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Anez Cooper's Transformation

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Really excited for our interior lines getting bigger and better. If Anez, Samson and Francis all eat this year, that will really set the tone for the future. QBs will want to play behind lines like that and WRs will follow.
 
Work hard and you can make it happen... Love seeing stuff like this....
 
Imagine if he went to his 2nd choice and gained 50 pounds. He still wouldn’t be the biggest OL on the turds
 
He's not the only guy on the OL that's been making strides. McCoy looks great. Rivers has finally started to take S&C seriously. Lee has added 15+ pounds (he needed to, he got demolished in the spring). Mauigoa & Okunlola have taken this seriously for years... so has Nelson & Cohen. It's matriculating into the OL and hopefully next year proves we have an entirely different S&C culture.
 
AtlAtty said:
Thanks.

You know we often disagree on the best DT ever at UM with so many to choose from. But the combo of Kennedy and Maryland in ‘89, with Jimmie Jones as a backup, and future NFL player, has to be the greatest collection of talent at that position ever for any school.
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UGA of late has stacked chip on top of chip at the DT position...
 
Jalen Rivers. Please, for the love of Christ, please be a slightly-above average ACC Left Tackle. I’m not even trying to be greedy here. Just be above-average, and this is easily a Top 3 line in the conference.

I see a really high floor if that’s the case with this scheme, the QB, the backs, Restrepo, and the Tight Ends. I just honestly don’t see how it can be bad, if Rivers can do his thing at LT. The floor is really high imo. The ceiling depends on how many explosive plays the other WRs can generate. But it’s at worst a Top 40 offense if Rivers can be a good LT and most everyone stays healthy.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Jalen Rivers. Please, for the love of Christ, please be a slightly-above average ACC Left Tackle. I’m not even trying to be greedy here. Just be above-average, and this is easily a Top 3 line in the conference.

I see a really high floor if that’s the case with this scheme, the QB, the backs, Restrepo, and the Tight Ends. I just honestly don’t see how it can be bad, if Rivers can do his thing at LT. The floor is really high imo. The ceiling depends on how many explosive plays the other WRs can generate. But it’s at worst a Top 40 offense if Rivers can be a good LT and most everyone stays healthy.
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He'll hold up fine vs. most DEs. How many great edge rushers do we face? I know Clemson's DE is the real deal. Those are the guys I'd worry about. His feet are a little too slow.
 
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lindend said:
Radical change since enrolling last year

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Crazy how a few SEC teams said he was too overweight coming out of high school, just for them to try and get him to hop in the portal during the off szn! Kids going to make him self some money over the next 2 years. Big Athlete that's light on his feet. Everyone in the 205 knew once he got in a better environment he could be a hidden gem.
 
Warrior808 said:
Saw that too.
Gotta think our run game should be pretty potent, Im interested in seeing how they scheme it up this year with Shannon's offense.

Just judging by body type and movement skills it almost looks like our tackles and center would be better at pulling than our guards. Kind of a strange oddity but maybe they can come with some creative ways to take advantage of that. Especially Mauigoa, dude would be like running behind a semi truck.
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just wait till its 4th & short and Jacurri comes in at wildcat (+ hearing McCoy working a bit at TE).....
who is going to stop that???? we bout to steamroll some fools in the short game. WATCH.
 
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It’s premature but it looks like the staff evals are hitting the mark more so than missing it. Mario & Co. is recruiting the right body types with the right mindsets.

Miami of OH is going to die and AtM is going to get hit so hard in the mouth they won’t know what hit them. We’re going to surprise some people this year..
 
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WeBallinBoyz said:
I forget who it was that laughed at me when I said he’ll start over Rivers.

This dude is the truth. I watched in person at GT, he was washing out an entire section of the DL by himself. As a true freshman.

We got a **** good one.
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I disagreed with u and i still stand on if rivers were competing at guard he would start lol its not a knock on Anez he’s good too. Good problem to have
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Tez was so big, he was always prone to being a bit over, but he was NOWHERE near as out-of-shape as Russell Maryland out of HS.

Trust me, Tez first enrolled at UM when I was there in school, and he didn't look sloppy. Big...yes. I think the story you are referring to with Tez might involve Zo locking the refrigerator.

But you could definitely see the transformation in Russell from his first year until he left UM. In fact, that was one of the "storylines" about Russell, he was tapped into multiple UM honor societies when I was at UM, and it was for both his transformation as well as his leadership. That guy truly improved in his time at UM.
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It was Randy Shannon.
 
Dude said:
He's not the only guy on the OL that's been making strides. McCoy looks great. Rivers has finally started to take S&C seriously. Lee has added 15+ pounds (he needed to, he got demolished in the spring). Mauigoa & Okunlola have taken this seriously for years... so has Nelson & Cohen. It's matriculating into the OL and hopefully next year proves we have an entirely different S&C culture.
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Yeah I was going to say rivers looked to be pretty lean in his post practice videos. Got rid of the baby fat. It also helps to be having older lineman. Not too many 18/19yr olds can hold their own on the line. This is where building depth and letting younger guys RS and develop is key for both sides of the line.
 
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