DawgmanRadio: The Loss Of ZTF And Some Signs Of Progress On Offense

The news was expected, but it still was jolting when Washington head coach Jimmy Lake addressed the media on Wednesday following practice and announced that outside linebacker Zion Tupuola-Fetui tore his Achilles injury last Friday and will be out for a minimum of six months, likely meaning the Huskies' best pass-rusher will likely miss the entire 2021 football season although the second-year head coach did leave open the possibility of a return before the end of the season.The guys from Dawgman.com were on hand for practice and the announcement and gave their thoughts on things including the recovery time for Tupuola-Fetui and walk-on offensive lineman Will Pliska, the latter of which fractured his ankle close in the same practice, and what they can expect once they get back. Do Achilles injuries heal and become stronger or is it something that can linger and always be an issue? Does an Achilles tear no matter what or were there some structural issues that led to it being weakened?The unfortunately injury news overshadowed, what appeared to be a pretty good day for the Husky quarterbacks, especially Dylan Morris and Patrick O'Brien who had a couple of nice touchdown throws in redzone work while wide receivers like Terrell Bynum and Jalen McMillan and tight ends Cade Otton, Quentin Moore and Mark Redman each had some big grabs as well.In the secondary, the defensive backs continued to shine and the guys talked specifically about the play of safety Dominique Hampton and the two players battling for the right to start at the nickel spot, Oklahoma transfer Brendan Radley-Hiles and redshirt sophomore Kamren Fabiculanan, all three of which had interceptions on the day.We don't normally discuss the punters, but today, Race Porter stood out with two 60-plus yard punts that really opened peoples eyes.