Went to football practice yesterday

[somebodyshotmypaw]

1. Dak was there. He looked fit and was his usual approachable self. Good guy.

2. Ross on crutches watching.

3. Didn't see Jamal Peters at all. Must have been excused from practice for some reason.

4. Staley really struggled at times.

5. I like Smitherman. Graham had some nice plays at corner also. Buckley really trying to explain technique to them.

6. Senior was playing LT.

7. Story looked like he had some potential.

8. Aeris Williams looked so much better. More confidence, smoother, like he wanted to take the job.

9. Saw Deer from 3 feet away. He has the strangest wide receiver body that I have ever seen. He was playing slot. But dang can he play some ball.

10. Fred Brown had a couple big drops in team drills.

11. Leo Lewis looks big, focused, and ready to play. Expecting big things.

12. Will Coleman looked good.

13. Jung is tall and athletic. Great looking athlete.

14. Fitz looked incredible at times, and dumb at times. Need to work on consistency. He and Staley are BIG.

15. Logan Cooke is a big dude.

16. I like Linguist and Sirmon. They are coaching hard.

17. D. Lee looks uninterested at times. Can't really put my finger on it. Like potential that is not being reached.

18. Farrod Green was much more than I expected. I really like him.

19. Brandon Bryant is our best safety.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

This is the most vague report from an event I have ever seen.

[tcdog70]

1. Dak was there. He looked fit and was his usual approachable self. Good guy.

2. Ross on crutches watching.

3. Didn't see Jamal Peters at all. Must have been excused from practice for some reason.

4. Staley really struggled at times.

5. I like Smitherman. Graham had some nice plays at corner also. Buckley really trying to explain technique to them.

6. Senior was playing LT.

7. Story looked like he had some potential.

8. Aeris Williams looked so much better. More confidence, smoother, like he wanted to take the job.

9. Saw Deer from 3 feet away. He has the strangest wide receiver body that I have ever seen. He was playing slot. But dang can he play some ball.

10. Fred Brown had a couple big drops in team drills.

11. Leo Lewis looks big, focused, and ready to play. Expecting big things.

12. Will Coleman looked good.

13. Jung is tall and athletic. Great looking athlete.

14. Fitz looked incredible at times, and dumb at times. Need to work on consistency. He and Staley are BIG.

15. Logan Cooke is a big dude.

16. I like Linguist and Sirmon. They are coaching hard.

17. D. Lee looks uninterested at times. Can't really put my finger on it. Like potential that is not being reached.

18. Farrod Green was much more than I expected. I really like him.

19. Brandon Bryant is our best safety.




Thanks for the report, It did not seem vague to Me. Good to hear some kind of a report.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

This is the most vague report from an event I have ever seen.

My apologies. They started practice an hour earlier than scheduled, so I missed a lot. Also, I was just casually watching. So take the info for what you paid for it (nothing).

[Percho]

My apologies. They started practice an hour earlier than scheduled, so I missed a lot. Also, I was just casually watching. So take the info for what you paid for it (nothing).


I received my money's worth. Thanks.

[mic]

This is the most vague report from an event I have ever seen.

Read more .... Post less...

Dude went to practice and gave some insight on what he saw..
Did you want him to go and watch film with the staff and then break down practice...?

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Practice was scheduled at 2:30, but got moved up to 1:30. So when it started I was still between Carthage and Louisville. I watched the last hour and a half. That was 7-on-7 and 11-on-11. I didn't really focus on an aspect to intentionally look for something, just casually watched and noted what/who caught my eye by jumping out at me. Also, because of the sideline I was standing on, it was easier to notice the offense's left side and the defense's right side. Especially not being elevated at all. Would have liked to see some individual drills but didn't make it in time.

[GreenheadDawg]

Thanks for posting some notes for those of us in another state that can't go to practice. Some people are just negative by nature. If you go back to practice, post some more notes

[Tbonewannabe]

Keep them coming, any info is greatly appreciated. I think Leo is going to be a monster this year. Get Richie, Green and Leo on the field and watch them bring the pain.

