by DomingoOrtiz on Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:48 pm
31southst {l Wrote}:DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:Eagle1999 {l Wrote}:Where did CJ Jones go? Thought he was battling ALJ for starting field corner. Foot injury????
Think his knee is bothering him.
Did we ever confirm who did his surgery?
by RegalBCeagle on Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:15 pm
DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:31southst {l Wrote}:DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:Eagle1999 {l Wrote}:Where did CJ Jones go? Thought he was battling ALJ for starting field corner. Foot injury????
Think his knee is bothering him.
Did we ever confirm who did his surgery?
I was wondering if he used the butcher. Good thing we don't use Welker's guy at MGH! He was 100% by September: http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/ne ... id=4882708
by bcfanbetweenthhedges on Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:22 pm
by commavegarage on Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:53 pm
bcfanbetweenthhedges {l Wrote}:2012
We haven't used tight ends since Logan.........look for a good year from ... Miller!
With Luke gone we have the no-name defense crew....should be a hard hitting led by no-namer........ Josh Keyes
Biggest win of the year Miami.................... it's a must win!
What I'm really looking forward to is.................SpaZoo's retirement!
"Go EAGLES"
by twballgame9 on Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:53 pm
commavegarage {l Wrote}:bcfanbetweenthhedges {l Wrote}:2012
We haven't used tight ends since Logan.........look for a good year from ... Miller!
With Luke gone we have the no-name defense crew....should be a hard hitting led by no-namer........ Josh Keyes
Biggest win of the year Miami.................... it's a must win!
What I'm really looking forward to is.................SpaZoo's retirement!
"Go EAGLES"
i miss when all of your posts were centered
by basselope on Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:32 pm
by BCdee on Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:18 am
basselope {l Wrote}:Bobby sprained his knee 1.5 weeks ago in practice. He had a MRI that showed a MCL sprain but no tear.
He should have been avoiding contact for 3 weeks and then would have been ready to go for the opener, so not sure why he was even in WEDS scrimmage, but he is not one that likes to sit out, so I know why he was in there.
In the WEDS scrimmage another player rolled up that same knee. (basically the same thing that happen before)
The new MRI today shows a Grade 2 MCL tear, so he will be out 5 weeks or so.
by basselope on Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:01 am
basselope {l Wrote}:Bobby sprained his knee 1.5 weeks ago in practice. He had a MRI that showed a MCL sprain but no tear.
He should have been avoiding contact for 3 weeks and then would have been ready to go for the opener, so not sure why he was even in WEDS scrimmage, but he is not one that likes to sit out, so I know why he was in there.
In the WEDS scrimmage another player rolled up that same knee. (basically the same thing that happen before)
The new MRI today shows a Grade 2 MCL tear, so he will be out 5 weeks or so.
by claver2010 on Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:12 am
by eagle9903 on Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:58 am
basselope {l Wrote}:5. It is [spaz era BC] football, so even wearing a brace when a kid rolled up the back of his leg this shit happen[s] to one key position player in each August practice.
by DavidGordonsFoot on Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:13 am
basselope {l Wrote}:Bobby sprained his knee 1.5 weeks ago in practice. He had a MRI that showed a MCL sprain but no tear.
He should have been avoiding contact for 3 weeks and then would have been ready to go for the opener, so not sure why he was even in WEDS scrimmage, but he is not one that likes to sit out, so I know why he was in there.
In the WEDS scrimmage another player rolled up that same knee. (basically the same thing that happen before)
The new MRI today shows a Grade 2 MCL tear, so he will be out 5 weeks or so.
by commavegarage on Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:15 am
basselope {l Wrote}:he is not one that likes to sit out, so I know why he was in there.
by angrychicken on Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:29 pm
basselope {l Wrote}:basselope {l Wrote}:Bobby sprained his knee 1.5 weeks ago in practice. He had a MRI that showed a MCL sprain but no tear.
He should have been avoiding contact for 3 weeks and then would have been ready to go for the opener, so not sure why he was even in WEDS scrimmage, but he is not one that likes to sit out, so I know why he was in there.
In the WEDS scrimmage another player rolled up that same knee. (basically the same thing that happen before)
The new MRI today shows a Grade 2 MCL tear, so he will be out 5 weeks or so.
I should clarify a few things.
1. The 3 week comment is my assumption of what was needed, I am not a MD but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
2. They did a stabilty test on the knee before he was allowed to go back into practice and he must have passed.
3. They had him wearing a knee brace as precaution.
4. He obviously felt fine as he was able to take one 50 yds to the Endzone.
5. It is football, so even wearing a brace when a kid rolled up the back of his leg this shit happen.
by DomingoOrtiz on Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:43 am
Eagles to tackle young Miami QB
By Rich Thompson / BC Notebook | Monday, August 27, 2012 | http://www.bostonherald.com | College Football
Miami quarterback Stephen Morris resides in the same uncertain place that Boston College signal-caller Chase Rettig inhabited at this time last year.
Both dynamic young quarterbacks are looking for a successful new beginning when the Eagles host the Hurricanes in the 2012 season opener Saturday (3:30 p.m.) at Alumni Stadium.
Morris played in five games with one start, but spent most of 2011 as Jacory Harris’ backup. He completed 26-of-37 passes for 283 yards, 195 in his start against Maryland, with no touchdowns and two interceptions.
