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[GoZips]

Folks, I spent twenty minutes composing a report on today's football practice. While I "previewing" it (proof reading and looking for errors) the board simply flushed my work. Either I did something wrong (I did try to update the message while in preview) or I do not know how to navigate the board. As I could never get my report back.

To say the least I am quite pissed at the poor way the board handles previewing messages. I'll never use that crap function again.

[Guest CK @ Home]

I know it doesn't help you now...but I had the same thing happen on a previous version of this board. 50 minutes of typing (and I can't type at all) gone in an instant.

I always type "big stuff" in Word, then cut-n-paste it on the board.

I hope you take the time to re-type it (assuming it isn't recoverable). I always enjoy reading your posts.

[GoZips]

CK, thank you for the kind remark. I do not think I could rewrite the report. It was several paragrahs long and dealt with numerous topics.

I recall that I left a one liner for Z.I.P. that his boy Leoakta (spelling?) did not make

grades and suffered from homesickness and is appearantly back home in Hawai'i. I asked a person who is close to the team.

Charlie looked really sharp. They under worked Fergusson at QB, which I thought was not a good thing. Jabari is quite athletic, but his interceptions and frequent throwing into

double and triple coverage did not make him look good. He tends to force the play.

Further, I remarked that perhaps Owens' postulant that Jabari might best contribute

on the defensive side of the ball might be the right place for him. He is an excellent

athlete and a gamer.

They appeared to be running some Penn State plays (both offensive and defensive)

with the scout team.

I was particularily impresssed with the full on work of punting out of the end zone area.

These attempts (several plays worth) were done with full rush on the punter who performed well despite the rush. Sullivan was consistently booming 50-55 yard punts

with the wind to his back.

They employed a number of drills that were interesting. Not going to describe them here.

Seemed like the practice well well organized with various "stations". Coaches were CONSTANTLY on the defense to GO TO THE BALL. As a result there were numerous

plays that ended with three, four even five defenders right at the stop. The D got a

couple of "picks" off of Mr. Jabari.

Former coach Jim Meyers wife was at the practice. She observed that it did not seem like the players were getting yelled at as much as in the Owens era. She also said that

the practice seemed to be run at a fast and well organized pace. I agree with her on

that point.

I said quite a bit more, but, I'll not try and recap everything. Hope this helps.

[Dr Z]

Thanks for the post. Good info. Too bad about your "longer" report.

I agree with those who think Jabari should be on the field.

I was excited when someone reported that he would get a crack at WR.

Looking at the depth chart, that doesn't seem to be the case.