First big thought, coming from someone who hasn't seen practice for a while, is the the pace and sharpness of the practice in general. There is less concern and more smiles from the coaching staff because the boys are really catching on with things. The offensive while not the Colt and dreadheads offensive IS night and day better than last summer. Impressive compared to before when they struggled to even get off a pass.
I was watching the Oline and the Defensive put on an all out blitz and each defender was pickup-I almost cried,
just like on the chalkboard. Although the line still let guys in at times they are more competitive with the D and they will only get better. I like the miss counts the Offense is using at times to keep the D honest. There was multi offside violations by the D. I wished we used this simple thing with the SEC games. Play calling was much better with short dump passes and schuttle passes that were called durning heavy blitzes.
First three QBs looked good and Alexander by far the best. All three stayed in the pocket for quick passes and all three knew when to break out and run-when everyone is covered way dowm field and there is a lot of D about to collapse the pocket. Lots of open space to run and these plays are designed for that if needed. I didn't see LWJ and Paipai didn't have his shoulder pads on but he ran and he is a strong runner with some weight loss. I'm glad he and Jake Heun are with the linebackers and not the DEs. I was hoping to see Moody in more action. I guess we have a lot of good LBs and two more coming.
Although not on first team yet (?) Brett Leonard had the best hit, even though I didn't see the impact I HEARD it AND it was a down field block. Big smiles and praise from Mac and some other coaches. MPV of the day speedster Rodney Bradley with two big catches and one Bomb (actually a long bullet from Alexander) for a long TD. Impressive. Lane seems like Alexander's trusted outlet, lots of passes went to him and a good catch by Ryan Henry.
On D, although a fill in, Tank Hopkins has some wheels, closing in fast on a back field outlet pass, breaking it up and almost picking it off. Not too many interceptions because all QBs are playing with confidence. Although room for improvement for spring, they are playing great.
It's great to hear all the optimism about the offense.