The 6-foor-2, 210-pound Miami native underwent offseason back surgery, but won over Hurricanes coach Al Golden in training camp. BC coach Frank Spaziani feels the sophomore and his receivers will be a good opening test for the Eagles’ young secondary.
“Stephen, from what I can deduce, is a very big league quarterback with skills,” said Spaziani. “You have to go back and look at the Maryland game that he started last year, and he hasn’t skipped a beat as far as their offense is concerned.
“They move the ball and score very well. I’m sure with a whole season of the system under his belt and the offseason and preseason, we are expecting an accomplished quarterback. He hasn’t been in a lot of plays, but he has been in games and been around. I’m sure he’s going to be well schooled.”
Rettig began the 2011 season with more experience than Morris has now, but under similar circumstances. Rettig enjoyed his best statistical day in the opener when he completed 24-of-44 passes for 351 yards in a 24-17 home loss to Northwestern.
Rettig experienced highs and lows over the next 11 games. He had respectable passing numbers but finished near the bottom of most categories in the quarterback-rich Atlantic Coast Conference. Spaziani feels experience has made Rettig a stronger passer and a better quarterback, and he expects big things against Miami.
“He’s matured and he has more control and 12 more games under his belt,” said Spaziani. “He’s had to handle a lot of adversity from last year and he’s had to deal with certain things.
“He is handling the team a lot better and the players have a different outlook about where he is, especially after the offseason and the summer. So he’s got that, but he needs to take the next step and we need to take the next step.”
Still no tight answer
Spaziani had all of training camp and four scrimmages to find a starting tight end, but the evaluation process remains ongoing.
The existing vacuum formed when senior Chris Pantale broke his foot in the first week of training camp. Pantale started 12 games last season and was on the John Mackey Award preseason watch list. C.J. Parsons out of Xaverian, Jarrett Darmstatter, Mike Naples, Liam Porter out of Natick and Dave Bowen were given fair opportunities to secure the job in the scrimmages. Freshman Mike Giacone, the top recruit in this year’s class, sat out the four scrimmages with a mild concussion.
“We have a couple different ways to go,” said Spaziani. “I think it is going to be by committee for a while until we figure it out.”
Pantale landed on the Mackey watch list from his efforts in last year’s finale, a 24-17 win at Miami, when he caught four passes for 70 yards, with touchdown receptions of 9 and 32 yards.
“It is certainly hard to say how much you are going to miss him; his performance was exemplary,” said Spaziani of Pantale. “He was a big part of our offense and he was experienced. We are going to miss him on all levels, not just production, and he certainly had a nice game last year. We’ll miss him and we’ll have to adapt.”
No backing down
Tailback Rolandan Finch is expected to practice today. Finch, the Eagles’ leading ball carrier last season, hurt his foot on a pass play in the third scrimmage on Aug. 19.
Tahj Kimble, BC’s third-down back, missed the first three scrimmages with a leg injury. Power runner Andre Williams was scratched from the third and fourth scrimmages because of the injuries to Kimble and Finch.
“We like our running backs. They have all been in games, they have all done things with different styles,” said Spaziani. “We are not about to rotate three guys in, but they are all ready to play and we have contingency plays.
“We’ll use them in our running game as we see fit, but we like to hand the ball to one guy most of the time.” . . .
Wide receiver Bobby Swigert, the team’s receptions leader last season, reinjured his leg in the final scrimmage and will likely miss the Miami game. Swigert caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Rettig before the injury.
by claver2010 on Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:04 am
BC loving life with the new OC
By Alex Prewitt
Globe Correspondent / August 27, 2012
An offense can only effectively function if a healthy relationship exists between the quarterback and the coordinator. They need to operate as extensions of each other. They go through everything together. Progressions, routes, strategies, and schemes. One mind, two bodies.
Since he matriculated at Boston College, Chase Rettig stood still as a revolving door of offensive coordinators spun through Chestnut Hill, each bringing a new system for the quarterback to learn on the fly.
And entering a pivotal campaign, both for the junior in his third season under center for the Eagles and for a program that’s trended toward the negative over the past few years and finished 2011 with a 4-8 record, Rettig and new coordinator Doug Martin were thrust into the offensive fire together.
Good thing they’ve become so close so quick.
“When he first got here, I told him, ‘Look, I want to do big things this year,’ ” Rettig said. “And he had the same mind-set. We have to work with each other. I have to be an extension. I’m just investing as much time as possible into football.”
Martin was hired late last year after seven seasons as Kent State’s head coach, but when he migrated to Boston in the spring, his family hadn’t yet made the move. “Look, I don’t have anything to do,” Martin texted Rettig. “No family, so just come by and watch football.”
Rettig stopped by the coach’s office every night. Together, they watched football, talked schemes, and got to know each other over pizza and subs.
“I think there has to be a great deal of trust for this thing to work,” Martin said. “I’m always eating something up here, and he’s always stealing it.
“He’s a student of the game, he wants to coach, he wants to learn. When a kid wants to be coached like that, it makes your job easy. He’s had to learn two or three different systems, and I think it’s paying off for you now, because he’s been exposed to different strategies and schemes, so when we start talking about it, he gets it.”
