Tinker:
Like the grass needs the rain the sinful hearts keep pointing out man's inhumanity to man because they need that sin to help give themselves a feeling of justifiable worth. I know now that the real difference between the good and bad in people are simply the moment of truth in “innocent until proven guilty”. Are they using sin just for another sinful feeling of their own. Sally go round the roses song http://www.youtube.com/watch?
A no contest plea is the middle ground between a guilty and a not guilty plea. How do you like those apples, innocence but not really able to prove it. I don't think that no contest plea is going to get the ( unable to prove good people argument ) past the pearly gates of St. Peter in heaven, do you. No I rather believe that the recorded truth in heavens library is going to point out a simple truth to the people knocking on heavens door. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Are you truly sorry for your sins?
Repent!!!
The truth is that we should really make sure that we know the difference between good and bad, right from wrong, and what is really sin? Remember the song Popsicles and Icicles, http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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What is Morality?
Good and evil are labels of human behavior, and do not exist outside of the human mind. That does not make evil "okay". Evil is still bad. But it is bad because we HUMANS think it is bad, NOT because some god says it is. Evil does not stem from the rejection of a belief in god. Most of the evil in this country is done by those who believe in god and the bible. The prisons are filled with believers, and hardly an agnostic among them. But I am not saying that there is no moral standard. I HAVE a moral standard. YOU HAVE a moral standard. On many points they are the same. On some they are different. You imagine yours was given to you by god. I realize that mine has been constructed by my upbringing, the influence that society has had on me, and my intellect.
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Tinker:
This is our everyday reality as we are making our society into our own likeness so blaming god for the sins that we create is hardly justification for our actions. "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, quote, from Julius Caesar, Act 1, scene 2, is by Cassius. Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)
All the criminal and civil courts in America are only what the American people make of them, not what they say that they are, justice in our America society is really not blind at all. We are going through this life with our eyes wide open.
What peace and comfort that we find in the words between the pages of our holy bibles are simple still only relaxing moment that we seem to need from committing so many sins. Do you truly believe that you are going to walk out of church and sin no more, or do you also think that people keep sinning like the grass needs the rain?
I often wonder sometime if people who say that they do believe in god are only praying to themselves, and really kidding oneanother because if they really did believe in the real presence of god, why all the hypocrisy?
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I am the Lord thy God and thou shalt not have other gods before me.
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LSU Football 2013 - The Return
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LSU football notebook: Zach Mettenberger, passing game take flight
Six practices into spring workouts, squinting wasn’t required to
discern early hints at the LSU football team’s play-calling under new
offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.
“He’s good, he’s impressive and the offense mirrored him pretty well,” coach Les Miles said. “He went after it, and the offense responded.”
Over the course of 100 reps Saturday at Tiger Stadium, LSU showed little hesitation putting the ball aloft. Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, including a 35-yard scoring throw to junior receiver Jarvis Landry during a two-minute-drill period.
Working out of first-and-10 situations, Mettenberger, freshmen Hayden Rettig and Anthony Jennings and sophomore Stephen Rivers completed 33 of 58 passes for 363 yards, with two more scoring throws from Retting.
Since the scrimmage was closed, sorting out just how much comfort and chemistry exist between Mettenberger and Cameron, a longtime friend of Miles who arrived after five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, would be speculation. But Miles clearly hinted the Tigers’ starting signal-caller was at ease operating an offense in the midst of an overhaul, starting with a tear down of terminology.
“He made a couple of very intuitive throws,” Miles said. “He saw very quickly, got the ball out of his hand and guys anticipated the catch and down the field it went. He looked good.”
In the first two weeks of workouts, Cameron has sped up position drills to mimic game speed, installed new receiving drills and instituted a new system of tracking dropped passes by backs and receivers. On Saturday, Miles said the offense worked at a faster clip in no-huddle mode but wasn’t specific about how many reps were carried out under the tweak.
If anything, the scrimmage might serve as an initial barometer of who will serve in a backup capacity to Mettenberger.
Rettig, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound prospect out of Los Angeles Cathedral, enrolled early in January to put himself in the derby; he was an efficient 4 of 6 for 61 yards. His touchdown throws went to sophomore Terrence Magee, who had two catches for 28 yards, and freshman John Diarse, whose 20-yard grab was his lone reception.