[RocketDawg]

I appreciate the information. Maybe I just skimmed right over it, but who looks better ... Fitzgerald or Staley? Fitz looked good the few times we saw him last year, and I really don't remember seeing Staley at all.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

I appreciate the information. Maybe I just skimmed right over it, but who looks better ... Fitzgerald or Staley? Fitz looked good the few times we saw him last year, and I really don't remember seeing Staley at all.

In 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 it was Fitz by far.

[War Machine Dawg]

Good stuff. Disappointed to hear D-Lee still doesn't "get it" because he could be our best RB if the light ever comes on. That said, glad to hear Aeris is trying to make a move. We definitely need SOMEONE to step up at RB so we don't have to suffer through another season of "feature back" Holloway. Best thing to help ease the burden on young QBs is a good running game.

Sounds like young QBs are being young QBs. Not unexpected, but I was definitely hoping for a little more.

I think Smokey and Smitherman could be a pleasant surprise at CB. But like all CBs, they're going to get burned at times. Been saying Bryant is our best S for several months now. He's a freak show athletically.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Good stuff. Disappointed to hear D-Lee still doesn't "get it" because he could be our best RB if the light ever comes on. That said, glad to hear Aeris is trying to make a move.

Just seemed to be more confidence and ownership of the spot coming from Aeris. Lee just seems to be partially invested. I can't really put my finger on it, but his motor doesn't seem to run at 100%. It's kinda odd, because he looks like a freak standing on thes sidelines. But when in the drills there just seems like something is missing. Aries looked much improved though.

[dawgoneyall]

This is the most vague report from an event I have ever seen.

Do better or STFU.

[Tbonewannabe]

Aeris seemed like the smoothest at RB last year. He is so much quicker to the hole and his vision is so much better than Shump.

[mstatefan91]

Thanks for the info.

The QB matchup is the most interesting to me.

[chef dixon]

Aeris seemed like the smoothest at RB last year. He is so much quicker to the hole and his vision is so much better than Shump.

Unfortunately that's not saying a whole lot. Hope someone steps up, but I am going to expect Holloway to get the most carries.

[Dallas_Dawg]

Thanks for the report. I enjoy these types of threads

[TrapGame]

Not vague at all. Really good insight. Thanks.

[djaymsu5]

Fitz should be our QB moving forward. Somebody needs to just grab Lee by his facemask and say look dude you are our best back and could start if you would quit being an idiot. Get it together and be our guy. Damn what more motivation do you need?

[Apoplectic]

Unfortunately that's not saying a whole lot. Hope someone steps up, but I am going to expect Holloway to get the most carries.

Bingo....Like me Lee is expecting RB PT will be awarded to the union shop brass instead of the best player.

[defiantdog]

1. Dak was there. He looked fit and was his usual approachable self. Good guy.

2. Ross on crutches watching.

3. Didn't see Jamal Peters at all. Must have been excused from practice for some reason.

4. Staley really struggled at times.

5. I like Smitherman. Graham had some nice plays at corner also. Buckley really trying to explain technique to them.

6. Senior was playing LT.

7. Story looked like he had some potential.

8. Aeris Williams looked so much better. More confidence, smoother, like he wanted to take the job.

9. Saw Deer from 3 feet away. He has the strangest wide receiver body that I have ever seen. He was playing slot. But dang can he play some ball.

10. Fred Brown had a couple big drops in team drills.

11. Leo Lewis looks big, focused, and ready to play. Expecting big things.

12. Will Coleman looked good.

13. Jung is tall and athletic. Great looking athlete.

14. Fitz looked incredible at times, and dumb at times. Need to work on consistency. He and Staley are BIG.

15. Logan Cooke is a big dude.

16. I like Linguist and Sirmon. They are coaching hard.

17. D. Lee looks uninterested at times. Can't really put my finger on it. Like potential that is not being reached.

18. Farrod Green was much more than I expected. I really like him.

19. Brandon Bryant is our best safety.

Good insight..... Peters had a family issue he had to deal with.... not team related. We'll be seeing him play some OLB this year. Also to note, Leo played a lot of OLB. He and Green are impressive pass rushers. Green looks quicker, but Leo looks like he wants to kill someone when the ball is snapped. Durr also practiced with the 1s. He's going to give Jiles everything he can handle on that side. Clayborn is a true center.... also, Williams will push Desper this year. And you probably thought Dear looked awkward while he was standing next to Mixon. They're near the same height, but Dear has double the muscle weight.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

Do better or STFU..