This season, the Eagles are transitioning to a multiple one-back offense, the passing game featuring West Coast route progressions with heavy play-action and plenty of timing routes. It’s what Martin has always done, from his seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at East Carolina to his time running the Golden Flashes.
“When you’re this multiple, you can fit tight ends in this scheme,” Martin said. “Four wideouts, it still works. One back, two backs, still works. No matter what your personnel, you should be able to adapt the offense.
“The biggest selling point was how fast our players learned the offense in the spring. Literally after the first week, they really understood what we’re doing. Then it becomes perfecting the skills and the techniques.”
Rettig struggled to grasp the mental components associated with quarterbacking at the college level through his first two seasons at BC, when he recorded 21 starts, including 20 straight. But he spent the offseason tediously pouring over film, flipping through the new playbook, learning a system he feels is better suited for the cerebral, given its potential for audibles at the line of scrimmage.
“Just his confidence has gone up,” said Bobby Swigert, a junior wide receiver and close friend of Rettig. “In practice he knows exactly what he’s doing every single time, he knows what to look for. He understands the offense. He knows the plays we run very well, he understands what they’re going to look like against certain defensive looks. As soon as he sees that, a trigger goes off in his head and he reacts from there. He’s definitely confident, playing faster, and going from there.”
Physically, Swigert pointed to Rettig’s “big-time arm,” the one that completed 13 of 17 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale, a 24-17 win at Miami. Martin reported that Rettig lost about 10 pounds over the summer, resulting in better scrambling capabilities and mobility in the pocket.
Over the years, Martin has become close friends with former BC offensive coordinator Steve Logan, who helped develop Matt Ryan into the ACC Player of the Year and the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft. Martin credits Logan with influencing his beliefs in quarterback play, and coaches the position in a similar manner. They vacationed together in North Carolina’s Emerald Isle on the Outer Banks, where Martin spoke about his newest quarterback, and Logan drew parallels to his situation with Ryan.
That relationship has translated into fall camp, where a “two-way street” has formed between quarterback and coordinator.
“[Rettig] and Doug get along real well,” coach Frank Spaziani said. “Doug is extremely high on his progression since he’s gotten here in the spring. We’re happy where he’s at. He’s making good decisions. I’ve said all along, Chase spends a lot of time. It’s important to him, we think he has the physical skills, and we think we have things in place for him to excel. We have the right platform for him, now we have to do it.”
But the biggest difference since Martin’s arrival, according to Rettig and Swigert, has been the calming influence Martin has brought to practices.
“He keeps things positive,” Rettig said. “As a person, you couldn’t ask for a more player’s coach. Sometimes you have coaches who distance themselves away from the players. I think the position he’s in, installing a new offense, he has to be close to us. It’s been fun so far.”
Easily approachable, Martin will break the tension by focusing on the next play. Just make up for it later, he says. Every turnover needs to lead to four explosion plays on the next drive. Any run of more than 10 yards and a pass of more than 15 yards has the Eagles thinking in a different direction.
“Now, Coach Martin is the type of guy, he understands what we’re thinking,” Swigert said. “We’re not playing afraid to mess up, we’re not intimidated of what’s going to happen if we mess up or looking right at him if we mess up, being scared. We’re just doing what we think is right, and I think he does a good job in handling that in the way he comes up to the huddle, says it’s all right if you mess up once or twice, but he realizes we’re getting acclimated to this offense.”
No longer afraid to make a mistake like in previous seasons, no longer burdened by the fear of repercussions, when Martin enters the huddle and cracks another joke during practice, the players working his new offense can’t help but burst out laughing.
by DavidGordonsFoot on Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:16 am
claver2010 {l Wrote}:Article in Globe:
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/2012/08/27/loving-life-with-the-new/r1tJyu9V1X5xocxdqhu5xI/singlepage.htmlBC loving life with the new OC
By Alex Prewitt
Globe Correspondent / August 27, 2012
An offense can only effectively function if a healthy relationship exists between the quarterback and the coordinator. They need to operate as extensions of each other. They go through everything together. Progressions, routes, strategies, and schemes. One mind, two bodies.
Since he matriculated at Boston College, Chase Rettig stood still as a revolving door of offensive coordinators spun through Chestnut Hill, each bringing a new system for the quarterback to learn on the fly.
And entering a pivotal campaign, both for the junior in his third season under center for the Eagles and for a program that’s trended toward the negative over the past few years and finished 2011 with a 4-8 record, Rettig and new coordinator Doug Martin were thrust into the offensive fire together.
Good thing they’ve become so close so quick.
“When he first got here, I told him, ‘Look, I want to do big things this year,’ ” Rettig said. “And he had the same mind-set. We have to work with each other. I have to be an extension. I’m just investing as much time as possible into football.”
Martin was hired late last year after seven seasons as Kent State’s head coach, but when he migrated to Boston in the spring, his family hadn’t yet made the move. “Look, I don’t have anything to do,” Martin texted Rettig. “No family, so just come by and watch football.”
Rettig stopped by the coach’s office every night. Together, they watched football, talked schemes, and got to know each other over pizza and subs.
“I think there has to be a great deal of trust for this thing to work,” Martin said. “I’m always eating something up here, and he’s always stealing it.