Rivers, a 6-8, 225-pound prospect out of Athens, Ala., went 4 of 11 for 48 yards. The recipient of early praise from Miles, Jennings, a 6-3, 205-pound freshman out of Marietta, Ga., showed snippets of his dual-threat capability in handling third-team reps: He completed 5 of 11 throws for 54 yards and added 25 yards on the ground on five carries.
Among the receivers, Landry hauled in 10 catches for 141 yards, junior Odell Beckham caught six passes for 75 yards and freshman Travin Dural had four for 72.
“I like that receiving corps,” Miles said, even though he lamented four dropped balls. “I liked how those numbers looked.”
Despite the floodlight cast on the LSU aerial attack, the Tigers’ running backs put up solid numbers in their first scrimmage.
Sophomore Jeremy Hill rushed 10 times for 60 yards as LSU split its carries evenly among three backs. Junior running back Kenny Hillard gained 37 yards on 10 carries, and Magee — listed as a receiver — handled the same number of carries for 60 yards.
Mixed in with Jennings’ rushing total, LSU gained 182 yards on 35 carries.
Solid numbers aside, the lingering question for the LSU ground game hasn’t changed: When will senior Alfred Blue, who led LSU with a 6.75 yards-per-carry average last season, see live action?
On Saturday, he was held out with a knee injury, but he has taken part in all drills during workouts. Granted, the 6-2, 220-pound Boutte native also has donned a green jersey, indicating contact is off limits.
“He’s got speed and strength, making the cuts, and he looks great,” Miles said. “By precaution, we decided we’d leave him out of the first tackle (scrimmage).”
That could change the next time LSU goes full bore — in its second scrimmage April 13, one week ahead of the spring game.
“We may get him in some of the next scrimmages,” Miles said, “with the idea that he keep his green jersey on and run but not be tackled.”
Any shuffling along the offensive line appears to be slowing, too.
Junior center Elliott Porter, who is coming off a knee injury, returned to duty at starting center, with Miles adding “that’s the spot for him.”
This week, Miles singled out Ethan Pocic, a 6-7, 287-pound freshman out of Lemont, Ill., for his work as a stand-in.
“Ethan Pocic is really doing well at center, and eventually this offensive line is going to come together nicely,” Miles said.
At left tackle, junior La’el Collins’ acclimation progress is unfolding steadily.
“So far, so good,” Miles said. “He looks like he’s doing well. It takes some time to work through the technique, and you just don’t get it done in six practices. He’s developing there.”
Tinkering continues among the linebackers.
Senior Lamin Barrow, a 6-2, 232-pound senior, has been mentioned as a candidate to slide over from the weak side to the middle to replace Kevin Minter. Miles, however, didn’t offer specifics on how much time the Marrero product worked in the center of the defense.
“He moved around a little bit,” Miles said, “but it will be interesting to see where it all fares.”
“He’s good, he’s impressive and the offense mirrored him pretty well,” coach Les Miles said. “He went after it, and the offense responded.”
Over the course of 100 reps Saturday at Tiger Stadium, LSU showed little hesitation putting the ball aloft. Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, including a 35-yard scoring throw to junior receiver Jarvis Landry during a two-minute-drill period.
Working out of first-and-10 situations, Mettenberger, freshmen Hayden Rettig and Anthony Jennings and sophomore Stephen Rivers completed 33 of 58 passes for 363 yards, with two more scoring throws from Retting.
Since the scrimmage was closed, sorting out just how much comfort and chemistry exist between Mettenberger and Cameron, a longtime friend of Miles who arrived after five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, would be speculation. But Miles clearly hinted the Tigers’ starting signal-caller was at ease operating an offense in the midst of an overhaul, starting with a tear down of terminology.
“He made a couple of very intuitive throws,” Miles said. “He saw very quickly, got the ball out of his hand and guys anticipated the catch and down the field it went. He looked good.”
In the first two weeks of workouts, Cameron has sped up position drills to mimic game speed, installed new receiving drills and instituted a new system of tracking dropped passes by backs and receivers. On Saturday, Miles said the offense worked at a faster clip in no-huddle mode but wasn’t specific about how many reps were carried out under the tweak.
If anything, the scrimmage might serve as an initial barometer of who will serve in a backup capacity to Mettenberger.
