Good Afternoon, Everyone! We're in the break between our open practice session and the post-practice media availability session, so here are my notes from today's practice:
Health Update:
Here were the players in yellow today, not participating:
One player that was full go was Brian Stevens, who had been in yellow, considered day-to-day.
Kam Robinson and James Jackson were both in green jerseys, but seemed to be fully participating.
No brace on Anthony Colandrea's knee, either.
Practice Notes:
-ACC Network was on hand today for their annual camp tour series. They had cameras set up and a makeshift studio in the corner, same as last year.
-Malcolm Greene broke the team down to start practice and lead Hoo Jacks.
-It felt like Tony Elliott was amped up, trying to put on a show for the cameras today. In every drill he was really high energy, and was yelling a lot in the drill mentioned in the next bullet. He wasn't happy specifically with the tackling or block shedding from the defense, but he was also very animated in other periods of the practice, more so than normal.
-We got to see a three-on-three drill that has become a bit of a camp staple, where there's a handoff to a back, a blocker and defensive lineman going one on one, a tight end or back going one on one with a linebacker at the second level, and a WR/DB matchup, all inside of cones. I'd say we got to see 20 reps or so total, here's what stood out:
-After that drill, the team broke into positions. A few groups, like OL and QB worked with their position group for the rest of the open period. The remainder rotated between stations, led by different coaches. Adam Mims led a drill focused on catching the ball (done by DBs, LBs, etc). Mike Hollins led a ball security drill, and Keith Gaither led a separate one, focused on avoiding punch outs. Dre Greene was helping with that drill as well, trying to punch the ball loose, and then Elliott came over and did the same, using a boxing glove.
-The last thing we saw was some punt fielding practice for a few guys: Kendren Smith, Suderian Harrison, Claiborne Richards, Trell Harris and Antonio Clary.
-NFL scouts from the Commanders, 49ers and Buccaneers on hand.
-Last thing: Just wanted to add that my favorite coach to watch is Adam Mims. He can be high energy, but he's really supportive of his guys and his coaching is always very straightforward and really feels like its about teaching and reminding rather than some other motivation. I think he's going to have a really nice career.
That's it for today. We'll get to talk to Des Kitchings and a few players later on.
Health Update:
Here were the players in yellow today, not participating:
- McKale Boley
- Andre Greene
- Xavier Brown
- Jaden Gibson
- JR Wilson
- Kam Courtney
- Karson Gay
- John Rogers
- Bryce Carter
- Dre Walker
- Andrew Williams
- Gabe Sneed
One player that was full go was Brian Stevens, who had been in yellow, considered day-to-day.
Kam Robinson and James Jackson were both in green jerseys, but seemed to be fully participating.
No brace on Anthony Colandrea's knee, either.
Practice Notes:
-ACC Network was on hand today for their annual camp tour series. They had cameras set up and a makeshift studio in the corner, same as last year.
-Malcolm Greene broke the team down to start practice and lead Hoo Jacks.
-It felt like Tony Elliott was amped up, trying to put on a show for the cameras today. In every drill he was really high energy, and was yelling a lot in the drill mentioned in the next bullet. He wasn't happy specifically with the tackling or block shedding from the defense, but he was also very animated in other periods of the practice, more so than normal.
-We got to see a three-on-three drill that has become a bit of a camp staple, where there's a handoff to a back, a blocker and defensive lineman going one on one, a tight end or back going one on one with a linebacker at the second level, and a WR/DB matchup, all inside of cones. I'd say we got to see 20 reps or so total, here's what stood out:
- The "offense" won a lion's share of the reps, but there were a bunch of holding calls from the refs on hand. (This drill amplifies the desire to hold).
- Some good blocking sprung walk-on QB Boone Lourd for a walk-in score on one of the first reps.
- Elijah Gaines had a really nice hit on walk-on Henry Omohundro, keeping him out of the end zone.
- Josh McCarron got sent to do up-downs after failing to wrap up, after Coach Elliott had warned them that the next guy to not wrap up would get sent to run.
- Trell Harris got called for a hold on one rep, which allowed Adam Mims to do some coaching on hand placement.
- Caleb Hardy had a nice tackle in space, as did Micah Gaffney.
- On the last rep of the session, Suderian Harrison had a really nice block on Caleb Hardy, basically driving him out of the play. Mims was fired up and ran over to Harrison after the play.
- All the coaches were involved in this drill and the energy was high. Gaither, Slade, Mims and Rudzinski all pulled guys aside to give coaching, all constructive.
-The last thing we saw was some punt fielding practice for a few guys: Kendren Smith, Suderian Harrison, Claiborne Richards, Trell Harris and Antonio Clary.
-NFL scouts from the Commanders, 49ers and Buccaneers on hand.
-Last thing: Just wanted to add that my favorite coach to watch is Adam Mims. He can be high energy, but he's really supportive of his guys and his coaching is always very straightforward and really feels like its about teaching and reminding rather than some other motivation. I think he's going to have a really nice career.
That's it for today. We'll get to talk to Des Kitchings and a few players later on.