“He’s a student of the game, he wants to coach, he wants to learn. When a kid wants to be coached like that, it makes your job easy. He’s had to learn two or three different systems, and I think it’s paying off for you now, because he’s been exposed to different strategies and schemes, so when we start talking about it, he gets it.”
This season, the Eagles are transitioning to a multiple one-back offense, the passing game featuring West Coast route progressions with heavy play-action and plenty of timing routes. It’s what Martin has always done, from his seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at East Carolina to his time running the Golden Flashes.
“When you’re this multiple, you can fit tight ends in this scheme,” Martin said. “Four wideouts, it still works. One back, two backs, still works. No matter what your personnel, you should be able to adapt the offense.
“The biggest selling point was how fast our players learned the offense in the spring. Literally after the first week, they really understood what we’re doing. Then it becomes perfecting the skills and the techniques.”
Rettig struggled to grasp the mental components associated with quarterbacking at the college level through his first two seasons at BC, when he recorded 21 starts, including 20 straight. But he spent the offseason tediously pouring over film, flipping through the new playbook, learning a system he feels is better suited for the cerebral, given its potential for audibles at the line of scrimmage.
“Just his confidence has gone up,” said Bobby Swigert, a junior wide receiver and close friend of Rettig. “In practice he knows exactly what he’s doing every single time, he knows what to look for. He understands the offense. He knows the plays we run very well, he understands what they’re going to look like against certain defensive looks. As soon as he sees that, a trigger goes off in his head and he reacts from there. He’s definitely confident, playing faster, and going from there.”
Physically, Swigert pointed to Rettig’s “big-time arm,” the one that completed 13 of 17 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale, a 24-17 win at Miami. Martin reported that Rettig lost about 10 pounds over the summer, resulting in better scrambling capabilities and mobility in the pocket.
Over the years, Martin has become close friends with former BC offensive coordinator Steve Logan, who helped develop Matt Ryan into the ACC Player of the Year and the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft. Martin credits Logan with influencing his beliefs in quarterback play, and coaches the position in a similar manner. They vacationed together in North Carolina’s Emerald Isle on the Outer Banks, where Martin spoke about his newest quarterback, and Logan drew parallels to his situation with Ryan.
That relationship has translated into fall camp, where a “two-way street” has formed between quarterback and coordinator.
“[Rettig] and Doug get along real well,” coach Frank Spaziani said. “Doug is extremely high on his progression since he’s gotten here in the spring. We’re happy where he’s at. He’s making good decisions. I’ve said all along, Chase spends a lot of time. It’s important to him, we think he has the physical skills, and we think we have things in place for him to excel. We have the right platform for him, now we have to do it.”
But the biggest difference since Martin’s arrival, according to Rettig and Swigert, has been the calming influence Martin has brought to practices.
“He keeps things positive,” Rettig said. “As a person, you couldn’t ask for a more player’s coach. Sometimes you have coaches who distance themselves away from the players. I think the position he’s in, installing a new offense, he has to be close to us. It’s been fun so far.”
Easily approachable, Martin will break the tension by focusing on the next play. Just make up for it later, he says. Every turnover needs to lead to four explosion plays on the next drive. Any run of more than 10 yards and a pass of more than 15 yards has the Eagles thinking in a different direction.
“Now, Coach Martin is the type of guy, he understands what we’re thinking,” Swigert said. “We’re not playing afraid to mess up, we’re not intimidated of what’s going to happen if we mess up or looking right at him if we mess up, being scared. We’re just doing what we think is right, and I think he does a good job in handling that in the way he comes up to the huddle, says it’s all right if you mess up once or twice, but he realizes we’re getting acclimated to this offense.”
No longer afraid to make a mistake like in previous seasons, no longer burdened by the fear of repercussions, when Martin enters the huddle and cracks another joke during practice, the players working his new offense can’t help but burst out laughing.
by MilitantEagle on Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:27 am
DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:claver2010 {l Wrote}:Article in Globe:
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/2012/08/27/loving-life-with-the-new/r1tJyu9V1X5xocxdqhu5xI/singlepage.htmlBC loving life with the new OC
By Alex Prewitt
Globe Correspondent / August 27, 2012
An offense can only effectively function if a healthy relationship exists between the quarterback and the coordinator. They need to operate as extensions of each other. They go through everything together. Progressions, routes, strategies, and schemes. One mind, two bodies.
Since he matriculated at Boston College, Chase Rettig stood still as a revolving door of offensive coordinators spun through Chestnut Hill, each bringing a new system for the quarterback to learn on the fly.
And entering a pivotal campaign, both for the junior in his third season under center for the Eagles and for a program that’s trended toward the negative over the past few years and finished 2011 with a 4-8 record, Rettig and new coordinator Doug Martin were thrust into the offensive fire together.
Good thing they’ve become so close so quick.
“When he first got here, I told him, ‘Look, I want to do big things this year,’ ” Rettig said. “And he had the same mind-set. We have to work with each other. I have to be an extension. I’m just investing as much time as possible into football.”
Martin was hired late last year after seven seasons as Kent State’s head coach, but when he migrated to Boston in the spring, his family hadn’t yet made the move. “Look, I don’t have anything to do,” Martin texted Rettig. “No family, so just come by and watch football.”
Rettig stopped by the coach’s office every night. Together, they watched football, talked schemes, and got to know each other over pizza and subs.
