Practice Updates 11.8.16

[Fingers]

Jesse Simonton: Tennessee RB Alvin Kamara looks just fine. Even tried to volley a short punt. 😂😂😂 https://twitter.com/JesseReSimonton/status/796108870758363142/video/1

Patrick Brown: Cameron Sutton and Alvin Kamara both in green jerseys at practice today. Also looked like Charles Mosley was working with defensive line.

Joel Siverberg: #Vols captains Alvin Kamara and Cam Sutton both on the practice field today.

Austin Bornheim: Alvin Kamara and Cam Sutton both on the practice field in green non-contact jerseys today. Both fielded punts. https://twitter.com/ABornheim/status/796110304874811392/video/1

John Brice: #Vols trying anything along defensive front as they worked big Charles Mosley there some today at tackle.

Patrick Brown: Josh Dobbs isn't as lonely a team captain as he was the past couple of weeks.

Austin Price: it appears Charles Mosley has been moved to the defensive line.

Sutton joined Alvin Kamara on the practice field in green jersey's but doing work with the rest of the team. We didn't see anything other than stretch and punt work, but both Kamara and Sutton went through punt work fielding punts and seemed to be moving ok

Malik Foreman joined them in a green non-contact jersey as he continues to battle a right shoulder injury. For Foreman it's about trying to get back some range of motion. He hasn't played since the Texas A&M game. And hasn't dressed for a game.

On the offensive front the first five we saw was the five who started last week which includes Coleman Thomas at center and Dylan Weisman at right guard. Jack Jones was working at both right guard and some as the back up center.

Mosley who has been the Vols 3rd team left guard was working on the defensive side of the ball on Tuesday as Tennessee is rail thin at the defensive tackle position. Paul Bain was not practicing after suffering an ankle sprain on Saturday and Kyle Phillips missed a few plays early on Saturday having his shoulder examined so the Vols are looking for bodies on the defensive interior.

Hubbs

On special teams, Josh Smith remained the Vols’ first deep guy on punt returns, but the Vols also repped Sutton, Kamara and Marquez Callaway.

On kickoff return, Micah Abernathy, Justin Martin and Malik Foreman, also in green, got work in kickoff return.

Jauan Jennings dazzled on the JUGGS machine with some noteworthy grabs, making several one-handed snags while also bantering with the graduate assistants in the process.

Joshua Malone has just about the most-decorated helmet of any Vols’ practice-field headwear, which really is no surprise given that Malone has been roundly praised by all for his work throughout the week and on gamedays this season.

Brice

Of course, it’s worth remembering that Kamara looked great while warming up for the past two games in street clothes, but this time he was fully dressed and looked ready to go. Sutton wasn’t spatted and taped and gloved and all of that, so we’ll have to see if we can figure out just how much he was able to do. But he, like Kamara, ran around just fine.

The Vols’ first team offensive tackle in line drills, from left to right, was redshirt freshman Drew Richmond, redshirt freshman Venzell Boulware, junior Coleman Thomas, senior Dylan Wiesman and junior Brett Kendrick. The backup left tackle was a walk-on in a scout-team jersey, while junior Austin Sanders was at left guard, freshman Ryan Johnson was at center, sophomore Jack Jones was at right guard and redshirt freshman Marcus Tatum was at right tackle.

Rucker

Defensive ends such as Dimarya Mixon, Jonathan Kongbo and even LaTroy Lewis might be more likely to see the field Saturday at defensive tackle. But Mosley could provide help as an emergency option on the defensive line, if nothing else.

Sophomore safety Stephen Griffin and senior cornerback Malik Foreman joined Kamara and Sutton as the only other players in green, non-contact jerseys during the early portion of practice that was open to media.

Foreman has missed the past three games with a shoulder injury, while Griffin sat out Saturday’s game against Tennessee Tech. Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop on Monday mentioned Griffin as one of four safeties he expected to play against Kentucky, along with junior starter Todd Kelly Jr., sophomore Micah Abernathy and freshman Nigel Warrior.

Callahan

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[Bauce]

Also looked like Charles Mosley was working with defensive line.

Awwww Yeah

 

[McDad]

Thanks fingers. Only a few more of these threads for this season. Appreciate your dedication.

 

[volinbama256]

Wait, Phillips is okay though right!?

 

[rdk4121]

Finally Big Charles Mosley back with the DTs

 

[Biopsyman]

Finally Big Charles Mosley back with the DTs

Not a long term solution for him

 

[Bauce]

Not a long term solution for him

Why you say that?

 

[Catbone]

Why you say that?

It's an emergency situation

 

[Biopsyman]

Why you say that?

SLOOOOOOOOW... No quckness or burst

 

[1truevol]

SLOOOOOOOOW... No quckness or burst

No...but he could dang sure control his gap..which is more than some of them have been able to do.

 

[volinbama256]

SLOOOOOOOOW... No quckness or burst

At this point we are so desperate on the D line, he just needs to fill freakin space and mash gaps.....

 

[Remy]

SLOOOOOOOOW... No quckness or burst

True but if he can take up space and keep OLs off our LBs and simply become unmovable I for one am good with that the rest of the season.

 

[Bauce]

Hopefully he will surprise us

 

[volmandu]

Confusing message there about Kyle Phillips. Not sure if they said he is okay today or not ?

 

[pricevol5]

Hall and Robertson status?

 

[BigSteve09]

Nice to see 6 and 23 back out there

 

[TechnoVol]

Who is that working with the RBs tossing the ball back and forth not in pads?

 

[k-town_king]

Drew Richmond can't get backup reps? wow

 

[Volinnooga]

Drew Richmond can't get backup reps? wow

Wow. Says he got first team reps

 

[VFLBerg]

Drew Richmond can't get backup reps? wow

"The Vols’ first team offensive tackle in line drills, from left to right, was redshirt freshman Drew Richmond, redshirt freshman Venzell Boulware, junior Coleman Thomas, senior Dylan Wiesman and junior Brett Kendrick."

 

[KBVol]

SLOOOOOOOOW... No quckness or burst

Let him eat some space, clog the middle, occupy a gap. That'd be better than what we've gotten from the other DTs for most of the season outside of OBrien who obviously is no longer here.

 

[KBVol]

Drew Richmond can't get backup reps? wow

Since he was running with the first team? Guess not.

 

[CoaxialOrange]

I'd just tell Big Charles to helicopter himself into the UK online. Mass destruction.

 

[Vol$_Deep_11_9]

Jesse Simonton: Tennessee RB Alvin Kamara looks just fine. Even tried to volley a short punt. 😂😂😂 https://twitter.com/JesseReSimonton/status/796108870758363142/video/1

Patrick Brown: Cameron Sutton and Alvin Kamara both in green jerseys at practice today. Also looked like Charles Mosley was working with defensive line.

Joel Siverberg: #Vols captains Alvin Kamara and Cam Sutton both on the practice field today.

Austin Bornheim: Alvin Kamara and Cam Sutton both on the practice field in green non-contact jerseys today. Both fielded punts. https://twitter.com/ABornheim/status/796110304874811392/video/1

John Brice: #Vols trying anything along defensive front as they worked big Charles Mosley there some today at tackle.

Patrick Brown: Josh Dobbs isn't as lonely a team captain as he was the past couple of weeks.

Austin Price: it appears Charles Mosley has been moved to the defensive line.










Hubbs

Brice

Rucker

Callahan

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Man it's great to see Kamara and Sutton back out there. Thanks for the updates!

 

[Remy]

Since he was running with the first team? Guess not.

Tickled Boulware is getting 1st team reps as well.