Practice Seven (8/7)

Hey everyone. Weird afternoon. The team started 45 minutes early because a thunderstorm was on the way. Around Period 13 (one period = 5 minutes usually), the rain arrived with force. I went from dry to drenched in 30 seconds.

They were able to run some hurry-up team drills. Pass-rush drill was interrupted by rain.

Here are The Things You Need To Know:

• OT Lee Ziemba was back at practice today. He ran with the first team and participated in full-contact work. He seemed fine. I have a picture of him pancaking Antonio Coleman below.
  
  
• C Jason Bosley missed practice with that back injury he suffered on Wednesday. Coach Tommy Tuberville said Bosley could be back as early as Friday morning.
  
  
• DT Tez Doolittle was running around for the first time today. He's trying to come back from a ruptured Achilles tendon. He was hanging around for the pass-rush drill, but didn't participate. He feels good some days. Other days, he aches.
  
  
• Assistant coach Hugh Nall played around with his lineups during the pass-rush drill. Bart Eddins, who typically plays RG, was working at RT today. Ryan Pugh, who typically plays RT, was at C today because Bosley was out. Nall likes his guys to be versatile.
  
  
• TE Tommy Trott caught a nice ball for a touchdown during the 11-on-11 drill. The throw was from Chris Todd, who looked really good today. He's throwing with authority.
  
  
• Auburn is trying to limit the quarterbacks to no more than 190 throws per day. Why 190? I don't know. Tuberville said that's a number Franklin likes.
  

Here are your results from today's pass-rush drill. Keep in mind that defenders have the advantage here. I occasionally award an "E" for even ... which generally happens when a defensive lineman gets a good push, but is forced too far outside.

Jomarcus Savage (47) vs. Lee Ziemba (73) -- 73
Sen'Derrick Marks (94) vs. Tyronne Green (71) -- 94
Derrick Lykes (97) vs. Ryan Pugh (50) -- 97
Darrell Roseman (41) vs. Byron Isom (57) -- 57
Cam Henderson (92) vs. Mike Berry (66) -- 66
Savage (47) vs. Andrew McCain (75) -- 47
Jake Ricks (91) vs. Kyle Coulahan (58) -- 58, 91
Lykes (97) vs. Clay Clark (67) -- 97, 97
Roseman (41) vs. (64) -- 41
AJ Greene (90) vs. Bart Eddins (53) -- 53
Antoine Carter (45) vs. McCain (75) -- 45, 45
Mike Blanc (93) vs. Jared Cooper (79) -- 79, 93
Lykes (97) vs. Andrew Parmer (72) -- 97, 72
**Lykes getting a lot of reps lately.

Roseman (41) vs. (64) -- 41, 41
Henderson (92) vs. Eddins (53) -- 92
Antonio Coleman (52) vs. Ziemba (73) -- 73
Ricks (91) vs. Charles Bates (62) -- 91
Lykes (97) vs. Bates (62) -- 97
Lykes (97) vs. Parmer (72) -- 97
Carter (45) vs. Isom (57) -- 57
**Carter tried to cut inside and Isom was all over that.

Raven Gray (43) vs. Eddins (53) -- 43 (nice inside swim move)


(Click pics for greater detail)


Andrew McCain tries to "fit" Antoine Carter to no avail. That happens to a lot of offensive linemen.

Jake Ricks tries to bull rush Kyle Coulahan. The plan didn't work.

Ricks uses a swim move here and cuts off Charles Bates.

Ziemba pancaked Antonio Coleman.

During 11-on-11s.

It was a wet one.

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