Mat Drills Proceeding

Rick Trickett, the former Marine Corps veteran, is trying to whip his offensive linemen into shape. Maybe he is harkening back to his recruit days at boot camp. Whatever the inspiration, it seems the O linemen are beginning to march in step to his regimen.The mantra is being strong and in shape instead of being big. Players like Frady have dropped over 20 pounds. Others like Dumaka Atkins are down to 293 pounds from 307 pounds.The bottom line is that there is a fundamental change in philosophy for the linemen this year.