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per Joe:
Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner was so frustrated after a play toward the end of Tuesday’s practice, he heaved the football downfield in disgust.
Coach Jerry Kill didn’t like that one bit, so he sent the entire first-team offense to the sideline. Before long Kill had the whole team doing up-downs, where players run in place and drop to ground on the whistle.
When practice ended, offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover made the offensive linemen run wind sprints for several long minutes.
Longtime observers compared it to Gophers spring practices in 2011, Kill’s first year on the job. Kill has been notably calmer this spring, mostly because these players seem to get it — this practice notwithstanding.
“We just weren’t finishing,” Limegrover said. “The defense came out with good tempo and good intensity, and they were running around, and we weren’t [on offense]. And when that happens you’re going to look bad in a hurry.
“I made sure I got that point across to them. You can’t come out here and participate. You’ve got to work to excel every day. So we’ve got a lot of work to do, and those guys have got to do a little soul searching, and come back Thursday ready to go.”
Assessing Leidner
Asked how Leidner has looked overall this spring, Limegrover said, “I think Mitch has really done a nice job. He’s gotten better every practice. He’s showing more composure than he has in the past and has been calmer.
“He got frustrated today. It’s frustrating when you can’t get anything done, and it had nothing to do with him today. Sometimes in the past, he’d get really over-the-top frustrated and irritated. He had a few moments, but not nearly like he did before. So that was a very positive.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/299001831.html
Go Gophers!!
Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner was so frustrated after a play toward the end of Tuesday’s practice, he heaved the football downfield in disgust.
Coach Jerry Kill didn’t like that one bit, so he sent the entire first-team offense to the sideline. Before long Kill had the whole team doing up-downs, where players run in place and drop to ground on the whistle.
When practice ended, offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover made the offensive linemen run wind sprints for several long minutes.
Longtime observers compared it to Gophers spring practices in 2011, Kill’s first year on the job. Kill has been notably calmer this spring, mostly because these players seem to get it — this practice notwithstanding.
“We just weren’t finishing,” Limegrover said. “The defense came out with good tempo and good intensity, and they were running around, and we weren’t [on offense]. And when that happens you’re going to look bad in a hurry.
“I made sure I got that point across to them. You can’t come out here and participate. You’ve got to work to excel every day. So we’ve got a lot of work to do, and those guys have got to do a little soul searching, and come back Thursday ready to go.”
Assessing Leidner
Asked how Leidner has looked overall this spring, Limegrover said, “I think Mitch has really done a nice job. He’s gotten better every practice. He’s showing more composure than he has in the past and has been calmer.
“He got frustrated today. It’s frustrating when you can’t get anything done, and it had nothing to do with him today. Sometimes in the past, he’d get really over-the-top frustrated and irritated. He had a few moments, but not nearly like he did before. So that was a very positive.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/299001831.html
Go Gophers!!