Astorino Injured - Baublitz to Redshirt
by BSD on Aug 19, 2010 9:14 PM EDT
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According to the Patriot-News, Drew Astorino had to sit out practice with a shoulder injury today.
The Patriot-News has learned starting strong safety Drew Astorino is dealing with a shoulder injury, one that prevented him from practicing Thursday. Astorino, a redshirt junior, had surgery on his left shoulder in January.
It's not clear at this time if Astorino injured the same shoulder he had to have surgery on in January. There is also no news on the severity of the injury or how long he will be out. Add this on top of the minor injuries to Stephon Morris, D'Anton Lynn, and Derrick Thomas, and it might be time to start getting a little worried about the secondary.
Should the injury force Astorino to the sideline for an extended period of time, Andrew Dailey is your man at safety to replace him. Chaz Powell may also get a look if the staff feels comfortable with Derrick Thomas at nickel.
Also reported by the Patriot-News is that freshman defensive end/linebacker Kyle Baublitz will redshirt this season. Baublitz enrolled early in January, but there have been reports that he probably would have been ruled academically ineligible this fall anyway. (Ed.- My mistake. I have not seen reports that Baublitz was struggling with grades. I mistaked him with Dakota Royer who is having issues.)
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Am I the only one
who is rather underwhelmed by Astorino? Then again, he’s probably the best we’ve got. And why all the love for Sukay? I feel like he blows a lot more coverages than people talk about.
Anywho.
Again with the grades. JUST STUDY. DO THAT HOMEWORK RATHER THAN ANOTHER GAME OF MODERN WARFARE. It’s not like it was even football season. /end rant
Baublitz
Well, he’s a case where it probably would have been better if he had stayed in high school. He rushed through his senior year of high school to get on campus, and he paid for it when he suddenly found himself in college level courses. Let’s hope he gets his grades up.
Mike
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I think that Astorino only seemed underwhelming because of his injury.
He took one for the team last year by playing hurt because we needed him. If he’s healthy, I think he can be good. As for transitioning to college, it can be challenging. I got a 1.86 my first semester at UP and now I have a PhD from PSU. At the same time, I didn’t have all of the advantages that athletes have. I hope Baublitz gets his grades up soon.
For the glory
by Paige2PSU on Aug 19, 2010 10:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree with you
Astorino has the speed to play corner, as he did as a redshirt freshman. That is why when they go to the nickle, he usually takes the inside receiver and someone else takes the deep zone.
According to Twitter
Its’s Fifa for Royster, and Call of Duty for Silas Redd. I’m not sure about the rest of the team.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 20, 2010 6:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Word is Dailey is big dude that can move...all is well
http://www.fletcforum.com/2010/08/09/using-crossfit-to-train-for-physical-efficiency-battery-peb/
Sukay is gonna make a huge jump
He hadn’t played football in two years before last year. He was basically a rookie with some time in the system. I think he’ll play a lot better this season. The secondary is gonna be good this year.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
Sukay was pretty good last year too
People just dont seem to realize it. I think he had 1 or 2 missed coverages (major ones anyways) the whole season, and one was actually Lynn’s fault. For a pretty young guy, he was maybe a half step behind when trying to play the ball sometimes, and I don’t think it was due to athleticism, but to making the proper reads and breaking on the ball. He should get better at that over the offseason. The best part about him was that he got better as the season went on, so unless he has regressed, we should see him start off at a pretty high level.
Arm punt TD
His biggest mistake really stood out, though. He took a bad angle on the infamous Pryor arm punt TD. That undermined the whole mocking Pryor for arm punting angle. I was pissed. That ball seemed like it was up there for 6 or 8 seconds.
Good news indeed
Though I like Astorino and hope that his injury isn’t serious.
by newenglandnittanylion on Aug 20, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Never heard about Baublitz's grades
But he was destined to RS regardless.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
Sounds like the same situation with Dakota Royer (although I, assume, but don't know he'll take RS)
From what I heard his grades were horrible last Spring. I kept being really surprised when I saw pictures of his vacation with his family to California pop up on facebook (I friended Royer) WHILE camp was going on. Then I had heard (I think from Lions247) that his grades were bad and either he wasn’t even being allowed to participate in contact drills, just running, and is already out for the Fall due to his grades.
Oh crap
Maybe I was thinking about Royer when I wrote that. I think I better retract it. Thanks.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
This is the first I've heard of Royer's trouble with grades
Hopefully he gets things worked out.
by newenglandnittanylion on Aug 20, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
As for grades
I had heard that Pulliam didn’t qualify for admission and was looking at Prep. Anybody confirm?
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi
The Patriot-News has learned starting strong safety Drew Astorino is dealing with a shoulder injury, one that prevented him from practicing Thursday
This is usually where I make a joke about him fair catching caused the shoulder injury… But at this point it seems serious enough that it’s not funny.
Safety in the Bradley system is a pretty strange thing. It seems to be an art form more so then any other position on that field. Instinct, game smarts, etc are all much more important then athletic talent for Bradley’s BBDS defense. That being said, there’s always a young guy foaming at the mouth to take over, I wonder who that ends up being.
McGloin Despite Them
Preaching the McGospel since Aug. 2nd, 2010
Don't forget
this article popped up online during the practice that Morris and Lynn returned to. So it was posted while things were showing drastic improvement.
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