McGuire did not play.
Masson looked uneasy in the pocket but he was usually with the second unit line also.
Rb's looked fine. Fenroy is a stud and clearly the best player on the field. Desormeaux played well enough. Again, they are really not giving him enough looks downfield. I thought Shankle was going to be out for the year but I guess the broken ankle was not an issue?? He did look pretty good though. Yobes, to me, seems to be the backup right now ahead of Dupre and I think he just possesses much more talent.
Kelley was running with first team offense as slot receiver and Ladarious Green got a lot of play with the first team also.
The added bulk on the D front was noticable and I liked what I saw in the run D for the most part.
The best part of the day was the overall attitude and intensity with which both sides played with. There was a lot of jawing going on between both units as it got a little testy several times. Neither side wanted to give an inch and I like that they were really trying to outdo one another. Both units played with a lot of spirit. If they play with that type of attitude the whole year, they can make some noise.
It was great to see Lanier Coleman getting into with Fisher and Roberson had to be restrained from coach Jenkins as they got into a heated argument. You can tell that even Mike wanted to take the yellow jersey off and get after it as well. Like I said, there was a lot of jawing and I think that this team needs to play with some attitude. The coaches were laying into the players pretty well when they slacked off.
I liked what I saw from Nate Douglas and Richard Brooks at LB also. Someone is going to have to step up for Fred Davis' loss and they both had their moments. Daylon McCoy looked good also. I was most impressed defensively with Kyron Benoit. He looked like he gained good weight and was really hitting well and played a good bit with the first team. He has some promise. Bentley also played with the first team and I think he made some nice plays. The CB's played much better and showed more improvement from last year and Blount really looks like he is the general out there in the D backfield and he layed out Walker pretty good too.
All in all, it was a good scrimmage. I thought I saw some good things and a lot of emotion.
I didn't realize Des had that many throwing yards. He looked pretty good though. Fenroy is just a stud period...Gauthier is the future of this offense as he will be a stud as well. I saw some good play on D with players like Bentley, Kyron Benoit, Daylon McCoy, Blount playing well and I liked what I saw with Nate Douglas and Richard Brooks at LB in place of Burkhalter and Fred Davis. Zanders will have a big year and I love the intensity he plays with...
Emotion and intensity were definitely present and I liked what I saw..
I got caught up in something earlier, so I only caught the back half of the scrimmage...One thing that's undeniable is that ball control by the backfield was really sloppy. I captured far more pictures of loose balls flopping all over the place than I did first downs/TDs.
Obviously you don't expect crisp execution this early in the season, but what caught my attention was that I caught 3 different backs in the matter of the last 4 or 5 series who were playing hot potato.
On the bright side, from what little I've seen this year, UL's backfield looks to have the potential of being deep. I'm not sure who #45 is, but that's one big FB, or at the very least exhibits a very imposing presence. Unfortunately, I think Fenroy's day was over by the time I got there, which bummed me out, because I really wanted to catch a glimpse of him in action.
Only time will truly tell, and I'm sure I'll catch several more practices over the next week or so, which will provide a much better overall picture....Honestly, is there anything better than this time of year?
It only took Michael Desormeaux five snaps before the whispers started.
On a quarterback sprint out, Desormeaux threatened the defense with the run, then pulled up and hit a streaking Jason Chery behind a fooled secondary for a 64-yard touchdown bomb.
And just that quick, on the second series between UL's first team offense and defense during Saturday's scrimmage, the nightmare of the 2007 season was unraveling again at Cajun Field.
Or was it?
The rest of the story
Bob Heist • bheist@theadvertiser.com • August 17, 2008
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