Boston College Football Starts Practice Today
by Brian Favat on Aug 9, 2010 9:00 AM EDT
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PrintIt's finally here. After the long offseason wait, Boston College will officially begin practicing for the 2010 season. The festivities kick off this morning with meetings and the team will practice in the afternoon. The countdown is now down to 26 days before the season opener against Weber State on September 4.
I take a look at five storylines that will emerge from the Eagles summer camp over at SB Nation Boston. The dominant story, of course, will be the return of Herzlich. But I also think that some very big questions at defensive line, quarterback, wide receiver and running back will hopefully be answered this month.
With the August practice and scrimmage season finally upon us, the MSM has awoken from their midsummer slumber to provide us with some color on the 2010 version of the Eagles.
Blauds takes a look at the Eagles depleted defensive line and also has a feature on the maturation of Shinskie. He also posted a blog post about Billy Flutie and his rise to the top of the Eagles receiving depth chart. Conroy takes a look at five questions facing the Eagles.
As we head into summer camp, here's my best guess as to what the two-deep looks like for the Eagles. This will undoubtedly change a few times between now and September 4.
Offense
WR Colin Larmond Jr. 6-3 200 Jr.
Clyde Lee 6-0 191 So.
WR Billy Flutie 6-2 194 Sr. OR Ifeanyi Momah 6-6 228 Sr OR Johnathan Coleman 6-4 218 R-Fr.
Shakim Phillips 6-2 195 Fr.
LT Anthony Castonzo 6'7" 295 Sr.
John Wetzel 6-7 286 So.
LG Emmett Cleary 6-7 297 So.
Mark Spinney 6-4 292 Jr.
C Nathan Richman 6-6 292 Jr.
Ian White 6-5 299 R-Fr.
RG Thomas Claiborne 6-3 325 Sr.
Nick Halloran 6-6 277 So.
RT Rich Lapham 6-8 322 Sr.
Mike Goodman Jr 6-6 302 So.
TE Chris Pantale 6-6 244 So.
Lars Anderson 6-3 243 Jr.
QB Dave Shinskie 6-4 216 So.
Michael Marscovetra 6-4 192 So.
RB Montel Harris 5-10 200 Jr.
Sterlin Phifer 5-10 213 R-Fr.
FB James McCluskey 6-2 251 Sr.
Codi Boek 6-2 221 Sr.
Defense
LE Alex Albright 6-5 248 Sr.
Kasim Edebali 6-2 245 R-Fr.
LT Bryan Murray 6-2 295 So. [Updated with Scafe out]
Dominic Appiah 6-5 260 Fr.
RT Conor O'Neal 6-3 299 So. [Updated with Ramsey out]
Dillon Quinn 6-6 279 R-Fr.
RE Brad Newman 6-2 256 Sr.
Max Holloway 6-2 242 So.
SLB Mark Herzlich 6-4 238 Sr.
Kevin Pierre-Louis 6-1 215 Fr.
MLB Luke Kuechly 6-3 225 So.
Nick Clancy 6-3 226 So.
WLB Mike Morrissey 6-2 219 Sr. OR Will Thomson 6-1 230 Jr.
Alexander DiSanzo 6-3 230 So.
CB Donnie Fletcher 6-1 196 Jr.
Chris Fox 5-11 198 Sr.
CB DeLeon Gause 5-11 179 Sr.
Isaac Johnson 6-0 183 Jr.
SS Dominick LeGrande 6-2 218 Jr.
Jim Noel 6-4 181 So.
FS Wes Davis 6-1 221 Sr.
Okechukwu Okoroha 6-1 195 So.
Special Teams
K Nate Freese 6-0 170 R-Fr.
Ryan Quigley 6-3 191 Jr.
P Ryan Quigley 6-3 191 Jr.
Billy Flutie 6-2 194 Sr.
KR DeLeon Gause 5-11 179 Sr.
Montel Harris 5-10 200 Jr.
PR DeLeon Gause 5-11 179 Sr.
Clyde Lee 6-0 191 So.
Rolandan Finch, who we thought was going to serve as Harris' backup, looks like he will miss the season after suffering a knee injury this spring. My guess is you can then plug redshirt freshman Sterlin Phifer into the backup running back position.
Thoughts on the depth chart?
