It was a warm day but there was a strong southerly breeze. There were referees.
I"ll start with the good news. I got there early. The Kickers were using their own ball holder devices to kick from so no snapping involved and no pressure. Neenan looks much better. His leg extension is noticeably improved. On his shorter kicks he was usually making them and putting them ove the net. He then went to 44 yards out from the right hash and hit it. He then kicked from 52 from the left hash and hit it w/room to spare. Next he went from 56 and made it easily from the right hash. He then set it down from 62 yards out on the right has h and made it with at least 5 yards to spare. Harvey Made kicks from 41 and then 45 yards out.
Injury report- These are the players I saw who were not dressed out: Robert Kennedy had a huge brace on his right knee. Webb was on crutches. Daren Wllliams had a boot on his right foot.The others were Tre Jackson, Chris Johnson, John Washington, Hicks, Strickland and Sam Davis. I didn't see Nickerson with that group but I didn't see him on the field either.
They did a FG drill. Neenan was good from the left hash on a 27 yarder. He then made a 27 yarder from the middle of the field. He missed from 32 on the right hash. It was off to the left. Harvey came on and barely made a 30 yarder from the left hash. He then made a 35 yarder from the middle the field.
Punting was next. Block kicked a 35 yarder and Badie fielded it. He later kicked on 56 yards with good hang time with Hilliard as the return man. He was kicking into the south wind. They had a WO, Carrasesquos punting too.
The scrimmage started with one's v. one's. On offense it was Banks at QB. The line was Mccleod at LT, Brown at LG, Diaz at center, Briggs at RG and Leglue at RT. The D-Line was Aruna Wilson, Eldrick Washington and Woullard. Harris and Marbley were at LB. Lofton and Donnie Lewis were at DB. Teamer and Shenall were the safeties with Franklin at the nickel.
Let me preface the scrimmage report by saying that most of it was situational. So it might have been first and ten and we gained 12 but the next play would be 2nd and 7.
On first down from the north 27 Hilliard ran for 6 to the right. On 2nd down Woullard would have sacked Banks but Briggs was offsides. He then threw to Ardoin who initially caught it but was then crushed by Teamer and dropped it.
On first from the north 39 Banks couldn't decide between running and pitching and eventually pitched it to no one and the defense scooped and scored. They ran 2nd down from the 42 . Banks threw deep to Robertson but Lofton tripped him however there was no call. On 3rd down Briggs was offsides again. On the next play Banks was sacked by Larry Bryant who got past Leglue w/no resistance.
The two's came in w/Brantley at QB. His line was Mccleod at LT, Briggs at LG, Diaz, Knighton at RG and Leglue at RT. The d-line were 3 down lineman- Woullard, Edwards at the nose and De'Andre Williams. They started from the 43. Badie ran for 2 to the left side. He threw deep to Feneroy( a walk on) in the end zone and he dropped it. He hit Bradwell over the middle for 10.
Cuillette came in. He threw to Clewis in the end zone but he dropped it. He then threw to Huderson who dropped it on the left side. He hit Owens for a TD on the left side.
The one's then went from the 10 in some red zone action. Huderson ran for 3 up the middle. Banks kept for 2. Hilliard scored from the right side. They ran another play from the 5 and he hit Ardoin in the back of the end zone.
They then starte at the south 2 going north. Banks kept for 2. He was then sacked for a safety.
The 2's came back w/Brantley. They started at the south 13 going north. He threw incomplete but Will Harper was called for interference. Carroll then sacked him . a run up the middle gained nothing. They then went with first down at the 24. Cuillette was at QB. Huderson went up the middle for 8. He hit Robertson for 10. Cuillette ran the option and didn't pitch and gained nothing.
The one's came back and started at the north 34 going south. Banks had to scramble and hit Glenn for 25. On 2nd and 8 Dauphine gained nothing. On third and 3 Dauphine got 2.
On 1st from the 45 Banks ran for 10.On 2nd and 5 he hit Owens but Donnie Lewis knocked it loose.
We then did kick-offs. Block kicked it to the 2 and Badie returned it to the 35. Harvey kicked it to the 2 and Huderson ran it back to the 20. Block then kicked it out of the end zone. Harvey then kicked one to the 12 and Eric Lewis fielded it and returned it about 5 yards.
The one's came back. On first and 10 from the north 30 going south Banks was pressured and had to throw it away. He was then sacked by Aruna. On the next play he was pressured and shoveled it to Hilliard for 7. On 4th and 3 he was pressured, slipped and shoveled it to Hilliard for 4.
