A few general notes from today's practice:
I was very pleased with how safety Jerimy Finch practiced today. He did a good job in coverage during 1 on 1 drills getting an interception and almost more during the 11 on 11 drills. He made numerous plays around the line of scrimmage versus the run and was showing leadership skills while directing players in the right spots when he was not on the field.
The red zone drills were completely dominated by the defense. The first string offense failed to score both series while the second string offense finally scored on a Dusty Kiel bootleg. The defense did a great job against the run and didn't give up the big passing plays. Definitely good progress made today.
Dusty Kiel is most likely the backup quarterback at this point. He showed off his strong arm and hit many receivers in perfect stride during 7 on 7 drills. He even showed off his legs scoring a TD on a bootleg at the end of practice.
Mick Mentzer and Adam Replogle were pretty disruptive in the backfield. The defensive line in general did a good job stuffing the run. I don't recall any big runs the whole practice but Antonio Banks and Nick Turner showed a couple of good physical runs up the middle to get some tough yards.
The corner backs seemed to do a better job in coverage today. They didn't give up the big plays as I have mentioned. Matt Ernest and Richard Council both did a good job making plays on the ball while it was in the air and Finch also had a very good day as I previously stated. Chris Adkins showed off good closing speed during drills and Lawrence Barnett continues to impress and got some time with the 1st string today.
Duwyce Wilson and Ben Chappell seem to be developing some good chemistry. Chappell found Wilson on 3-4 consecutive passes during some 7 on 7 drills.
It looks like freshman linebacker Jack Denton was moved to tight end today and Nick Zachery was moved to wide receiver from safety. I'm not sure if they are permanent moves yet or not.
Here is a link to more recap and video footage from today's practice.
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do you think that finch is going to see some time this year? most importantly it is good to hear that he was showing some leadership, encouraging stuff. im not subscribed on peegs or scout so it is awesome having your blog, i know ive said that before but this is awesome. thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest thing for Jerimy at this point being consistant at practices. He has a lot of physical potential but just needs to bring his A game all the time. I think he has an opportunity to compete and see the field more than he did last season but their will be a lot of competition. Mitch Evans will be back in the fall, Chris Adkins has experience at safety and whether or not Donnell Jones' move is permanent or not will play a big factor in how much time he sees. He will probably do a lot of great things on special teams but I to would like to see what he's got at safety.
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