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DEL.ICIO.USDatish scheduled for Monday surgery
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Practice just wrapped up. First, I wanted to get into some injury news. Backup center Doug Datish, a sixth-round pick from Ohio State, didn’t practice because of a broken bone in his wrist. Datish is scheduled to have surgery on Monday, and the team at this point is uncertain how long he’ll be out.
Before the injury, Datish had dropped behind Todd McClure and P.J. Alexander on the depth chart at center, so the timing isn’t too good for the former Buckeye.
Veteran linebacker Keith Brooking was scheduled to practice today, but sat out because of some soreness in his knee. He has tendinitis, so to be safe he was held out of Friday’s practice. Petrino hopes he’ll be back out there shortly.
Darrell Shropshire missed practice again, evidently his tweaked groin is bothering him a little more than originally thought. He worked in shorts and a t-shirt on a side field with Rod Coleman, doing some agility drills and hitting the sled.
After practice, Bobby Petrino gave this assessment of the first full week of training camp: “I like the way the players have approached it; the way they’re serious in the meetings, coming out here, working hard. We have to get more consistent. We have periods within the practice where one side of the ball looks good, and the next period the other side looks good. We have to get where we’re executing consistently on both sides of the ball and have great competition in every drill.”
Other entries from today’s practice:
- Shockley having a great practice
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By Ace123
August 4, 2007 3:13 AM | Link to this
i have 3 questions…. 1.Jordan Beck was a monster in the preseason and after the injury..you hear nothing…how is he doing in camp 2.i see Vincent Marshall is doing ok..we all know the 5th and last wr roster spot is between him and adam jennings…who do you see earning that spot 3.jimmy williams…i hear ppl on the radio already calling this guy a bust(i dont know how)..the way he looks in camp…do you think he will start this year
By SC
August 5, 2007 1:50 PM | Link to this
Craig, what’s your analysis of the Fonoti cut? Is someone else like Quarterman looking good without the history of injury? My guess would be that Petrino didn’t want to wait for Toniu to heal when he had less vulnerable players of equal ability available. Quarterman and Foster have a head start on the offense and at least part of the blocking scheme. Alternatively, is the coaching staff reaching the conclusion that P.J. Alexander can fill two OL positions, thus saving a roster spot? Alexander seems a bit small to be a prototypical Petrino guard, but I am using his weight of 297 as listed on the Falcon website as my reference.
If Alexander is taking reps at center with the twos, who else is taking reps with the twos at LG?