Doug Marrone talked to the local media the other day about some of the things he has been doing with the players. And also about some of their upcoming plans for the new season.

Doug has encouraged players to perform individual drills outside in areas where parks or fields might have opened up. He has sent "drill tapes" to the players that have concentration on drills that are relevant to Gruden's quick hitting offense and also to a 3-4 defense. The coaching staff will be allowed back into the facility next week, but the virtual classes will continue for players for a couple of more weeks.

He says that the staff has been testing players to see what their retention has been regarding the knowledge they are learning in the classes. He says the retention of the players has been outstanding. He also mentioned how well Gardner is able to learn and retain information. He says Gardner is like having another coach and is helping the other players.

Doug also mentioned how things will be done differently in the facility after the players are able to come back, to help protect their health. He says there will be new procotols regarding how they eat and how things are going to be done in the lockeroom, etc...

I hope that the players are able to go outside and practice some of those drills he sent to them. And I hope that some of them can meet up with each other. Gardner did talk about getting together with some of them and get some field work done before training camp begins. I also hope we see some video of that too, lol.

It does seem like one of Doug's and probably the coaching staff's biggest concerns is worrying that the players especially the young ones won't get enough time to practice and learn new things on the field. I've seen other coaches in the NFL including Mike Tomlin express concern about that. Hopefully, they will get some much needed practice on the field in and that will help them, in addition to what they have learned in the virtual classes.

https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/2020...real-world

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