Spring Practice Continued Thread: Day 1

jeans15

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The boys are back at it... Pretty soon we will have a spring game to enjoy.


Notes and Quotes:


- Mark Banker

“We hadn’t run any pressures against our offense since we had installed them,” Banker said. “Today, we had the use of basically a scout team, so we used a lot of plays that opponents ran against us last year against these zone pressuresWe had a chance to do that today with about five different zone pressures, so it was very productive from that standpoint.”


"Mark Philipp and the rest of the guys in the weight room have done a great job in the offseason and continue to do a great job. The things they've done in there with those guys from a physical standpoint." Banker said. "You've guys got that have gained... like Daishon Neal, the Davis brothers, all those younger guys, they've gained 30, 40 pounds and they haven't even been here a year. And it's great weight because they are even moving better than they were,”


- Banker also really likes the way AJ Natter has improved.



- John Gaskin, Rose-Ivey works w Parrella when OLB do pass rush drills w DL. Says Parrella's edge is he "demands excellence." Oh& MRI likes pass rush a lot



- John Gaskin, I asked Banker if Neal, Davis, & Natter were making gains at DE. He went straight to Natter. Increased vertical by 4 inches.



- Bruce Read mentioned Mikale Wilbon as a player who has him excited at kick returner. His skill set would seem to be a good fit.
 
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dinglefritz

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The boys are back at it... Pretty soon we will have a spring game to enjoy.


Notes and Quotes:


- Mark Banker

“We hadn’t run any pressures against our offense since we had installed them,” Banker said. “Today, we had the use of basically a scout team, so we used a lot of plays that opponents ran against us last year against these zone pressuresWe had a chance to do that today with about five different zone pressures, so it was very productive from that standpoint.”


"Mark Philipp and the rest of the guys in the weight room have done a great job in the offseason and continue to do a great job. The things they've done in there with those guys from a physical standpoint." Banker said. "You've guys got that have gained... like Daishon Neal, the Davis brothers, all those younger guys, they've gained 30, 40 pounds and they haven't even been here a year. And it's great weight because they are even moving better than they were,”


- Banker also really likes the way AJ Nutter has improved.



- John Gaskin, Rose-Ivey works w Parrella when OLB do pass rush drills w DL. Says Parrella's edge is he "demands excellence." Oh& MRI likes pass rush a lot



- John Gaskin, I asked Banker if Neal, Davis, & Natter were making gains at DE. He went straight to Natter. Increased vertical by 4 inches.
I think Natter played a little last year. Maybe we've found some depth at DE in the weight room this winter in Neal and Natter?Winking
 
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