Practice Updates 4.13.17

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#Vols sophomore Tyler Byrd showing the best hands on an open period filled with drops
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Before walking off with what appeared to be a minor ankle injury, John Kelly was diligently coaching the four walk-on tailbacks for much of practice.
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Walt Wells (checkout the video) was none-to pleased with the OL effort Thursday. With a lot of young guys getting reps, Wells was coaching the group hard, trying to get great reps from guys like Ryan Johnson, Riley Locklear and Trey Smith.
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There were a ton of drops during the routes on air period. Latrell Williams especially struggled, drawing some faint criticism from Jones. Tyler Byrd did look really good in the drill, though. Brandon Johnson did some light work during the drill, even slipping but recovering for a catch on a deep out. Jeff George and others also slipped a couple times.
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Quarterbacks were OK on Thursday, but it certainly wasn't their sharpest performance. JG had some accuracy issues early before finding his rhythm. They focused on a lot of roll-outs and crossing routes initially before throwing a lot of deep corners and outs to end the session.
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As usual, we saw a lot of special teams work, today that focused on kickoff return. Early signs indicate that the four guys getting the longest at kickoff return duties (with Evan Berry sidelined) are Tyler Byrd, Marquez Callaway, Latrell Williams and Nigel Warrior.
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On defense, early enrollee Deandre Johnson has had his black stripe removed, joining classmate Trey Smith in that particular club. Johnson continues to generate some solid buzz in camp
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One thing that’s standing out this spring, and it could be a reflection of finally having a quarterback coach, is that the QBs footwork is getting a ton of attention from Mike Canales. Not that it was ignored in the past but it’s something Canales really seems to put a great deal of emphasis on.
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The quarterbacks were generally on target in this period, but it was the receivers that struggled in the drill. There were several dropped passes on very catchable balls. That drew the ire of Butch Jones as he oversaw the drill. Everybody from veteran Jauan Jennings to several of the younger players let the ball hit the ground at some point. Jones made several receivers redo routes as he looked for more consistency out of that drill.
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O-line thoughts: I spent one full period watching Walt Wells working with the offensive line. It’s certainly a new feel with that unit as it’s moved from a three-headed coaching approach (Don Mahoney, Mike DeBord and Wells) to Wells now being the only voice within that group.

Wells is fiery to say the least. A few linemen felt his wrath when he realized that not every player had gone through the drill the number times that he’d asked. When there was some confusion in that area, he told them he’d check the tape on it and let them hear about it after practice.
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The quarterbacks worked on rolls out, seam routes and deep balls during a brief window open the media. Redshirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano struggled with consistency in the few throws he made during the session.

This was by far the most secure practice of spring with local law enforcement officials lining the far sideline. It’s the annual tradition of UT coach Butch Jones inviting them to practice to watch and interact with players.
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r. potkey

Austin Smith said he's down from about 260 pounds to around 235
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You've only been on here 6 years and probably never heard of d4h or followed the spring practice threads. Just saying. It was supposed to have quoted flvol79. Don't know what went wrong. Just senile I reckon.
 
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One account, with not much reporting on Saturday's practice...
QD was rushed once and JG rushed twice.
QD used his legs to escape pressure when hurried. JG was sacked both times. Just one practice but I'm keeping an open mind about this contest.
 
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chargervol said:
One account, with not much reporting on Saturday's practice...
QD was rushed once and JG rushed twice.
QD used his legs to escape pressure when hurried. JG was sacked both times. Just one practice but I'm keeping an open mind about this contest.
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There's clearly no Josh Dobbs on the roster this year.
 
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Question for Fingers: The 3rd video doesn't play. It says it is private. Is it available somewhere else? This has happened several times in past practice threads as well. Thanks.
 
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