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(07-14-2017 11:03 AM)flushtheherd Wrote:  I have a sneaky feeling that Boersma might be a nice surprise this season... He is a speedy dynamic after the catch kind of kid... his tape reminded me of a younger Daniel Braverman... If we still use that swing pass and miss direction we used a few years back he might be a nice spark plug to offset our likely early lack of a downfield threat...

I watched Broersma all through his high school days and I always felt that he was every bit as good an athlete as Asantay Brown or maybe even better.

OL Mohammad Elazazy 6'5" 310 - has been added to the roster

(07-15-2017 12:56 PM)broncofan1 Wrote:  

(07-15-2017 09:54 AM)ru4wmu Wrote:  After comparing this new roster to the Spring one, I make the following observations:
1. I am surprised with the low attrition. Only Paul Engram LB and Keenan Erb K from the Spring roster are no longer listed. Engram was mentioned earlier. Kennan was a walkon and we already have 3 kickers listed. Usually we lose 3-5 kids from Spring to start of Fall camp. Other than Braster, we have not lost anyone due to the coaching change. I think that speaks volumes.
2. The weights have been updated and are almost all moving in the right direction. Most players have added 5 - 10 pounds. Brooks up 30, Balbani up 17. A few guys have lost a few pounds where it looks like it made sense. I really don't see how first or second year guys play much when I see how each year players build their bodies to be better.
3. Yes, we only have 13 seniors which is low. But all but 3 or 4 will be starters and most will be All Conference type players that we will sorely miss after this year.

Do we know what happened to Paul Engram?

Some sort of injury. But I believe he has stayed inspired and close. Doing some work as a trainer or something.

So between every single recruit making it to campus and the very little attrition so far....I'm impressed with this staff's ability to create buy-in and keep this team cohesive. It bodes well for this transition.

(07-15-2017 05:23 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  So between every single recruit making it to campus and the very little attrition so far....I'm impressed with this staff's ability to create buy-in and keep this team cohesive. It bodes well for this transition.

Agreed-- if they finish strong on the trail and hold on to these commits we may have a sustainable program on our hands (at least medium term)-- not an easy feat in this conference.