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KUPROUD (anonymous) says...

Just a thought...Kerry Meier was so good without much coaching, I hope some coach doesn't try to change much about him and end up detracting from his natural ability and intelligent play. Maybe he should be left alone...?

March 6, 2009 at 2:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

CD2010 (anonymous) says...

Not a bad point, but I don't think we'll have anything to worry about. Those are the kinds of issues you have when coaches have a "my way or it's wrong" mentality. Coach Mangino and his staff have certainly shown they have a mentality that screams "do the most with what you have". I'm sure Kerry will be back and better than ever.

March 6, 2009 at 7:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Hawkish4bigM (anonymous) says...

I think we WILL see Kerry at the next level. I am looking forward to that. What he has done is remarkable and the intangibles that he brings to the team is hard to measure. No doubt his competitive drive, work ethic, and team spirit is contagious to this team.

March 7, 2009 at 2:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

dagger108 (anonymous) says...

There was a recent interview with the past centers that was fabulous. One of the things that stuck out to me was one of the guys, who I think is now a coach for KU, talking about subtle differences in execution that can be learned so that you don't necesarily make one guy look silly on a play, but so that you beat several players and get the most yardage possible. My guess is that is exactly what BMac learned his first 3 years, and what made him ridiculously successful given the natural physical ability he had (lesser than other D1 RB's).

The WR blocking for the running game is definitely one of the components of the running game that is seriously overlooked, even when we were struggling as much as last year. There was one article that mentioned it, but hopefully an area that improves across the board for this year.

March 7, 2009 at 2:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )