The Jacksonville Jaguars have now gone through two fully-padded practices, with the first occurring on Day 6 (Sunday) and the second occurring on Day 7 (today). Of course, this is especially an exciting time for the big men in the trenches, who get to be a little more physical than they previously were without pads.
Among those who were excited to put on the pads Sunday was guard, Brandon Scherff. After Day 6’s practice, he met with the media and said that the change would help the offensive line get a better feel for the type of action they will see in the regular season.
“It’s nice to put shoulder pads on and actually just be able to make it feel like football,” Scherff said. “With shells you kind of go full speed but you still have to take care of each other, but with pads you can get those real fits that [Offensive Line Coach] Phil [Rauscher] always talks about at meetings, so it’s nice to be able to get that fit get the real handles and shoulder pads and stuff, and I think we got a pretty good group, and we’re excited to just keep stacking them one day at a time.”
