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Saturday, August 4, 2007
Bennett on the mark; Tenuta off
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greetings and sorry to be late here. I screwed up, and misunderstood my schedule.
First and foremost, if you asked me what has jumped out at me in two days of practice, I would say that Taylor Bennett is making some very impressive throws. LB Gary Guyton picked one off late in practice today, and it was both a nice play by Gary and a poor throw, but one of very, very few.
Bennett is throwing into tight spaces, especially on the sidelines, and putting nice pace on his touch throws, too. I’m not talking about good throws, but some great throws. Hate to gush because it’s not really my style, but yowzer!
More observations:
— Hope whatever injury it was that kept Colin Peek out of practice today isn’t serious. He did plenty of work on the side, and didn’t appear in great pain, but I don’t know what the ailment is.
— Fr. RB Roddy Jones is quicker than I thought he’d be.
— S Jamal Lewis is off to a flying start. He’s the only safety capable of covering consistently in space, no small shock since he’s a former CB and may play there yet again this year win the nickel back role. (Might Joe Gaston take his safety spot in those situations?)
— Jon Tenuta is off his game. Very few sonic readings generated by the DC so far.
— Don’t know his actual weight, and Chan usually doesn’t let media speak with freshmen (other than early enrollees) until after the first game, but T Nick Claytor (listed at 312) looks considerably leaner than when I saw him (admittedly, in a suit) in February.
— RB Tashard Choice is at it again, yapping, jawing with defenders. Today, he went at it with Guyton and S Djay Jones. All in fun, but if you didn’t know Tashard’s personality, you might be surprised to see this for the first time.
— Practice tomorrow at 4:30. I think they go to “shells” which is the light shoulder pads. I could be wrong about that, but I know they’re not in full pads for a couple more days. Bummer.
