Monday Morning Tomahawks 06.02.09
by Bud Elliott on Jun 2, 2009 9:40 AM EDT
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Print- First up, Bert Reed turned 21 yesterday. If you see him around campus (and I hope some of you are watching Ponder, Manuel, and the wideouts throw in the afternoon!), wish him a happy Belated.
- Last night via Facebook: Corey Surrency: "missing my team y'all boys hold it down for me and I will do the same for y'all its time for me to get to the money....NFL...pray for me..." I'll keep him in mine. If you pray, do the same in yours.
- One guy on our official TomahawkNation.com FACEBOOK Page didn't like us discussing UF's legal troubles. Since he had been repeatedly rude over the last week, I decided to examine his argument.
- FSU baseball got the Super Regional! Go to the games!
- A tip of the cap to Warchant.com. I was writing a piece on WR Jarmon Fortson, and Gene Williams wrote a quality piece on the guy. It's definitely worth a look. Gene and I have had our differences, but I'll give credit where it's due. I'm not blowing smoke when I say that Jarmon is the closest thing to Terrell Owens I've seen. Their on-field mannerisms and movements are exactly the same. From the way they catch the ball, to their hop into the end zone, to their similar build:
- Before BYU's offensive coordinator hit the big time, he was the offensive line coach under Mike Leach, the offensive genius. He also wrote about his pass protection beliefs: "I believe the first fundamental of pass protection is to stay between the defender and the quarterback. As you leverage yourself between the defense and the quarterback the next step is to offer enough resistance to form a pocket. Centers and guards keep the pocket tight to the line of scrimmage. Tackles keep the pocket wide to the quarterback. Pad level and a powerful punch are the tools used to offer resistance to the defense. In the course of doing this, there are occasions in which you need to switch guys. It is our approach that all first level guys that twist should be switched-off. When picking up the twist, you use the same fundamentals you would if you were blocking individually up until that point where you bump hips, then simply switch guys and continue to protect. The basic idea of picking up the twist is that you have to set the drive guy first. Once you have set the drive guy, the freedup lineman needs to trap his helmet into the drive guy. This force alerts the lineman next to him that he needs to switch. There are basically three types of twists. Two-man, three-man and four-man twists. Everyday, we work on picking up the twists during individual period. We later go on to pass rush with the defensive line and work on picking up the twist also. We view picking up the twists as fundamental as pass blocking an individual rusher. If you are to be successful in picking up the twists, you must devote practice time." This is now in our scouting report page!
- Recruiting Note: I was informed that FSU commit Chad Abrams was offered by Alabama. Nick Saban is an excellent evaluator of defensive back talent and this makes me very happy. During the nepotism era, FSU rarely beat the recruiting services to a kid, but rather waited until rivals had finished their rankings before they offered. They were even "rumored" to use the rivals.com rankings as their guide, and were also rumored to have relied on highlight tapes rather than game film to make their evlaution. Want to know a major change Jimbo brought? Our coaches now could legitimately be called movie buffs. The amount of film they watch is a credit to their improved work ethic. When Abrams was initially offered by FSU(video in link), he was a complete unknown to all the major services. Now, ESPN loves this kid (see link in his name), as does Alabama and I assume rivals will soon follow suit. Chantrant had a solid interview with his coach sometime back. When Miami made their run to the top under Butch Davis, they didn't land all 5* recruits. Obviously the 5*'s are the best on average, but they are not guaranteed, and the difference between an elite recruiting class and a good one can be one or two 4* types who the coaches correctly evaluate and know will blossom into a star.
- Steve Ellis of the Democrat updates us on the NCAA process. Today's the extended deadline for the NCAA Committee on Infractions' response to FSU's appeal of sanctions. Upon receipt, FSU has 15 days to file a rebuttal. The university has already requested a hearing before the NCAA Infraction Appeals Committee. This garbage could stretch into the fall and we allegedly would not be in this mess had T.K. not had a vendetta against Dave Hart. Meanwhile, Andrew Carter provides some clarification on the matter: The COI isn't responding to FSU today, but rather to the NCAA's Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, which is the ruling body that has the ultimate say on FSU's appeal.
- Scalpem, the newlywed that he is, has a very in-depth breakdown of the 2010 softball team. I read it with interest.
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It makes me happy too in a way...
But I wish we could just keep it a secret and get an early signature :)
When you go head to head recruiting with Nick Saban, you better be in for a fight.
'Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.' John Heisman
He's from central Florida, I'm not too worried.
If it was the Panhandle, we’d be in trouble most likely.
Annoyed.
So it’s been over a year and a half since this cheating scandal came out. When is it going to disappear?
Just wants to beat the Gators
Because Bobby wants them too...
'Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.' John Heisman
When they stop spending thousands
and thousands of dollars that the school desperately needs.
"I have come that you may have life, and life to the max"
Well BYU can try to keep us off there QB's
As Wis found out Speed beats power 9 x out of 10. I just hope our speed is back and ready to go.
Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry
Imagine how good the Big 10 would be
If FSU joined that conference and brought everyone up to “speed” after 14 or 15 years.
'Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.' John Heisman
Thanks to whoever filmed/posted that Youtube clip
Talk about a busted coverage. Jenije was cheating in with his attention to the slot man while his outside guy just ran a fly with no safety help. Need to fix that.
Was that Jenije?
He seemed to be getting burned all spring & he didn’t look all that fast on that play. On the flip side, Fortson looks huge with decent speed.
Yes, Jenijie... and Fortson is a true beast.
Fortson actually said he’s been our 2nd best corner in offseason workouts.
Fortson:
I’d suggest watching the display that Jarmon Fortson is putting on right now in the Georgia Dome. He’s brought Carver back from the dead in the last few minutes. Right now, he’s got seven catches for 189 yards and two touchdowns, plus he caught an onside kick, and Carver’s back from 24-6 to 24-20 in barely two minutes of elapsed time in the fourth quarter.
Fortson, by the way, is not ranked by Scout.com and is ranked the No. 53 “athlete” in the country by Rivals. Not bad.
Four-star recruit according to both Rivals and Scout.com…SuperPrep All-American…PrepStar All-Southeast Region…AJC Super Southern 100…Class AAA All-State selection as a senior…first team all-city as a junior…ESPN describes Fortson as “a massive target” with a “wonderful combination of size, strength, quick hands and speed”…ESPN summed up Fortson by saying “Overall, Fortson is big and physical, and you don’t find receivers with his size, speed and change-of-direction skills”…registered over 1,500 yards and 22 receiving TDs in his final two seasons at Carver…runs a 4.6 in the 40 and has a 33" vertical…max bench is 265 and max squat is 390…chose FSU over Auburn, Clemson, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisville and South Carolina.
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We can’t imagine what Fortson would be doing if he had a quarterback who could consistently get him the ball in stride. Fortson is a massive target — built like David Boston, only he’s taller. An impressive natural athlete. Has very good height and is very well built — thick and strong. Is a smooth athlete. Shows good initial quickness and can get in and out of his breaks fluidly. He has impressive leaping ability and will make some acrobatic catches on jump balls. Shows good vision, quickness and toughness as a runner after the catch. He flashes quick, soft hands and is natural at extending away from his frame to snag the ball. Will make some catches in traffic. Is tough and aggressive. Not afraid to go over the middle. He has deceptive, competitive speed and excellent foot quickness. Can get on top of defenders quickly because they don’t know how to judge his speed. Is a victim of poor quarterback accuracy. Overall, Fortson is big and physical, and you don’t find receivers with his size, speed and change-of-direction skills.
That state championship film from '07 is some of the most ridiculous film I've ever viewed.
Sick, just sick.
I remember watching this back then.
and thinking he was vastly underrated.
It really does
sound like you are describing TO. He needs to be a big part of this offense this year and give our quarterbacks so security throws.
"I have come that you may have life, and life to the max"
Because I'll have nothing else to look at for a long time
Goodman’s route on the youtube clip is executed perfectly. That route is tough to defend in the right situation.
I just want to say that today is My Birthday.
Its sad that Im going to wait around for the NCAA Committee on Infractions. Ill try not to get to drunk and write about something that makes no snce. But before hand if I do Im sorry. Maybe being drunk will help my spelling.
Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry
Happy Birthday and Cheers!
I expect some angry ranting over Chuck Amato and everything he doesn’t do for FSU with a pinch of over-exaggerating in the form of predicting a 9 or 10 win season.
If you aren’t all over the place on your birthday, you aren’t drinking right.
'Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.' John Heisman
over-exhuberance even
'Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.' John Heisman
I remember we were all questioning the Abrams offer...
especially with that 4.71 40 time. ESPN sure has glowing remarks, not a single negative thing – which is strange for ESPN.
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