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NORMAN Reggie Grimes and Ethan Downs still have to find that next level. The defensive end duo has a lot to prove in 2022 to try and replace Chicago Bulls Hats the production of Isaiah Thomas and Nik Bonitto. Both flashed plenty of promise last year, but neither have been called upon to be difference makers on an every-down basis early on in their Sooner careers. Grimes and Downs combined for 5.5 tackles for lo s and 2.5 quarterback sacks last year, as well as seven tackles in the Alamo Bowl alone after Thomas and Bonitto opted out of the contest. Starting on the front lines the entire year is an entirely different challenge, but its one that Brent Venables backs the young duo to take head on. They've got tremendous ceilings, Venables said last week. They're guys who care a great deal. They're well-respected by their teammates. They show up every day with a workmanlike attitude. We're trying to take them to another place right now, and they'll be the first ones to tell you we've gone out of our way. We've got very high expectations not just for them but for everybody. Part of that proce s is showing everyone on the defense how to bring the right attitude to every practice Tomas Satoransky Jersey . Venables and his coaching staff have preached physicality and aggre sion since the former Clemson defensive coordinator returned to Norman, and fall camp has been no different. We're just teaching guys how to practice the right way, Venables said. When you go against a scout (team), you should dominate people. It's not just another walk-through or just going against the scouts. You should punish people. Scroll to ContinueAnd on the flip side, the scouts should play so well that you make the defense or the offense go, 'We have to do the play again.' We call that a reload. If you're a varsity player, you don't ever want to hear 'Reload.' That means one of the varsity Chandler Hutchison Jersey guys screwed up. The scout guy, he relishes that. He's like 'Yeah, reload.' You want to create a lot of competition on the field, even if it's against the scout.Both Grimes and Downs have made physical transformations this summer to help them push bodies around along the line of scrimmage, a different task than what Alex Grinch asked of his defensive lines the past three seasons. Grimes is now playing at 273 pounds, and Downs is heavier as well at 263 pounds. Working under strength coach Jerry Schmidt, the goal will have been to add ma s Toni Kukoc Jersey without sacrificing the speed both guys relied on to make an impact last year. But the final piece was always going to come between the ears. Venables and defensive ends coach Miguel Chavis are working just as hard to make sure the entire defensive end room brings the right mental focus to the table every single time they hit the football field. Getting those guys to buy in really deeply and to understand what that mindset needs to look like, said Venables, because it's very easy coaches support staff the players themselves to just kind of go through the motions and have just a walkthrough mentality. And it's got to be a whole heck of a lot more than that. If Wendell Carter Jersey you want to play it at a championship level. It takes that championship mindset. And really, that's what we're trying to get these guys to grow to. To really understand deeply what that looks like.
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