Practice: Day Five

Earl Thomas is indeed ridiculous.

Not sure if it’s the dreds or hands made of stickum, but Kirkendoll is starting to remind me of a poor man’s Larry Fitzgerald. Very impressive last night…

If y’all ever go to radio, you could give the Morning Musers from Dallas a run for their money.

Any chance BC starts twittering? Or any way to cyber-stalk those already on Twitter?

You could have saved yourself the time and just linked Chip Brown.

We certainly have the faces for radio.

larry fitzgerald? i dont think it’s the dreads, i think its the mescaline

HenryJames has a face made for radio and a voice made for blogging.

You can’t prove that!

At least not statistically.

Well, good to know we can re-start the tote board.

DAYS WITHOUT LOSING A TE: 1

OSHA is raiding Frank Denius today.

Anyone there who can report on Barrett Matthews? I was at the practice two days ago and he looked good, just wondering if he got even more looks now with DJ out.

I think he’s looking better as a blocker than a receiver at this point.

“And he listens to The Decemberists.”

It all makes sense now.

hey watch it buddy

Watch the KTBC highlites above.

:30 Earl Thomas makes a diving interception
:55 Thomas hits Greg Smith just as the ball arrives to cause an incompletion
1:10 Thomas steps in front of a receiver on an out/comeback and gets another interception

He is good.

What? ChrisApplewhite didn’t say anything about GD being an idiot? Nothing about the imbecilic running schemes? I flat out don’t believe you!

Earl Thomas is lil’ Bob Sanders.

Isn’t Bob Sanders little?

Affirmative. You may deduce that they are both diminutive without Huckleberry’s data base on relative player height.

He’s a bigger lil’ Bob Sanders.

But Earl Thomas is master and commander of my heart at this point. No homo.

Trips,

Frankly you should know this from slingin shit with ipowers but lil’ in this usage does not connote physical size but rather a younger approximation or likeness. It’s fucking ghetto 101. I dunno maybe ipowers was right about you all along…

Bob and Earl are both jacked up bulldogs with a nose for blood and donate their bodies for the pursuit thereof.

Don’t make me take your ass to the East O for some on the job training.

Why is Jamail deposing Larry Bud Melman?

An attorney I know tells an even better Joe Jamail depo story. Apparently, opposing counsel made a racially disparaging comment about the (black) witness. So, Joe slugs him in the nose.

After taking a break, opposing counsel returned wearing a bandage and intent on continuing the depo. The first time he opened his mouth, the witness popped him. Shocked, Joe yelled “what in the Hell are you doing?!?” The witness, a little surprised by Joe’s reaction, replied “well, you punched him, too.” Joe’s answer: “Yeah, but I’m a lawyer.”

I can’t verify that it’s true, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

Earl to me is the love child of Robert Sanders and Edward Reed. I think he’s got Eddies speed and Bobby’s Ronnie Lott-like mentality. I fear we lose him after this year. I’d take him over Taylor Mays and his 3 career interceptions. If he displays Eric Berry like big play ability he’s gone.

I think he’s got Eddies speed and Bobby’s Ronnie Lott-like mentality.

But do you think he has Ronnie Lott’s Bob Sanders-like mentality?

Well, we are certainly entering the Theater of the Absurd when it comes to hyperbole for Earl Thomas. I think he’s something of a talent combo talent triangle of Jeff Donaldson, Tony Holmes, and NightTrain Lane.

That Joe Jamail footage is the single greatest YouTube I have ever seen. I would love to be involved in similar footage with a few guys from the ShaggyBevo recruiting board.

What I am curious about is if there are any legitimate position battles occurring and if so, where are they?

HenryJames has Bob Barker-like speed.

‘That Joe Jamail footage is the single greatest YouTube I have ever seen.’

The alternative title for that clip is ‘breakfast at dfl’s house.’ Pass me the syrup, you dumb son of a bitch.

What I am curious about is if there are any legitimate position battles occurring and if so, where are they?

The starters are mostly set but a few that intrigue:

Which LB lines up next to Muck in the 4-2-5? It’s a good fight between Acho and Robinson because Norton has been out and is weak in pass coverage anyway.

3rd corner has a good battle between Curtis Brown and Don Beasley. The way Curtis has been playing I currently favor DB. Neither will hit you but at least DB has ball skills. Curtis left his in Gilmer.

How long will it take before Kheeston Randall or Calvin Howell unseats Ben Alexander for the 2nd tackle spot? Not long imo.

Which third string kicker gets to scrub the corns off Justin Tucker’s rugby punting foot?

I’m also curious to see who we line up returning kicks. I’d like to see one of the midget speedsters next to an Aaron or Malcolm Williams.

David Snow needs to be on the field more, even if its taking some reps at Guard until the human swiss army knife graduates and instantly becomes HenryJames’ boss at a consulting firm.

“What I am curious about is if there are any legitimate position battles occurring and if so, where are they?”

If there’s a God in heaven there’s one taking place right now between Charlie Tanner and David Snow.

That video says it all.

“I would love to be involved in similar footage with a few guys from the ShaggyBevo recruiting board.”

Your line about lighting them on fire in a crowded theater was all kinds of awesome.

I thought Curtis Brown had a good practice. Maybe I was at a different angle than you, but he was sticking his head in and mixing it up everytime I saw him.

“If there’s a God in heaven there’s one taking place right now between Charlie Tanner and David Snow.”

Has Snow shed blood for this team???

3rd corner has a good battle between Curtis Brown and Don Beasley. The way Curtis has been playing I currently favor DB.

Uhhh does no one else see the irony in someone named “Vasherized” championing the cause of one of the programs most contact-shy DB’s ever? And to quote Lumburgh Vash…yeah, I’m gonna have to sort of, disagree with you there.

Curtis had a rough night Wednesday but he bounced back last night in full pads and looked good. He’s added some weight and strength which he badly needed. I’m having a hard time seeing how Beasley starts this year.

Your barking up the wrong tree! Never give out personal information about yourself over the Internet. If you already have(haven’t we all?), come up with a fake facebook entry about yourself. Throw people off. There’s other neat stuff you can do to try and undo what you have already made public. I see why Vasherized and some of the other Barkers never give out their names and/or photos (but just a few). Its called Security. I suggest fake photos of dead people.

Howz my dawg Chris Whaley look yo?!

Your dawg Chris Whaley wasn’t very impressive since I didn’t even notice him yesterday. I looked for him, but maybe he was behind the bleachers smoking a pack of Marlboro’s.

t1climb1,

If Curtis Brown has added any weight since he arrived on campus, it can be measured in ounces. Dude is a rail.

Neither back is particularly physical so that’s a wash.

Deon has more experience, better instincts, and ball skills. Having seen both guys play a few times this summer, I see a much more focused and motivated Beasley. You’re going off one practice from yesterday where Beasley didn’t even participate.

It’s a mental thing with Curtis where his body always seems to be a step behind the action. Or maybe we’ve just gotten used to what Aaron Williams brings to the table?

I’m still waiting to see this guy.

It’s nice to know David Snow will waste another year of eligibility playing behind Tanner and Hall.

Don’t discount the possibility of Tanner being benched for a bad performance early. We did it with a senior Roger Roesler with Derrick Dockery when he was a frosh.

Your best example is 10 years old. That does not bode well.

I don’t see how we can keep Dan Neil off the field.

Do not deny me hope.

I honestly have to think the Roesler example was typed in jest. Snow was the best interior guy we had on the team last year and he didn’t start. Why would we expect anything different now?

“Uhhh does no one else see the irony in someone named "Vasherized" championing the cause of one of the programs most contact-shy DB’s ever?”

What you talking about Willis?

What you talking about Willis?

Perhaps that lick that Nathan laid on you has left you incapable of gleaning the meaning of irony Carlos.

The lack of anything thus far in camp remotely resembling a running game which doesn’t involve a race to the corner is depressing.

Earl Thomas reminds me of Dennis Thurman. Smaller, corner skills, but the toughness to knock the crap out of anything that crosses their path.

“I believe the Bible from Genesis to maps.”

IIRC, Don Beasly is an Austin Mazda dealer.