Alabama quarterback Blake Sims (6) throws during an NCAA college spring football scrimmage on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.Alabama’s second spring football scrimmage went a lot like the first, with senior quarterback Blake Sims, junior receiver Amari Cooper and senior inside linebacker Trey DePriest turning in productive performances.
The Crimson Tide worked out for two hours Saturday inside Bryant-Denny Stadium and ran about 140 plays. They will take today and Monday off and resume workouts Tuesday.
“I think the focus this past week was to analyze the things we did in the last scrimmage,” coach Nick Saban said in a news conference. “I think in some of those areas I saw dramatic improvement, but overall there are still a lot of things we need to work on. We need to take advantage of these last couple practices.
“I still think our team has got to develop the mental toughness, the psychological disposition to sustain better, finish things better, play harder and be a more relentless competitor. I like the attitude of our team, but I still think there are guys that need to improve in that area.”
Sims completed 24 of 39 passes for 288 yards, which is more than he’s accumulated in his Alabama career. He has thrown for more than 500 yards in the two scrimmages.