[Coach34]

Every QB is going to get chances- but it's Fitz's job to lose. He is the leader right now

[Dawg61]

Let's not kill Lee over a casual observation during spring practice

[GTHOM]

Brandon Bryant, Jamal Peters, Mark Mclaurin all need to see the field. Our safety play is going to be sick, Kivon Coman will probably still start though knowing Mullen. Hes a solid player but the younger guys are NFL talents. Calling it now Aeris Williams will be the guy at RB, I really think Dear would be if we played him there but oh well. I really think our defense has a shot to be BIG time, all hinges on our CB play need some young guys to step up because the front 7 and back end are going to be nasty

[HoopsDawg]

Get ready for D-Will at QB.

Green-Peters-Lewis need to be on the field...a lot.

[msstate7]

Get ready for D-Will at QB.

Green-Peters-Lewis need to be on the field...a lot.

Williams been the best so far?

[Dawg61]

Get ready for D-Will at QB.

Hahaha called that in October.

[Coach34]

Get ready for D-Will at QB.

Would be shocking

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Let's not kill Lee over a casual observation during spring practice

I made the observation and I agree. It was just one hour of one practice. And I'm not a coach.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

D Will won't be the starting QB

[HoopsDawg]

D Will won't be the starting QB

Neither will Staley.

[State82]

This is the most vague report from an event I have ever seen.

Looked good to me. What did you expect, full analysis and review from Mullen and Sirmon?

[Dawgface]

Thanks for the review. Keep them coming.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Neither will Staley.

Lol touch

[msstate7]

Ifyouonlyknew has eliminated Williams from contention. Hoopsdawg has eliminated Staley. Looks like it's either fitz or tiano... Y'all wanna eliminate one of them and ruin all the drama? Haha

[mic]

Fitz is the guy and if it turns out he isn't that means better news for us because Staley just made a huge leap in a month 5 span..

And I witnessed one practice , ( no pads) so it was really hard to get a read on much. But....

- We Pass the Eye Test....
We have some nice looking cats.. There are a bunch of possible and future pros on defense..
Lbs are huge ..You put #22 on Jung looks just like Matty Wells on a little bigger.. Gerri Green looks like a NFL DE..
The Safteys are all big , I am guessing will be hard to keep all 4 off the field.. Nice problem to have.
James didn't slack off In off season, looks as good as he did last year.. Hopefully he embraces the 3/4 and excels at it.. It for sure fits his game
TBuck looks to be more hands on in coaching than DT was last year .. Of course I'm basing this off one practice I saw this year and the few I saw last year... He was always in Smokeys ear. ( and this before the tweet).
We will for sure miss Redmond and Calhoun, but so would any other school outside Bama and LSU that lost 2 CB to the NFL.. But we have guys . I think it will be better than most think.. Cleveland and Jiles aren't superstars but they both played as freshman and bring a ton of experience.. Lots of talent behind them just inexperienced. Smitherman ran against the ones some ,mor at least he ma he'd up against Brown a few times. I think Durr starts.. From what I saw he just looks like a SEC calibure CB.. Stamps looks like Calhoun with his size and length.. And being as athletic as we are at safety this should help the corners

I love the energy that Sirmon had. I was standing by a coach on the staff most of the practice and he loves the guy.. Very smart and brings it everyday..

Offense ..
Gray is a stud.. Same coach said the kid is a relentless worker. And he caught everything I saw that day.. (**** you Bonner). We have 2 for sure NFL WR in Gray and Ross.. We aren't going to look near as big with Bear and Joe gone but all around talent wise we will be better... Gabe is a player and I bet he is one of the leaders with the WR group .. Good one to have.. Myles , Brown , Dear ( who worked some in RB drills too) Jackson, Thomas .. We have tons of talent at WR

TE .. They are big. And we have a bunch of them . Jones needs to shed a few, but If he can carry that weight and keep his speed then even better..