“I think there has to be a great deal of trust for this thing to work,” Martin said. “I’m always eating something up here, and he’s always stealing it.
“He’s a student of the game, he wants to coach, he wants to learn. When a kid wants to be coached like that, it makes your job easy. He’s had to learn two or three different systems, and I think it’s paying off for you now, because he’s been exposed to different strategies and schemes, so when we start talking about it, he gets it.”
This season, the Eagles are transitioning to a multiple one-back offense, the passing game featuring West Coast route progressions with heavy play-action and plenty of timing routes. It’s what Martin has always done, from his seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at East Carolina to his time running the Golden Flashes.
“When you’re this multiple, you can fit tight ends in this scheme,” Martin said. “Four wideouts, it still works. One back, two backs, still works. No matter what your personnel, you should be able to adapt the offense.
“The biggest selling point was how fast our players learned the offense in the spring. Literally after the first week, they really understood what we’re doing. Then it becomes perfecting the skills and the techniques.”
Rettig struggled to grasp the mental components associated with quarterbacking at the college level through his first two seasons at BC, when he recorded 21 starts, including 20 straight. But he spent the offseason tediously pouring over film, flipping through the new playbook, learning a system he feels is better suited for the cerebral, given its potential for audibles at the line of scrimmage.
“Just his confidence has gone up,” said Bobby Swigert, a junior wide receiver and close friend of Rettig. “In practice he knows exactly what he’s doing every single time, he knows what to look for. He understands the offense. He knows the plays we run very well, he understands what they’re going to look like against certain defensive looks. As soon as he sees that, a trigger goes off in his head and he reacts from there. He’s definitely confident, playing faster, and going from there.”
Physically, Swigert pointed to Rettig’s “big-time arm,” the one that completed 13 of 17 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale, a 24-17 win at Miami. Martin reported that Rettig lost about 10 pounds over the summer, resulting in better scrambling capabilities and mobility in the pocket.
Over the years, Martin has become close friends with former BC offensive coordinator Steve Logan, who helped develop Matt Ryan into the ACC Player of the Year and the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft. Martin credits Logan with influencing his beliefs in quarterback play, and coaches the position in a similar manner. They vacationed together in North Carolina’s Emerald Isle on the Outer Banks, where Martin spoke about his newest quarterback, and Logan drew parallels to his situation with Ryan.
That relationship has translated into fall camp, where a “two-way street” has formed between quarterback and coordinator.
“[Rettig] and Doug get along real well,” coach Frank Spaziani said. “Doug is extremely high on his progression since he’s gotten here in the spring. We’re happy where he’s at. He’s making good decisions. I’ve said all along, Chase spends a lot of time. It’s important to him, we think he has the physical skills, and we think we have things in place for him to excel. We have the right platform for him, now we have to do it.”
But the biggest difference since Martin’s arrival, according to Rettig and Swigert, has been the calming influence Martin has brought to practices.
“He keeps things positive,” Rettig said. “As a person, you couldn’t ask for a more player’s coach. Sometimes you have coaches who distance themselves away from the players. I think the position he’s in, installing a new offense, he has to be close to us. It’s been fun so far.”
Easily approachable, Martin will break the tension by focusing on the next play. Just make up for it later, he says. Every turnover needs to lead to four explosion plays on the next drive. Any run of more than 10 yards and a pass of more than 15 yards has the Eagles thinking in a different direction.
“Now, Coach Martin is the type of guy, he understands what we’re thinking,” Swigert said. “We’re not playing afraid to mess up, we’re not intimidated of what’s going to happen if we mess up or looking right at him if we mess up, being scared. We’re just doing what we think is right, and I think he does a good job in handling that in the way he comes up to the huddle, says it’s all right if you mess up once or twice, but he realizes we’re getting acclimated to this offense.”
No longer afraid to make a mistake like in previous seasons, no longer burdened by the fear of repercussions, when Martin enters the huddle and cracks another joke during practice, the players working his new offense can’t help but burst out laughing.
This sounded like another filler piece at first, but there's actually some interesting info towards the end (Martin's relationship with Steve Logan and his coaching philosophy). And no mention of how things are different now...
by innocentbystander on Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:30 am
MilitantEagle {l Wrote}:DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:claver2010 {l Wrote}:Article in Globe:
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/2012/08/27/loving-life-with-the-new/r1tJyu9V1X5xocxdqhu5xI/singlepage.htmlBC loving life with the new OC
By Alex Prewitt
Globe Correspondent / August 27, 2012
An offense can only effectively function if a healthy relationship exists between the quarterback and the coordinator. They need to operate as extensions of each other. They go through everything together. Progressions, routes, strategies, and schemes. One mind, two bodies.
Since he matriculated at Boston College, Chase Rettig stood still as a revolving door of offensive coordinators spun through Chestnut Hill, each bringing a new system for the quarterback to learn on the fly.
And entering a pivotal campaign, both for the junior in his third season under center for the Eagles and for a program that’s trended toward the negative over the past few years and finished 2011 with a 4-8 record, Rettig and new coordinator Doug Martin were thrust into the offensive fire together.
Good thing they’ve become so close so quick.
“When he first got here, I told him, ‘Look, I want to do big things this year,’ ” Rettig said. “And he had the same mind-set. We have to work with each other. I have to be an extension. I’m just investing as much time as possible into football.”
