Practice report, 4/16

Hey everyone. Practice has ended. Here's what we have learned:

• Coach Gene Chizik revealed specific details regarding how A-Day will work. The first half will involve a more traditional A-Day scrimmage where two theoretically equal teams will go at it. The second half will feature all offensive players against all defensive players, which is more like a traditional practice scrimmage.
  
  
• Chizik said no firm decisions regarding The Quarterback Race® will be determined until after Monday's practice. Translation: We know, but we ain't snitchin'.
  
  
• Chizik praised DE Mike Goggans (left), who ostensibly is battling Nosa Eguae for the starting job. I think Goggans has a firm hold on the spot. Chizik said he is "proud" of the way Goggans has performed this spring.
  
  
• Goggans seemed pretty satisfied with the way he's practiced.
  
  
• Assistant coach Phillip Lolley said T'Sharvan Bell has played well this spring and it's obvious Bell is enjoying life at cornerback.
  
  
• Lolley said Demond Washington's short stint at safety, which has ended, made him a better player. The Tallassee native, Lolley said, thinks and anticipates on a more global level now.
  
  
• Chizik said "most" players will participate in A-Day.
  
  
• C Ryan Pugh said A-Day is the same as a regular scrimmage ... aside from all the fans.
  
  
• Pugh said the offense, even now, is required to slow things down during scrimmages as a courtesy to the defense. The pace is too unnatural and unnerving.
  
  
• DT Mike Blanc (left) didn't refute this. He said Auburn's offense "is something we don't see" and isn't worried about how they have to adjust.
  
  
• Blanc said the offense's pace is even more rigorous now than it was a year ago.