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Back when I was playing FB in HS, there was rule about lightning being within 5 miles or something. I was suprised they stayed out on the fields, it was getting mighty flashy out for a minute. Anyways, ill update with my pneumonia tomorrow. I was not prepared for rain. Coming down HARD on the way home, couldnt see 5ft in front of the truck.
For those who have never been to a practice before, they are relatively boring. Alot of dudes standing around most of the time. Everyones waiting for the same exact thing: Fitz v PP. Overall it was fun. I already saw some others gave a full play by play from practice, so Ill just give own unique observations:
- Laron Byrd is a BIG dude. Hes looks like a tight end. Too bad hes terrible.
- Housler is impressive. Very fast. Very quick and fluid in space.
- Adub was on point today. Man that dudes looking sharp out there. His coverage skills are night and day from where they were just a few years ago.
- I dont know if Daryn Colledge is a jerk, being funny, lazy or a prima donna, but he seems to have his own personal staff member who fetches him towels, water, gatorade, you name it. I saw this kid run 40 yards to the sideline, and 40 yards back to Daryn. He hands the gatorade to daryn and Daryn hands it back, and the kid unscrews the cap. Yet every other teammate around him are grabbing bottles out of a cooler right by the field. Doesnt matter, just an observation.
- Hate to say it. This guys like herpes, he just wont go away, but Mike Adams played well. He keeps putting himself on the cusp of getting cut, finally, and then he does something to regain the coaches love. Possibly bad throws, possibly excellent reads, but he was tearing up guys much bigger than he during the 1on1 drills.
-Not much too say about Floyd. I wanted to come back with tales of his awesomeness, but really there is none. Hes a big guy (although not as big as some are saying, Laron Byrd seems Much bigger) who runs good routes. Speed isnt impressive. Seems to catch everything, although none of the catches require any significant athletecism anyways. He seems very bland, which IMO is a good thing. Bland means hes doing his job perfectly, and making it look easier than it is.
- Roberts looks like hes been hanging out with Adub this offseason. Dude packed some muscle on. Hes starting to look like a respectable #2 WR. Soon to be #3. Thats Floyds spot. On a sidenote, Early caught everything I saw. Guys an ace slot receiver.
- Not news at this point, but I think the verdict is in: Ryan Lindley is a bum. His footwork is so bad. His throw is even worse. Hes all over the place. Guys the antithesis of accuracy. At least we get to keep Rich after we cut Ryan and his buddy DeMarco. Guys got the droppsies.
- Skelton is so aggravating. Guy either drops dimes, or doesnt even put it in the ballpark at all. Picks galore today. And they werent great defensive plays, they were sloppy throws with bad decision making behind them. Im starting to think Kolb will win the starting job by virtue of Skeltons suckness during practice. Kolb isnt helping himself though. What a baby. He got a bruise so he gets to sit out.
- Also not news because I know alot of people have mentioned it before, but Larry really does drop alot of balls in practice. Im thinking he gets all his drops out of his system in the offseason and thats why hes such a stud come gametime.
- PP looked real good during 1v1. I think he went 2 for 4 vs Larry but he slipped once and that turned into a gimmee. Gay, the supposes lock for the #2 spot, didnt look good. I know we have a traffic jam of CBs at the moment, and from what ive seen, IMO, we should keep PP, Adams, Fleming, Jefferson (ugh, I hate that) and possibly Toler if we have a 5th spot. I think Bethel just has the misfortune of being amongst a stacked CB Corps.
- I noticed somewhere near the beginning of practice after some offensive run throughs, Ryan Williams seemed to come up a little gimpy. He took off his helmet, walked over to a dude and they talked. After that he made his way over to the bikes for the rest of practice. Hope hes OK.
Rant
Heads up to anyone going to camp, and hopefully this isnt any ASFN member, but keep the sideline coaching to a minimum. Theres this dude at practice, entire time, yelling out technique critiques to players "Ey Roberts! You gotta drop that hip when you dig! Dont be afraid to engage him, just remember not to let him cross your facemask!". Entire time.
Secondly, theres this white line along the sidelines you cant cross. Your foot cant even be on it, has to be completely behind. Stay behind it. They got these teenagers prowling the sideline telling people to please get back, etc. Thats fine, whatever. But when they ask you to get back, then get back. I cant tell you how many 40 something year old grown men were acting like 5 year olds, tip toeing on the line, intentionally trying to cause trouble. Im not going to beat up someones father in front of them, but that was thoroughly annoying.