They then had 1st down at the north 47. Banks was pressured and threw it in the flat to Hilliard who dropped it. Under pressure on the next play he threw to Badie for 5 in the flat. Aruna went down. He eventually walked off with what appeared to be an injured left arm. On third and 5 he scrambled forever and eventually hit Robertson for 30 yars. The crowd went wild. However he would hab=ve been sacked twice before the throw if he was live. He then scrambled for 10. On first and ten from the 20 Banks over threw Feneroy. On the next play he was under pressure and scrambled and overthrew one in the end zone.
Brantley came in with the two's. They started at the south 30 going north. Bradwell went up the middle for 7. He hit Jones on the sideline for 3. On first down he scrambled for 7 but Mccleod was offsides. He was then intercepted by Will Harper at the 45. On 1st and 10 from the 46 Bradwell got 7 up the middle. Woullard blocked the pass on the next play. Under pressure he overthrew Mooney 20 yards downfield. On 4th and 3 he rolled right and hit Jones for 10. On the next play he had to scramble right and he hit Jones on the sideline who made a great catch at the 5. On 1st and goal Cuillette threw incomplete to Clewis. The next play was an incompletion to Ardoin in the end zone. He then threw incomplete again to Ardoin in the end zone. Ardoin then dropped one at the 3.
The action began at 10 and ended at 11:23.
The defense looked good.However they are going against our offense which is a completedisaster. We continue to have major issues on the line and at QB. The line is just awful. They were constantly beat and committed way too many penalties. The QB's don't look good but behind that line I hate to be too hard on them. None of them look to have the ability to run the offense WF insist on running. In an interview earlier this week WF was asked about bringing in Banks who had no experience running this offense. Fritz insisted he had in fact run elements of it or we wouldn't have brought him in. Then in an interview w/Banks later Banks said he had never run this offense before but he was learning. To be blunt I am very disappointed and I don't see any of these guys being successful in this offense. We have the summer and fall but I just don't see it. If he wants to save his career we should be running a no huddle spread option and be getting the ball out of the QB"s hands quickly. But we know he is dead set on forcing this offense on the team and it is not promising.
I"ll start with the good news. I got there early. The Kickers were using their own ball holder devices to kick from so no snapping involved and no pressure. Neenan looks much better. His leg extension is noticeably improved. On his shorter kicks he was usually making them and putting them ove the net. He then went to 44 yards out from the right hash and hit it. He then kicked from 52 from the left hash and hit it w/room to spare. Next he went from 56 and made it easily from the right hash. He then set it down from 62 yards out on the right has h and made it with at least 5 yards to spare. Harvey Made kicks from 41 and then 45 yards out.
Injury report- These are the players I saw who were not dressed out: Robert Kennedy had a huge brace on his right knee. Webb was on crutches. Daren Wllliams had a boot on his right foot.The others were Tre Jackson, Chris Johnson, John Washington, Hicks, Strickland and Sam Davis. I didn't see Nickerson with that group but I didn't see him on the field either.
They did a FG drill. Neenan was good from the left hash on a 27 yarder. He then made a 27 yarder from the middle of the field. He missed from 32 on the right hash. It was off to the left. Harvey came on and barely made a 30 yarder from the left hash. He then made a 35 yarder from the middle the field.
Punting was next. Block kicked a 35 yarder and Badie fielded it. He later kicked on 56 yards with good hang time with Hilliard as the return man. He was kicking into the south wind. They had a WO, Carrasesquos punting too.
The scrimmage started with one's v. one's. On offense it was Banks at QB. The line was Mccleod at LT, Brown at LG, Diaz at center, Briggs at RG and Leglue at RT. The D-Line was Aruna Wilson, Eldrick Washington and Woullard. Harris and Marbley were at LB. Lofton and Donnie Lewis were at DB. Teamer and Shenall were the safeties with Franklin at the nickel.
Let me preface the scrimmage report by saying that most of it was situational. So it might have been first and ten and we gained 12 but the next play would be 2nd and 7.
On first down from the north 27 Hilliard ran for 6 to the right. On 2nd down Woullard would have sacked Banks but Briggs was offsides. He then threw to Ardoin who initially caught it but was then crushed by Teamer and dropped it.
