The Arizona coaching staff has been experimenting ways to get its young players as many reps as possible this preseason.
On Sunday, it ran 10 plays—five plays, twice—at the end of practice for them so they could hone their knowledge of the playbook.
On Tuesday, things went to a whole new extreme, as the roster was broken up into two practice groups. The first consisted mostly of young players. They practiced in the morning. The second group featured players at or near the top of the depth chart. They practiced in the evening.
“It’s a new format, something that I’m not used to, I really like it though,” said offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll, who added that it was Jedd Fisch’s idea.