3 things I learned at lunch: keeping up with Eric Berry

by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 11, 2009 1:22 PM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points

Stuff I heard on my iPod while eating lunch in my car, vaguely half remembered, probably incorrectly, un- fact-checked or otherwise verified, and probably just made up in between sips of aspartame.

Yes, the morning reports were full of stuff talking about how good the tempo at practice was yesterday, but to hear Dave Hooker and Drew Edwards rave about it is another matter. A+, they say. Really impressed, were they. Good start, first day.
No real news on the mysterious absence of Jacques McClendon. He was apparently at practice yesterday, but didn't get much time with either the ones or twos. Injury? Perhaps, but the whispers are that the coaches aren't happy with him for some reason. Hmm.
Nick Reveiz is apparently taking a page out of the Kiffin Manual and taking on the top dog right out of the gate, trying to beat Eric Berry in a race to the next drill area each and every time. Berry rolled him -- each and every time -- but SPUNK IS CRUNK!

And yeah, nobody's talking about basketball. Oh, and bonus: There is a Facebook Fan Page for Drew Edwards, so woo for Drew. Ain't he adorable!

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Bullet #3 is hilarious

And awesome.

My jaw is still on the floor re: bullet #1.

by rblakeh on Mar 11, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

Hey, I'm glad SOMEBODY is trying to give Berry competition.

The last thing any of us want is for E.B. to get complacent. And you have to admit that it’d be tempting to coast once in a while when you’re “ERIC BERRY!!!1 w00t!!” and you earn a starting spot well ahead of spring practices.

I really like Reveiz; that’s the kind of attitude you’d love to see in all of your players. I just imagine him as this sawed-off pitbull waiting to savage the kneecaps of opposing offenses (only not in that Auburn chop-block sort of way).

by David Hooper on Mar 11, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions