Not smiling
Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads said while he’s pleased with the advancement the Razorbacks have shown in their 3-4 schemes, he was not as happy with Thursday’s workout.
“I would have liked to have seen the last practice before we took the field for the spring game as one that left us leaving the practice field with a smile on our faces,” he said. “Too many mental mistakes. Took our foot off the gas a little bit. But we got some exposure to a couple of more calls we got to put on film and we’ll be able to teach of off throughout the summer and into training camp.”
Rhoads later clarified his remarks, saying the front seven on defense probably had a solid day.
“The front seven overall, they might have had a pretty decent practice, but I wasn’t very thrilled with the back end,” he said.
“If you don’t come ready to work mentally, then your physical execution gets challenged. I don’t think they brought the right mindset to practice today.”