Wednesday, June 01, 2022

See Nick Run

Saw this on a Dartmouth coach's Twitter and its a good reminder. We all have seen that quarterback Nick Howard can run over people. But as this clip shows, if you give him a step he can also outrun them: 


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OK, this kind of caught me off guard, but maybe it shouldn't have.

Remember last week when I posted a photo of Dartmouth alum Drew Estrada '20 during drills with the Houston Texans and commented on how strange it seemed to find that photo in a Georgia paper? (LINK)

This photo of Estrada's old teammate Niko Lalos '20, working out with the New York Giants, appeared in a newspaper based in Manchester. OK, I thought, Manchester, Conn., would probably be a half Giants, half Patriots town, so that makes sense.

But oh no, that's not it at all. This photo is from a newspaper in Manchester, Tenn., where there are probably about as many Giants fans as there are Jets fans in Manchester, Conn. Whatever, here's the photo. Lalos is wearing 57:


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How much recognition has Big Green coach Buddy Teevens' non-tackling practice philosophy brought to Dartmouth football? Example No. 1,234 (or so) is from a release headlined Vikings to Provide Free USA Football Certification 650 Minnesota Youth Coaches. From the story (LINK):

USA Football's Youth Coach Certification encompasses the Football Development Model (FDM) to help coaches teach the sport based on a child's age, stage of development and football game type played. Introduced in 2020, the FDM is the first national application of a long-term athlete development model for American Football. It is a comprehensive approach to training athletes created in partnership with national leaders in medicine, football, and exercise science from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Children's National Hospital, Dartmouth College and others.

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Dartmouth has Tweeted out announcements of its new off-the-field personnel:

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As it has done in the past, HERO Sports is counting down the 100 days to the first games of the fall with its "The Best Player Who Wears No. X" feature and this fall the Big Green will get its second look at the player representing 96. (LINK)

That would be New Hampshire defensive end Josiah Silver, who was second in the CAA with 10.5 sacks last fall as a freshman. The 6-foot-2, 234-pound DE had seven tackles and a sack against Dartmouth in the Wildcats' loss in 2021.

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EXTRA POINT
Well, I got jabbed yesterday with my second COVID booster. My first booster was the day before the Harvard game last fall and, if I'm going to be honest, I felt really crummy during that game. So far today my only complaint is a sore right arm. I can still write and eat painlessly with my left, but we'll see how I feel as the day goes on.

I got an email in response to yesterday's PAT from a loyal subscriber questioning the efficacy of the booster because he tested positive afterward. That he was able to send the email without being in a hospital bed was proof enough to me that a little pain in the arm is a small price to pay. A story in yesterday's New York Times was a reminder that if you aren't exactly a spring chicken, the time may have come to get re-boosted.

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