Skull Session: Jake Moretti Talks Rehab, Carlos Hyde's Blessing in Disguise, and David Bell Still Celebrating Cleveland's Championship

By D.J. Byrnes on July 1, 2016 at 4:59 am
Jamarco Jones observes the July 1st Skull Session
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ICYMI:

  • Single-game tickets go on sale July 11 at 10 a.m. Michigan prices start at $195 (yikes).

This week's NSFW ANTi-WORK #BANGERS:

 MORETTI UPDATES KNEE. Jake Moretti, a 2017 four-star OL from Colorado and an Ohio State commit, injured his knee during Ohio State's one-day camp last month. It was a non-contact injury, and surgery will happen next week.

Moretti, known as a physically punishing prospect, is already on the rehab trail for what is believed to be a torn ACL.

From landof10.com:

“I’m doing a little physical therapy to get the swelling out, and that’s going great,” Moretti told Landof10. “My surgery is in a week – July 7 – and then I’ll start rehabbing.”

Moretti was selected for The Opening, which takes place next week in Oregon, but the injury will sideline him for that event. He also won’t travel to the event.

“That is frustrating,” he said. “But there’s not much I can do about it. I’ve got to just stay positive.”

Moretti expects to make a full recovery and is hoping the injury won't cost him the entirety of his senior season. I don't think it will because guys like Moretti attack their playing careers and rehab with the same intensity.

 CARLOS HYDE DÉJÀ VU. When Ohio State hired Urban Meyer in 2011, Carlos Hyde put on Florida tape and was perturbed at the lack of burly running backs in Meyer's system.

Meyer, for his part, wasn't that impressed with Hyde either, who he instantly labeled as a fat backup. Each man was able to change the opinion of the other, however, and the rest is history. 

Perhaps that's why El Guapo didn't freak out when the 49ers hired Chip Kelly, another coach not known for producing wrecking balls at running back.

From 49ers.com:

"You just know you have to be in shape," Hyde said. "You can't just come in here slacking. You can't come in here a pound or two overweight or anything like that. You just gotta really hone into it and take it seriously. And get into the best shape you can so you can go into this year, with a great year. No injuries or anything like that. Just expect a great year."

[...]

"I definitely believe that his system will help showcase all my abilities," Hyde detailed. "Not just as a ball carrier, but also as a threat in the passing game. 

“This system is just a blessing in disguise. I'm really looking forward to this year. I'm very excited about this year. I think it's going to be an exciting year."

I need to see the 49ers' offensive line before I buy into Guapo hype. If they have talent, they'll be fine. If Chip Kelly tries to tie five planks together with seaweed like he did in Philadelphia, look out below...

 GO ON THEN, DAVE BELL. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the city's first championship in 52 years under two weeks ago.

Basketbuck center David Bell, a graduate of Cleveland's Garfield Heights, is still celebrating the title as if he was on the roster.

From dispatch.com:

According to two of his teammates, redshirt sophomore center David Bell is still celebrating the first championship in Cavaliers history. The Cleveland native and Garfield Heights product couldn’t contain his excitement when Cleveland overcame a 3-1 deficit against Golden State in the NBA Finals and won Game 7 on June 19.

“During Game 7, Dave’s room is next door to mine and he was literally in there cheering like a cheerleader,” sophomore guard JaQuan Lyle said Wednesday. “After the game he was out in the living room knocking everything over. It was crazy, but it’s been (52) years since they won anything so it’s about time.”

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“Dave Bell, he talked the most," [Marc] Loving said. “He’s still probably talking right now. That’s not going to end for a long time.”

This is perfectly okay behavior from any Ohioan, let along a denizen of the Sleeve. In fact, Dave Bell should play shirtless next season as true homage.

 BON VOYAGE, LIL' STONEBURNER. Former Ohio State tight end Jake Stoneburner's little brother, Caleb, a 2017 three-star wide receiver from Dublin Coffman, is off to Boston College.

May all possibly underrated three-star talent from Ohio end up at places like Boston College and away from Michigan and Michigan State. So it is written, so it is done.

 ZEKE: NO. 1 FANTASY PICK. I've toted Ezekiel Elliott as the No. 1 computer football pick this fall. As proof of this, I offer this leaked footage of Elliott dominating Dallas Cowboys OTAs last month:


Brace yourself, NFL. A reckoning is coming.

 THOSE WMDs. No drug charges for Minnesota wrestlers... 1950s medical advice... ... The Bachelor's hellish casting call... Bill Plaschke regrets marginalizing Pat Summitt's greatness.

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