Caleb King will play this Saturday. Definitely. For sure.
Which means probably.
The tailback, who missed the past two games with a sprained ankle, was thought to be playing the previous two weeks, yet missed each game. This time he said he’s “100 percent” certain to go at Mississippi State.
Running backs coach Bryan McClendon agreed, saying King would “definitely” be out there. But he added that King’s ankle was only “close” to 100 percent.
McClendon said he made the decision not to play King in warm-ups against Arkansas. King disagreed with that call.
“Me personally I felt like I could play,” King said. “But the doctors and the coaches know best.”
- Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo was asked yet again about the lack of passes thrown to the tight ends. He repeated that all three teams they’ve faced so far have lined safeties up to face the run, which has kept the middle clogged up.
When A.J. Green returns, Bobo said that would “naturally” open up the inside a bit more, and added that establishing the run would also do that.
As for Green and his absence, Bobo continued to not belabor that point.
“The bottom line is we’ve got what we’ve got, and we’ve got to find a way to win a football game. We’re taking it as a challenge, and we haven’t been able to do that. And it’s disappointing, I think for everybody in that room. Offense, players and coaches. We’ve gotta get back to grinding and figure out a way to get a win in Starkville.”
Effort was not a problem against Arkansas, according to Bobo.
“The fight was good,” Bobo said. “We’ve just gotta clean up a few things and that’s every position and every coach, going into next game. I think the fight was there, and the desire was there, compared to the week before in Carolina.”
- Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham's brief scouting report on Mississippi State:
"They do a good job of spreading the ball around. They've got some guys that they try to get you (stopping) in space. So tackling in space is critical. So we're gonna have to play well and play consistent. ...
"They're a multiple offense, and they do enough that you've got to work on everything."
- Kris Durham, who came up a bit gimpy after a catch in Tuesday’s practice, has been dealing with a minor Achilles injury for a couple weeks. Bobo said he didn’t think it would be an issue.
- Bobo said he expected guard Chris Davis to be “ready to go” and didn’t name a starter between Davis and Tanner Strickland. Bobo also said that Trinton Sturdivant was in on 17 plays at left tackle on Saturday, so the line is now a comfortable seven-deep.
- As for fullback Shaun Chapas, Bobo would only say they hoped to get the senior back for Mississippi State.
- Grantham and secondary coach Scott Lakatos each said that Shaun Williams and Jakar Hamilton will both play. The pair are basically in a rotation at safety with Bacarri Rambo.
Nick Williams is the fourth guy there, and could be a factor at some point.
- And finally, Aron White has been identified as the man who hit Bobo in the nose early in the Arkansas game, leaving him with a scar. White told Bobo he knocked him celebrating the team’s first touchdown in the first quarter. (And as it turns out, its only one until the fourth quarter.)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
King will play, and other stuff
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"- Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo was asked yet again about the lack of passes thrown to the tight ends. He repeated that all three teams they’ve faced so far have lined safeties up to face the run, which has kept the middle clogged up.
When A.J. Green returns, Bobo said that would “naturally” open up the inside a bit more, and added that establishing the run would also do that."
So Bobo is saying that in the history of football, the 3 teams we have faced have magically come up with a foolproof system to completely shut down TEs?
What about running a TE on an out route if the middle is clogged? Certainly, there are more than 2 routes a TE can run.
Or are we to assume that teams cannot successfully use their TEs unless they have a star WR to open things in the middle.
You know what I (and probably a lot of other fans) would like? Some freaking accountability. I can understand coaches not wanting to throw kids under the bus publicly (see Ealey article), but how about saying, "You're right, we didn't use our TEs wisely. They did some things that made it difficult for use to use them, but I [Bobo] need to do a better job of calling plays that fix the problem. I had seen the problem for 2 straight weeks and not fixing it falls on me. Sorry. I will do better."
That's an interesting story about White hitting Bobo in the first quarter. Unfortunately, it isn't accurate. ESPN showed him on the sideline before kickoff, and his nose was bloody then. The sideline reporter said it happened in warmups.
Seth, will you please ask Bobo what his strategy is with the play action pass out of the I-formation when we are not running the ball? It is certainly not helping Murray with the ability to read the defense and find his receivers. If the teams are stacking the box then why would we line up in the i-formation 75% of the time and call a play action. Bobo's logic is absurd.
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