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Post by AggieGroove on Apr 16, 2016 15:17:13 GMT -5
dgso:
What about Kylil Carter? Was he running with the 1st team?
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Post by bluehaze on Apr 16, 2016 18:02:36 GMT -5
Carter started off with the first team, but all three abs got some run. Carter couldn't get going. Touching the qb and calling it a sack really hurt him.
Parker and Keyes are gonna be a serious problem for the MEAC
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Post by saabman on Apr 16, 2016 18:20:18 GMT -5
Carter started off with the first team, but all three abs got some run. Carter couldn't get going. Touching the qb and calling it a sack really hurt him. Parker and Keyes are gonna be a serious problem for the MEAC So the O-line needs some work than !!, Is that the right take from your statement on Carter? Did he get the time or did he hold the ball to long? Also what about the use of the TE's , any balls thrown his way at all ?
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Post by Aggie One on Apr 16, 2016 20:17:34 GMT -5
Blue & Gold Game Ends In A Tie
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information Release: 04/16/2016 GREENSBORO (April 16, 2016) – North Carolina A&T stepped back on the football field in competition for the first time in five months on Saturday in the Aggies annual Blue & Gold Spring Game at Aggie Stadium with a few constants. N.C. A&T’s defense is really good. The offense is still a work in progress and the Aggies will have a pretty good quarterback battle on their hands when the practice starts in August. Five months after winning their second straight MEAC title, the inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl and the school’s third Black College Football National Championship, the Blue & Gold finished in a 14-14 tie. The Blue team featured the Aggies first-team offense and second-team defense while the Gold played with the first-team defense and second-team offense. Both Aggie defenses looked superb even though the Gold did not have to face All-American running back Tarik Cohen who did not play. Without Cohen, the Aggies did had a touchdown on the ground as rising sophomore Keevin Thompson scored on an 18-yard touchdown run for Gold. Defensively, rising junior outside linebacker Jeremy Taylor and rising sophomore Kiaundric Richardson were swarming to the ball all day for the Gold. Meanwhile rising junior defensive back Jerome Beatty and rising senior Tyree Andrews had some good pursuits to the football for Gold. “I think it starts with the defensive staff. Everybody is on the same page and have been on the same page defensively as far as what we try to do and how we try to do things,” said N.C. A&T head coach Rod Broadway about an Aggies defense that has been one of the best in FCS play since he arrived in Greensboro in 2011. “I think (defensive coordinator Sam Washington) does a good job with the staff in making sure they know exactly how we want things done.” There was some offense on Saturday. Rising senior Denzel Keyes looks primed to improve on his second-team All-MEAC season from 2015. Keyes, who became a huge threat inside the opponents’ 20-yard line with his 6-foot-4 frame and leaping ability, looked at little more diverse on Saturday. There were times on Saturday when Keyes looked difficult for smaller defensive backs to deal with in the open field. His day was capped off by a 50-yard touchdown pass from rising senior quarterback Oluwafemi Bamiro for the Blue. “He’s got to have a big year for us,” said Broadway about Keyes. “His batting average needs to be a little bit better than it is right now because we threw quite a few balls to him last season, and he could not come up with enough of them. My challenge to him would be to improve his hitting. He was a good hitter last year. We need him to be a great hitter.” Rising sophomore quarterback Lamar Raynard had two touchdown tosses, a 26-yarder to Virginia Tech transfer Carlis Parker (for Blue) and an 84-yard bomb to rising sophomore receiver Malik Wilson (for Gold).
Raynard started the 2015 season as the starter before rising sophomore Kylil Carter emerged late in the season with a game-winning touchdown pass at S.C. State along with significant playing time in the Aggies remaining three games. The Aggies also have Bamiro and they signed a quarterback during National Signing Day. N.C. A&T played three different QBs last year. “They all have things that they can do and it’s going to be a heckuva battle come fall,” said Broadway. “I may just have to see how much they progress over the course of the summer. All three of those guys can throw, and all three of them are working hard so it’s going to be a challenge to see which one of them can rise to the top”
For the rest of the story: www.ncataggies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=593291&SPID=74503&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210894560&DB_OEM_ID=24500
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Post by aggielaw on Apr 16, 2016 21:39:41 GMT -5
Yeeeees! Thanks Aggie One!
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Post by aggie2039 on Apr 18, 2016 0:44:03 GMT -5
Is Xavier Griffin still on the team?
