Football Practice Report No. 4
8/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 11, 2009
Wake Forest practiced for two hours Tuesday night at the Doc Martin Football Practice Complex. The fourth practice of the preseason marked the Demon Deacons' final practice in shells. The squad will wear full pads for the first time when it hits the practice field on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
"It was a little scary tonight, a lot of contact, lot of guys running into each other," said head coach Jim Grobe. "We're trying to keep the guys high and on their feet but we had too many guys on the ground tonight. The good news is that they were getting after each other in a good way. We'll work harder at doing a better job of being physical but at the same time taking care of each other. We had a lot of energy tonight."
Grobe noted that the younger, less-experienced defense rose to the occasion on Tuesday night.
"I thought the defense did some better things today," said Grobe. "The past couple of practices we popped some big plays on offense and the defense kind of kept those in check today. They're moving around better. Some of our young kids, they don't know where to line up or what to do but they're flying around and playing hard so it was fun. It was a fun practice to watch. Usually at the end of finals and summer school the guys start dragging but we didn't today. It will be fun tomorrow to get out and have class behind us and not have to study anything but football for the next couple of weeks.
"Some of those young defenders looked like they were doing some awful good things," said Grobe. "We'll have to watch the film but I thought it was a good defensive practice. The defense was more physical and the offense had to earn their keep. I think it was pretty balanced. Now, I might go and watch film tomorrow and think the opposite. It was another good practice. We've had four good practices in a row. I'm sure we'll start dragging here soon but so far, so good."
Following Wake's practice on Wednesday, the team will hold its first double session on Thursday with practices slated for 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. On Friday, the Deacs will practice on-campus at 3:00 p.m. before holding its first controlled scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at BB&T Field. The scrimmage will be followed by Wake's annual FanFest at 5:00 p.m. at the stadium.