Bears Drill In Full Pads Friday
4/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
April 15, 2005
The Baylor football team drilled for more than two hours Friday afternoon on the grass practice fields at Floyd Casey Stadium. Coach Guy Morriss' Bears will conclude their third week of spring practice with a full-scale scrimmage Saturday at 9 a.m. in Floyd Casey Stadium.
"I'm looking for us to be sharp in our execution on both sides of the ball," said Morriss. "I thought the defense responded today and picked up, but it looked like the offense was holding it back a little bit, and I didn't like that. The defense had a good practice today and I hope that carries over tomorrow in the scrimmage."
Following Saturday's workout, the Bears will have four practices remaining, including the April 23rd Green-Gold Game to conclude Morriss' third spring in Waco.
"We are making progress," Morriss said. "Overall, I've been pleased to this point, but we need to use these next five practices to keep getting better. I believe the offensive line is playing well and the quarterback play has been good. Now, we've just got to finish it off with a good week of work and then get back in the weight room."
Notes: Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Geoff Nelson went down with a knee injury during the workout and his status for Saturday's scrimmage is questionable ... Sophomore cornerback Braelon Davis missed his third straight workout with a knee injury, while sophomore cornerback Alton Widemon (hamstring) and junior center Will Blaylock (ankle) were also sidelined with injuries ... Former Baylor offensive lineman Chris Watton and the AFLWA's No. 1-ranked Colorado Crush face the No.-8 ranked Chicago Rush on April 17 at Noon (Central) on NBC. In his AFL rookie campaign, Watton has played in eight of the Crush's 10 games with four starts. He was a two-year letterwinner for Baylor from 1998-99. ... When the remake of the upcoming Paramount Pictures film "The Longest Yard" opens nationwide Memorial Day weekend, a pair of individuals with Baylor connections will appear in the film. Ben Bronson, an All-Southwest Conference receiver for the Bears in 1994, is in the film, as is Baylor alum and longtime Houston Chronicle NFL writer John McClain. The film's football action, choreographed by ReelSports, a Columbia, S.C.-based company run by Mark Ellis that casts, oversees and provides for the most realistic action scenes for Hollywood's top sports movies, starts Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds. In addition, several former NFL players and pro wrestlers have significant parts in the movie, including Michael Irvin, Bill Romanowski, Brian Bosworth, Bill Goldberg, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Kevin Nash.