Martin was hired late last year after seven seasons as Kent State’s head coach, but when he migrated to Boston in the spring, his family hadn’t yet made the move. “Look, I don’t have anything to do,” Martin texted Rettig. “No family, so just come by and watch football.”
Rettig stopped by the coach’s office every night. Together, they watched football, talked schemes, and got to know each other over pizza and subs.
“I think there has to be a great deal of trust for this thing to work,” Martin said. “I’m always eating something up here, and he’s always stealing it.
“He’s a student of the game, he wants to coach, he wants to learn. When a kid wants to be coached like that, it makes your job easy. He’s had to learn two or three different systems, and I think it’s paying off for you now, because he’s been exposed to different strategies and schemes, so when we start talking about it, he gets it.”
This season, the Eagles are transitioning to a multiple one-back offense, the passing game featuring West Coast route progressions with heavy play-action and plenty of timing routes. It’s what Martin has always done, from his seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at East Carolina to his time running the Golden Flashes.
“When you’re this multiple, you can fit tight ends in this scheme,” Martin said. “Four wideouts, it still works. One back, two backs, still works. No matter what your personnel, you should be able to adapt the offense.
“The biggest selling point was how fast our players learned the offense in the spring. Literally after the first week, they really understood what we’re doing. Then it becomes perfecting the skills and the techniques.”
Rettig struggled to grasp the mental components associated with quarterbacking at the college level through his first two seasons at BC, when he recorded 21 starts, including 20 straight. But he spent the offseason tediously pouring over film, flipping through the new playbook, learning a system he feels is better suited for the cerebral, given its potential for audibles at the line of scrimmage.
“Just his confidence has gone up,” said Bobby Swigert, a junior wide receiver and close friend of Rettig. “In practice he knows exactly what he’s doing every single time, he knows what to look for. He understands the offense. He knows the plays we run very well, he understands what they’re going to look like against certain defensive looks. As soon as he sees that, a trigger goes off in his head and he reacts from there. He’s definitely confident, playing faster, and going from there.”
Physically, Swigert pointed to Rettig’s “big-time arm,” the one that completed 13 of 17 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale, a 24-17 win at Miami. Martin reported that Rettig lost about 10 pounds over the summer, resulting in better scrambling capabilities and mobility in the pocket.
Over the years, Martin has become close friends with former BC offensive coordinator Steve Logan, who helped develop Matt Ryan into the ACC Player of the Year and the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft. Martin credits Logan with influencing his beliefs in quarterback play, and coaches the position in a similar manner. They vacationed together in North Carolina’s Emerald Isle on the Outer Banks, where Martin spoke about his newest quarterback, and Logan drew parallels to his situation with Ryan.
That relationship has translated into fall camp, where a “two-way street” has formed between quarterback and coordinator.
“[Rettig] and Doug get along real well,” coach Frank Spaziani said. “Doug is extremely high on his progression since he’s gotten here in the spring. We’re happy where he’s at. He’s making good decisions. I’ve said all along, Chase spends a lot of time. It’s important to him, we think he has the physical skills, and we think we have things in place for him to excel. We have the right platform for him, now we have to do it.”
But the biggest difference since Martin’s arrival, according to Rettig and Swigert, has been the calming influence Martin has brought to practices.
“He keeps things positive,” Rettig said. “As a person, you couldn’t ask for a more player’s coach. Sometimes you have coaches who distance themselves away from the players. I think the position he’s in, installing a new offense, he has to be close to us. It’s been fun so far.”
Easily approachable, Martin will break the tension by focusing on the next play. Just make up for it later, he says. Every turnover needs to lead to four explosion plays on the next drive. Any run of more than 10 yards and a pass of more than 15 yards has the Eagles thinking in a different direction.
“Now, Coach Martin is the type of guy, he understands what we’re thinking,” Swigert said. “We’re not playing afraid to mess up, we’re not intimidated of what’s going to happen if we mess up or looking right at him if we mess up, being scared. We’re just doing what we think is right, and I think he does a good job in handling that in the way he comes up to the huddle, says it’s all right if you mess up once or twice, but he realizes we’re getting acclimated to this offense.”
No longer afraid to make a mistake like in previous seasons, no longer burdened by the fear of repercussions, when Martin enters the huddle and cracks another joke during practice, the players working his new offense can’t help but burst out laughing.
This sounded like another filler piece at first, but there's actually some interesting info towards the end (Martin's relationship with Steve Logan and his coaching philosophy). And no mention of how things are different now...
Great article and I actually think Martin sounds decent. But too little, too late? And while there may be an uptick in offensive production, the defense will likely take a step back this year and cancel out the improvement on offense.
by twballgame9 on Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:17 pm
by claver2010 on Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:13 am
Q&A with Kasim Edebali
Junior defensive end discusses the upcoming season and much more.
Kasim Edebali
Aug. 29, 2012
A 6-foot-2, 258-pound defensive end from Hamburg, Germany, junior Kasim Edebali has played in 27 games in his first two seasons at Boston College. He is listed on top of the Boston College depth chart at his position for the team's season opener against Miami on Saturday, Sept. 1. Last November, Edebali registered three pass breaks against the Hurricanes in the season finale. Edebali sat down with bceagles.com on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming season and much more.