On first from the north 39 Banks couldn't decide between running and pitching and eventually pitched it to no one and the defense scooped and scored. They ran 2nd down from the 42 . Banks threw deep to Robertson but Lofton tripped him however there was no call. On 3rd down Briggs was offsides again. On the next play Banks was sacked by Larry Bryant who got past Leglue w/no resistance.
The two's came in w/Brantley at QB. His line was Mccleod at LT, Briggs at LG, Diaz, Knighton at RG and Leglue at RT. The d-line were 3 down lineman- Woullard, Edwards at the nose and De'Andre Williams. They started from the 43. Badie ran for 2 to the left side. He threw deep to Feneroy( a walk on) in the end zone and he dropped it. He hit Bradwell over the middle for 10.
Cuillette came in. He threw to Clewis in the end zone but he dropped it. He then threw to Huderson who dropped it on the left side. He hit Owens for a TD on the left side.
The one's then went from the 10 in some red zone action. Huderson ran for 3 up the middle. Banks kept for 2. Hilliard scored from the right side. They ran another play from the 5 and he hit Ardoin in the back of the end zone.
They then starte at the south 2 going north. Banks kept for 2. He was then sacked for a safety.
The 2's came back w/Brantley. They started at the south 13 going north. He threw incomplete but Will Harper was called for interference. Carroll then sacked him . a run up the middle gained nothing. They then went with first down at the 24. Cuillette was at QB. Huderson went up the middle for 8. He hit Robertson for 10. Cuillette ran the option and didn't pitch and gained nothing.
The one's came back and started at the north 34 going south. Banks had to scramble and hit Glenn for 25. On 2nd and 8 Dauphine gained nothing. On third and 3 Dauphine got 2.
On 1st from the 45 Banks ran for 10.On 2nd and 5 he hit Owens but Donnie Lewis knocked it loose.
We then did kick-offs. Block kicked it to the 2 and Badie returned it to the 35. Harvey kicked it to the 2 and Huderson ran it back to the 20. Block then kicked it out of the end zone. Harvey then kicked one to the 12 and Eric Lewis fielded it and returned it about 5 yards.
The one's came back. On first and 10 from the north 30 going south Banks was pressured and had to throw it away. He was then sacked by Aruna. On the next play he was pressured and shoveled it to Hilliard for 7. On 4th and 3 he was pressured, slipped and shoveled it to Hilliard for 4.
They then had 1st down at the north 47. Banks was pressured and threw it in the flat to Hilliard who dropped it. Under pressure on the next play he threw to Badie for 5 in the flat. Aruna went down. He eventually walked off with what appeared to be an injured left arm. On third and 5 he scrambled forever and eventually hit Robertson for 30 yars. The crowd went wild. However he would hab=ve been sacked twice before the throw if he was live. He then scrambled for 10. On first and ten from the 20 Banks over threw Feneroy. On the next play he was under pressure and scrambled and overthrew one in the end zone.
Brantley came in with the two's. They started at the south 30 going north. Bradwell went up the middle for 7. He hit Jones on the sideline for 3. On first down he scrambled for 7 but Mccleod was offsides. He was then intercepted by Will Harper at the 45. On 1st and 10 from the 46 Bradwell got 7 up the middle. Woullard blocked the pass on the next play. Under pressure he overthrew Mooney 20 yards downfield. On 4th and 3 he rolled right and hit Jones for 10. On the next play he had to scramble right and he hit Jones on the sideline who made a great catch at the 5. On 1st and goal Cuillette threw incomplete to Clewis. The next play was an incompletion to Ardoin in the end zone. He then threw incomplete again to Ardoin in the end zone. Ardoin then dropped one at the 3.
The action began at 10 and ended at 11:23.
The defense looked good.However they are going against our offense which is a completedisaster. We continue to have major issues on the line and at QB. The line is just awful. They were constantly beat and committed way too many penalties. The QB's don't look good but behind that line I hate to be too hard on them. None of them look to have the ability to run the offense WF insist on running. In an interview earlier this week WF was asked about bringing in Banks who had no experience running this offense. Fritz insisted he had in fact run elements of it or we wouldn't have brought him in. Then in an interview w/Banks later Banks said he had never run this offense before but he was learning. To be blunt I am very disappointed and I don't see any of these guys being successful in this offense. We have the summer and fall but I just don't see it. If he wants to save his career we should be running a no huddle spread option and be getting the ball out of the QB"s hands quickly. But we know he is dead set on forcing this offense on the team and it is not promising.