How We See It:
Criddle: “Everyone is familiar with the SPARQ High School Combines, they are kind of a big deal.”
Criddle: “NFLDraftScout.com has all of the official times from Pro Day.”
Logan: “I see Leslie going undrafted.”
Criddle: “I think that he could be drafted in the 7th round.”
Logan: “If you’re in the top 20 players overall, why didn’t they get invited to the combine?”
Logan: “It only takes one or two scouts to create some buzz before a player can really get hyped up.”
Logan: “I almost think that Ross would have a better chance of getting drafted than Jordan because of the intangibles.”
Logan: “A scout would look at him and say, ‘I could teach you how to catch some balls.'”
Logan: “Scouts look at a player who’s going to go up against a 6’3″ corner who can run just as fast as him.”
Logan: “I don’t care if you’re 5’8″ if you’re dynamic.”
Logan: “There’s more upside to Ross than there is to Jordan.”
Criddle: “Austin Collie went up against NFL DB’s and he was lighting them up in college.”
4:30 Segment:
Criddle: “Alani Fua tested out 10th overall for OLB prospects entering the draft this year and is ranked 11th by nfldraftscout.com.”
Logan: “I would say that Alani gets drafted late 6th, early 7th.”
Logan: “Improving from his combine to his Pro Day really helped him a lot.”
Logan: “We talk a lot about potential and upside and Alani’s pro’s definitely outweigh his negatives.”
Criddle: “I think that Alani does get drafted but higher than the 7th round.”
Criddle: “Skye did some really good things at his Pro Day, according to 3sigmaathlete.com he apparently didn’t. The numbers aren’t too accurate.”
Cougar Insider Report:
Criddle: “Spring Recruiting begins today and according to Justin Anderson, BYU will be focusing on winning the state.”
Logan: “The most important positions on BYU’s defense is Field Corner, Free Safety, and Mike Linebacker.”
Criddle: “Free Safeties and Mike Linebackers get funneled all the plays in the 3-4 defense. You need someone who can make plays.”
Brandon Gurney Interview:
Criddle: “I played safety coming into BYU and I had to get moved to Boundary Corner because all the corner’s got kicked off the team.”
Gurney: “In a 3-4 defense, the focus and muscle of the defense is in the middle and it’s anchored by the NT.”
Gurney: “It’s more pronounced when you don’t have a field corner, it sticks out like a sore thumb when you don’t have someone who can perform.”
Logan: “I think for some time, BYU has been able to rely on JC transfers to come in and play the corner position. Jordan Johnson came in and messed that up.”
Logan: “If you can be technically sound at the corner position you can be successful. You don’t need speed, height, weight to do that.”
Criddle: “Davis does a good job squeezing the sideline, but he really struggles seeing the game.”
Gurney: “Preator and Hannemann are two guys who stick out to me. Preator is one of those guys who did-it-all in HS.”
Gurney: “Micah Hannemann was ahead of the curve in terms of his technique in HS.”
Gurney: “Michael Shelton is a little bit of an unknown to me in practice. He was held out for some time so I’m not sure we saw everything when it comes to him.”
Gurney: “Anytime you have a safety leading the team in tackles that means that the linebackers aren’t doing their job.”
Gurney: “Under Mendenhall at MLB you have guys like ‘The General’, Uona Kaveinga, Uani Unga, and Ogletree.”
Logan: “Based on the check of the FS, the MLB can then adjust the front-7.”
Criddle: “The Mike and the FS should be communicating constantly.”
Gurney: “Heder is the guy who I think will be the Mike Backer. He isn’t as athletic as Langi but he has the experience and is always in position.”
Criddle: “I think that Langi could move back over to RB and be effective. I just don’t know that he sees the game at LB.”
Criddle: “I heard that Philip Amone has been playing very well. You have athletes and you have football players and he is a football player.”
5:30 Segment:
Criddle: “Robertson Daniel did a great job his junior year and continued to improve athletically but struggled a bit his senior year.”
Criddle: “Rob Daniel had the second most reps at the corner position with 24. Josh Shaw from USC is the only one who beat him.”
Logan: “Rob Daniel shouldn’t go to a team that plays zone defense. He is best in man coverage.”
Criddle: “He ended up with the 14th best overall performance for corners from all Pro Days and the combine.”
Gurney: “It would be HUGE for BYU to get a cornerback in the NFL. That is the toughest position for BYU to recruit and would give them a boost.”
Criddle: “The Eagles coach kept ribbing him and saying that the scouts had to remember that he bit on double moves.”
Criddle: “Robertson Daniel had a 124.1 SPARQ score based off of Pro Day numbers and Jordan Leslie had a 125.7”
Jim Hamblin:
Criddle: “I remember Hamblin used to pull out his guitar and strum along in his office for us football players.”
Hamblin: “We are on our way out the door to go and celebrate with Sae Tautu since he just got married today.”
Hamblin: “I was a student at BYU and was a GA for 2 years under Coach Edwards and now I’m in my 13th year in academics.”
Logan: “I do not like fried chicken, watermelon, or grape drink.”
Logan: “I remember going into Jim’s office and there would be 10 OL packed in his office trying to to get their academics straightened out.”
Hamblin: “One of the most satisfying things that happened in my job the last couple years was when Jim McMahon graduated.”
Hamblin: “We have 3-4 guys who will be walking in the next couple of weeks like Reno, Uani, Uona, and Ray Feinga.”
Criddle: “Was Brian Logan ever in the red group?”
Hamblin: “Of course he was.”
Logan: “WHAAA?”
Hamblin: “Everyone has to be for that first semester.”
Hamblin: “Obviously having Jim come back was a long process, but the person who had the biggest impact was his Dad.”
Hamblin: “I tried to reach out to him and he didn’t know me from Adam so things got rolling when Tom called him.”
Criddle: “Who was the funniest athlete to come through BYU?”
Hamblin: “I would have to say that Brian Logan is up there and Criddle is the best non-Polynesian singer.”
Hamblin: “Our goal is to help our players find a subject that they are interested in so by the time they get to their second year they are in their major.”
Hamblin: “I don’t apologize for how closely we monitor these guys because of how much of their time is taken up by football.”
Hamblin: “Having the early morning practice is a lot better for these kids because it opens up more classes that are usually offered during the afternoon.”
Hamblin: “I’m grateful for the relationship I have with all the good young men and women that come through BYU and I hope I can have a good influence on them opposed to a bad influence.”
Logan: “You literally have to try to fail at BYU with all of the resources you have become of guys like Jim Hamblin.”
6:30 Segment:
Logan: “The best safety I ever played with was Scott Johnson because of his up-and-down knowledge of the game.”
Logan: “He wasn’t the best athlete but he was always in position to make the play.”
Logan: “I remember pulling aside Sam Lee and showed him how he could cheat a little by seeing how the receiver lined up, the personnel they were in, and the ability of the receiver.”
Logan: “There were some guys who I saw playing in the CFL who were drafted in the 2nd round of the NFL and they didn’t play great up there.”
Logan: “It’s almost like any other team or sport, you have 2-3 stars and the rest of your players are role players.”
Random Thoughts:
Criddle: “I got my mind on hungry and hungry on my mind.”
Criddle: “There were two young men who influenced Terrenn Houk to BYU: Alex Kuresa and Jake Heaps.”