Rettig, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound prospect out of Los Angeles Cathedral, enrolled early in January to put himself in the derby; he was an efficient 4 of 6 for 61 yards. His touchdown throws went to sophomore Terrence Magee, who had two catches for 28 yards, and freshman John Diarse, whose 20-yard grab was his lone reception.
Rivers, a 6-8, 225-pound prospect out of Athens, Ala., went 4 of 11 for 48 yards. The recipient of early praise from Miles, Jennings, a 6-3, 205-pound freshman out of Marietta, Ga., showed snippets of his dual-threat capability in handling third-team reps: He completed 5 of 11 throws for 54 yards and added 25 yards on the ground on five carries.
Among the receivers, Landry hauled in 10 catches for 141 yards, junior Odell Beckham caught six passes for 75 yards and freshman Travin Dural had four for 72.
“I like that receiving corps,” Miles said, even though he lamented four dropped balls. “I liked how those numbers looked.”
Hill leads ground game
Despite the floodlight cast on the LSU aerial attack, the Tigers’ running backs put up solid numbers in their first scrimmage.
Sophomore Jeremy Hill rushed 10 times for 60 yards as LSU split its carries evenly among three backs. Junior running back Kenny Hillard gained 37 yards on 10 carries, and Magee — listed as a receiver — handled the same number of carries for 60 yards.
Mixed in with Jennings’ rushing total, LSU gained 182 yards on 35 carries.
Blue sits out
Solid numbers aside, the lingering question for the LSU ground game hasn’t changed: When will senior Alfred Blue, who led LSU with a 6.75 yards-per-carry average last season, see live action?
On Saturday, he was held out with a knee injury, but he has taken part in all drills during workouts. Granted, the 6-2, 220-pound Boutte native also has donned a green jersey, indicating contact is off limits.
“He’s got speed and strength, making the cuts, and he looks great,” Miles said. “By precaution, we decided we’d leave him out of the first tackle (scrimmage).”
That could change the next time LSU goes full bore — in its second scrimmage April 13, one week ahead of the spring game.
“We may get him in some of the next scrimmages,” Miles said, “with the idea that he keep his green jersey on and run but not be tackled.”
O-line matters
Any shuffling along the offensive line appears to be slowing, too.
Junior center Elliott Porter, who is coming off a knee injury, returned to duty at starting center, with Miles adding “that’s the spot for him.”
This week, Miles singled out Ethan Pocic, a 6-7, 287-pound freshman out of Lemont, Ill., for his work as a stand-in.
“Ethan Pocic is really doing well at center, and eventually this offensive line is going to come together nicely,” Miles said.
At left tackle, junior La’el Collins’ acclimation progress is unfolding steadily.
“So far, so good,” Miles said. “He looks like he’s doing well. It takes some time to work through the technique, and you just don’t get it done in six practices. He’s developing there.”
Linebacker updates
Tinkering continues among the linebackers.
Senior Lamin Barrow, a 6-2, 232-pound senior, has been mentioned as a candidate to slide over from the weak side to the middle to replace Kevin Minter. Miles, however, didn’t offer specifics on how much time the Marrero product worked in the center of the defense.
“He moved around a little bit,” Miles said, “but it will be interesting to see where it all fares.”
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March 23, 2013 - © 2013 Tiger Rag
Mettenberger shines in scrimmage
By LUKE JOHNSON
Tiger Rag Assistant Editor
The first tackle scrimmage of the spring is in the books, and LSU coach Les Miles sounded pleased afterward.
“We were certainly not perfect … but by and large this was a very good start to the spring,” Miles said. “Some good quality hits, some pressure in the quarterback’s face, some completed balls and some nice rushing.”
The team went through about 100 snaps, all of which came with the offense starting at first-and-ten every play. Miles also revealed that the offense was working at a quick pace, and that it ran some hurry-up situations.
“The tempo of the scrimmage was very fast,” Miles said. “It went well.”
Miles went on to dole out some of his scrimmage stats. If I were you, I would take these stats with a grain of salt. They usually don’t work out mathematically (though this time, they kind of did), and in my personal experience, I’ve used them as more of a way for Miles to quantify whether or not his players had a productive day or a bad day.
Done with my warning, on to the stats, straight from Miles’ mouth.
