determined mindset

Practice today seemed very crisp it was like the players took their game to another level and are getting prepared for our 1st game of the season. The practice was mainly focusing on plays, the quarterbacks were working on timing with receivers and backs. The defense was building on their performance from the kickoff classic. Something that I saw that I liked was that the quarterback stayed after practice to work with his receivers and punter Tim Robinson was working on his punts. I like how some of the players are taking the initiative to get some extra work in.

Quote of the day: Coach Flynn "we have the right personnel to compete with anyone in the state."

Surprise player of the day : d-line/o-lineman Tawn Henderson he showed that he has the potential to become a good pulling guard, we'll see if he brings that intensity the rest of this week.
-Randy Moss

Growing pains

It was a very interesting day. With the bus breaking down countless number of times turning the trip from a 6 hour trip into an 8 and a half trip getting to the stadium its like we were against all odds . So when push comes to shove we just didn't come out on top but this was really a game to feel ourselves out and see what we have. SO starting with the offense the player who really impressed is widereciever Larry Wingfield he is a heck of an athlete and is quick as lightning he also has a very good step off the line and had 2 catches for 55 yards hes very athletic and has hands of velcro you rarely see him drop a pass even in practice. NOt only does he catch but he blocks .when it is all said and done i believe he will be our breakout player of the year and a top 5 reciever. We gave up 2 total sacks on the night and have to clean up some of the mental mistakes like 4 penalties for a total of 30 yards. Also in the receiving corp you had Raynard Felton with 3 catches for 25 yards one of his catches he climb the ladder jumped up and caught the ball at the highest point a very athletic play on his part. In other news Darryl Campbell had a catch for 6 yards, Tevin Richardson 1 catch for 8 yards. I also saw some flashes of a really good reciever from Widereciever Kenneth Cowan who also had 1 catch for 8 yards. Our runningbacks were also pretty constisent their stats are as follows Darryl Campbell 8 rushes for 12 yards. THE Quarterbacks combined for 9 for 21 with 7 interceptions for 116 yards. What i would call an ok performance they just made a couple of mental mistakes that i know will be corrected in due time. OUr defense played consistent in giving the team a chance to win and i was also very impressed with the defensive line and their control of the trenches and in getting up field to pressure the quarterback this unit was the best offensive or defensive unit of the game. There was also 3 sacks on the night which included Quincy Glover, Carlton Williams who also nearly had a pic ,And Aaron MCcullah. We also have to get better at special teams we were inconsistent i liked the blocked kicks but then we gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown i know that will be fixed with practice though.

GAME SUMMARY:
This was a very capable win iall ELY really did was run their QB and there recievers had butterfingers couldn't catch a cold dropped everything that came there way their defense was straight but if we were in a rhythm we would've whooped them bad. BUT HEY IT IS WHAT IT IS lets move on regroup and show the wolfpack what True trojans are all about . Its just preseason state championship here we come. DO YOU BELIEVE ?
Offensive player of the game: Larry Wingfield
defensive player of the game : Carlton Williams

Its the first test of the season lick your chops guess what less than 24 hours from GAMETIME!!! Lets go offense, defense, and special teams lets put it together and show Miami what duval is all about.

I have one key player for pompano Beach and he is widereciever Avery Johnson who is also the younger brother of former Lsu and current Arizona Cardinals Cornerback Patrick Peterson. He is fast and really good but is someone that i think our defense can contain.

Keys to the game :
dominate the line of scrimmage
run the ball and stop the run
limit the mental mistakes
offensive consistency
play smart


players to watch :
Kevin Williams
Kovarus Williams
Raynard Felton
Derek Jones
Josh Anderson
Darryl Campbell
These are players with alot of speed and talent i really expect big things from all of these players and have a high ceiling now lets start the journey to this state championship.


In all i expect is a very clean and competitive game where the Ribault Trojans will start their quest to a state championship.

Coaches Spotlight : Coach Thomas

Coach Thomas is the defensive backs coach in his fifth day of his coaching career.He played football for Jacksonville state last year. He also graduated from Jean Ribault high school in 2008 where he also played football. He also can relate to the players very well and loves how our defensive backs are always working hard and have good work ethics. I spent most of the practice basically checking out Coach Thomas and the dbs and some of my observations are as follows. One player that really stood out to me was Cornerback Kovarus Williams and his raw athletic ability really just baffled me he could be a real show stopper when the season starts if he puts all the peices together. Moreover the thing that stands out about Coach Thomas is he's a teacher on the field and he simplifies everything and also brings up game time situations during practice to help our players become more game ready. Also if u make a mistake he goes right up to you and lets you know what you can do better the next time you get into that situation. He also gave very good tips in practice for example one key that can help you become a better db is to back pedal and then when the ball comes out snap your head around and go get the ball or put yo head down and drive through the reciever. He also taught the players better ways to read widerecievers body language. To me he is a players coach every defensive back I ask only have rave reviews about the coach one quote from cornerback Kovarus Williams is "its nice to have a coach who actually played the game and is fresh out of college. The most underated thing i feel that he does is not only work with the defensive backs but also helps out with all facets of the defense i dont want to speak to early but i see defensive coordinator in his future. Last but not least he preaches that all of his defensive backs play physical which if they do that will make each player that much better.

Game Mode _

Today was little cooler than yesterday and a better practice than yesterday and I think Coach Flynn did a good job motivating the players before practice started.

On 7 on 7- Kevin looked very good again in day 2 and hit (WR) Tony Manning in the endzone over a defenders head perfectly placed to the receiver, a good catch by up and coming receiver larry, Josh Anderson made a great catch on Miguel Marquez, Kevin threw td pass to Tony Manning, td catch by Mykel who made a few defenders miss.

Suprise of the day: A new receiver name larry who is a transfer from raines didn't drop a ball in practice and has some speed he really showed the ability to help the to catch the ball consistently and add to our depth at receiver.

Review: overall today the defense looked better today by applying countless pressure on the QB and getting multiple sacks. But the offense showed progress and their was 1 phase of the offense that struggled and if I don't see progress by tomorrow I will address it and tell you what I think should be done to fix it.
-Randy Moss

The start of......? Who knows its all up to the players

It was a pretty humid practice today and there were alot of players working hard as they are getting ready for the season opener in two weeks at Wolfson high schoool september 6 at 7:30. All of the coaches were paying alot of attention to detail and are making sure every player is in the right position to succeed. One player that stood out today is quarterback Kevin Williams he looked very good today hitting receivers in stride all day. In a full team scrimmage he threw a td pass to Raynard Felton Tight end / defensive end a team captain who the coaches are expecting big things from this year. He also had a touchdown pass to running back Darryl Campbell who used his agility and countless number of spin moves to score on a well disiplined defense.This whole team is coming together and will be a cohesive unit before you know it.

- Randy moss