Comments on: Cal football: Training camp report — Aug. 11

By: milo

milo — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:19:01 +0000

Isi Sofele could be the extra spark plug Cal needs, even though Cal has Best and Vereen.

Imagine Sofele at slot, Best at WR and Vereen at RB. That kind of speed on the field at the same time would be nuts and few if any teams could match it.

By: Goldiebear

Goldiebear — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:42:48 +0000

So how did Tedford react to his son getting leveled?

By: Jonathan Okanes

Jonathan Okanes — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:59:33 +0000

Chuck is right. Tedford hung on.

By: Jonathan Okanes

Jonathan Okanes — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:59:09 +0000

Tony, Riley has been pretty sharp so far. The sample size is pretty small with only five days of camp, but he seems to be throwing the ball crisply and accurately. The receivers are improving as well. Seems they are getting open more consistently, especially on shorter routes. Sofele is playing wide receiver. He’s taken some first team reps and his speed definitely stands out.

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:03:30 +0000

Tedford did hang on to the ball after getting plowed

By: rollonubears

rollonubears — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:05:17 +0000

so did tedford hang on to the ball after getting whalloped?

By: abe

abe — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:47:05 +0000

fellow bear fans just pray that the injury bug that hit Virginia tech won’t come sniffing around strawberry canyon. shudder.

By: MoreNCsarecoming

MoreNCsarecoming — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:29:27 +0000

Super report JO. One of the best yet. A little competition from another beat writer always makes the pencil sharper.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:23:31 +0000

JO, thanks for the terrific update. First day in pads is always an exciting one. Couple questions:

1) Broken record at this point, but how did Riley and the receivers look during Riley’s reps? Any noticeable improvement?

2) Sofele…what’s his position? RB? Could this be another Jahvid-type gunner/impact player on special teams, even if he never reached the other levels of impact that Jahvid has reached since his freshmen campaign?