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Auburn, Ala.--Sammie Coates is back in the saddle again as a football player and hopes to ride up the depth chart during Auburn’s spring football practice.
After missing the 2011 season while recuperating from an injury that forced him to redshirt as a freshman, the wide receiver from Leroy High said, “Since I sat out so long it feels good to get back on the field and be able to play.”
Coach Gene Chizik’s Tigers will be back on the practice field on Wednesday for their fourth of 15 spring dates. One of the players he is keeping an eye on is Coates.
“He is a receiver with a lot of length and he is extremely fast,” Chizik said of the 6-2, 203-pounder. “He has got very, very good hands. He is just a young, raw guy. He has got a lot of talent. He is a very promising guy for down the road.
“He has got to continue to work,” Chizik noted. “He has made improvements daily everywhere. We are really proud of him in the classroom and some things he is doing all the way around and he will develop, day by day. He has definitely got the tools and the desire to be a good wide receiver in the league.”
A three-sport star at Leroy High, who could have probably played baseball or basketball college if he had not decided on football, Coates noted he is ready to show the Auburn coaches what he can do. “I’m full speed and I’m going at it trying to win the (starting) spot,” he said.
One of numerous players in the 2011 signee class who have gained sized and strength since he arrived at Auburn, Coates has added 25 pounds since his senior season in high school. “I did it by working out and eating right,” he said. “I have just been taking care of my body.”
Coates said he believes he has a legitimate shot at contributing to the team this fall and noted he is focused on moving up the depth chart. “I’ve got a big chance to play this year and if I keep working hard I can get on the field,” he said. “It’s up to me on how I do at practice and stuff.”
Asked what his goals are for this season, he said, “I just want to get on the field and score and get some big numbers.”
Like all members of the team he is learning the new offensive system being put in by new coordinator Scott Loeffler. He said he is pleased with what he is seeing so far.
“I love it,” the wide receiver said. “The new coach is good. He knows what he is doing. He is young so we get to have fun with him.”
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I'm really excited about Coates. I would not be surprised one bit to see him in the starting rotation pretty quickly.
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I'm really excited about Coates. I would not be surprised one bit to see him in the starting rotation pretty quickly.
Then that other boy from Leroy could be throwing the ball to him again.......
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Then that other boy from Leroy could be throwing the ball to him again.......
You almost seem to want that. Do you hate Auburn, or have a man crush on Mosler?
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You almost seem to want that. Do you hate Auburn, or have a man crush on Mosler?
I'd like to know what you have against Moseley.
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I'd like to know what you have against Moseley.
About half the 2011 season.
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About half the 2011 season.
:rofl:
We really needs someone who can get the ball to Coates rather than spending time in the grass and giving the ball to the other team. :taunt:
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You almost seem to want that. Do you hate Auburn, or have a man crush on Mosler?
I really just want whoever can get the job done. But its fun to poke a stick at eh great know-it-alls on this board. If it was up to some of you, Stan White would have never set foot on an AU football field again after his first season. He was pretty bad. Ben Leard too. Jason Campbell too. Chris Todd too. How many more can we name that struggled at a young start but turned out to be pretty good?
We have no idea how much better he, or KF have gotten. But if it is CM, then we will know that there was at least two OCs that saw something in him. It won't stop you from bitching, but it is still a possibility. He was OK last season. A young guy that stayed under pressure and bent to that pressure. Seems reasonable. But he did get a lot of game experience. If the light comes on, we might have another of the guys listed above. But if it was up to you and those like you, several greats would never have been.
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I really just want whoever can get the job done. But its fun to poke a stick at eh great know-it-alls on this board. If it was up to some of you, Stan White would have never set foot on an AU football field again after his first season. He was pretty bad. Ben Leard too. Jason Campbell too. Chris Todd too. How many more can we name that struggled at a young start but turned out to be pretty good?
We have no idea how much better he, or KF have gotten. But if it is CM, then we will know that there was at least two OCs that saw something in him. It won't stop you from bitching, but it is still a possibility. He was OK last season. A young guy that stayed under pressure and bent to that pressure. Seems reasonable. But he did get a lot of game experience. If the light comes on, we might have another of the guys listed above. But if it was up to you and those like you, several greats would never have been.
See my last post in the "Day 4 thread".
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I really just want whoever can get the job done. But its fun to poke a stick at eh great know-it-alls on this board. If it was up to some of you, Stan White would have never set foot on an AU football field again after his first season. He was pretty bad. Ben Leard too. Jason Campbell too. Chris Todd too. How many more can we name that struggled at a young start but turned out to be pretty good?