Tell us about your background. How did you arrive at Kimball Union Academy from Germany?
It all started back in Germany, I began playing for a team called the Hamburg Huskies when I was 10 years old. I then played for the German National Team and a few of my friends kept telling me about the USA Football International Program where European students can be offered scholarships to prep schools in the U.S. I got accepted into the program and went to Kimball Union for two years before BC ended up recruiting me.
How has attending Boston College helped to develop you - as a person and as a player?
Honestly, BC has been great. I have really enjoyed my time here and met so many people that have influenced me. The teachers, football coaches, and the team itself have done their part to make me a better person. Every aspect of this school has been really enjoyable for me.
How would you describe your game? Do you feel like rushing the passer is your strength or keeping contain and helping with the rush defense?
I think my biggest strength is my energy, I'm always running to the ball and always trying to make the tackle. Even though I may be 40 yards away from the ball carrier I'm always running full speed trying to catch up. Emmett Cleary gets annoyed sometimes because the ball isn't even nearby and I'm still going full speed. I can definitely say my biggest strength is my hustle.
What kind of player is Kaleb Ramsey? What does he bring to the defensive line as a whole?
Kaleb is a machine. Whenever he is out there, I'm really glad to be right next to him. I am certain that he is going to do his job because he is such a big part of the defensive line and I still look up to him because he keeps me going during practices and games.
Tell us about your relationship with linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis. What are some of his characteristics both on and off the field?
Kevin and I were neighbors freshman year and then we lived together for the last two years so we are very tight. I consider him one of my best friends even though I'm more of the super outgoing guy and he is more of the quiet guy. When we are together we have a good balance but on the field he isn't quiet anymore. Even though he is a linebacker and I'm a defensive end, all I need to do is give a look back to him and we both say to ourselves: "ok, let's go!"
Going up against the offense in scrimmages, who has surprised you in terms of improvement on the opposite side of the ball?
I think the entire offensive line has improved. I know because I have been going up against them every day, but on the whole, the guys who played last year have matured and developed into better players. I have gone up against Emmett Cleary and John Wetzel the last three years and they kept getting better and better. At the same time though, I appreciate it because it makes me a better player.
You had five pass break ups last year, including three against Miami. What are your objectives going into this year's game?
I'm just trying to build on from where I left off last season, being a better football player, and becoming a bigger factor on the defense so I can do my part to help the team win games. I just want to be there for the team and do whatever I can to help us achieve our goal of winning games. For batting passes down, it's a big coaching point that Coach Comissiong throws in there. We need to understand where we are in relationship to the quarterback and if we can't get there, we need to get our hands up.
What's your relationship with fellow German on the BC basketball team Patrick Heckmann? Do you meet regularly and converse in German?
I was happy when I heard about Patrick coming here because I don't speak a lot of German anymore and I have someone I can relate to. So whenever we talk we'll usually talk in German so I can keep it fresh in my mind. My German isn't as good as it used to be! My mom even tells me it isn't so good anymore, but seriously, I'm glad that Patrick is here because we are good friends and it's cool to have another German student-athlete here at BC.
by pick6pedro on Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:24 am
by innocentbystander on Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:31 am
claver2010 {l Wrote}:http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082912aab.htmlQ&A with Kasim Edebali
Junior defensive end discusses the upcoming season and much more.
Kasim Edebali
Aug. 29, 2012
A 6-foot-2, 258-pound defensive end from Hamburg, Germany, junior Kasim Edebali has played in 27 games in his first two seasons at Boston College. He is listed on top of the Boston College depth chart at his position for the team's season opener against Miami on Saturday, Sept. 1. Last November, Edebali registered three pass breaks against the Hurricanes in the season finale. Edebali sat down with bceagles.com on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming season and much more.
Tell us about your background. How did you arrive at Kimball Union Academy from Germany?
It all started back in Germany, I began playing for a team called the Hamburg Huskies when I was 10 years old. I then played for the German National Team and a few of my friends kept telling me about the USA Football International Program where European students can be offered scholarships to prep schools in the U.S. I got accepted into the program and went to Kimball Union for two years before BC ended up recruiting me.
How has attending Boston College helped to develop you - as a person and as a player?
Honestly, BC has been great. I have really enjoyed my time here and met so many people that have influenced me. The teachers, football coaches, and the team itself have done their part to make me a better person. Every aspect of this school has been really enjoyable for me.
How would you describe your game? Do you feel like rushing the passer is your strength or keeping contain and helping with the rush defense?
I think my biggest strength is my energy, I'm always running to the ball and always trying to make the tackle. Even though I may be 40 yards away from the ball carrier I'm always running full speed trying to catch up. Emmett Cleary gets annoyed sometimes because the ball isn't even nearby and I'm still going full speed. I can definitely say my biggest strength is my hustle.
What kind of player is Kaleb Ramsey? What does he bring to the defensive line as a whole?
Kaleb is a machine. Whenever he is out there, I'm really glad to be right next to him. I am certain that he is going to do his job because he is such a big part of the defensive line and I still look up to him because he keeps me going during practices and games.
Tell us about your relationship with linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis. What are some of his characteristics both on and off the field?
