Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Walt Bell talked to the media Tuesday morning where he was asked a number of questions regarding the progression of the players in the offense, particularly Deondre Francois and his ability to make the correct reads consistently. The major takeaway: practice makes perfect, and nothing beats lives reps.
“There is still room for improvement,” Bell said. “A lot of the things that he is executing on game day— and trust me we’ve been practicing them over and over again— but, there’s no substitution for live reps. Some of these things are really the first times that he’s ever done them in harms way.