Is tomorrow the first day of fall practice?
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GregInPitt
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GregInPitt
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Penn State Camp Clips: First Day In Shoulder Pads
Penn State football preseason camp continued Saturday afternoon and Lions247 pieced together video highlights. Get your first look at the complete 2025 Nittany Lions squad four weeks before kickoff.
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RickinDayton
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The "mayor" speaks. Impressive young man.
AnyNameYouWish
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Yeah, I don't understand his analysis.
That was a completion if he led the receiver ... he didn't have to fit it into a tight window ... he just had to lead the guy a bit. Instead, he threw behind the receiver, right into where 2 defenders are ... and then he blames Clifford for the "drop." That's not a ball you should expect to be caught.
I think Allar could have thrown it a split second sooner and helped the play tenfold, but the ref was partially in the way and the further he led him, 2 more zone defenders enter the picture. At least, that I'd what I saw (that he didn't mention).
Clifford should have caught that pass. Was it perfect? Absolutely not. He still got his hands on it. That's the difference in playing more and getting targets vs not.
AnyNameYouWish
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Didn't need to throw it sooner. He had to make sure the LB cleared, and he did. He just needed to put it another foot or 2 toward the ref, who wasn't in the way. Easy completion. It wasn't a drop - it was a pass defended, which was made possible by the poor placement. Clifford's having to slow, try to catch against his momentum, and the defender closes down and is able to knock the ball away because of the bad throw. Nothing in front of Clifford and 2 guys real close in back of him, you always have to err in front of the receiver there. This was something Allar did numerous times, and needs to clean up - putting balls "near" receivers, but in bad spots that are more advantageous to the defender than the receiver ... and then folks blame the receiver for not coming up with it. Here, it's caused by Allar's wonky mechanics ... hanging back too much on his throw, and not getting that back hip through. He's got that rocket arm, and he's too casual with his other movements.
I agree with you on all of this and if Allar makes the same improvement year to year as he already has then I believe he will fix quite a bit of this.
The other part, we'll just have to agree to disagree on. Good to great WRs catch tough balls all the time. This one wasn't particularly tough. It just wasn't great.
Like the Dinkins INT, I don't know anybody who watched it live that didn't blame Allar, myself included. This film review, I can see why Allar shouldn't be blamed for it. Whether it's fair or not, this video made a good case.
From the 247 poster...
"Full tackle scrimmage today in the stadium. Only player not allowed to be hit was Drew.
First and most importantly came out of it injury free.
Ross still no contact.
Pena is a pass catching machine.
Hudson with a beautiful TD catch over AJ Harris.
Koby is the real deal.
Smolik looking better than Grunk."
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When asked about how much better Smolik looked and the what if scenario nobody wants to consider...
"Obviously it would be a huge step down in experience so can’t really replace Drew. Smolik has some wheels. He just sees the field much better and has adequate arm strength. Not sure what the deal is with Grunk but everyone will recall he threw an int on his very first throw and he continues to throw lots of Ints don’t think he can be trusted out there yet."
"Full tackle scrimmage today in the stadium. Only player not allowed to be hit was Drew.
First and most importantly came out of it injury free.
Ross still no contact.
Pena is a pass catching machine.
Hudson with a beautiful TD catch over AJ Harris.
Koby is the real deal.
Smolik looking better than Grunk."
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When asked about how much better Smolik looked and the what if scenario nobody wants to consider...
"Obviously it would be a huge step down in experience so can’t really replace Drew. Smolik has some wheels. He just sees the field much better and has adequate arm strength. Not sure what the deal is with Grunk but everyone will recall he threw an int on his very first throw and he continues to throw lots of Ints don’t think he can be trusted out there yet."
RickinDayton
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Appreciate the update.
LudicrousSpeedGO!
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1) Sounds like we now have playmakers at wide out. You don't make beautiful TD catches over AJ if you aren't a top WR. Pena I think will move the chains and occasionally break free for something longer. We'll see if Ross can stretch the field but let's get him full strength first.
2) Koby and the youngins apparently are going to be ready early. That's great not just for what they can contribute this season but also because there will be jobs open next season and beyond.
3) Having a competent backup QB can be worth a game....like last year.
Based on previous teams, I would assume the backup quarterback would need to be a game manager, so if Grunk is throwing pics then that ain’t getting it done