Passing: 33-of-58 for 360 yards
- Zach Mettenberger: 20-of-30, 200 yards, two touchdowns
- Stephen Rivers: 4-of-11, 50 yards
- Hayden Rettig: 4-of-6, for 51 yard
- Anthony Jennings: 5-of-11, for 59 yards
- Jeremy Hill: 10 carries, 58 yards
- Kenny Hilliard: 10 carries, 40 yards
- Terrence Magee: 10 carries, 60 yards
- Jennings: 5 carries, 25 yards.
- Alfred Blue did not participate in the scrimmage as he continues to rehabilitate his injury.
Receiving
- Jarvis Landry: 10 catches, 140 yards, 2 TDs
- Odell Beckham Jr: 6 catches, 75 yards
- Travin Dural: 4 catches for 72 yards
- Magee: 2 catches, 28 yards, TD
- John Diarse: 1 catch, 20 yards, TD
- Noticeably absent are Kadron Boone and James Wright, and to a lesser extent, Avery Peterson. I’m not sure how much stock to put in that, but it’s worth noting.
Zach Mettenberger appeared to be the star for the offense, and Miles made it sound like he was getting a grasp on new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s offense early.
According to a press release sent out by LSU SID Michael Bonnette (this info wasn’t discussed in the press conference) Mettenberger connected on 6-of-8 passes in a two-minute drill, culminating in a 35-yard touchdown to Jarvis Landry.
“(Mettenberger) made a couple of intuitive throws today,” Miles said. “He saw things very quickly and got the ball out of his hand. Guys anticipated the catch and down the field it went. He looked good and 20-of-30 to start is really nice. Two series were against the second team but the rest of the day was against the first team defense.”
Alfred Blue did not participate in the scrimmage, as he was still wearing his green non-contact jersey. Blue said earlier this week that he was at about 90 percent.
“He’s practiced every practice, taken every rep that was a non-tackle rep, he’s got speed and strength in cuts,” Miles said. “He looks great. We just, by precaution, decided that we would leave him out of the first tackle go.”
“We may get him in some of the next scrimmages with the idea that he would keep his green shirt on and not be tackled, allowed to run. We were just precautionary on the first one.”
Elliott Porter played “mostly center.” Josh Williford started at left guard and La’El Collins kept working at left tackle. Miles singled out freshman Ethan Pocic, who worked with the second team offense at center, as someone who stood out.
DEFENSE
Miles said new starting defensive ends Danielle Hunter and Jermauria Rasco stood out in the scrimmage.
“Danielle Hunter and Jermauria Rasco both looked pretty good,” Miles said. “I liked Jordan Allen, who played a majority of the scrimmage.”
Miles was still loathe to put any linebacker ahead of another. He said Barrow moved around during the scrimmage and that Welter played well.
SPECIAL TEAMS
This might be the most interesting positional battle to keep an eye on. Miles said he was pleased with every aspect of the special teams until he got to field goals and extra points.
James Hairston and Colby Delahoussaye are locked in a battle to replace Drew Alleman. It’s a big deal for the Tigers, who have been stable at the kicker position for the better part of a decade. Now, it’s a question mark, with two guys who havent’ kicked a collegiate field goal between them.
“We’ll have some competition at the field goal, extra point,” Miles said. “It’ll be kind of interesting to see who that guy is.”
Miles pointed out Travin Dural and Odell Beckham as two early candidates to replace Michael Ford as the kick returner.
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Set your local edition to Greater New OrleansLSU pleases Coach Les Miles in first spring scrimmage
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Saturday.
LSU Coach Les Miles felt his team has
improved after two weeks of spring practice. (Photo by Brett Duke,
Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
Miles said he was happy with all aspects of his team's efforts - offense, defense and special teams - at the same time reading off a list of offensive stats that would be impressive if the format weren't so contrived.
But Miles said there was a reason for playing first and 10 with the first offense, which went against the No. 1 defense for all but two series.
"First-and-10 (every down) takes pressure off the offense and puts pressure on the defense," said Miles, whose offense is undergoing a bit of a transformation with Cam Cameron in his first season as offensive coordinator.
First down success is normally gauged on offense by getting 4 yards or more and on defense by allowing three yards or less. The Tigers certainly went after big number, throwing 58 passes and calling 35 running plays. LSU quarterbacks completed 33 of those for 360 yards ad four touchdowns. All stats were provided by Miles. Media are not allowed to attend scrimmages.
Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger completed 20 of 30 for 200 yards and two scores. Jarvis Landry had a great day receiving with 10 catches for 141 yards and two scores, although he let a potential third touchdown pass bounce off his hands in the end zone where Micah Eugene snagged it for the day's only turnover. It was one of four dropped passes on the day.
"Zach made a couple of very intuitive throws today," Miles said, "things that he saw very quickly and got the ball out of his hand. Guys anticipated the catch and down the field it went. He looked good."
Mettenberger also led a two-minute drill scoring drive where he completed six of eight passes, including a 35-yard touchdown to Landry.
"It was a productive outing. We've got a lot of quality film to judge our team by and see our improvement. I really challenged this team to make improvement in every practice. This is our sixth and we needed to play well and perform."
Mettenberger's backups saw some action. Sophomore Stephen Rivers was four for 11 for 48 yards, freshman Hayden Rettig four for six for 61 and two touchdowns, and freshman Anthony Jennings five for 11 for 54 yards.
VLOG: LSU gets offensive in first spring scrimmage
LSU beat writer Jim Kleinpeter breaks down LSU's first spring football scrimmage. Watch video
LSU beat writer Jim Kleinpeter breaks down LSU's first spring football scrimmage. Watch video
Terrence Magee, who moved from wide receiver, caught two for 28 yards and a touchdown, and led the running backs with 60 yards on 10 carries. Jeremy Hill ran 10 times for 58 yards and a touchdown, and Kenny Hilliard 10 times for 37.
"Magee looked really good running the football, and made a couple of nice catches out of the backfield," Miles said. "I'm excited about his participation."
LSU also worked the quarterback into the running game as Jennings ran five times for 25 yards. Miles did mention the Tigers had an issue with pre-snap penalties.
La'El Collins progress at left tackle is being watched closely during spring and Miles said "so far so good." Collins is moving over from left guard after trimming down to play his natural position.
"It looks like he's doing well," Miles said. "It takes some time to work through some of the technique. You don't just get it done in six practices."
Running back Alfred Blue, quarterback Rob Bolden and defensive end Justin Maclin did not participate in the contact portion of the scrimmage.
Les Miles says Tigers showed improvement in first spring scrimmage: Video
LSU Coach Les Miles talks to the media about the Tigers' first spring scrimmage Saturday. Watch video
LSU Coach Les Miles talks to the media about the Tigers' first spring scrimmage Saturday. Watch video
"I thought we tackled well," he said. "We had good quality hits, pressure in the quarterback's face."
Miles said all of the special teams was put in and that the competition for the placekicking job is hot between junior James Hairston and freshman walk-on Colby Delahoussaye. He said the kickoff return job could go to Beckham or Dural, who needs more weight and strength going into fall practice.
"Had a nice 2-minute (drill) go at the end," he said. "We came out of it without injury. We tired them out, worked them hard. The enthusiasm and energy there. I like where the team is headed at this point."
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports ReportIt was great hearing from many of you yesterday about my video of Thursday's spring practice. It's always a lot of fun to make it out there and I'm happy to be able to share a bit of the action with you.
The LSU football team will hold its first scrimmage of the spring today in Tiger Stadium – weather permitting - as they conclude their second week of spring drills. Today's scrimmage is scripted for about 100 plays, with the first and second teams getting between 35 and 40 snaps each.
Coach Miles said that the scrimmage will focus mainly on 1st and 10 situations and that all four healthy quarterbacks on the roster will get snaps. (Backup quarterback Rob Bolden continues to recover from a knee injury and will not participate in live action this spring.) The scrimmage will be closed to the public and to the media.
The first scrimmage of the spring is always a big recruiting event, and today's will be no different. I've heard that as many as 12-15 prospects could be on hand today, including several out-of-state prospects. I don't have an exact number or a full list, but I have heard that the teammates from Vigor High School in Mobile, Alabama - LB DeShaun Davis and DE Justin Thornton - are expected, as is pro-style quarterback Mason Rudolph of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Of course, several of Louisiana’s top prospects for 2014 will be there as well, including wide receivers Trey Quinn and Speedy Noil, defensive lineman Devon Godchaux, cornerback Laurence “Hootie” Jones, and LSU offensive guard commitment Will Clapp.
