Alvester Alexander on Doak Walker watch list

[TheRealUW]

I see him coming close to last year's totals by mid-season.

I will be stunned if he comes anywhere near this. In fact, I'd be a bit surprised to see him matach last years rushing total given the entire season. Two reasons:

1) He is going to get less touches this season. Kongo is a better RB, and if he stays trouble free and healthy, he will be seeing the majority of snaps by mid-season. Ghalli may push AA for snaps too.

2) Defenses are going to stack the box against us all year long. They will be well aware that we lost our top 2 receivers and that we are starting a true freshman QB. If they have any brains at all, they are going to force us to prove our passing game can beat them.

I can almost gurantee how the 1st half against Weber is going to go. UW's game plan will be to establish the run and ease the true freshman QB into the game. Weber will know this and put 8 men in the box on first and 2nd down. The result? It's going to be a long day for our offense in the 1st half. I see us scoring on a single big play and the score being something like 10-7 or 7-3 at the half. The coaches will be forced to open it up in the 2nd half, and UW will pull away as Pittser proves what he can do. UW wins 28-10.

 

[cowboyz]

I see him coming close to last year's totals by mid-season.

I will be stunned if he comes anywhere near this. In fact, I'd be a bit surprised to see him matach last years rushing total given the entire season. Two reasons:

1) He is going to get less touches this season. Kongo is a better RB, and if he stays trouble free and healthy, he will be seeing the majority of snaps by mid-season. Ghalli may push AA for snaps too.

2) Defenses are going to stack the box against us all year long. They will be well aware that we lost our top 2 receivers and that we are starting a true freshman QB. If they have any brains at all, they are going to force us to prove our passing game can beat them.

I can almost gurantee how the 1st half against Weber is going to go. UW's game plan will be to establish the run and ease the true freshman QB into the game. Weber will know this and put 8 men in the box on first and 2nd down. The result? It's going to be a long day for our offense in the 1st half. I see us scoring on a single big play and the score being something like 10-7 or 7-3 at the half. The coaches will be forced to open it up in the 2nd half, and UW will pull away as Pittser proves what he can do. UW wins 28-10.

With only 13 carries for 13 yards last season I can't yet judge if Kankolongo is or will be better than AA. One yard a carry says no, but you can't really judge a player on 13 carries. I still can't figure out why DC used a year of this guys eligbility for 13 carries. What a waste... I think you 'could be correct on how the Weber State game might start with them playing a run prevent style D, but I see Smith under center, not Pittser. Pittser has to play some catch up here. He might be the QB of the future, but Smith has a ton more experience and success at the high school level, plus he even has semi-college experience wih a season of spring ball under his belt. Regardless of how things shake out I wouldn't want us to start the season with a very green QB and a RB with 13 career carries

 

[laxwyo]

Kongo is listed as #5 on the depth chart.

 

[TheRealUW]

Kongo is listed as #5 on the depth chart.

True, but Kongo got in trouble and is suspended for the 1st game. DC always drops suspended players to the bottom of the depth chart. I wish practices were still open. It only took a watching a few of them to realize who our best RB was.

DC is well aware that Kongo is our best RB. Remember, Kongo earned the #1 spot in spring ball as a true freshman. Then came the discipline problems and injuries and his opportunity went down the drain last year. It looks like he may be headed down the same road again this year, but IF he stays out of trouble and IF he stays healthy, he will be our main RB by mid-season. I have no doubt about that.

The biggest travesty in the whole RB conversation is Ghaali Muhammad. I have a feeling he is going to be relegated to a couple touches per game, when he should be our starting SS. That dude has 1st team all conference SS written all over him. He is nowhere close to that as a RB.

 

[MrTitleist]

The biggest travesty in the whole RB conversation is Ghaali Muhammad. I have a feeling he is going to be relegated to a couple touches per game, when he should be our starting SS. That dude has 1st team all conference SS written all over him. He is nowhere close to that as a RB.

I agree 100%. Ghaali was terrific on defense, it didn't make sense to move him to RB when it appears we have what we need at that position. However, given Kongo's problems it may have been a prudent move. But man, Ghaali would have made our defense into something else.. a lot of great play makers on that side of the ball.