(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Tuesday (closed scrimmage) (BearTalk)
Posted August 19, 2008 at 10:09 pmIt’s amazing how much information you get when you actually have to depend on other people to give it to you.
Tuesday’s second and final scrimmage of training camp was closed to the media. Reporters were let into the stadium just as practice was winding down. I got inside just in time to see David Seawright [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Monday (BearTalk)
Posted August 18, 2008 at 9:29 pmCal held a double-day session Monday, heavy on drillwork with Tuesday’s final scrimmage looming. The Bears practiced in helmets and shoulder pads in the morning and just helmets in the evening.
The Bears divide practices into five-minute periods, and they didn’t hold their first 11-on-11 session until period No. 20 during their morning practice.
With limited [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Sunday (BearTalk)
Posted August 17, 2008 at 8:17 pmThe Bears held a long full-pad workout tonight, putting the finishing touches on the second week of camp. Technically, there is still one week left. But practically, camp ends Tuesday with the team’s final scrimmage of the fall. Wednesday, the Bears will start preparing for Michigan State.
The highlight of Sunday’s practice was the red zone [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Saturday (BearTalk)
Posted August 16, 2008 at 9:31 pmThe Bears had another double-day session today, working out in full pads in the morning and just helmets in shoulder pads in the afternoon.
Kevin Riley continues to come on at quarterback. After a rough first week, Riley seems to have found his groove. During a 6-on-8 drill Saturday morning where the offense tries to score [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Tuesday afternoon (BearTalk)
Posted August 12, 2008 at 2:20 pmFor your reading pleasure:
–Here’s our Cal notebook today, focusing on Marvin Jones and Darian Hagan.
–ESPN.com’s Ted Miller is in town and has this feature on new defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi.
–This is a ways away, but it looks like the Bears know who they’ll be seeing at quarterback when they host Colorado State on Sept. [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Sunday (BearTalk)
Posted August 10, 2008 at 9:37 pmThe Bears practiced in full pads for the third straight day, and it’s starting to show. Several players sat out with injuries. Cal had trouble finding running backs to take reps after Tracy Slocum suffered a stinger. Jahvid Best ran with the first team, but his backups were walk-ons such as Peter Geurts and Langston [...]
Tags: Anthony Felder, Darian Hagan, Jahvid Best, Jeff Tedford, Kevin Riley, Mychal Kendricks, Nate Longshore, Peter Geurts, Tracy Slocum (No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Friday (BearTalk)
Posted August 8, 2008 at 10:53 pmThe biggest news from Friday’s practice, the first of training camp in full pads, is that running back Jahvid Best emerged from it unscathed. Best took his first real hits since suffering his hip injury in November and popped back up each time with no apparent complications. He said he felt fine afterwards.
“It felt good [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Post-practice: Tuesday (BearTalk)
Posted August 5, 2008 at 10:03 pmMonday may have been the first day of practice, but Tuesday was the first day the Bears really sunk their teeth into a lot of things. Cal eased into things Monday with mostly individual drills. Tuesday, there was much more 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 action, as well as a couple of special teams periods.
Highlights included:
–The beginning [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Looking back on ‘07: Colorado State (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted July 7, 2008 at 11:51 amThe pre-game Storyline:
After getting redemption against Tennessee the now number 10 in the AP poll Bears look to roll versus a weak Colorado State. Would the high altitude and the road trip get the Bears to overlook the Rams? Most people didn’t think so.
The pre-game reality:
The Bears were clicking on offense after their [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Spring Ball depth Chart (California Golden Blogs: Front Page Posts)
Posted July 5, 2008 at 8:26 pmWe had a question lately about our receivers, since we return all of 10 catches for 153 yards (thanks to LayReylle Cunningham, who provides all of those numbers. Yes, he is the only wide receiver on the roster with a catch in a game.). We figured that other people might be curious about our actual players in the midst of a month’s coverage on DumpyMuffs …
Tags: Alex Mack, Anthony Felder, Bernard Hicks, brett johnson, Brock Mansion, Cameron Morrah, Charles Amadi, charles johnson, Chris Conte, Covaughn Deboskie, D.J. Holt, Darian Hagan, Derrick Hill, Devin Bishop, Drew Glover, Eddie Young, ian albrecht, Jeremy Ross, Jesse Brooks, john tyndall, Kevin Riley, Marcus Ezeff, Michael Calvin, Mike Tepper, Nyan Boateng, sam demartinis, shane, Shane Vereen, Shea Mcintyre, spring practice, Syd'quan Thompson, Tad Smith, Tracy Slocum, Zack Follett
(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)Spring Practice recap (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted April 28, 2008 at 3:03 pmI did most of my Spring Practice commentary in the podcasts, but I thought it would be worthwhile to put down some notes in word form as well:
Players with best practices (according to me, anyway):
Nyan Boateng
Michael Calvin
Covaughn DeBoskie
Brian Anger
Tad Smith
Peter Geurts
Ernest Owusu
Syd’Quan Thompson
Rulon Davis (as a leader)
Units that are looking to be strong going into [...]
Tags: Bernard Hicks, Cameron Morrah, Charles Amadi, Chris Conte, cody jones, Covaughn Deboskie, Darian Hagan, Derrick Hill, Devin Bishop, Jahvid Best, Jeremy Ross, john tyndall, Marcus Ezeff, Michael Calvin, Nyan Boateng, pac-10, Peter Geurts, Rose Bowl, shane, Shane Vereen, spring practice, Tad Smith, Tracy Slocum (1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)Monday practice (BearTalk)
Posted April 21, 2008 at 9:28 pmThe Bears began the final week of the spring with a pretty lively practice at a frigid Memorial Stadium on Monday night. As has been the case for most of the spring, the defense has outplayed the offense.
As the Bears do often at practice, they practice the two-minute drill near the beginning. The first two [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Spring practice keys to success (Excuse Me For My Voice)
Posted April 1, 2008 at 3:13 pmSpring practice started yesterday. I’m hoping to make it down for a few practices as a reporter for Rivals, and I’ll give updates after I go down. Please let me know if you’re interested in any specific info because I’ll do my best to find out.
Until then, this is what I see as [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Spring practice preview: defensive backs (BearTalk)
Posted March 31, 2008 at 5:26 amThomas DeCoud was the heart of the secondary and arguably the heart of the defense, and his presence will be hard to replace next season. The likely best scenario to do so is to break up the competition at rover between Bernard Hicks and Marcus Ezeff and move Hicks to free safety. Hicks started the [...]
Tags: Bernard Hicks, brett johnson, Charles Amadi, Chris Conte, Darian Hagan, Marcus Ezeff, spring practice, Syd'quan Thompson (No Ratings Yet)ALEX MACK AT TACKLE, AND OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS (Tightwad Hill)
Posted March 5, 2007 at 9:51 amJay Heater’s been making up for lost time, with a flurry of posts since his return from vacation last week. With Jay’s stuff, you usually have to read between the lines a little bit, so we’ll provide you with some helpful interpretation.OLWhat do you …
Tags: Alex Mack, Anthony Felder, Darian Hagan, Eddie Young, football, Jesse Brooks, Mike Tepper, Norris Malele, spring practice, Syd'quan Thompson