theDude47
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I was able to make it out to practice today and I jotted down some notes.
1. David Sims definitely looks a lot lighter than he did last fall, Perkins is already at a good playing size and solid, Peeples and Taylor have beefed up a little, Watson has really slimmed down, Bostic is way way too skinny, and TJ still looks like big ole TJ.
2. It was good seeing Groh working with the defense and linebackers. He is very vocal and is extremely hands on. I feel really confident with him out there.
3. I think Coach Kelly is going to do wonders with our secondary. It is so much better now that he is coaching the entire secondary. This will help them get on the same page a lot faster during a game.
4. I noticed that Groh had the entire defense working on batting down passes and getting to a loose ball. I never really saw this drill under Wommack.
5. Let's talk about the QBs. I think everyone has this part on their minds. Order of Arm Strength: Luallen = Sims > Washington. Both Jordan and David have really strong arms, and Tevin's isn't bad but you definitely notice it on the out routes. Order of Accuracy (thus far): Luallen > Tevin > Sims. Luallen looks really impressive out there. He can gun it to the edge of the field or across the middle. He especially looks good on the run. He just looks like he knows what he is doing. Tevin is night and day compared to when he first came in. Bohannon has done wonders with him. What used to be a lame duck pass 90% of the time has turned into a nice tight spiral. Tevin looked pretty darn good on throwing the long ball. Sims was fairly accurate but he consistently over threw the A-backs on the out routes. I think the height of the A-backs was causing him a lot of trouble. Compared to last Spring, the passing game looks to be a big improvement. This doesn't mean that there weren't a couple of interceptions by the defense and some wrong reads. Overall, I saw a lot of good stuff out there. Note: They threw a lot out of the shotgun and some out of the flexbone, most were short passes with a couple of screens thrown in.
6. The A-backs showed some brilliance in the passing game. Embry and Bostic had some really nice catches. Overall though, there were a lot of dropped passes that should have been easy completions. The WRs did a lot worse. They had serious trouble holding onto the ball and securing it before making another move. They coughed it up quite a bit and dropped some easy ones. Hopefully, they will get better. Hill and a couple of others showed some promise.
Hope that helps. If you have any questions, just let me know.
1. David Sims definitely looks a lot lighter than he did last fall, Perkins is already at a good playing size and solid, Peeples and Taylor have beefed up a little, Watson has really slimmed down, Bostic is way way too skinny, and TJ still looks like big ole TJ.
2. It was good seeing Groh working with the defense and linebackers. He is very vocal and is extremely hands on. I feel really confident with him out there.
3. I think Coach Kelly is going to do wonders with our secondary. It is so much better now that he is coaching the entire secondary. This will help them get on the same page a lot faster during a game.
4. I noticed that Groh had the entire defense working on batting down passes and getting to a loose ball. I never really saw this drill under Wommack.
5. Let's talk about the QBs. I think everyone has this part on their minds. Order of Arm Strength: Luallen = Sims > Washington. Both Jordan and David have really strong arms, and Tevin's isn't bad but you definitely notice it on the out routes. Order of Accuracy (thus far): Luallen > Tevin > Sims. Luallen looks really impressive out there. He can gun it to the edge of the field or across the middle. He especially looks good on the run. He just looks like he knows what he is doing. Tevin is night and day compared to when he first came in. Bohannon has done wonders with him. What used to be a lame duck pass 90% of the time has turned into a nice tight spiral. Tevin looked pretty darn good on throwing the long ball. Sims was fairly accurate but he consistently over threw the A-backs on the out routes. I think the height of the A-backs was causing him a lot of trouble. Compared to last Spring, the passing game looks to be a big improvement. This doesn't mean that there weren't a couple of interceptions by the defense and some wrong reads. Overall, I saw a lot of good stuff out there. Note: They threw a lot out of the shotgun and some out of the flexbone, most were short passes with a couple of screens thrown in.
6. The A-backs showed some brilliance in the passing game. Embry and Bostic had some really nice catches. Overall though, there were a lot of dropped passes that should have been easy completions. The WRs did a lot worse. They had serious trouble holding onto the ball and securing it before making another move. They coughed it up quite a bit and dropped some easy ones. Hopefully, they will get better. Hill and a couple of others showed some promise.
Hope that helps. If you have any questions, just let me know.
