Jack Plummer’s been “stealing reps,” in case he needs them

Plummer said he got some good two-minute work with the twos in Thursday, but most of his work prior to this week was of the mental variety, or those he finds in unscripted times.

Offensive coordinator Brad Idzik said that quarterbacks coach Will Harriger’s responsible for keeping all the quarterbacks ready for cases such as this, but the nature of the role is that Plummer’s work has to get wedged into the small spaces in between, and that’s where offensive assistant Mike Bercovici comes in.

“Yeah, you’ve got to find a way to steal your reps,” Idzik said. “So, Mike Bercovici does a great job after practice of going back through that script with Jack, and he’ll take some of our younger players as well in the skill positions and making sure that they got to get some of that muscle memory, steal a couple of those full speed routes, but then also just talk through some of the plays while you’re out on the field. Because we all know it’s different when you’re sitting in front of a TV screen versus you’re on your feet, you’ve got the cleats on and a ball in your hand and you’re kind of walking through those plays simulating practice.

“Mike’s been doing that all year. We’re really excited to, you know, continue that process, so just having guys ready. And it’s not only Jack; it’s some of our younger players who might not be getting the reps at tight end, running back, and receiver. He’s got a nice little collection of guys, over there making sure that they’re staying in tune.”