Cajun Basin - Offensive Coordinator Blake Anderson was very pleased with the improvement that he saw on the second day of fall camp. The Cajuns worked 10 periods in two hours on Sunday afternoon.
The heat index topped 100 degrees for the first half of practice, as the temperature remained in the 90's throughout practice.
"It's hot," said Anderson. "I challenged the offense at the end of practice yesterday because I didn't like the way they finished.
"We had a good tempo today and I'm proud of what they did. Mentally, we decided not to let the heat get to us."
The offense worked on a lot of passing drills for the second straight day. Route running was stressed at the skill positions as the quarterbacks are still trying to get in sync with the running backs, tight ends and wide receivers.
"We are trying to work out the kinks," stated Anderson. "The coaches are throwing a lot at them even though it's early.
"More than anything we want everybody on the same page with the effort level we expect, the tempo we want to play at and to be accountable on every snap."
Even though the coaches are not allowed to watch players during the summer months, the coaching staff quickly saw how hard the team conditioned during the off-season. Drills that were conducted in the spring are still fresh in the players minds.
"You could see how hard they worked," added Anderson. "There hasn't been very many mental hiccups so obviously they were serious over the summer. They haven't lost much from the spring which has allowed us to move forward."
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