My 8th grade teacher is good friends with Fred Jackson. He was lucky enough to go to the practice right before the spring game. Here is a few things he passed on to me.

-He loved the things Denard did that day but his lack of being able to read a defense pre-snap is alarming. He says Tate is still the man to start.

-Fred loves his stable of running backs but think Michael Shaw could break away from the pack after 3 or 4 games.

-Fred also said Shaw has good leadership and shows a ton of heart. The kid wants to win.

-Thinks the defense will be good, not great...not awful(nothing new).

-Said Mike Cox struggled with blocking and just knowing the plays. Which has been sort of floating around for some time.

-Fred thinks Fitz can be pretty good just needs game reps and to get a bit more focused.

-Gushed over Gordan(like everyone has).

-RR practice's are intense and nothing like Lloyd's.

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