Spring Roster Updates

[lazydave841]

https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/longformarticle/penn-state-football-roster-update-spring-practice-247721165/#2624733

Discuss!

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My biggest takeaways...

1. Singleton and Allen dropped weight.
2. Ford and Artis (our biggest DTs) dropped as well.
3. Granville up nearly 20 lbs to 243.
4. Returning starter OLs cut weight.
5. Olesh up to 220 (not the drastic gain Luke made last year IIRC)

I wonder if our season going later than usual played a part in the weight cuts or if it's purely strategic (taking our built up guys and leaning them out some).

 

[royboy]

https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/longformarticle/penn-state-football-roster-update-spring-practice-247721165/#2624733

Discuss!
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My biggest takeaways...

1. Singleton and Allen dropped weight.
2. Ford and Artis (our biggest DTs) dropped as well.
3. Granville up nearly 20 lbs to 243.
4. Returning starter OLs cut weight.
5. Olesh up to 220 (not the drastic gain Luke made last year IIRC)

I wonder if our season going later than usual played a part in the weight cuts or if it's purely strategic (taking our built up guys and leaning them out some).

Don't know if there was a conscious connection, but the running game of the Super Bowl champion Eagles and PSU's Saquon Barkley had to catch someone's attention.

The Eagles O-Line could pass protect, but they could also pull and lead sweeps. PSU looking for more mobility from O-Line and Running Backs.

 

[PSU Soupy]

Don't know if there was a conscious connection, but the running game of the Super Bowl champion Eagles and PSU's Saquon Barkley had to catch someone's attention.

The Eagles O-Line could pass protect, but they could also pull and lead sweeps. PSU looking for more mobility from O-Line and Running Backs.

Interesting thought....... was thinking that the Eagles OL and their size would make a bigger OL more attractive. The reality is that the Eagles had a very gifted line that was both enormous and could move...... I am glad to see our Guards be a little bit lighter and perhaps quicker...... Increased quickness or speed for the RBs could also be beneficial.

 

[wilbury]

Birchmeier up to 307 - still a little undersized.

 

[lazydave841]

Birchmeier up to 307 - still a little undersized.

He's within a lbs of Cousins and heavier than Dawkins. Be interesting to see where he plays.

 

[amblernit]

He's within a lbs of Cousins and heavier than Dawkins. Be interesting to see where he plays.

a bust...I don't think he has even played so far.

 

[lazydave841]

a bust...I don't think he has even played so far.

I think he's played less than 50 garbage time / special teams snaps. Definitely hasn't lived up to the star rating yet, but I wouldn't quite go bust yet. If he stays and starts for 2 years, I would be thrilled if he's capable.