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Camp Report 7/27/14
Players not participating: Ethan Westbrooks; Christian Bryant; Sammy Brown; Johnny Millard; Kadeem Jones, Trumaine Johnson, William Hayes, Scott Wells, Brandon Washington
Jake Long participated in the unit drills, but did NOT participate in TEAM DRILLS
Offensive Line:
1st Unit: Long Saffold Barnes Joseph Barksdale (this was how they lined up during the unit drills)
2nd Unit: Person Rhaney Jones Bond Hooey
3rd Unit: Van Dyk Rhaney Jones Morrell Dill
· I need to point out, the Depth Chart above indicates how they lined up during the UNIT DRILLS and Walk thrus.
· Once they got into any team stuff, bump up both the Center and LT spots.
· So during teams activities it looked like:
o Saffold Robinson Barnes Joseph Barksdale
o Person Rhaney Jones Bond Hooey
· Davin Joseph was a constant at RG with the 1st unit throughout practice.
· The rotation with Barrett Jones and Tim Barnes continues with Barnes getting the 1 unit reps today
· Note that Greg Robinson was back at Left Guard with Rodger Saffold taking reps at Left TACKLE
· Shake up on the 2nd unit, with Rhaney getting a look at Left Guard, and Robert Person at Left Tackle
Defensive Line:
1st Unit: Long Brockers Langford Quinn
2nd Unit: Sam Carrington Conrath Sims
3rd Unit: Sam Donald Harlan K. Brown
· Donald took a handful of reps with the 1st unit when they went to Nickel package, but for the most part was getting 3rd unit reps the rest of the 11 on 11 work
Linebackers:
1st Unit: Ogletree Laurinatis Dunbar
2nd Unit: Steward Bates Armstrong
3rd Unit: L. Wilson Schiller Sabino
· Phillip Steward seems to have gotten the attention of G. Williams.
Defensive Backs:
1st Unit: Jenkins McGee McDonald McLeod
2nd Unit: Woodard Gaines Davis Alexander
3rd Unit: Roberson Reid A. Cunningham Daniels
· Matt Daniels saw his first action in the team drills
· Brandon McGee stepped in for Johnson getting 1st unit reps
· They got some work in the Nickel Package today.
· Joyner took 1st unit reps at Nickel
· Daniels took some reps with the 2nd unit as Nickel, only to be replaced by Gaines
Theme of the day: Offense turns up the heat
o Best practice thus far for the offense. Worked a lot on Red Zone packages.
o Bradford looked like Bradford of old. By far the best he has looked. Passes were crisp and out on time.
o Brian Quick was the “go to guy” all day. He had more receptions than the rest of the WRs combined.
Special Teams:
Punt Coverage; Worked on coverage drills, interior line and backs (no gunners)
1st Unit:
Cunningham Armstrong Steward McQuaide Sims Bates Harkey C. Davis
2nd Unit:
Alexander Ogletree Harkey Hus A. Hill Sabino Mason Stacy
· Some player observations: That Phillip Steward has made his way to the 1st unit on the punt coverage team says a lot about what they think of him.
· That Chase Reynolds is absent from either 1st or 2nd unit team is worth noting
· Johnny Hekker just kicks the stuffing out of the ball. 65 yards in the air, with 4.9 – 5.0 seconds hang time
7 0n 7 & 11 on 11 Drills:
Highlights:
Bradford to Brian Quick early and often
First play was a crossing route, with Quick making a one handed reception on a throw slightly behind him
1st unit on offense throughout the entire Red Zone period had Britt and Quick, Cook and either Kendricks or Austin (the WR rotation was not part of this package; with Stacy in the backfield
Bradford to Britt in the back of the End Zone over Jenkins
Britt and Quick worked exclusively with the 1st unit in all 11 on 11 drills
Bradford showed a ton of confidence in Quick. Was actually looking for him as primary, instead of as a bail out last option as in previous practices
Bradford to Cook down the seam for a 30 yard gain. Great throw and contested catch between McLeod and McDonald who had pretty good coverage
Britt, Quick and Cook on the field together is intimidating for defenses. Add Kendricks OR Austin and it looks scary.
Zack Stacy showed his 2013 form for the first time today.
Brian Quick takes exception to extra contact after pass break up from Joyner, shoves him back. Some will say so what, but it is just another example of Quick showing more confidence and not just tucking his tail between his legs and going to back to the huddle defeated. Next play Joyner tried to bump Quick who leaned on Joyner and back him off 2-3 yards. Physicality that hasn’t been present in his game.
Tavon Austin gets a few carries out of backfield. Jump cut to the outside and GOODBYE. 30 + yard gain.
Tre Mason also with a nice jump cut in the hole in Red Zone drill. Nice run.
Greg Williams is to defense what Mike Martz is to offense. Mad scientist. Different blitzes, formations (fronts) and coverages.
Lowlights:
Chris Givens running reps with the 3rd unit. He got some 2nd unit reps when paired with Pettis, but was also running with 3rd unit guys like Veltung and Blake.
Shawn Hill had a rough day with accuracy. Lots of passes under thrown.
Blitz pickup still looks to be a concern.
Once again, It appears that the hard count is a very effective tool in slowing down the pass rush. At least 3 more offsides by the d-line again today.
