great throw into tight coverage, but give credit to Marshall for coming up with the clutch play. McNulty came out for the White team, and had some success throwing to Derrick Teegarden on some comebacks and crossing routes, but anything over 20 yards was problematic. Give credit to the Green team defense for some pretty solid play in the secondary.
The Green team offensive line, though shaky at times, still showed some decent protection early, giving Derek Thompson a nice comfortable pocket to work from. Speaking of Thompson, the incumbent signal caller had a pretty productive day. He even got involved in the running game, lowering his shoulder on a big block in the first quarter.
Brelan Chancellor had a great day, starting off with a nifty catch on a deflected pass along the near sideline. His two touchdowns were electrifying. The first came on a hitch route, where he caught the ball, cut inside and was gone. The second was a display of pure speed on a go route. Clearly, the guy has another gear than everyone else on defense.
Perhaps the breakthrough performance of the day was Derrick Teegarden, who caught a number of passes significant yardage. He demonstrated good hands, body control, and explosiveness after the catch. You have to think he earned a long look come two-a-days this fall.
The other game story was the stout play of a talented running back corps. Jeremy Brown dominated the Green’s seventh drive of the game in the second half, ripping off a long run down the far sideline and capping the drive two plays later with an excellent run between the tackles. Antoine Jimmerson showed great balance, staying on his feed after a bump tackle near the sideline. Zac Whitfield had a couple of really strong runs, as well.
With light contact being the order for the day, it is a little more difficult to get a feel for how the defense performed. However, Jeremy Phillips was great off the edge, recording a couple of sacks, and generally playing with hustle and speed. The Green team secondary played great, but it is tough to tell given the level of competition they played against. The White team passing game kept going for the long ball, but, with the exception of a few crossing routes to Derrick Teagarden, it was a very quiet day for White QB Brent Osborn and team.
Play of the Game
After a great punt from Zach Olen, the Green Team found themselves with a 1st and 10 from their own 1 yard line. From seven yards deep in the end zone, Derek Thompson uncorked a deep pass to Ivan Delgado. The pass was almost too far for Delgado, but Ivan showed great recovery speed and leaned forward to make a fingertip catch. Then, he turned on the jets and went the distance for a 99 yard score. Maybe it is just an exhibition game, but if that didn’t get you on your feet, you ought to get your head checked.
Play of the Game that almost was
Brett Ringer, a walkon wide receiver from Southlake, caught a pass along the near sideline, was upended, and made a complete flip in the air, landing on his feet and strolling in for the score. However, officials ruled he stepped out of bounds shortly before the acrobatics began.
Underrated Performance of the game
Mike Marshall had great plays on the opening drives of each half. A pick in the first and a touchdown saving tackle in the second. Great hustle all day long against some stiff competition.
Quick Hits:
A great offensive showing in the spring game today by the Green Team as they topped the White team 41-20. It is worth noting that the White Team was spotted 20 points to start, which was intended to balance their heavy distribution of second team players.
The game started off with a Mike Marshall interception, which ended the first drive on the second pass of the game. Not a great throw into tight coverage, but give credit to Marshall for coming up with the clutch play. McNulty came out for the White team, and had some success throwing to Derrick Teegarden on some comebacks and crossing routes, but anything over 20 yards was problematic. Give credit to the Green team defense for some pretty solid play in the secondary.
The Green team offensive line, though shaky at times, still showed some decent protection early, giving Derek Thompson a nice comfortable pocket to work from. Speaking of Thompson, the incumbent signal caller had a pretty productive day. He even got involved in the running game, lowering his shoulder on a big block in the first quarter.
Brelan Chancellor had a great day, starting off with a nifty catch on a deflected pass along the near sideline. His two touchdowns were electrifying. The first came on a hitch route, where he caught the ball, cut inside and was gone. The second was a display of pure speed on a go route. Clearly, the guy has another gear than everyone else on defense.
Perhaps the breakthrough performance of the day was Derrick Teegarden, who caught a number of passes significant yardage. He demonstrated good hands, body control, and explosiveness after the catch. You have to think he earned a long look come two-a-days this fall.
The other game story was the stout play of a talented running back corps. Jeremy Brown dominated the Green’s seventh drive of the game in the second half, ripping off a long run down the far sideline and capping the drive two plays later with an excellent run between the tackles. Antoine Jimmerson showed great balance, staying on his feed after a bump tackle near the sideline. Zac Whitfield had a couple of really strong runs, as well.
With light contact being the order for the day, it is a little more difficult to get a feel for how the defense performed. However, Jeremy Phillips was great off the edge, recording a couple of sacks, and generally playing with hustle and speed. The Green team secondary played great, but it is tough to tell given the level of competition they played against. The White team passing game kept going for the long ball, but, with the exception of a few crossing routes to Derrick Teagarden, it was a very quiet day for White QB Brent Osborn and team.
Play of the Game
After a great punt from Zach Olen, the Green Team found themselves with a 1st and 10 from their own 1 yard line. From seven yards deep in the end zone, Derek Thompson uncorked a deep pass to Ivan Delgado. The pass was almost too far for Delgado, but Ivan showed great recovery speed and leaned forward to make a fingertip catch. Then, he turned on the jets and went the distance for a 99 yard score. Maybe it is just an exhibition game, but if that didn’t get you on your feet, you ought to get your head checked.
Play of the Game that almost was
Brett Ringer, a walkon wide receiver from Southlake, caught a pass along the near sideline, was upended, and made a complete flip in the air, landing on his feet and strolling in for the score. However, officials ruled he stepped out of bounds shortly before the acrobatics began.
Underrated Performance of the game
Mike Marshall had great plays on the opening drives of each half. A pick in the first and a touchdown saving tackle in the second. Great hustle all day long against some stiff competition.
Quick Hits:
- Pretty good, if late arriving, crowd. There were regular season games within the not too distant past that had the same number of fans in the stands. Let us not forget how much better we are now than we have been.
- Pretty solid day for newcomer Lynrick Pleasant, a 6-2, 205 junior wide receiver from Mesquite. Every time the White team made a play in the passing game, it was either Teegarden or Pleasant coming up with the catch.
- Cooper Jones was playing at Tight End. Has a great frame, and George and Hank alluded to the fact that coaches were impressed by his blocking.
- Got a chance to listen to the game call by George and Hank, which was piped into the press box. They had several great guests, including former players and noted sports broadcaster Mike Doocy. It is always great to have folks talking about the great facilities here. It’s going to take some time to change minds, and every bit of pub we can get is great.
- It is not humanly possible to ask for a better day for football. 70 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, with a light breeze and clear, clean air. It’d be great if we could get a few days like this in the fall.