We have no idea how much better he, or KF have gotten. But if it is CM, then we will know that there was at least two OCs that saw something in him. It won't stop you from bitching, but it is still a possibility. He was OK last season. A young guy that stayed under pressure and bent to that pressure. Seems reasonable. But he did get a lot of game experience. If the light comes on, we might have another of the guys listed above. But if it was up to you and those like you, several greats would never have been.
None of those QB's ever had a 4-5 game stretch as atrocious as Mosley circa 2011. Please go look at the stats and boxscores.
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None of those QB's ever had a 4-5 game stretch as atrocious as Mosley circa 2011. Please go look at the stats and boxscores.
That's your argument?
Because if any of those QBs were to have a stretch today anything like they had back then, you would look at the numbers and say, "Hmmm. Not as bad as it looked." And then not bitch about him never seeing the field again?
BULLSHIT!
I have no idea if he will EVER see the field again. But I have damn sure seen guys have bad years and then come back to surprise everyone.
I would hate to work for some of you flawless masters.
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That's your argument?
Because if any of those QBs were to have a stretch today anything like they had back then, you would look at the numbers and say, "Hmmm. Not as bad as it looked." And then not bitch about him never seeing the field again?
BULLSHIT!
I have no idea if he will EVER see the field again. But I have damn sure seen guys have bad years and then come back to surprise everyone.
I would hate to work for some of you flawless masters.
I will be the first to admit that I was calling for Moseley to play. I will also be the first one to admit between Trotter and Moseley, I choose Trotter.
You could be right though. Moseley under Loeffler's tutelage and scheme could become the next coming of Aaron Rodgers and if my aunt had balls shed be my uncle. That said, I still don't care for his attitude or some of the things he's said.
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That's your argument?
Because if any of those QBs were to have a stretch today anything like they had back then, you would look at the numbers and say, "Hmmm. Not as bad as it looked." And then not bitch about him never seeing the field again?
BULLSHIT!
I have no idea if he will EVER see the field again. But I have damn sure seen guys have bad years and then come back to surprise everyone.
I would hate to work for some of you flawless masters.
There's a difference between being young and making Fr. mistakes like Stan White, and Jason, vs clearly lacking in talent.
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There's a difference between being young and making Fr. mistakes like Stan White, and Jason, vs clearly lacking in talent.
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They did it as sophomores too.
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They did it as sophomores too.
Actually Jason's number were good his entire career (pointed out by Kaos and is correct)
Stan White was never really that great, even during his Senior campaign. He was just light years better than he had been the previous two years. He managed the game well and had a good Senior supporting cast.
I think the bottom line is we don't want to wallow in mediocrity. No one is looking for Cam type numbers either. Moseley does not instill either of those things in my mind.
All in all I am simply asking for an established QB perhaps one we have longer than a year.
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Actually Jason's number were good his entire career (pointed out by Kaos and is correct)
Stan White was never really that great, even during his Senior campaign. He was just light years better than he had been the previous two years. He managed the game well and had a good Senior supporting cast.
I think the bottom line is we don't want to wallow in mediocrity. No one is looking for Cam type numbers either. Moseley does not instill either of those things in my mind.
All in all I am simply asking for an established QB perhaps one we have longer than a year.
That's not what I'm hearing. I'm hearing:
"Mosler SUCKS!"
"I hope he don't EVER touch a football again."
"I hope he stays so far away from football that he don't even date a basketball cheerleader."
"I hope he don't reproduce."
"Oh my GOD. If he starts, I'll kill myself."
"Oh. But if he is the best one, then it's OK. I can live with it."
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That's not what I'm hearing. I'm hearing:
"Mosler SUCKS!"
"I hope he don't EVER touch a football again."
"I hope he stays so far away from football that he don't even date a basketball cheerleader."
"I hope he don't reproduce."
"Oh my GOD. If he starts, I'll kill myself."
"Oh. But if he is the best one, then it's OK. I can live with it."
He does suck, or at least his body of work does to this point.
I don't care if he touches a football, I'd just prefer it not be as Auburn's starting QB
He can carry the Cam and Todd signs on the sideline, I'd be ok with that.
Got nothing against the kid personally, and I hope he has a happy and fruitful life, and as many kids as he desires.
No matter who the QB is, I won't do myself any harm, and haven't heard anybody say that.
It's my opinion, if he's the starting QB, he'll still suck, and that means the suckage behind him is epic.
Could we all be wrong? Maybe. But we've also seen him play, and it wasn't good. It wasn't "rookie mistakes" it was "OH MY FUCKING GOD, THESE GUYS ARE HUGE, AND THEY'RE FUCKING TRYING TO KILL ME, GET ME THE FUCK OUT OF HERE AND Y'ALL CAN HAVE THIS BALL TOO WHILE I CURL UP HERE ON THE 50 AND CRY!"
