Is fighting good?

Today I got to go to the outdoor practice. I enjoyed it. At one point a receiver got held onto too long after he was brought down and he reacted, which caused the d to react, which brought in a lot of other players in a big pile on.



I was standing by Ben Cahoon after the game/practice listening to him comment on it. He was very much against how the players reacted, and sadly shook his head. He said that only a few players get involved and all of a sudden a bunch feel like they are at liberty to pile in and on the ruckus. Why does that need to be. As we were talking, Jake walked up and said when it happened he sort of moved in and tried to break it up, but when there became a big crowd he just stepped back realizing there was nothing he could do. Ben kind of thanked him and indicated he did the right thing. Interesting dynamics.



After the practice it was cool to see the WRs throwing very hard at each other. Apparently they have a policy that each one has to catch 10 balls in a row before they can leave the field, so two receivers play catch, and they wing it at each other. Hard. It seemed Hoffman was throwing with Cahoon. It was fun to watch. Cahoon can really catch. He had Hoffman throw some at him barely above the ankles and to the side a bit. Hard catches. He returned the favor. Never dropped one.



Apo was throwing with some else. Didn't notice who, but was sort of showing off by catching them one handed. The guy also caught two bombs for TDs in the scrimmage portion of practice with the d right on his tail. Beautiful plays. Glad I went.

good write--up. And interesting to read.

This is what Jeff Call said about the rhubarb:

And there was also a brief melee the fans seemed to enjoy.



During a one-on-one drill, wide receiver Rhen Brown and defensive back DeQuan Everett mixed it up, exchanging shoves before their teammates rushed in and piled on. Coaches were able to get things under control quickly, however.



"(It's) practice No. 6. Normally, about No. 5 is when it starts happening between coaches and players," Mendenhall said. "It's normal and it's healthy. I want coaches and players that want to compete and I want them to try as hard as they can and when they go (in the locker room), I want them to be friends again, which is what happens."

Good write up up - especially the part about throwing to each other after practice. Coach Cahoon is a fantastic addition to the Coaching Staff. Paying off w/ big dividends already.