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 Good, but not good enough Snyder not pleased with K-State scrimmage performance
Posted: Saturday May 01, 1999 09:52 PM
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- The Kansas State spring game left coach Bill Snyder feeling nothing but disappointment. Adam Helm threw for 205 yards and a touchdown, completing 15-of-33 passes, but it was not enough for Snyder as he seeks a replacement at quarterback for Michael Bishop. "I was not overly impressed with Adam's play in the ball game," Snyder said. "I've seen him do far better than that. I think above and beyond it all with Adam it was a matter of accuracy. He hasn't taken a dominant step forward for me to say this is the guy for the job." Four quarterbacks played, but Jonathan Beasley was not among them. Beasley, another possible successor to Bishop, sat out with a minor hand injury suffered early in spring practice. Also sitting out with injury were fullback Johnno Lazetich, center Randall Cummins, receiver Aaron Lockett, defensive end Darren Howard, linebacker Travis lItton, cornerback Dyshod Carter, and running back Chris Claybon also did not play. David Allen suffered an ankle injury in the fourth quarter after rushing for 46 yards. Frank Murphy had 89 yards on 21 carries. Quincy Morgan caught three passes for 93 yards, and tight end Nick Warren had five catches for 68 yards. Jamie Rheem kicked two 40-yard field goals. Snyder said the Wildcats are not playing up to his expectations. "Spring has not gone as well as I would have liked," he said. "It's just not as good of a football team as I would have like at this particular point in time. I expected us to be a little further along than we are." "We did the same scrimmage a week ago. The offense did well and the defense wasn't as productive as I expected. I think those things have turned around a bit. Today, was purely vanilla, but it's important to evaluate fundamentals."
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