WEEK 14 PREVIEW! - stevecpa5's Dynasty

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WEEK 14 PREVIEW!

Posted on October 27, 2019 at 03:33 PM.

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ITS WEEK 14, OUR LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME, LETS TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING NEWS SURROUNDING THE EAST CAROLINA PIRATES:

SUSPENSION AND ACADEMIC NEWS:

ONCE AGAIN, IT IS ANOTHER SUSPENSION FREE WEEK FOR THE PIRATES. ACADEMICALLY, BOTH DEMETRIUS MAUNEY AND BRYAN GAGG (QB) ARE IN TROUBLE OF BECOMING INELIGIBLE FOR THE POSSIBLE BOWL GAME COMING UP.

INJURY REPORT:
WARREN SABA WILL RETURN TO THE FIELD THIS WEEK HOWEVER STARTING STRONG SAFETY DANIEL CHARLES HAS ENTERED CONCUSSION PROTOCOL AND WILL MISS THIS WEEK'S GAME BUT SHOULD BE FINE FOR A POTENTIAL BOWL BERTH.

RECRUITING NEWS:
BO HERRING - SIGNED WITH SMU - WE WILL BE WATCHING FOR HIM ON THE FIELD THE NEXT 4 YEARS, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE HE THINKS TWICE ABOUT THE DECISION HE JUST MADE!

SCOUTING REPORT:

DAMARCUS CANNON - TE - BUST - OVERALL 58 DROPPED TO OVERALL 53 - WE WILL STILL WORK WITH HIM IN THE OFF SEASON AND HOPEFULLY HIS WORK ETHIC RATING IS HIGHER AND HE CAN EVOLVE INTO A SITUATIONAL PLAYER FOR US DOWN THE ROAD.

SHAWN BURNETT - DE - DROPPED ONE POINT FROM 64 TO 63, OVERALL HE GRADED EXACTLY HOW WE THOUGHT HE WOULD AND WE ARE EXCITED TO GET HIM ON CAMPUS THIS SUMMER!

ZACH HILL - OLB - INCREASED BY TWO POINTS - THIS TWO STAR PROSPECT SHOWS A LOT OF PROMISE AND HAS GREAT SPEED AND AGILITY FOR A LINEBACKER WHO SHOULD SEE IMMEDIATE FIELD TIME ON SPECIAL TEAMS.

LAMARR SWAIN - CB - JUCO - THIS JUCO SIGNEE WAS OUR HIGHEST OVERALL INCREASE FROM OUR IN SEASON SIGNEES AT 71 TO A 75. HE HAS BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED ZONE COVERAGE SKILLS AND SHOULD MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT AS A ROTATIONAL STARTER ON THE DEFENSE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS!

ANTHONY STANFORD - MLB - 4 STAR PROSPECT THAT WAS LIGHTLY RECRUITED BY THE BIG BOYS AND RIGHTFULLY SO AS HE DROPPED TWO POINTS FROM A 65 TO A 63 TO START SUMMER CAMP. HE HAS THE PEDIGREE TO BECOME AN EXCITING PART OF COACH FALK III'S FIRST RECRUITING CLASS BUT WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD THIS OFF SEASON TO SEE THE FIELD IN THE FALL.

UCONN GAME PLAN:

OFFENSIVELY COACH EDSALL RUNS A MULTIPLE OFFENSE FROM HIS TIME AT MARYLAND AND WE EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOOKS. THEIR BEST PLAYER OFFENSIVELY SEEMS TO BE THEIR RUNNING BACK AND HE RUNS BEHIND A STRONG OFFENSIVE LINE. THEIR QB IS NOT VERY STRONG MENTALLY AND WE WILL ATTACK BY SHOWING MULTIPLE LOOKS ON DEFENSE MIXING UP COVERAGES AND CONFUSING HIM WITH WHERE BLITZERS ARE COMING FROM. IT ALL STARTS WITH SHUTTING DOWN THE RUN THOUGH!

DEFENSIVELY UCONN RUNS A 3-4 HOWEVER ARE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT ALL PHASES OF DEFENSE ESPECIALLY THEIR DEFENSIVE LINE. THIS MAY BE THE ONE GAME ALL YEAR WHERE ECU HAS AN ADVANTAGE IN THE TRENCHES AND WE WILL LOOK TO EXPLOIT THAT. ESTABLISHING THE RUN AND GETTING CHUNK PLAYS OFF OF PLAY ACTION WILL BE THE GOAL. WE WILL NOT UNDERESTIMATE THIS DEFENSE HOWEVER AS THEY WILL BE PLAYING AT HOME ON SENIOR DAY IN WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE VERY COLD WEATHER THIS THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

HOLTON AHLERS HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF BAD PRESS THIS PAST WEEK THROWING MULTIPLE PICKS IN LAST WEEKS GAME VS UCF, HOWEVER COACH FALK HAS DECIDED THAT HE WILL REMAIN THE STARTER AND WE WOULD NOT DISCUSS THIS TOPIC AGAIN UNTIL THIS OFF SEASON. WITH ALL THE TROUBLES BRYAN GAGG AND REID HERRING ARE HAVING IN THE CLASSROOM, HE BELIEVES ITS BEST TO NOT PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THOSE KIDS.

SEASON STATS LEADERS - ECU:
QB - HOLTON AHLERS - 124.4 RATING, 225/384, 2,799 YARDS, 18 TD, 21 INT'S
HB - HUSSEIN HOWE - 89 CARRIES, 393 YARDS, 5 TD'S
WR - BLAKE PROEHL - 38 RECEPTIONS, 584 YARDS, 5 TD'S
MLB - XAVIER SMITH - 64 TACKLES, 13 TFL'S, 2 SACKS, 1 FORCED FUMBLE, 1 SAFETY
K - JAKE VERITY - 14/22 FG'S, LONG OF 51, 32/32 EXTRA POINTS

RIVALRY WEEK HIGHLIGHTED MATCH UPS:
HUNKER DOWN AFTER A HOLIDAY WEEK FILLED WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, FOOD, AND FOOTBALL AND ENJOY THESE UPCOMING GAMES:

#20 VIRGINIA @ #1 VIRGINIA TECH - SATURDAY 12:00 PM
#7 MICHIGAN @ # 4 OHIO STATE - SATURDAY 1:00 PM
#13 FSU # 10 FLORIDA - SATURDAY 3:30 PM
#11 AUBURN @ #5 ALABAMA - SATURDAY 3:30 PM

AMERICAN CONFERENCE RIVALRY GAMES TO WATCH:
7-4 (4-4) SMU @ 7-4 (4-4) HOUSTON - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29TH 3:30 PM
6-5 (4-4) USF @ 6-5 (4-4) UCF - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29TH 7:00 PM