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Title: Today's scrimmage
Post by: ssgaufan on August 12, 2014, 03:28:09 PM: IMO we have been having a lot more injuries in this years fall camp. Maybe the bolded part below is the reason why?

By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. Â¯ Auburn's second scrimmage of the preseason was another audition for newcomers, punters and kickers.

Feeling good about his veterans, coach Gus Malzahn ran a 50-or-so-play scrimmage Tuesday in Jordan-Hare Stadium devoted to younger players.

"It's getting to that point we've got to identify the guys we feel like can help us, not just offensively and defensively, but special teams. You have to mesh all of that together when you're thinking through personnel," Malzahn said.

"I'm not going to name names right now, but there are probably four or five specifically on defense, four or five specifically on offense, and they're all new guys. We've got good information from the spring, and last fall on a lot of the guys."

Time is running out on the newcomers. Malzahn said he's not sure if Auburn will scrimmage again before opening against Arkansas on Aug. 30.

Quarterback Nick Marshall didn't scrimmage because he didn't need to, Malzahn said. Jeremy Johnson, Sean White and Tucker Tuberville took the snaps. But a lot of the practice was devoted to special teams because Auburn has not identified who will punt and there's still competition to return punts and kickoffs.

Malzahn said Marshall knows the offense well enough, so he worked on third-and-long plays and special situations.

"He's getting everything he needs," Malzahn said.

He said Auburn has spent much of the preseason working the first-team offense against the first-team defense, and that's when you'll find Marshall running the show.

"We know what we have with him. Then, at the same time, we want to figure out the other quarterback situation, too."

Jeremy Johnson will be the backup quarterback, except on opening day when he'll get the start while Marshall watches because of an off-the-field incident over the summer. Malzahn said offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee is looking at all his quarterbacks.

"Coach is putting pressure on all the quarterbacks. I'm helping with that, too," Malzahn said. "We need the quarterbacks making great decisions, knowing what to do, when to do it, how to do it. That's part of playing the quarterback position. We have high expectations for Jeremy. He played last year. He went through spring. He's getting a lot of reps in fall camp."

The special teams work turned to punters Jimmy Hutchinson, Daniel Carlson, Tyler Stovall and Matthew Shiel. Carlson may win that job and handled kickoffs and field goals, too.

"It's always different when you got live bodies coming at you. Some people react in a good way. Some people react in not-so-good way," Malzahn said. "It's just feeling that real pressure of having people around, that's close to being blocked and everything that goes with that. That's what this day was for, primarily special teams. But at the same time, who can block for the punt? Who can cover and make a tackle? Who can return one? It was a really good time to evaluate our guys."

Overall, Malzahn said, "it was a good evaluation out there. It was really good work and we gained a lot of valuable information.

"There were a couple of guys we really wanted to watch to see what they could do offensively, defensively and special teams. That's two scrimmages down, and as coaches we have some good information. That was the positives today."
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: CCTAU on August 12, 2014, 03:40:57 PM: I heard Marshall was smokin em out there!
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: Snaggletiger on August 12, 2014, 04:30:10 PM: Quote from: CCTAU on August 12, 2014, 03:40:57 PM
I heard Marshall was smokin em out there!

Marshall is really high on the new guys
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: Buzz Killington on August 12, 2014, 04:54:36 PM: I heard Marshall arrived at the scrimmage at 420
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: WiregrassTiger on August 12, 2014, 04:59:53 PM: Marshall looked like he had ice THC in his veins out there.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: AUChizad on August 12, 2014, 05:01:53 PM: I heard Marshall once punched a hole in a cow just so he could see who was coming up the road.

To Nick Marshall!
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: Snaggletiger on August 12, 2014, 05:23:07 PM: Nick was held out of the scrimmage because he's just that good. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: War Eagle!!! on August 12, 2014, 05:31:37 PM: SEC defenses will go up in smoke once Marshall is done with them.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: Snaggletiger on August 12, 2014, 05:33:37 PM: Quote from: War Eagle!!! on August 12, 2014, 05:31:37 PM
SEC defenses will go up in smoke once Marshall is done with them.

He'll be rolling up the yardage.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: AUChizad on August 12, 2014, 05:35:32 PM: After that disappointing BCS game, he's going to be driven to settle his hash.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: Snaggletiger on August 12, 2014, 05:46:44 PM: Quote from: AUChizad on August 12, 2014, 05:35:32 PM
After that disappointing BCS game, he's going to be driven to settle his hash.

No worries. It's in the bag.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: AUChizad on August 12, 2014, 05:55:58 PM: Quote from: Snaggletiger on August 12, 2014, 05:46:44 PM
No worries. It's in the bag.
Not all on Nick. The nickle and dime packages Ellis has installed will help relieve some of the pain.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: The Six on August 12, 2014, 08:10:16 PM: Ya'll joke but you know AL.COM's staff will be first to use this headline on AUG 31:

MARSHALL, AU SMOKE THE HOGS
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Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: djsimp on August 12, 2014, 08:44:43 PM: Quote from: TheSix on August 12, 2014, 08:10:16 PM
Ya'll joke but you know AL.COM's staff will be first to use this headline on AUG 31:

MARSHALL, AU SMOKE THE HOGS
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Well, what do you expect? No better way to eat some pork than after you hotbox.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: WiregrassTiger on August 13, 2014, 04:57:00 PM: I can't wait to see Marshall's shake and bake this season.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: Snaggletiger on August 13, 2014, 05:07:10 PM: Quote from: WiregrassTiger on August 13, 2014, 04:57:00 PM
I can't wait to see Marshall's shake and bake this season.

The only thing he has to do is be smart and avoid the sack.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: War Eagle!!! on August 13, 2014, 05:16:15 PM: Quote from: Snaggletiger on August 13, 2014, 05:07:10 PM
The only thing he has to do is be smart and avoid the sack.

If he does that, he will light the defense up.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: WiregrassTiger on August 13, 2014, 05:22:37 PM: Quote from: War Eagle!!! on August 13, 2014, 05:16:15 PM
If he does that, he will light the defense up.
Word I'm hearing is that he can't wait to burn one.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: dallaswareagle on August 13, 2014, 05:50:13 PM: Word out here is that they may approve medical reasons for nick to carry what he needs.
Title: Re: Today's scrimmage
Post by: War Eagle!!! on August 13, 2014, 07:54:20 PM: Quote from: dallaswareagle on August 13, 2014, 05:50:13 PM
Word out here is that they may approve medical reasons for nick to carry what he needs.

I hate to smoke out the perpetrator, but you don't play right...