Noles News 08.24.11: Jimbo Says Seminoles' Injuries Not Serious

I’d play as many back-ups, Freshmen, etc. as possible against ULM, CS, Wake, Duke & Virginia. These games won’t be close and are the perfect opportunity for young guys to gain experience.

Don’t care if they put up 3 to 13 points in the 2nd.

As for some other benchmarks… and throwing these off the top of my head, so hopefully they’re not completely unrealistic for a top 5 team vs. scrubs, but, anyway:

- 1st team O needs to score TDs on 75% of its possessions before we let off the gas. Maybe that’s a high mark for season openers, but these teams are garbage size- and talent-wise, which means EJ’s legs alone should be able to get us a 1st down whenever we feel like we want it. (Not that I want EJ sacrificing his body in these games… just saying, if they’re actually covering our receivers, he should have plenty of room for a 5-and-slide.)

- Would like to see EJ with at least a 3:1 TD/INT ratio over the course of the 2 games, showing a little patience/discernment back there in the pocket (as well as demonstrating receivers are not running the wrong routes).

- 100 yards rushing OR 250 total yards by end of both first halves.

Again, these are garbage teams, so really all you may be able to tell is whether or not you have any serious issues that cause you to struggle. Generally, if we steamroll from the kickoff I will be happy… but if we’re in one of these 1st half quagmires of old, I get concerned.

Anyone have any other benchmarks for 1st team performance in these first 2 games?

I’m 99% certain of this.

Seriously.He is getting better and better at it.

“How as the practice Coach?”

“It was great and bad, good and evil, physical but sloppy, but still focused, guys played hard but could be better but still think a great job but at times only just sloppy other times you know tired legs trying to focus, it’s a grind, just grinding, nothing special about practice, but loved the attitude, still can’t execute, but really hope we get better at some things, defense made big plays, offense made big plays, sloppy though at times, just practice….”

That basically sums up his last 3 weeks of interviews.

Experienced, seasoned vets that are supposed to be locks to play on Sundays still need reps. Especially when you get your a$$ handed to you for a sack on 4 straight plays….by a guy thats been on campus for 2 weeks. Jernigan or not…

What would you propose?

we’ve had Faircloth, Sanders, Jackson, Pettis, Spurlock and Datko out (Just this week alone). What is the deal? Who do we point the finger too, we are running a low risk practice and we’re still getting plagued with the injury bug? I know Vic is the man when it comes to stregnth and conditioning, but are these kids not properly stretching and getting the conditioning or are they being put in situations where they shouldn’t be? Just seems a little odd to me all these nagging injuries that are popping up or haven’t healed from the end of last season? We’ve had a year to figure this out…. I’m not doctor just stating the obvious.

For those that have, recovery is not always as fast as you would like it. When you read the news hourly and see reports of OL injured, don’t become frustrated that a concussion hasn’t healed up overnight.

And, if you’re worried about injuries, I hope you’re not upset that Jimbo is willing to sit guys in practice who do not need the reps and can otherwise use the time to heal.

Remember that the great Walter Jones never went to training camp. He showed up for the games, dominated, then relaxed in the offseason.

I want to do a post on this. Are you aware of any team that rotates its safeties?

I had something really sarcastic to say like “don’t worry, I’m not hiring you if you don’t listen to me” but I decided against it ;-)

No, the weight room isn’t enough. Drills aren’t enough, you have to scrimmage some to get ready for the full speed that is a game. And I have news for you. Even scrimmages aren’t fast enough really. It’s not a switch that can be turned off and on, in my experience, anyway.

It’s tough, it is. I’m not suggesting that our staff do anything different, they are there, I’m not. I’m just concerned, that’s all. But I don’t think that any other answer is better. It may be that due to these problems, we’re not able to handle the ends. OK. That happens in football games. Doesn’t make it the coaches “fault.” You play the cards you’re dealt, but unlike poker, we really don’t get to fold, you know?

There is nothing voluntary about college football. It’s the military baby!

I can certainly understand it if Coach Fisher said, “look, we can’t practice Datko as much due to being banged up. But even banged up, he’s better than anybody else we’ve got.”

I’m not suggesting that with the nicks, etc. that we should be doing the boards for 5 periods every day. It’s just that in a “perfect world,” he’d be able to get in all his work. But the world is rarely perfect on the OL.

If OU is as good as we think they are, we need the world to close to perfect, though, correct?

although I could see Brandon ending the season with better stats due to the talent surrounding him. Teams will learn quick that you can’t just double team him and thats the end of their troubles.

But because her listing is based on past production and future potential I find it hard to think of 3 players in the ACC off the top of my head that are safe bets above Jenkins.