For those who have never been to a practice before, they are relatively boring. Alot of dudes standing around most of the time. Everyones waiting for the same exact thing: Fitz v PP. Overall it was fun. I already saw some others gave a full play by play from practice, so Ill just give own unique observations:
- Laron Byrd is a BIG dude. Hes looks like a tight end. Too bad hes terrible.
- Housler is impressive. Very fast. Very quick and fluid in space.
- Adub was on point today. Man that dudes looking sharp out there. His coverage skills are night and day from where they were just a few years ago.
- I dont know if Daryn Colledge is a jerk, being funny, lazy or a prima donna, but he seems to have his own personal staff member who fetches him towels, water, gatorade, you name it. I saw this kid run 40 yards to the sideline, and 40 yards back to Daryn. He hands the gatorade to daryn and Daryn hands it back, and the kid unscrews the cap. Yet every other teammate around him are grabbing bottles out of a cooler right by the field. Doesnt matter, just an observation.
- Hate to say it. This guys like herpes, he just wont go away, but Mike Adams played well. He keeps putting himself on the cusp of getting cut, finally, and then he does something to regain the coaches love. Possibly bad throws, possibly excellent reads, but he was tearing up guys much bigger than he during the 1on1 drills.
-Not much too say about Floyd. I wanted to come back with tales of his awesomeness, but really there is none. Hes a big guy (although not as big as some are saying, Laron Byrd seems Much bigger) who runs good routes. Speed isnt impressive. Seems to catch everything, although none of the catches require any significant athletecism anyways. He seems very bland, which IMO is a good thing. Bland means hes doing his job perfectly, and making it look easier than it is.
- Roberts looks like hes been hanging out with Adub this offseason. Dude packed some muscle on. Hes starting to look like a respectable #2 WR. Soon to be #3. Thats Floyds spot. On a sidenote, Early caught everything I saw. Guys an ace slot receiver.
- Not news at this point, but I think the verdict is in: Ryan Lindley is a bum. His footwork is so bad. His throw is even worse. Hes all over the place. Guys the antithesis of accuracy. At least we get to keep Rich after we cut Ryan and his buddy DeMarco. Guys got the droppsies.
- Skelton is so aggravating. Guy either drops dimes, or doesnt even put it in the ballpark at all. Picks galore today. And they werent great defensive plays, they were sloppy throws with bad decision making behind them. Im starting to think Kolb will win the starting job by virtue of Skeltons suckness during practice. Kolb isnt helping himself though. What a baby. He got a bruise so he gets to sit out.
- Also not news because I know alot of people have mentioned it before, but Larry really does drop alot of balls in practice. Im thinking he gets all his drops out of his system in the offseason and thats why hes such a stud come gametime.
- PP looked real good during 1v1. I think he went 2 for 4 vs Larry but he slipped once and that turned into a gimmee. Gay, the supposes lock for the #2 spot, didnt look good. I know we have a traffic jam of CBs at the moment, and from what ive seen, IMO, we should keep PP, Adams, Fleming, Jefferson (ugh, I hate that) and possibly Toler if we have a 5th spot. I think Bethel just has the misfortune of being amongst a stacked CB Corps.
- I noticed somewhere near the beginning of practice after some offensive run throughs, Ryan Williams seemed to come up a little gimpy. He took off his helmet, walked over to a dude and they talked. After that he made his way over to the bikes for the rest of practice. Hope hes OK.
Rant
Heads up to anyone going to camp, and hopefully this isnt any ASFN member, but keep the sideline coaching to a minimum. Theres this dude at practice, entire time, yelling out technique critiques to players "Ey Roberts! You gotta drop that hip when you dig! Dont be afraid to engage him, just remember not to let him cross your facemask!". Entire time.
Secondly, theres this white line along the sidelines you cant cross. Your foot cant even be on it, has to be completely behind. Stay behind it. They got these teenagers prowling the sideline telling people to please get back, etc. Thats fine, whatever. But when they ask you to get back, then get back. I cant tell you how many 40 something year old grown men were acting like 5 year olds, tip toeing on the line, intentionally trying to cause trouble. Im not going to beat up someones father in front of them, but that was thoroughly annoying.
