The Connect: 08/16/10

by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Aug 16, 2010 1:37 PM EDT

First, the obligatory practice report: Today's early morning practice was dominated by the tiny, mighty Travis Benjamin. He and Jacory connected on two long passes, presumably against the first team defense, and he also caught a long pass from Prince Whipple. Marcus Robinson was the star on defense, which is nice to hear even though it only illustrates the inconsistency that has dogged him throughout his career. Most importantly, ~~Jeremy Shockey~~ Chase Ford caught a touchdown during red zone drills, which it seems he has been doing all camp. Tight ends were huge in the red zone last year, so it would be nice if he could replace some of the touchdown production of Dedrick Epps and Jimmy Graham. There is also a practice later today.

Graduating college is a scary thing. There is a lot of stress and work involved in leaving the comfortable cocoon of schooling and entering the real world. You have to get a job! No more mid-day naps! Some dearly departed Canes are now competing for jobs in the NFL, which started up its pre-season this weekend. The big standout was Darryl Sharpton, who led the Texans with seven tackles, in a game that also featured a 44 yard touchdown by Andre Johnson. Spencer Adkins (Spencer Adkins!) led the Falcons in tackles as well. I repeat, Spencer Adkins! Darnell Jenkins, a very good college receiver who happened to have his career coincide with the Kirby Freeman Era, caught a 52 yard pass for the New England Patriots. Javarris James ran for 17 yards on four carries for the Colts, a team that has a rather significant running back deficiency at the moment.

But, some other babies did not fare so well. Jimmy Graham caught one pass for six yards (no reports on whether he used both hands) and Sam Shields, already a massive long shot to make the Packers, fumbled during either a kick or punt return (no reports on whether he was consoled by his bong post-game). Jason Fox is also apparently going to be the Lions' third team left tackle. Dedrick Epps did not catch a pass for the Chargers.

The rakontur website has been posting previews of the deleted scenes from The U DVD. They are all varying degrees of great. There is also a release party for the DVD tonight at Titanic on Ponce by the baseball stadium.

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THE U DVD

just to clear things up, the deleted scenes on the DVD are actually totally different scenes then the ones on the web. we couldn’t fit all of them on the disc so we posted the extra ones online. there are still a few more that we haven’t posted yet. there’s also featurettes from the premiere, the city hall screening, and the um campus screening.

the 2nd disc includes 4 condensed games: 1991 vs FSU (wide right), 1989 sugar bowl vs Alabama, 1987 vs South Carolina (big fight) and 1983 vs Duke

by rakontur on Aug 16, 2010 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

thanks

and apologies for the TOTALLY ACCURATE reporting

by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Aug 16, 2010 2:18 PM EDT reply actions

Another Cane tearing it up in a really important & meaningful preseason game

Leon Williams (Leon Williams!) led the Cowboys in tackles against Oakland.

Oh, and DajLeon “the guy who took Ken Dorsey’s number” Farr was signed by the Cowboys.

On a slightly unrelated note, can someone tell me why some Canes with decent but unspectacular college careers go on to become NFL studs? Jon Beason: great guy, decent LB at the U but hardly a world-beater, now among the NFL’s best?! Erik Winston: good LT at the U but not exactly an All-American, now possibly the best RT in the NFL?! Someone please explain.

by Displaced Cane on Aug 16, 2010 2:59 PM EDT reply actions

god, i totally forgot about leon williams

what the fuck

anyway, my guess is mostly that some guys respond to coaches differently, or some guys might mature (mentally, physically) later than some (i.e. the whole idea of a ceiling), which might explain why some guys end up having more impact in the NFL than they did at UM.

the thing with beason is that he was probably a bit underrated at UM, coming after the linebackers that he did. winston was a converted tight end, so i’m not surprised that he has blossomed into a great tackle while in the nfl, as opposed to while in college.

by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Aug 16, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions