Matt Rhule after SECOND Joint Practice with the Colts

[SBBlue]

"We did a lot of good things football wise but it was not the energy I wanted yesterday offensively ...so today I wasn't on the defensive field so I have no idea but offensively there was much much better energy.

"So day two I can't say the execution's there but the energy level and I think our guys fighting back and I say fighting back not fighting back but showing some resiliency "

"I thought we protected the quarterback pretty well except they brought some exotic pressures "
On Fighting
"When you see scraps like that kind of between the two teams... is that something you want to kind of see a little bit ...you got a bunch of dudes like this out here they're going to be a little pushing it...as long as it doesn't escalate to the point of guys getting hurt or ruining the practice ."
On 1s and 2s playing on Sunday
"Most of our ones won't play,  it'll be mainly our twos and threes that will play. There might be some ones that play."
"We didn't really substitute the ones very much here. They took all six play racks eight play racks to try to get them some good work here and now we'll get the twos and threes a chance.   This year's different we're cutting down to 85 on Tuesday so I want to make sure that all 90 guys that are healthy have a chance to put it on tape..Sam won't .  Plan something for him in games two and three ... I’ll take it and  I’ll tell you step by step ."
 

Edited August 14, 2021 by SBBlue

[SBBlue]

He didn't mind the fighting.  (My kind of coach).

SOME ones will play Sunday. 

Darnold will not play Sunday, so we have to wait a bit longer to see what he's got when bullets are flying while wearing a Panthers uniform.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

With the new preseason schedule, it's odd how teams are treating the 1st game like they used to treat the 4th game. I would've thought we would see them approach it like the old 2nd, 3rd, and 4th games in that order.

I'm guessing now that we're going to see the new preseason schedule treated like the old 4th, 3rd, and 1st games in that order. I didn't expect that.

[CPsinceDay1]

5:51...

PJ to start against the colts Sunday. It's like Darnold vs jets...I mean as far as playing against your old squad.

Will be interesting to see how he does?

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, CPsinceDay1 said:

5:51...

PJ to start against the colts Sunday. It's like Darnold vs jets...I mean as far as playing against your old squad.

Will be interesting to see how he does?

I sure hope the Colts are sitting their starters too because I feel awful for PJ if he has to go out there against their starting D behind our backup OL.

[CPsinceDay1]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I sure hope the Colts are sitting their starters too because I feel awful for PJ if he has to go out there against their starting D behind our backup OL.

I'm actually hoping they don't. He needs the reps, something he didn't get last year. I believe if the colts do start a couple on defense and PJ shines just enough, it might take away this false assumption it's always the O-line fault when the QB can't produce.

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by CPsinceDay1

[OldhamA]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I sure hope the Colts are sitting their starters too because I feel awful for PJ if he has to go out there against their starting D behind our backup OL.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, CPsinceDay1 said:

I'm actually hoping they don't. He needs the reps, something he didn't get last year. I believe if the colts do start a couple on defense and PJ shines just enough, it might take away this false assumption it's always the Online fault when the QB can't produce.

 

Getting busted in the mouth a split second after receiving the snap isn't gonna be helpful reps.

[CPsinceDay1]

10 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Getting busted in the mouth a split second after receiving the snap isn't gonna be helpful reps.

Is that what happened to Darnold during practice???

[Jorgie]

I like it we get to see more from players like Shi, Bayless, Christensen, Tremble, Taylor etc

[top dawg]

4 minutes ago, CPsinceDay1 said:

Is that what happened to Darnold during practice???

No

[SBBlue]

Just now, Jorgie said:

I like it we get to see more from players like Shi, Bayless, Christensen, Tremble, Taylor etc

Oooh Tremble, yeah.   I want to see Deonte too.  We're nearly there people.


 

[CPsinceDay1]

4 minutes ago, top dawg said:

No

Oh that's right, in practice he's redshirt but I can only imagine watching said practice made Rhule say no starters, bc he didn't want Darnold to get his mouth busted open/heart broken before the season even started. 

[top dawg]

The only problem that I have, which is my problem I admit, is that I don't think that either Walker or Grier can lead a competent enough of a drive to see what we really need to see on offense. Can we really get a feel for who is doing what--who belongs, when the offense is so disjointed?

I guess that I just don't trust Rhule and company fully yet. They seem to like churning the bottom of the roster except for the QB position which means they must be OK with what we got. I shudder at that thought.