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O-Line getting mean according to D-line
Posted on: August 15, 2016 at 19:01:01 CT
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• More live hitting can lead to more practice fights. That’s been the case the last 11 days, Hatley said. But there’s another factor, too. Mizzou’s retooled offensive line.
“I feel like they’re way better,” Hatley said. “They’re coming off the ball harder. They’re finishing through the whistle. The offensive line coach (Glen Elarbee) is on them each and every rep, yelling at them all the time. I’ve seen more fire in their eyes.”
“That’s why there are a lot of fights going on because we didn’t expect that from them to finish the way they do,” he added. “It’s pretty good. I love seeing that from offensive linemen.”
Hatley mentioned a handful of offensive linemen that have impressed him but none more than Paul Adams, the sophomore right tackle.
“They’re definitely more nasty,” Scherer said. “The offensive line coach is a little cuckoo. They take after him or they’re trying to.”
As for the rise of practice fights — scrums, slapfests, scraps, tussles, whatever you want to call them — Scherer has an explanation: “It starts at the top with the coaches. The coaches are very competitive people and it just trickles down. When something happens and (Odom) gets upset, it flips a switch in your head. Guys are competing and working hard out there, so there might be something you don’t agree with. A defensive player might come down and smack somebody harder than you should in practice. That might get the offense going or people touching the quarterback. … Once a little spark happens you can see practice really heat up.”
• More live hitting can lead to more practice fights. That’s been the case the last 11 days, Hatley said. But there’s another factor, too. Mizzou’s retooled offensive line.
“I feel like they’re way better,” Hatley said. “They’re coming off the ball harder. They’re finishing through the whistle. The offensive line coach (Glen Elarbee) is on them each and every rep, yelling at them all the time. I’ve seen more fire in their eyes.”
“That’s why there are a lot of fights going on because we didn’t expect that from them to finish the way they do,” he added. “It’s pretty good. I love seeing that from offensive linemen.”
Hatley mentioned a handful of offensive linemen that have impressed him but none more than Paul Adams, the sophomore right tackle.
“They’re definitely more nasty,” Scherer said. “The offensive line coach is a little cuckoo. They take after him or they’re trying to.”
As for the rise of practice fights — scrums, slapfests, scraps, tussles, whatever you want to call them — Scherer has an explanation: “It starts at the top with the coaches. The coaches are very competitive people and it just trickles down. When something happens and (Odom) gets upset, it flips a switch in your head. Guys are competing and working hard out there, so there might be something you don’t agree with. A defensive player might come down and smack somebody harder than you should in practice. That might get the offense going or people touching the quarterback. … Once a little spark happens you can see practice really heat up.”
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