After today's scrimmage, the Tigers return to practice on Monday for the first of three workouts next week. The team will practice again on Tuesday and scrimmage on Thursday before taking a week off for spring break. LSU is scheduled to host its annual Pro Day next Wednesday, and will conclude spring drills on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. with the annual National L-Club Spring Game in Tiger Stadium. Admission to the spring game is free.
Speaking of the spring game, LSU announced yesterday that members of Mike’s Kids Club will get a special tour before the game. More information on that can be found here at LSUSports.net.
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'New' LSU offense in action Saturday in first scrimmage of spring
Les Miles will see his Tigers scrimmage for the first time this spring on Saturday. / AP Glenn Guilbeau
Rain is in the forecast, though, and the scrimmage could be moved to the indoor facility. The scrimmage is closed, and the exact time it will start has not been released. It will be scripted and expected to feature about 100 plays.
"We're going to call the things we've been calling to this point and see if we can execute it," said LSU coach Les Miles, who has basically left the offense to Cameron and has been working mostly with the offensive line. "I want to see physicality and the ability to throw it and run it, tackle it and hang on to the ball. I just want to see us execute the things we have going so far."
Quarterback Zach Mettenberger appears to be flourishing under Cameron as is freshman wide receiver Avery Peterson, the younger brother of former LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson.
"I like what we've been able to get accomplished so far," Miles said. "Every guy is improving. Every guy is working hard. We've made real improvement with each practice. I like where we're at."
Saturday's scrimmage will be the fifth of 15 spring practices.
"Spring is always a time where you have to evolve your talent," Miles said. "Our guys have got to get better. You must have a lot of snaps. The strategy is you want to make sure you're doing all the things that make you a great team."
WILLIFORD NEW CENTER: Senior-to-be Josh Williford has been working some at center this spring after spending his previous three seasons exclusively at guard. Three-year starting center P.J. Lonergan finished his career last season. Williford has also been working at left guard.
Trai Turner, who will be a sophomore next season, has been the starting right guard since Williford suffered a concussion in the sixth game of the 2012 season at Florida. LSU's other center is Elliott Porter, who will be a junior next season. In recent practices, Williford has been first team center and Porter second.
Jerald Hawkins, a 2012 signee, has been working with the first team offensive line at right tackle ahead of 2012 starter Vadal Alexander, a true freshman last season. Depth charts do not mean nearly as much during spring as in the fall, however, as coaches are often taking looks at players they do not get a chance to see as much of during the season. And they often mix backups with starters.
Hawkins at right tackle and La'el Collins at left tackle do form formidable bookends. Hawkins is 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds. Collins, who started at left guard last season as a sophomore, is 6-5 and 321.
SCHEDULE: The Tigers will practice on Monday and Tuesday of next week and scrimmage again on Thursday before taking a week off for spring break. LSU will return to practice on Tuesday, April 9. The spring game will be Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. Admission is free.
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By MARK EDWARDS — Anniston Star
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban likes to say the Crimson Tide isn't the defending national champion.
He'll say last year's team won a national championship that doesn't need to be defended, but the 2013 squad is new and with no accomplishments. At no place is this more true than the offensive line, which faces almost a total makeover from the one that helped clinch the 2012 crown.
Left guard Chance Warmack, center Barrett Jones and right tackle D.J. Fluker are gone to the NFL. So is Jeff Stoutland, the Tide's offensive line coach for the past two years. He accepted a job with the Philadelphia Eagles. Even the blocking tight end, Michael Williams, has completed his eligibility.
What's left is a new group with a new coach trying this spring to put together a new offensive line.
"It's early, but we're doing pretty good," said left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, a returning starter. "There's always room for improvement, but the sky's the limit for us. The sky is the limit. We have a lot of different characters on the offensive line right now, and we'll be all right."
During the media viewing period of Friday's practice, Kouandjio ran first team at left tackle. Senior Anthony Steen was back at right guard. Both started all 14 games a year ago.
At left guard was senior Kellen Williams, while sophomore Ryan Kelly was at center. Junior Austin Shepherd was at right tackle. All three were second-team players in 2012 and played sparingly, although Williams played tackle, rather than guard.
