Oklahoma State University Athletics
Coaches Corner: Gunter Brewer
August 25, 2010 | Cowboy Football
Aug. 25, 2010
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State wide receivers coach Gunter Brewer, who was key in the collegiate development of both Randy Moss and Dez Bryant, sat down with okstate.com as fall camp concluded to talk about what he has seen on the practice field from this year's crop of wide receivers:
Regarding his general observations on the wide receivers:
"The outside receivers have all worked hard. Justin Blackmon, overall, had an outstanding camp. Hubert Anyiam is fighting back from injury but working back in. We expect him to be back in the mix pretty quickly. In his absence, Isaiah Anderson stepped up and showed flashes of making some plays, which has been nice. Bo Bowling has played both inside and outside and we'll play him both ways. We're trying to develop a little more depth. Colton Chelf has probably been the most consistent player throughout the whole camp and he's backing up Blackmon. He's a very smart player. The two freshmen are vying for some time and trying to figure out what our offense is all about and hopefully, two or three games into the season, they'll have a better feel for it and be special teams guys for us."
Regarding Justin Blackmon:
"He's starting to mature. He's ahead of where we thought he would be. He's been a very pleasant surprise. We always knew he had the talent. He's made some plays that have been pretty eye-opening in camp and we've seen flashes of that. In camp, he's been more of a steady player making the big plays and taking the ball and taking it to the house on a screen or making a one-handed catch or a great block. He's a pretty physical player and he's starting to come into his own, so I think at any particular time, he can be a guy who can cause a defense some issues."
Regarding the receivers' pride in downfield blocking:
"The perimeter blocking has been a huge thing for us in leading the Big 12 in rushing each of the last four years. The receivers have had a big play in that, especially on the explosive plays. Somebody breaks the first tackle, then you have to have somebody else blocking the linebackers and the secondary on the third level. It's been a mindset and it's been a forte of the guys that have been here and taken a lot of pride in that. As Coach Holgorsen will tell you in the screen game, the perimeter is so big and in this offense with guys getting the ball in space, guys have to match and block downfield also, so there's no difference between the two offenses as far as blocking. How we block won't be any different. Hopefully, between the inside and outside receivers, we'll be able to maintain that tradition that has been started here for the last four or five years and be a dominant blocking receiving corps."
Regarding the freshman receivers and if any of them have separated from the pack:
"Right now they're all wadded up, to be honest with you. Because of how fast we play and we move at such a pace where if you don't truly understand what's going on, it tends to slow you down. They're getting a better grasp of that as we're coming out of camp and I think they'll see it for real once we start to see some real games and they'll be great in special teams for us. None of them have really made a huge separation, whether it be inside or outside. That's to be expected. Freshman are highly recruited and highly talented, but they're still freshmen and as fast as we play, if they're not here in the summer developing the continuity with the quarterback in terms of reading coverages and reading routes and making adjustments, it can be difficult. The adjustments are very multiple in the things that we do and it's very fast-paced, so a decision is made in a split second. If you're right, you can make one look pretty good, but if you're wrong, you can make one look pretty bad. We think they'll be pretty good players in the future and hopefully we won't have to use them until they're ready."