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Apr 18, 2016 5:41:44 GMT -5
Is Xavier Griffin still on the team? Yes...had a solid game. With what I saw from Keyes, Griffin, Parker and Wilson...I'm not worried about WR as long as they stay healthy headed into the Kent St. game. Sent from my LGLS991 using proboards
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Post by bluehaze on Apr 18, 2016 6:55:14 GMT -5
Carter started off with the first team, but all three abs got some run. Carter couldn't get going. Touching the qb and calling it a sack really hurt him. Parker and Keyes are gonna be a serious problem for the MEAC So the O-line needs some work than !!, Is that the right take from your statement on Carter? Did he get the time or did he hold the ball to long? Also what about the use of the TE's , any balls thrown his way at all ? Carter was holding on to the ball too long. As far as the tight ends, I didn't see a tight end get a pass the whole game. Thompson looked good at running back. He's going to be a good compliment to Cohen next year.
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Post by Aggie One on Apr 18, 2016 7:50:29 GMT -5
We had three key starters you sat out the spring game because of injuries - Mack, Best, and Cole. So at this point I wouldn't read much of anything in the way of distress or alarm into O-Line performance with all reserves and red shirts in there Saturday. Play calls on off the edges were limited as they always is in a spring game with the focus primarily on repetition with the vertical mid to deep range passing game and getting a feel for what this group of wide receivers and quarterbacks could be capable of heading into summer.
With 20 or so new faces in the mix, there was not going be a lot of continuity but it really was about an teaching and evaluation of the athletes and who has shown development in the offseason since December. Athleticism and depth with this team should not be a problem this fall.
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Apr 18, 2016 8:26:41 GMT -5
Is Xavier Griffin still on the team? Yes...had a solid game. With what I saw from Keyes, Griffin, Parker and Wilson...I'm not worried about WR as long as they stay healthy headed into the Kent St. game. Sent from my LGLS991 using proboards That's good to hear because last year we did not have any receivers with size other than Keyes. Two other good receivers with size should do wonders for the QB's. Me personally would not read much into Carters performance; I don't think he thrives when he has a read shirt own (dont hit me). Dudes a scrambler and a bruiser and seems to get more into the game when he takes a few hits; he sorta like a big running back that can throw....
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Post by The Professor on Apr 18, 2016 8:53:17 GMT -5
I wasn't there but I got several folks who told me about how good Femi looked and wondered who this parker kid was
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Post by Aggie Monster on Apr 18, 2016 9:22:10 GMT -5
They should really start streaming the spring game. I really wanted to get there, but stuff came up and the drive to Greensboro was not a priority. Would have logged on though.
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on Apr 18, 2016 9:33:17 GMT -5
I'm not worried about Carter's performance either......but it just goes to show that when you have competition, you better be on your A-game. Every audition counts. There's no further "senior QB specter" hovering over the program. One of these 2 will be our starting QB and could likely be our program QB over the next 3 years. Last year was last year. It's April 2016; time to sit back, observe, and let the play in practice ultimately determine who gets the starting nod. Frankly, I'd rather have 2 good QBs fighting for the job than 2 bad QBs fighting for it. This is a good problem to have.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Apr 18, 2016 9:52:00 GMT -5
Yes...had a solid game. With what I saw from Keyes, Griffin, Parker and Wilson...I'm not worried about WR as long as they stay healthy headed into the Kent St. game. Sent from my LGLS991 using proboards That's good to hear because last year we did not have any receivers with size other than Keyes. Two other good receivers with size should do wonders for the QB's. Me personally would not read much into Carters performance; I don't think he thrives when he has a read shirt own (dont hit me). Dudes a scrambler and a bruiser and seems to get more into the game when he takes a few hits; he sorta like a big running back that can throw.... Carter is a physical QB. But based on all the info out there, one of the major reasons that we went to a QB rotation was the loss of Griffin and Francis last year. That changed the offensive dynamic significantly. If they stay healthy, I think Raynard likely starts the bulk of 2015. Femi is going to be an interesting case. He looked better as a passer than Carter. He looked more comfortable running the ball than Raynard. And he's a fifth-year senior. But if this WR corps/OL group can stay healthy, we might have a record scoring year on our hands in 2016.... regardless who the QB is, because all the QBs are at least decent passers.
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Post by The Professor on Apr 18, 2016 10:23:45 GMT -5
If its like what I heard, Its Femi's to lose.
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