Junior college transfer Leon Brown, a highly regarded line recruit who is new to the team, is running second team at right tackle.
The line coach is Mario Cristobal, a former player on two Miami national championship teams in 1989 and 1991. He served as Florida International's head coach during 2007-12, compiling a 27-47 record, although his team won the 2010 Sun Belt Conference title.
Cristobal apparently doesn't mind getting involved closely with his players, as one lineman had to block a teammate on one drill, then discovered to his surprise he had to block Cristobal, too.
"He's got good energy and enthusiasm," Saban said. "He brings some new ideas, that's always welcome when you have new coaches join the staff."
A year ago, Kouandjio was the least experienced starter on the line. Now, Steen is the veteran with 23 career starts, but Kouandjio is second.
When asked if he feels like a veteran, Kouandjio answered, "I feel like me."
"Another season, another go at it," he added. "And I do feel like I'm coming into this season with a lot more knowledge of the game, a better feeling, and a lot more experience. That's a leg up for me."
The line has a different vibe this year without the personalities of Jones, Warmack and Fluker, who sometimes were quiet and sometimes weren't. The majority of noise this spring is coming from Cristobal.
"It feels different," Kouandjio said. "It feels weird because I've been with those guys for a long time, you know. But I feel comfortable with the guys that are coming up, the guys that I've been playing with for the last week. I have a lot of trust in them and I'm excited to play with these guys."
-----------------------He'll say last year's team won a national championship that doesn't need to be defended, but the 2013 squad is new and with no accomplishments. At no place is this more true than the offensive line, which faces almost a total makeover from the one that helped clinch the 2012 crown.
Left guard Chance Warmack, center Barrett Jones and right tackle D.J. Fluker are gone to the NFL. So is Jeff Stoutland, the Tide's offensive line coach for the past two years. He accepted a job with the Philadelphia Eagles. Even the blocking tight end, Michael Williams, has completed his eligibility.
What's left is a new group with a new coach trying this spring to put together a new offensive line.
"It's early, but we're doing pretty good," said left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, a returning starter. "There's always room for improvement, but the sky's the limit for us. The sky is the limit. We have a lot of different characters on the offensive line right now, and we'll be all right."
During the media viewing period of Friday's practice, Kouandjio ran first team at left tackle. Senior Anthony Steen was back at right guard. Both started all 14 games a year ago.
At left guard was senior Kellen Williams, while sophomore Ryan Kelly was at center. Junior Austin Shepherd was at right tackle. All three were second-team players in 2012 and played sparingly, although Williams played tackle, rather than guard.
Junior college transfer Leon Brown, a highly regarded line recruit who is new to the team, is running second team at right tackle.
The line coach is Mario Cristobal, a former player on two Miami national championship teams in 1989 and 1991. He served as Florida International's head coach during 2007-12, compiling a 27-47 record, although his team won the 2010 Sun Belt Conference title.
Cristobal apparently doesn't mind getting involved closely with his players, as one lineman had to block a teammate on one drill, then discovered to his surprise he had to block Cristobal, too.
"He's got good energy and enthusiasm," Saban said. "He brings some new ideas, that's always welcome when you have new coaches join the staff."
A year ago, Kouandjio was the least experienced starter on the line. Now, Steen is the veteran with 23 career starts, but Kouandjio is second.
When asked if he feels like a veteran, Kouandjio answered, "I feel like me."
"Another season, another go at it," he added. "And I do feel like I'm coming into this season with a lot more knowledge of the game, a better feeling, and a lot more experience. That's a leg up for me."
The line has a different vibe this year without the personalities of Jones, Warmack and Fluker, who sometimes were quiet and sometimes weren't. The majority of noise this spring is coming from Cristobal.
"It feels different," Kouandjio said. "It feels weird because I've been with those guys for a long time, you know. But I feel comfortable with the guys that are coming up, the guys that I've been playing with for the last week. I have a lot of trust in them and I'm excited to play with these guys."
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First series of scrimmage (Posted on 3/23/13 at 11:29 a.m.)
Fast pace no huddle...j-Hill starting on 1st "O"...
1st "O" 2nd "D" then
2nd "O" 1st "D"
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Today's scrimmage practice report (In-depth analysis) (Posted on 3/23/13 at 6:26 p.m.)
