Bob Chesney is so energetic that it often seems as if there are two of him.
On Tuesday morning, there actually were.
Bob Chesney Sr. – who goes by Senior – roamedUCLA’s football practice fieldalongside his son.
The elder Chesney provided a warm, encouraging – and yes, energetic – presence during the chilly, drizzly practice. After wide receiver Shane Rosenthal snagged a deep pass along the sideline, he earned a hug from the bear of a man who exudes a vibe reminiscent of the late Dick Butkus.
Theyounger Chesney, who played for his father’s team in high school, said the family patriarch provided a valuable perspective based on feel and matchups as opposed to strictly scheme.
“That has more to do with back in the day, a lot of people ran similar offenses and defenses,” the UCLA coach said, “so it was who could be bigger, faster, stronger and whose matchups were better and then it got into the whole, you know, the scheme really became everything and now you have a blend of both.
“I think it’s kind of cool to have a lot of younger coaches that scheme and scheme and scheme and then have a couple of older guys … and then my father just to see it from matchups and people.”
Here are five observations from practice:
Chesney said he liked the way his team responded to what he called an “OK” scrimmage Saturday that was closed to the media.
“I thought today it looked a whole lot better,” he said. “I thought their intensity was where it should be, played some physical football.”
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