The day after
Alterraun Verner popped up after getting creamed by tight end Nate Chandler in practice yestserday. He felt no ill effects on Monday, either, and picked off Kevin Prince twice and had a deflection that Rahim Moore turned into an interception. Verner let him know they were cool since some Bruins coaches and teammates let Chandler have it. UCLA needs the pre-season All-America cornerback. Verner wasn't upset.
``He's pushing 300. That's a lot of weight,'' Verner said. ``I kinda said a little something to him. I said hey, `it's football.' I was OK. If I was hurt it probably would've been a little different story. He apologized to me. I know he wasn't trying to hurt me, hurt me. He was trying to hep his team, the offense. You can't fault him.''
Verner = Class Act.
I have no problem with hard hits in camp, as long as there is no intent to injure. Nate was just being Nate. Sometimes it's hard to go at 75%. Of course, no one wants ATV to get injured in camp, but you gotta love the intensity!
ATV: "He was trying to help his team, the offense. You can't fault him." EXACTLY this is FOOTBALL! These guys are supposed to be going at full speed to build-up the intensity everyone around here wanted to see, RIGHT? I wish both of these men ALL THE BEST IN 09.
Nate is too big to be going full strength agains ATV. Thank goodness ATV is ok.