The scrimmage wasn't anything crazy, but I'll try to capture everything I saw here. Overall Offense: -The new hurry-up offense looks like it'll be our new identity. They ran it really well and ran MANY plays in a short amount of time. The offense seemed to do pretty well against our vaunted defense. I'm sorry, Tiger Rant... but the short-side option and roll-out passes are still very much a part of this offense. And the option wasn't too effective at all... just a great defense? Hope so. QBs: -Mettenberger looked great, as he always does in the Spring. He led the Tiger offense down the field against the starting defense rather quickly. Nothing too flashy. (20-of-30 passes for 200 yards and 2 TDs) -Rivers was next on the depth chart. He started out a little rough, misses a few short passes and only handing off, but eventually led a nice drive down the field against our second string D. He had one particular long pass that was right on the money to Avery Peterson. -Jennings was the last QB in the rotation (Rettig and Bolden didn't get any meaningful snaps that I saw). He didn't perform as well as the other QBs in getting the ball down the field, but you can also blame this on the fact that he was working with our lower-tier offensive squad. While he struggled to throw down-field, he demonstrated several very athletic maneuvers to escape the defense. He kept the ball and ran for a first down a couple times. Excited to see how he'll progress as the practices/season goes on. RBs -Hill and Hilliard had a good scrimmage. No big gains, but they were going up against our defensive superstars. They also caught quite a few passes. -Overall, RB play was hard to judge going against our great defense. WRs -Avery Peterson had one AWESOME catch thrown by Rivers. Almost lead to a touchdown. I think he gets some playing time and shines this season. -Beckham is still the #1 guy, it looks like, with Landry on his heels. He caught some short-passes and had some good YAC. -Landry - WOW! He played better than I've ever seen him. He looks bigger and more athletic. Really gave Beckham and run for his money. I think he'll be a star this season, too. -Overall: I think we're set at WR. TEs -VERY good play by our TEs! I saw several great passes to several of our guys. They're being utilized more as WRs than extra linemen. O-Line -On-par performance. There were several instances, however, where they drew false start penalties. Overall Defense: -All three teams played great, made it too hard to dissect the offense because they were so suffocating. D-Line -D-Line play was great. They had a few sacks on our 2nd and 3rd string offense. One standout I noticed was Jordan Allen. He was rocking it and got several tackles and a sack or two. Could have been because he was in a no-contact jersey, though. As with the O-Line, there were a few offsides flags against the D-Line. These issues need to be corrected before the season starts. LBs -Didn't see too much action from the LBs today. At least no one in particular. They worked well in tandem with the D-Line to provide powerful run-stopping support. S -Safeties played a great game. Loston and Thompson made some great plays in the redzone. Loston almost had an interception on what would have otherwise been a touchdown thrown by Rivers. Our safeties also played great on Special Teams, but I'll get to that later. I didn't get a chance to watch the CBs much, I apologize. Overall Special Teams: -Special teams played very athletic today. Had some good returns and blocks. Special Teams were only on display a select few times today, so it was hard to get much info on them, but here's what I gathered: Punting -Honestly, wasn't that great. At least not at first. Not having Wing is pretty noticeable right now. There were a few punts that flew INTO THE STANDS. Eventually, they figured it out and had a couple good kicks that flew out the end zone. I think they'll get them up to LSU standards by the time the season starts. Return Man -On PR and KR, we had Beckham and Eugene. Both of them looked great running back the football. They were cutting through defenders and looked very athletic. Eugene had a return for about 40 yards. Blocking -The return's successes definitely had to do with the great blocking. It was hard to make out numbers, since they were wearing mesh jerseys, but I don't think RECEIVING the ball will ever be an issue with the Tigers this coming season. A few more miscellaneous items I noticed: -Cam Cameron is in a very active role right now. He was yelling at the players for bone headed mistakes, and they definitely seem to respect him. -The overall atmosphere of the practices is much more serious than last year. They seem fired up and more about-their-business than last year, where they were seen joking around a lot. -There were a lot of huge recruits in the stadium for this scrimmage. Hope we get them. I think it was a nice preview to what we could be seeing this coming football season. I tried to include as much info as possible. If you have any more questions, ask here and I'll try to answer/be more specific. This post was edited on 3/23 at 6:41 pm |
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