Practice Nine, 8/10
Hey everyone. Let's get to business.
Here is What You Need To Know:
PROGRAMMING NOTE: I probably will be skipping the morning practice. I have to pick and choose sometimes. I'm planning to attend the evening session.
Here is What You Need To Know:
- As a poster mentioned yesterday here on the HABOTN, LB Tray Blackmon did not attend the Saturday scrimmage. He said he was receiving treatment in the Athletic Complex for "nicks and bruises," but said he was fine. He practiced today.
- C/RT Ryan Pugh missed practice after suffering an eye injury during the scrimmage. Recall that starting C Jason Bosley has been out six days with a strained lower back.
- LG Tyronne Green worked at center today. He was ... uncomfortable.
- LT Lee Ziemba has a nasty streak. He pulled DE Hot Carter's helmet off during an 11-on-11 drill and threw it at him. Carter was preparing for a counter-attack when players and trainers intervened.
- S Zac Etheridge made some nice pass break-ups today -- one in 1-on-1s and another during the 11-on-11 drill.
- DT Zach Clayton had a nice performance during the pass-rush drill today. He used a quick swim move to move past RG Byron Isom (who is playing well) ... then worked some lower-tier OLs later.
- LB Craig Stevens made some exceptional plays during 11-on-11s. He undermined a right-side screen by hitting WR Mario Fannin an instant after he caught the ball. Had there been live hitting, Fannin would have been harmed. Stevens pulled the same stunt on the other side one play later. It was Fannin again.
- CB Harry Adams was injured during 1-on-1s. Coach Tommy Tuberville said Adams simply had the wind knocked out of him. I didn't see the play. I don't have more to offer there.
- A few days after I praised him, DT Derrick Lykes had a difficult day in pass-rush. He wasn't active and tried to bull rush blockers who saw it coming. Things didn't come together for him.
- Practice resumes Monday with a two-a-day situation. The morning session begins at 8:30 a.m. The afternoon session begins at 5:45.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: I probably will be skipping the morning practice. I have to pick and choose sometimes. I'm planning to attend the evening session.
posted by Jay G. Tate at
7:28 PM
8 Comments:
Would have liked to have heard Hot hit Ziemba in his face with the same helmet Ziemba ripped off.
I keep waiting for the day Ziemba and Blackmon tie up. I just don't think the 70lbs will matter much when facing a bull.
Blackmon took down Bosley last week. That's almost Ziemba's size!
Almost...
Let me hear a little about PPL, Jay. I've been curious to know how he may fit in. I believe he placed first once and second once in his class in the Florida State 100m event. Harry Adams, if I'm not mistaken, did the same thing in his place. PPL's about 5'8" 170lb.
Talk to me?
Oh yea. Blackmon's not the reason Boz has a sprained back is he?
No. Bosley hurt his back a few days later during a pass-rush drill.
PPL -- "Frenchy Pierre," as Tuberville said today -- looks really fast. He had some silly drops today. He seems more composed and mature than most freshmen I've interviewed.
He's been working at PR and KR, too.
I see him as a tweener this season ... might play, might not.
Okay, I am generally of the opinion that boys will be boys, cause hey ... that's exactly what they are. But I'm starting to think some folks ought to run a few stadiums.
or not.
I think they should play PPL simply to return punts. Dunn's not very fast. Somebody like Frenchy is a threat to score on most returns. Dunn had to run 140 and 10 minutes to return 50 yards last year.
Dunn's going to be great in the spread offense though. Said all along nothing fits his skill set like this offense. The man has always been able to get open, too.
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