Our schedule in Jacksonville

What's up Yardbarkers? Not sure how many of you know what our schedules are like these days so I thoughts I'd share with you what we've been doing in Jacksonville. OTAs are really like regular practice sessions. We're on the bus at 6 am and arrive at the facility at 6:15. When we get there we either lift or get treatment. I see some of the veterans doing treatment even if they aren't hurt just to keep their bodies fresh. After treatments and workouts we grab breakfast and head into special teams meetings. Once that's finished we have offense and defense meetings then break off into position meetings. That's when we put in the new install for practice. We also review the stuff we've been working on. From 10:30-12:30 we're on the field for practice. The Jaguars have rookie seminars each day after practice where we learn about different life skills. We had a drinking and driving session, another on money management, another on security and they'll have some second year guys get up and talk about their rookie seasons and some of the things they learned. It's been very informative. At 3:30, 4:00 we head back to the hotel and then it's free time. If I'm not taking a nap I'll go out with some of the other rookies to get something to eat or check out the mall. They have a really nice town center. We'll walk around there, but can't stay out too long - the humidity will kill you! I finish the day off studying. I'm in my playbook for an hour and a half to two hours each night. Then I'll crash and get ready for that early wake up call the next day to start the routine all over again. Enjoy the NBA Finals - Go Lakers!

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• Dewey said June 05, 2008

  Glad to hear you're pulling for the Lakers, T-Will.
  
  Kobe!

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• fbkid15 said June 05, 2008

  Thomas I might go down to the stadium and watch you guys during mini camp. I'll try and get to meet you also. I'm glad you like the town center though, it's pretty nice and they keep adding on to it.

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  • thomaswilliams replied June 09, 2008

    Yes, Jacksonville is a nice city. I could see myself getting comfortable here.
• tcbailey24 said June 05, 2008

  What up Thomas, thanks for the update.......St.John's Town Center is pretty sweet, huh

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  • thomaswilliams replied June 09, 2008

    Yes. The stores are nice. It seems a little hot at times to shop outside tho.
• rhcp879 said June 05, 2008

  Celtics all the way, sorry thomas.

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  • thomaswilliams replied June 09, 2008

    I want the Lakers to win because I have grown to be a laker fan.But in all honesty I have a 500 pushup bet with my uncle. Hes a huge Laker fan so he took the Lakers. So I was stuck with the celtics. Not bad since I'm up 2-0.
• ShadyMDUK said June 06, 2008

  Thomas, thanks for the heads up - it's always interesting to hear about life 'behind the scenes' for you guys, the stuff the fans don't normally get to hear about. If you have a few minutes sometime (sounds unlikely, LOL) I was curious: the time you spend on the playbook? Is a lot of it new stuff to you or is it mostly things that are familiar to you but use different terms and names?

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  • thomaswilliams replied June 09, 2008

    Well it is new material. Same size field, same ball, 11 on 11. its Just new terminology. A lot of checks on each and every play. But I am so thankful for the coaching that I recieved at SC. because I would not be prepared as much as I am right now. SC is a good stepping stone for guys who are blessed to go on to the next level. The playbook is almost like a new language. Same meanings, now just differnt wording. But all in all. I'm doing the best I can and enjoying every moment. Thanks for the support.