Practice reps are one thing, but there’s no substitute to live game action in the NFL.
Michael Ola, a veteran (15 games and 12 starts before joining the Lions in late October), knows that all too well. He said the 58 reps he got at right tackle in Green Bay were invaluable to him moving forward.
“You can’t simulate live action,” he said. “In practice it’s fast, and you’re going, but not only the speed, but the tempo and the weight of every play (in a game), there’s no replica for it.