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For now, the experiment of switching wide receiver Ifeanyi Momah to defensive end has been put on hold.
"It’s almost as delicate a situation as quarterback was last season,’’ said Spaziani, who may have to throw some true freshmen into the mix on the defensive line.
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I don't buy it
One, because “per blauds”, but seriously he was effective in the spring game and never has really excelled as a WR.
I could see them using him an goal line formations to have someone huge to throw to, but there’s no chance he’s in the 2-deep WR IMO.
Looks like he's both
I can’t imagine he’s going to be an every down WR or every down DE. Looks like they’re going to use him situationally on both sides of the ball.
He was on the two-deep at WR, though.
Personally, I’d rather see Momah at WR. I think he can do more than simply be the end zone fade route guy on third downs, and I think we are lighter at WR than we are at DE (Albright, Holloway, Newman, Edebali). Now if he could play DT, I think that’s another story entirely.
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have you seen pics?
He’s quite big now. I don’t like his chances of running away from anyone while executing routes. If he’s out there and Swigert, Philips, or Amidon aren’t, we whiffed hard on WR recruiting this year.
True Freshman
I have to think more than one true freshman will crack the two-deep. I think Phillips in for Momah at WR and CJ Jones in for Fox at CB are both very possible.
BCMike also took exception to Momah being there … let’s replace Momah with Phillips. Dynamic updating!
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I think you could plug any of Donte Elliot, Shakim Phillips, Bobby Swigert or Johnathan Coleman in at WR in the two-deep.
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Not sure on CJ
I think he’s got a load of talent but we’re pretty deep there. Dime coverage to me is a little more about knowing your responsibilities and coverage and less about athletic ability. Fox or Noel for the 4th DB spot would be my guess rather than a true frosh.
D-backs
I think we’re pretty deep at safety but less so at corner.
I tend to agree. Apparently the latest depth chart had either Fletcher or Gause as FC. Must mean Isaac Johnson is first team BC.
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DL is very light
3 of 4 projected starters weigh in at around 250. (248 lb, 256 lb and 242 lb). That is way to small to battle in the ACC. And Brad Newman as a 256 lb DT is a problem. He should be a DE.
What’s the story with DQ???
This does not look like a DL that is going to be any better than last year ’s DL at putting pressure on the QB.
Newman was an end, but supposedly was moved to tackle this year.
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Only mentions of Quinn lately ...
DT Dillon Quinn: The redshirt freshman will need to step up as BC needs all the help it can get on the defensive line. Quinn, from Elmsford, N.Y., earned the 2008 Coaches Award at Trinity Pawling, where he helped the Pride win the 2007 New England Class A title. He was selected to play in the 2009 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.
Massive redshirt freshman Dillon Quinn (6-foot-6, 279 pounds) might need to make a big contribution.
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Flutie seems like he should be a valuable #3
As a 2, he doesn’t particularly scare me. If Pantale can ever put it together, however, he would scare me.
This team will improve in '10... on its 16-16 conference record over the last 4 years.... after losing 20 games in the last 4 years... after having the 7th worst major-conference defense... after not even winning its own division in the ACC in the last 4.
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Spaz has played a lot of 3-5-3 (shakinthesouthland has a great pinned post on this)
Seems to me BC might revert to that this year?
This team will improve in '10... on its 16-16 conference record over the last 4 years.... after losing 20 games in the last 4 years... after having the 7th worst major-conference defense... after not even winning its own division in the ACC in the last 4.
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Yeah, really good read here.
http://www.shakinthesouthland.com/2009/07/bc-spazianis-3-5-3-defense.html
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That is very interesting read
But that is a demoralizing front four to look at. We really were spoiled during the Brace-Raji administration. Can we at least partially blame this one on the Jags departure and the subsequent challenging spring 2009 recruiting situation? Also I really was banking on Corey Eason being a force for BC eventually at around 270 lbs. I know he somehow left BC and now is at UMass oddly enough. Was it a case of being overhyped or did he have to seek out the Zoo’s less stringent academic standards?
Ramsey a no-show
Not totally unexpected but certainly not good news for the D-Line.
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/oncampus/?p=224
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Hah that's cool
My highschool team starts practice same day as BC so nice to have 7 hours of hell every day.
Herzlich misses practice
Out with a minor right foot injury, unrelated to his cancer treatment. He’s day-to-day.
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