OL .. Has to be better than last year.. Moon kid was running 2nd string C .. And we had ranking at LT the times i noticed.

RB.. I like Holloway.. But he is a 5 touch a game guy.. Can't be our featured back. And we did run a lot of 2 back sets. I don't read that much into it . Did the same thing last year in the practices I saw.. Someone needs to step up and win that job.. The Murphy kid is huge and looks the part .. Gibson also looks like a RB Bama would have on their Squad.

QB .. Besides Williams they are huge. They make Dak look little .. its Fitz job to lose.. He will be a better runner than Dak, not saying he he will make the plays Dak did running the ball. Staley throws a pretty deep ball and Tiano might have the strongest arm of the bunch.. Hopefully out the 3 , one has that IT factor that Dak had.. We have come a long way at QB..

I went a few practices last year and never saw us working on Punt blocking.. But we did this time..

I like the staff.. I think we up graded at DL , DC, and DB coach. Only loss from the previous staff is Hughes. I wasn't a fan of Turner , that's just me, I know he landed Simons for us but it wasn't like he tore it up recruiting. Coach Baker will be an upgrade X and O coach.. I like Mullen hiring more football guys behind the scenes in different positions. And I really like the fact that TBuck and Sirmon ARENT members of the Country Club.

Sorry I couldn't sit in after practice and break down the game film with the staff. So hopefully this wasn't to vague ...

[Political Hack]

D Will won't be the starting QB

Glad you said it so I don't have to. Love the kid, but he doesn't have the skill set to compete with Fitz, Staley, or Tiano.

[miketice]

This is the most vague report from an event I have ever seen.

This sounds like a jackass SPS reply

[Political Hack]

This sounds like a jackass SPS reply

No point in that either. Someone is nice enough to come here and share their practice observations and get blasted for it? Message boards can be great, but sometimes people are mean just for the sake of being mean. Makes no sense to me.

[defiantdog]

Fitz is the guy and if it turns out he isn't that means better news for us because Staley just made a huge leap in a month 5 span..

And I witnessed one practice , ( no pads) so it was really hard to get a read on much. But....

- We Pass the Eye Test....
We have some nice looking cats.. There are a bunch of possible and future pros on defense..
Lbs are huge ..You put #22 on Jung looks just like Matty Wells on a little bigger.. Gerri Green looks like a NFL DE..
The Safteys are all big , I am guessing will be hard to keep all 4 off the field.. Nice problem to have.
James didn't slack off In off season, looks as good as he did last year.. Hopefully he embraces the 3/4 and excels at it.. It for sure fits his game
TBuck looks to be more hands on in coaching than DT was last year .. Of course I'm basing this off one practice I saw this year and the few I saw last year... He was always in Smokeys ear. ( and this before the tweet).
We will for sure miss Redmond and Calhoun, but so would any other school outside Bama and LSU that lost 2 CB to the NFL.. But we have guys . I think it will be better than most think.. Cleveland and Jiles aren't superstars but they both played as freshman and bring a ton of experience.. Lots of talent behind them just inexperienced. Smitherman ran against the ones some ,mor at least he ma he'd up against Brown a few times. I think Durr starts.. From what I saw he just looks like a SEC calibure CB.. Stamps looks like Calhoun with his size and length.. And being as athletic as we are at safety this should help the corners

I love the energy that Sirmon had. I was standing by a coach on the staff most of the practice and he loves the guy.. Very smart and brings it everyday..

Offense ..
Gray is a stud.. Same coach said the kid is a relentless worker. And he caught everything I saw that day.. (**** you Bonner). We have 2 for sure NFL WR in Gray and Ross.. We aren't going to look near as big with Bear and Joe gone but all around talent wise we will be better... Gabe is a player and I bet he is one of the leaders with the WR group .. Good one to have.. Myles , Brown , Dear ( who worked some in RB drills too) Jackson, Thomas .. We have tons of talent at WR

TE .. They are big. And we have a bunch of them . Jones needs to shed a few, but If he can carry that weight and keep his speed then even better..

