Saturday, April 6, 2013

SCRIMMAGE IN NAPLES 4-5-13

         The Canes decided to take their talents to the west coast last night for their second spring scrimmage, before their spring game next Saturday at Sun Life stadium. Many people were concerned about the weather causing some issues for the scrimmage, but it wasn't a factor at all. The very nice Naples High School has a turf field so it wasn't muddy, and not one drop of rain fell during the night. I do think it affected the attendance though, the storms over Miami and south Florida might of scared some fans from making the drive to the west side. Last year an estimated 10,000 people attended the scrimmage in Fort Myers, this year an estimated 3,000 were in Naples. It was still a great atmosphere and overall a successful night, here are my thoughts on it.


  • Senior quarterback Stephen Morris had a decent night, nothing incredible but did what he is expected to do. Battling for the 2 spot is Ryan Williams & Gary Crow, Crow had a better scrimmage then Williams. Williams had a few overthrown balls and just couldn't seem to get into a rhythm, Crow seemed to have a good connection with the WR's especially Rashawn Scott. 
  • The offensive line continues to impress even without leaders Shane McDermott and Brandon Linder. Definitely didn't have the false start issues that they had in the first scrimmage at Traz, but the snaps were all over the place for the QBs. I'm sure that will get fixed when McDermott comes back.
  • The area that everyone wanted to see improve, in the off season, was the defensive line and we're finally able to see some impressive improvement. Anthony Chickillo had 3 sacks and 2 swatted down balls making people forget about his mediocre performance 2 weeks ago. My favorite lineman is Olsen Pierre, he is the man. He creates traffic at the line of scrimmage and can reach the QB with swiftness. Expecting a big year from him.
  • When the RB's were able to get past the D line the linebackers did a great job of backing them up rarely missing a tackle. One of the times a tackle was missed was when Duke Johnson shook Denzel Perryman out of his shoes but c'mon, it's Duke Johnson. The man that seems to be getting the most attention is Alex Figueroa and he keeps proving that he rightfully should be. He didn't miss a tackle, and big hits were delivered to RB's. 
  • Speaking of big hits, Jordan Tolson demolished RB Danny Dillard making the fans and players go wild. Also Raphael Kirby gave freshman TE Standish Dobard a big "welcome to college" crack on a pass over the middle. Dobard was down for a few minutes, but was able to walk off the field under his own power.
  • Rashawn Scott was the best receiver out there bringing in a handful of receptions and a TD. Phillip Dorsett was not in attendance he was competing in a track meet. Herb Waters and Allen Hurns had a couple of dropped passes each, we can't have that.
  • Duke Johnson did his thing but the running back that is standing out besides him is Dallas Crawford, he will get the 2 spot I'm assuming and get some decent time during the season. Also playing RB was Brandon Yosha and Danny Dillard, Eduardo Clements is expected back soon he is recovering from an injury and the freshman RB Gus Edwards is coming in over the summer.


         Be sure to follow me on twitter @KylePuma and also visit CaneInsider.com for more updates. Audio from after the scrimmage can be heard here via Brian Londons sound cloud:

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