Many said the same things about Todd after 2008, failing to realize that A: he was injured/recovering from surgery, and B: part of a shittasticly disfunctional situation. I predicted he'd win the job in 2009, he did, and he wasn't bad. I see NOTING in Mosler to inspire confidence, not a mother fucking thing. It would give me great pleasure to see him suddenly help Auburn to a 10 win season, but I don't think it's going to happen with him pulling the trigger.
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That's not what I'm hearing. I'm hearing:
"Mosler SUCKS!"
"I hope he don't EVER touch a football again."
"I hope he stays so far away from football that he don't even date a basketball cheerleader."
"I hope he don't reproduce."
"Oh my GOD. If he starts, I'll kill myself."
"Oh. But if he is the best one, then it's OK. I can live with it."
A better question might be, what do you see that makes you think he is going to be better? What have you seen that makes you vehemently want to defend him? Besides Stan White and Chris Todd?
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I love Daniel Cobb.
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I love Daniel Cobb.
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I'm not the only one to have noticed...
During snapping drills, Frazier worked exclusively with center Reese Dismukes. Moseley was paired with senior Donnie Riggins, while freshman Zeke Pike took snaps from sophomore Tunde Fariyike.
In offensive drills as us media folk were swept off the field, Frazier and Dismukes handled first-team reps with RB Onterio McCalebb. Tre Mason was the second RB, and he took hand offs from Moseley.
(Critical note: It’s the fourth day of spring. The above isn’t written to insinuate there currently is a definite offensive pecking order. Just an observation from Auburn’s second padded practice. Still a long way to go until Auburn’s clash with Clemson.)
Frazier and Pike take snaps exclusively from the starter and likely back up center, and Mosler from who?
http://www2.oanow.com/blogs/aublog/2012/mar/28/moseley-throwing-dismukes-snapping-frazier-ar-3497120/ (http://www2.oanow.com/blogs/aublog/2012/mar/28/moseley-throwing-dismukes-snapping-frazier-ar-3497120/)
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Auburn, Ala.--After an injury forced him to redshirt last fall as a freshman, wide receiver Sammie Coates is eager to show Auburn’s coaches what he can do on a football field this spring.
The 6-2, 203-pounder from Leroy High School is one of the players on offense who had a big play in Auburn’s first scrimmage of spring training as he made a long gainer on a pass from Kiehl Frazier.
“I was really excited to be out there,” he said. “It feels good to be back out there and just fight for what I want to do. It feels good to be part of the team again.”
One of the faster players on the team, he has been able to keep his excellent speed after bouncing back from an ankle injury he suffered in August. He hopes that along with his ability to catch a football will allow him to earn a starting job this fall.
Self-evaluating his scrimmage performance, Coates said that he made some good plays and blocked well, but needs to do a better job of catching the ball in traffic. Overall, he noted that he was pleased.
“It felt like I am football player now that I am back out there playing instead of on the sideline watching,” he said. “It felt good to be able to get out there and be a part of it and get a lot of reps. I feel good about where I am at and how I am doing.”
Coates and the Tigers will return to the field on Monday for their seventh of 15 spring practice dates.
Who will be the starting quarterback throwing the passes to the receivers is a still to be determined question. The Tigers have only three scholarship QBs on the roster for spring drills and a fourth, Jonathan Wallace, will join the team this summer after he graduates high school.
The returning starter is a player Coates knows well, his high school teammate, Clint Moseley. However, the redshirt junior quarterback has been limited the past week as he recovers from a sore shoulder.
“The other day at practice he was looking good, but he had to get out early because his shoulder was hurting,” Coates said.
With Moseley limited that has opened the door for more reps for sophomore Kiehl Frazier and early high school graduate Zeke Pike.
Coates said that he is seeing improvement from Frazier, whose role last season was mainly to run or handoff the football after coming in off the bench. “He is getting that quarterback momentum out there,” Coates said. “He is being a real good leader out there. It is getting really good with his footwork and he is stepping up and being a leader like a quarterback is supposed to be.”
Commenting on Pike, the receiver said, “He is catching on. He is getting his fundamentals down and trying to get his footwork right. He is looking pretty good and starting to look like a quarterback for an SEC school. If he keeps working hard I think he will do good.”
Coates noted that the coaches are seeing progress from the offense as a whole. “They were talking to us about we are doing good and we are getting better every day,” the redshirt freshman said. “We just have to keep working and keep focusing, work hard and get the fundamentals down.”
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For some reason I just realized that he went to the same tiny high school as Mosely. Hope that's not a bad omen.
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For some reason I just realized that he went to the same tiny high school as Mosely. Hope that's not a bad omen.
Probably a big part of the reason Moseley was ranked as high as he was (though not that high). He probably made hit look better than he is. A kid with Coats speed is rare on a HS football field, and Moseley probably lofted more than a few that Coats simply ran under and ran away with.