Kevin and I were neighbors freshman year and then we lived together for the last two years so we are very tight. I consider him one of my best friends even though I'm more of the super outgoing guy and he is more of the quiet guy. When we are together we have a good balance but on the field he isn't quiet anymore. Even though he is a linebacker and I'm a defensive end, all I need to do is give a look back to him and we both say to ourselves: "ok, let's go!"
Going up against the offense in scrimmages, who has surprised you in terms of improvement on the opposite side of the ball?
I think the entire offensive line has improved. I know because I have been going up against them every day, but on the whole, the guys who played last year have matured and developed into better players. I have gone up against Emmett Cleary and John Wetzel the last three years and they kept getting better and better. At the same time though, I appreciate it because it makes me a better player.
You had five pass break ups last year, including three against Miami. What are your objectives going into this year's game?
I'm just trying to build on from where I left off last season, being a better football player, and becoming a bigger factor on the defense so I can do my part to help the team win games. I just want to be there for the team and do whatever I can to help us achieve our goal of winning games. For batting passes down, it's a big coaching point that Coach Comissiong throws in there. We need to understand where we are in relationship to the quarterback and if we can't get there, we need to get our hands up.
What's your relationship with fellow German on the BC basketball team Patrick Heckmann? Do you meet regularly and converse in German?
I was happy when I heard about Patrick coming here because I don't speak a lot of German anymore and I have someone I can relate to. So whenever we talk we'll usually talk in German so I can keep it fresh in my mind. My German isn't as good as it used to be! My mom even tells me it isn't so good anymore, but seriously, I'm glad that Patrick is here because we are good friends and it's cool to have another German student-athlete here at BC.
Would be nice if we could get any pressure, let alone consistent pressure from our DEs to cover up some of the questions at CB
by DavidGordonsFoot on Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:46 am
innocentbystander {l Wrote}: BC defensive linemen suck at pass rush (particularly the ones we have this year.)
by innocentbystander on Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:50 am
DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}: BC defensive linemen suck at pass rush (particularly the ones we have this year.)
Jury's still out on that. There are three sophomores and a RS FR on the two-deep. And that doesn't include Appiah, who's now injured, apparently. If there's anyone I would expect to put more faith in the leap from year one to year two as a player, I thought it would be you.
by b0mberMan on Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:54 am
innocentbystander {l Wrote}:DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}: BC defensive linemen suck at pass rush (particularly the ones we have this year.)
Jury's still out on that. There are three sophomores and a RS FR on the two-deep. And that doesn't include Appiah, who's now injured, apparently. If there's anyone I would expect to put more faith in the leap from year one to year two as a player, I thought it would be you.
Meh. We'll see. I don't expect much of a pass rush, but I'll be thrilled if I'm wrong. This is a wonderful run stopping line, particularly against an offense that runs out of the power-I/Pro-Set. Their weakness (as I see it) is the scrambling QB out of the Triple-option. I don't think they have a prayer against Georgia Tech this year.
NorthEndEagle {l Wrote}:cat hair pee fire
by eagle9903 on Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:00 am
b0mberMan {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}:DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}: BC defensive linemen suck at pass rush (particularly the ones we have this year.)
Jury's still out on that. There are three sophomores and a RS FR on the two-deep. And that doesn't include Appiah, who's now injured, apparently. If there's anyone I would expect to put more faith in the leap from year one to year two as a player, I thought it would be you.
Meh. We'll see. I don't expect much of a pass rush, but I'll be thrilled if I'm wrong. This is a wonderful run stopping line, particularly against an offense that runs out of the power-I/Pro-Set. Their weakness (as I see it) is the scrambling QB out of the Triple-option. I don't think they have a prayer against Georgia Tech this year.
1) Why is it a good run-stopping line all of a sudden when we couldn't stop anything last year?
There is no two.
by DavidGordonsFoot on Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:00 am
innocentbystander {l Wrote}:This is a wonderful run stopping line, particularly against an offense that runs out of the power-I/Pro-Set. Their weakness (as I see it) is the scrambling QB out of the Triple-option. I don't think they have a prayer against Georgia Tech this year.
by innocentbystander on Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:03 am
b0mberMan {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}:DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}: BC defensive linemen suck at pass rush (particularly the ones we have this year.)
Jury's still out on that. There are three sophomores and a RS FR on the two-deep. And that doesn't include Appiah, who's now injured, apparently. If there's anyone I would expect to put more faith in the leap from year one to year two as a player, I thought it would be you.
Meh. We'll see. I don't expect much of a pass rush, but I'll be thrilled if I'm wrong. This is a wonderful run stopping line, particularly against an offense that runs out of the power-I/Pro-Set. Their weakness (as I see it) is the scrambling QB out of the Triple-option. I don't think they have a prayer against Georgia Tech this year.
1) Why is it a good run-stopping line all of a sudden when we couldn't stop anything last year?
There is no two.
by b0mberMan on Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:04 am
DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}:This is a wonderful run stopping line, particularly against an offense that runs out of the power-I/Pro-Set. Their weakness (as I see it) is the scrambling QB out of the Triple-option. I don't think they have a prayer against Georgia Tech this year.
What makes you say this is a good run stopping line? Because Ramsey is back? The unit was middle of the pack last year, allowing 151 ypg and 4.27 ypc.
NorthEndEagle {l Wrote}:cat hair pee fire
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