LOL . . . I thought that reports of unwanted observers asked to leave was the stuff of legends. Not so.
I walked over after the gym yesterday to catch a few minutes and after 5 minutes, I was [politely] asked to leave. (Who is even looking out for me?!) I guess this is where we insert the joke that even Mario's security team is leaps and bounds ahead of Manny's
Too bad because I had great timing. Got to see 6 7 on 7 reps and the start of scrimmaging before I was booted.
I won't say 1st team, 2nd team because I don't know but you can judge units presumably based on grouping . . .
7 on 7 . . . I saw 2 reps of each QB . . .
-TVD completed a beautiful--maybe 20-25 yard?--seam pass to Arroyo from the slot for a TD. I couldn't see who was in primary coverage but 0 was also there and neither defender could do a **** thing. Just a gorgeous pitch and catch. Wow moment.
-Garcia came in after and took a shot to Redding into the corner EZ that was well covered (incomplete). The next play was a short pass to Ladson that I believe he dropped. I had a pretty crappy view so maybe it was tipped?
-Small sample size, but Jacurri was nowhere near as decisive and quick with the football as either 9 or 13. On the first play, he ended up dumping it off to the RB. On the second, he did not get it off in time. In real time, he's sacked on both plays or taking off himself.
11 on 11 . . . I only saw maybe 4-5 plays. (You can thank security I don't have more insightful notes for all you paying customers of this site!)
-The 1st grouping with TVD was Parrish, X, Smith . . . could not see other WR.
-Starters . . . on D line, it was 55 91 and 33. Secondary was 15 0 29 23 and yes 8. I presume Harvey was the other starter but it moved fast.
-I did not see 56 in during the drive.
-I did see 95 at end who subbed in for 33 presumably. Davis looks smaller just by comparison's sake than Chantz. I wonder if he's a tweener type?
-X caught a short pass (may have been 1st play) and did X things: he broke the 1st tackle and then fought 4 defenders to gain an extra half yard. Dude is a wild dog.
-Keontra picked off TVD which drew a huge response from the D unit.
I posted this in another thread and it was correctly pointed out that it's a small sample size; that said, my recollection is that Manny utilized the IPF maybe even exclusively, at least in the mornings. I don't even recall having the chance to sneak a peek or 2 like I have the last several weeks. I don't want to disparage Manny, but I agree with Mario's approach to hold practice outside. (Everything has been outside under Mario.) I always understood the purpose of the IPF was in the event of bad weather. It should NOT be a substitute for playing outdoors. We play outside and have to utilize that to our advantage. We should not have games like MSU where the cold-weather team is getting stronger as the game wears on as compared to us. (Admittedly, they were also more physical, but the point stands-we got to be better than the other team acclimating to the heat.)
