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Shane Simmons

Simmons looks great, physically. If he is bigger and stronger from last year's bowl game, he will be a huge force on that DL.
 
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We need to blitz MSU early and often so having SS back should help with the rotations. We also need to learn how defend a screen pass.
 
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I don’t see the point in redshirting him. If he’s anywhere near as good as everyone thinks he is, then he won’t be around to take advantage of the fifth year.

he may not even be around for a 4th year.
 
We need to blitz MSU early and often so having SS back should help with the rotations. We also need to learn how defend a screen pass.

Since Shane is an end, blitzing doesn’t necessarily impact him. He would be part of the normal dline rotation. We are much better off in a base package than heavy blitz if we can get pressure with 4. The blitzing was one of the things that cost us the game against OSU. MSU has a good screen game and a kid I coached when he was younger at tight end, matt Dotson.
 
Since Shane is an end, blitzing doesn’t necessarily impact him. He would be part of the normal dline rotation. We are much better off in a base package than heavy blitz if we can get pressure with 4. The blitzing was one of the things that cost us the game against OSU. MSU has a good screen game and a kid I coached when he was younger at tight end, matt Dotson.
Based upon what you’ve seen against decent OL’s thus far, do you think PSU can establish and maintain a decent rush against MSU’s OL with only 4?
 
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Guns is in a staff meeting with Custer, West Branch Warrior, Miles Kaufman and several others, crafting this weeks game plan.
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Based upon what you’ve seen against decent OL’s thus far, do you think PSU can establish and maintain a decent rush against MSU’s OL with only 4?

Northwestern did it. I would put givens at the 1 tech to pressure a pretty bad center. Northwestern’s 275 pound 1 tech ate his lunch. Force the double inside and pressure the tackles with the dends. Force them to keep Dotson at LOS.
 
I would be extremely surprised if PSU doesn't come up w 3 or more sacks on Saturday.

Whether they can generate any run game on offense is - I think - the bigger unknown.
MSU has given up: 25 / 44 / 37 / 63 / and 8 rushing yards in their first 5 games. That is an insane run of Rush Defense.
And for some strange reason, I think PSU gets 127+ yds rushing this Saturday (2x what MSU has previously yielded).
 
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It’s not official until Guns says it’s official.....and then it’s still not official.
Guns will wait til game day to make the call. See how Shane stretches out and whatnot. Guns is cautious, never one to make a call before he’s sure. :rolleyes: Well, except for his 3-9 prediction for PSU in ‘16 and a few more ( hundred) occasions.
 
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Guns is in a staff meeting with Custer, West Branch Warrior, Miles Kaufman and several others, crafting this weeks game plan.
They are secretly meeting with the TV doc who diagnosed Barkley's "mcl injury" from his Barcalounger. Full report to follow.
 
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Not sure about that one.

I always think of Gunnie as an Oompa Loompa with Tourette Syndrome.

Speaking of the devil, @Custerdome has been oddly silent, hasn't he?

LOL. As is typical for him once he gets called out and he did get called out badly on his Simmons thread he pretty much ghosts and a "new" poster will appear. :rolleyes:
 
BURN. THE. SHIRT. :eek:
He can still play in 3 more games
Give him a green light for those 3 games

Can he be fully ready this week. If not we will only have 6 remaining games in regular season

Throw out Rutgers. That leaves possibly 3 to play 5

If we make it to conference championship and HE IS PLAYING WELL and better than a couple other guys, if you have to burn his redshirt, you do it

You don’t burn it for a Top 6 Bowl Game for him only playing 5 this season
 
He can still play in 3 more games
Give him a green light for those 3 games

Can he be fully ready this week. If not we will only have 6 remaining games in regular season

Throw out Rutgers. That leaves possibly 3 to play 5

If we make it to conference championship and HE IS PLAYING WELL and better than a couple other guys, if you have to burn his redshirt, you do it

You don’t burn it for a Top 6 Bowl Game for him only playing 5 this season

Shane Simmons redshirted his freshman year everybody!!
 
Shane Simmons redshirted his freshman year everybody!!

For some unknown reason I thought this thread morphed into a question of Our WR who is still not listed on our depth chart.
My comments were about him and not Shane. Duh!
I better pay more attention
 
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