from the blogger today:
First-round draft pick Jamaal Anderson was inserted as the starting left defensive end Sunday, a move generated by his progress and new coach Bobby Petrino's mind-set that if a change is imminent, why wait?
"We need to get him in, no question about it," Petrino said of Anderson. "He's come back from the break in very good condition. He's not been timid at all. He's been really good going against the run, and he already had the ability to rush the pass. Right now, it's just getting used to lining up with the Ones."
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/f...lcons_0730.html
cool excerpt:
Said Anderson: "I'm constantly talking to the offensive linemen on my side, asking them to help me get better. I ask them what they're doing to me so I can't get past them, and they tell me. I'm learning."
Anderson, a former wide receiver who grew into a defensive lineman at Arkansas, said he is finally in prime condition to excel. Shortly before the NFL combine in February, he tore his hamstring and grew to nearly 290 pounds. He's still 282, but Anderson is leaner and stronger, the combination of offseason training and a regimented diet prepared by a personal chef, who lives with him.
"I'm getting a better IQ for football," Anderson said. "This is only my fourth year playing defensive end. So just learning formations, looking at a lineman's alignment, recognizing down and distance, a lot of things that come with repetition — those are things that are starting to come to me now, and I'm only going to get better.