Spoke via phone to a friend who was able to watch Mondays practice, he is a retired high school coach and friend of some BMDs.
He was focused on the OL and DL so didnt get much info on anything other than that and they were just in shells but he said they were getting physical.
First just some of his impressions== He said Coach Flood was right in their face wanting them to get every detail right,one example was using their hands to get a good initial punch to re direct linemen, he was showing them how to drop their hips a bit to get their legs into it more.==more on that in a bit.
Individual impressions--Hayden Conner-At this point he is our most valuable lineman-he is able to play guard or tackle equally effectively and is very much a coach on the field for the younger guys. The coach used him several times to show how he wanted things done.
Andrev Karic is scrappy,no lack of effort on his part for sure just doesnt quite have the same level of length and athleticism as Banks at left tackle.
Jake Majors seems to have added some good weight and was moving well.
Banks is impressive ,whether its run blocking or pass protection.depending on how fast he can pick up the blitz pickups and the rest of the OL calls I expect he will be on the field.the physical aspect isnt going to be a problem at all.
The whole freshman OL was damn impressive winning more of their one on ones than they lost in individual drills.
Then when they worked as a unit they were equally as impressive moving the ball effortlessly against the 2nd defense, Brooks had like two TDs and I think it was Blue had several long runs and Ewers was throwing the ball all over the field.
The right side of the line,Campell (Who some of the players were calling Bull,as in Bull Doza)and Williams did most off the damage in the run game.
Back to the teaching point mentioned earlier by coach Flood-- During one play Agbo absolutley stoned his guy by sinking his hip and using his legs to increase his punch,Flood stopped everything and made quite a point to show everyone what correct technique does for you.
Then later in the practice, Cam Williams was getting beat to the outside on a pass rush .he was off balanced but managed to punch out with one arm and still shoved the guy five yars back.
Flood stopped everything again and said that is exactly what we dont want because we cant all be freaks like big Cam,Everyone got a good laugh and it was ovious how much his guys like playing for him.
He made Cam do it again and to no ones surprise the DE ended up flat on his back--utx
He was focused on the OL and DL so didnt get much info on anything other than that and they were just in shells but he said they were getting physical.
First just some of his impressions== He said Coach Flood was right in their face wanting them to get every detail right,one example was using their hands to get a good initial punch to re direct linemen, he was showing them how to drop their hips a bit to get their legs into it more.==more on that in a bit.
Individual impressions--Hayden Conner-At this point he is our most valuable lineman-he is able to play guard or tackle equally effectively and is very much a coach on the field for the younger guys. The coach used him several times to show how he wanted things done.
Andrev Karic is scrappy,no lack of effort on his part for sure just doesnt quite have the same level of length and athleticism as Banks at left tackle.
Jake Majors seems to have added some good weight and was moving well.
Banks is impressive ,whether its run blocking or pass protection.depending on how fast he can pick up the blitz pickups and the rest of the OL calls I expect he will be on the field.the physical aspect isnt going to be a problem at all.
The whole freshman OL was damn impressive winning more of their one on ones than they lost in individual drills.
Then when they worked as a unit they were equally as impressive moving the ball effortlessly against the 2nd defense, Brooks had like two TDs and I think it was Blue had several long runs and Ewers was throwing the ball all over the field.
The right side of the line,Campell (Who some of the players were calling Bull,as in Bull Doza)and Williams did most off the damage in the run game.
Back to the teaching point mentioned earlier by coach Flood-- During one play Agbo absolutley stoned his guy by sinking his hip and using his legs to increase his punch,Flood stopped everything and made quite a point to show everyone what correct technique does for you.
Then later in the practice, Cam Williams was getting beat to the outside on a pass rush .he was off balanced but managed to punch out with one arm and still shoved the guy five yars back.
Flood stopped everything again and said that is exactly what we dont want because we cant all be freaks like big Cam,Everyone got a good laugh and it was ovious how much his guys like playing for him.
He made Cam do it again and to no ones surprise the DE ended up flat on his back--utx
