Fui drafted by Bengals; Nixon, others sign free agent contracts
Jeff CallDeseretNews.com blogger April 26, 2009 at 7:05 p.m.
Fui Vakapuna was taken in the seventh round by the Cincinnati Bengals. He'll be reunited with a former BYU teammate, tight end Daniel Coats.
David Nixon's agent, Carter Chow, just informed me that Nixon has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders. Also, Dallas Reynolds has signed a free agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Bright with the Dallas Cowboys.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Two questions for 2009 BYU Football.
Two factors led to the season ending losses against Utah and Arizona. Factor 1- in both cases we could not keep the ball away from the other teams because of turnovers caused by too much reliance on the passing game. The second factor was a lack of personal accountability in preparing to play each opponent.
The questions surrounding the 2009 season then center around those two factors.
Question 1
Will the running game balance out the offense again?
The return of Manese Tonga, who will be back as the lead fullback for a completely healthy Harvey Unga, will return Harvey to his 2007 form. Harvey will not have to carry the whole rushing load. Braden Brown, the third Tight End, will also be the backup fullback. Braden and Manese are very good pass catchers as well.
J.J. Diluigi, Bryan Kariya and Mike Hague will be the backups at running back. J.J. has his confidence back and will become the lightning to Harvey's thunder. Kariya will be more of a Fui short yardage guy. Mike is the fastest of the bunch, and when he gets his legs back he will show his veratility as a pass catching back.
Stephen Covey, and his speed, will play the Nate Mikel role as a speedy receiver over the middle which acts as a running play. I am not factoring in the two recruits who join the runners in August.
What about the film study problem?
Cameron Jensen a.k.a. the General along with Bryan Kehl have voluntered to show the troops how to use the DVD's that are given to them to prepare. They showed up before spring ball to teach and instruct. Problem solved.
The questions surrounding the 2009 season then center around those two factors.
Question 1
Will the running game balance out the offense again?
The return of Manese Tonga, who will be back as the lead fullback for a completely healthy Harvey Unga, will return Harvey to his 2007 form. Harvey will not have to carry the whole rushing load. Braden Brown, the third Tight End, will also be the backup fullback. Braden and Manese are very good pass catchers as well.
J.J. Diluigi, Bryan Kariya and Mike Hague will be the backups at running back. J.J. has his confidence back and will become the lightning to Harvey's thunder. Kariya will be more of a Fui short yardage guy. Mike is the fastest of the bunch, and when he gets his legs back he will show his veratility as a pass catching back.
Stephen Covey, and his speed, will play the Nate Mikel role as a speedy receiver over the middle which acts as a running play. I am not factoring in the two recruits who join the runners in August.
What about the film study problem?
Cameron Jensen a.k.a. the General along with Bryan Kehl have voluntered to show the troops how to use the DVD's that are given to them to prepare. They showed up before spring ball to teach and instruct. Problem solved.
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