OL .. Has to be better than last year.. Moon kid was running 2nd string C .. And we had ranking at LT the times i noticed.

RB.. I like Holloway.. But he is a 5 touch a game guy.. Can't be our featured back. And we did run a lot of 2 back sets. I don't read that much into it . Did the same thing last year in the practices I saw.. Someone needs to step up and win that job.. The Murphy kid is huge and looks the part .. Gibson also looks like a RB Bama would have on their Squad.

QB .. Besides Williams they are huge. They make Dak look little .. its Fitz job to lose.. He will be a better runner than Dak, not saying he he will make the plays Dak did running the ball. Staley throws a pretty deep ball and Tiano might have the strongest arm of the bunch.. Hopefully out the 3 , one has that IT factor that Dak had.. We have come a long way at QB..

I went a few practices last year and never saw us working on Punt blocking.. But we did this time..

I like the staff.. I think we up graded at DL , DC, and DB coach. Only loss from the previous staff is Hughes. I wasn't a fan of Turner , that's just me, I know he landed Simons for us but it wasn't like he tore it up recruiting. Coach Baker will be an upgrade X and O coach.. I like Mullen hiring more football guys behind the scenes in different positions. And I really like the fact that TBuck and Sirmon ARENT members of the Country Club.

Sorry I couldn't sit in after practice and break down the game film with the staff. So hopefully this wasn't to vague ...

Gibson has by far the best vision and patience of any RB we have.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Another thing I noted. Practice is extremely fast paced. You can tell they want to maximize reps and everything is scripted. When doing 11-on-11, they ran 1 vs 1 with hitting (but no tackling to ground). Then 2 vs 2, then 3 vs 3. Then start over again. They run 10 plays in about 3 minutes. Mullen stands deep behind the safeties and does no coaching. He simply blows the whistle to end the play. The assistants provide the coaching. Even that is limited because it moves so fast. It appears that the coaches are trying to get a lot of reps on film (NCAA limits practice time). Then the coaches can break down the practice tape in the office and coach/teach the mistakes to the players in the classroom. Of course I missed the individual drills.

[RocketDawg]

Good time to do that with the weather being cool too. It'll be a little more difficult in the summer when it's 100 degrees and about 75% humidity.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Another thing. In this practice, every 11-on-11 rep featured the corners playing on the line of scrimmage. We had two safeties about 15 yards deep. Corners were jamming the wideouts at the snap.

[Commercecomet24]

Another thing. In this practice, every 11-on-11 rep featured the corners playing on the line of scrimmage. We had two safeties about 15 yards deep. Corners were jamming the wideouts at the snap.

I love hearing that! Love corners getting in the wideouts faces and not letting them breathe! Appreciate your info. Keep it coming!

[Mjoelner34]

Corners were jamming the wideouts at the snap.

Praise the Lord! I would have loved to see us do that with Slay and Banks then pin our ears back and get the QB.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

I love hearing that! Love corners getting in the wideouts faces and not letting them breathe! Appreciate your info. Keep it coming!

To clarify, the right corner did it every time. I assume the left corner did too, but I didn't see the left corner every snap because of my vantage point.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

Was there a point in in falsely accusing someone of being an OM troll and banning them because of their info? (Info that ended up being right btw).....That seemed pretty mean to me.

[maroonmania]

No point in that either. Someone is nice enough to come here and share their practice observations and get blasted for it? Message boards can be great, but sometimes people are mean just for the sake of being mean. Makes no sense to me.

Yes, nobody seems to eat their own like we do as an MSU fan base. We have fans ridiculing someone for sharing practice observations, calling people "fools" in a bunting thread because they don't have the exact same opinion on the subject and on and on. Definitely not cool.

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

To clarify, the right corner did it every time. I assume the left corner did too, but I didn't see the left corner every snap because of my vantage point.

Thanks for the updates!!