CAMP OBSERVATIONS:
· Biggest crowd in the Fisher era. Place was packed, and electric
· Offense pulled out the stops today and pushed the ball downfield more
o Ran a couple of reverses…. To Austin who ran into the waiting arms of Robert Quinn for a huge loss
o Used Kenny Britt on a reverse for a nice gain
· Jo-Lonn Dunbar was part of Nickel package with the 2nd unit, replacing Bates as MLB. So Armstrong and Dunbar as 2nd unit LBs in Nickel
o Nice pass break up in RedZone
· New look O-Line seemed to hold up better than in previous days.
· Isaiah Pead and Tre Mason rotated with the 2nd unit
· Marcus Roberson can cover, but doesn’t seem to want to stick his nose it when it comes to contact
· EJ Gaines just “gets it” always in position, and was helping others get lined up in secondary
· Cody Davis was frequently directing Alexander in where to line up.
· With the absence of Tru Johnson, the CB looks frightfully thin
o McGee and Woodard are not ready
Players not participating: Ethan Westbrooks; Christian Bryant; Sammy Brown; Johnny Millard; Kadeem Jones, Trumaine Johnson, William Hayes, Scott Wells, Brandon Washington
Jake Long participated in the unit drills, but did NOT participate in TEAM DRILLS
Offensive Line:
1st Unit: Long Saffold Barnes Joseph Barksdale (this was how they lined up during the unit drills)
2nd Unit: Person Rhaney Jones Bond Hooey
3rd Unit: Van Dyk Rhaney Jones Morrell Dill
· I need to point out, the Depth Chart above indicates how they lined up during the UNIT DRILLS and Walk thrus.
· Once they got into any team stuff, bump up both the Center and LT spots.
· So during teams activities it looked like:
o Saffold Robinson Barnes Joseph Barksdale
o Person Rhaney Jones Bond Hooey
· Davin Joseph was a constant at RG with the 1st unit throughout practice.
· The rotation with Barrett Jones and Tim Barnes continues with Barnes getting the 1 unit reps today
· Note that Greg Robinson was back at Left Guard with Rodger Saffold taking reps at Left TACKLE
· Shake up on the 2nd unit, with Rhaney getting a look at Left Guard, and Robert Person at Left Tackle
Defensive Line:
1st Unit: Long Brockers Langford Quinn
2nd Unit: Sam Carrington Conrath Sims
3rd Unit: Sam Donald Harlan K. Brown
· Donald took a handful of reps with the 1st unit when they went to Nickel package, but for the most part was getting 3rd unit reps the rest of the 11 on 11 work
Linebackers:
1st Unit: Ogletree Laurinatis Dunbar
2nd Unit: Steward Bates Armstrong
3rd Unit: L. Wilson Schiller Sabino
· Phillip Steward seems to have gotten the attention of G. Williams.
Defensive Backs:
1st Unit: Jenkins McGee McDonald McLeod
2nd Unit: Woodard Gaines Davis Alexander
3rd Unit: Roberson Reid A. Cunningham Daniels
· Matt Daniels saw his first action in the team drills
· Brandon McGee stepped in for Johnson getting 1st unit reps
· They got some work in the Nickel Package today.
· Joyner took 1st unit reps at Nickel
· Daniels took some reps with the 2nd unit as Nickel, only to be replaced by Gaines
Theme of the day: Offense turns up the heat
o Best practice thus far for the offense. Worked a lot on Red Zone packages.
o Bradford looked like Bradford of old. By far the best he has looked. Passes were crisp and out on time.
o Brian Quick was the “go to guy” all day. He had more receptions than the rest of the WRs combined.
Special Teams:
Punt Coverage; Worked on coverage drills, interior line and backs (no gunners)
1st Unit:
Cunningham Armstrong Steward McQuaide Sims Bates Harkey C. Davis
2nd Unit:
Alexander Ogletree Harkey Hus A. Hill Sabino Mason Stacy
· Some player observations: That Phillip Steward has made his way to the 1st unit on the punt coverage team says a lot about what they think of him.
· That Chase Reynolds is absent from either 1st or 2nd unit team is worth noting
· Johnny Hekker just kicks the stuffing out of the ball. 65 yards in the air, with 4.9 – 5.0 seconds hang time
7 0n 7 & 11 on 11 Drills:
Highlights:
Bradford to Brian Quick early and often
First play was a crossing route, with Quick making a one handed reception on a throw slightly behind him
1st unit on offense throughout the entire Red Zone period had Britt and Quick, Cook and either Kendricks or Austin (the WR rotation was not part of this package; with Stacy in the backfield
Bradford to Britt in the back of the End Zone over Jenkins
Britt and Quick worked exclusively with the 1st unit in all 11 on 11 drills
Bradford showed a ton of confidence in Quick. Was actually looking for him as primary, instead of as a bail out last option as in previous practices
Bradford to Cook down the seam for a 30 yard gain. Great throw and contested catch between McLeod and McDonald who had pretty good coverage
Britt, Quick and Cook on the field together is intimidating for defenses. Add Kendricks OR Austin and it looks scary.
Zack Stacy showed his 2013 form for the first time today.
Brian Quick takes exception to extra contact after pass break up from Joyner, shoves him back. Some will say so what, but it is just another example of Quick showing more confidence and not just tucking his tail between his legs and going to back to the huddle defeated. Next play Joyner tried to bump Quick who leaned on Joyner and back him off 2-3 yards. Physicality that hasn’t been present in his game.
Tavon Austin gets a few carries out of backfield. Jump cut to the outside and GOODBYE. 30 + yard gain.
Tre Mason also with a nice jump cut in the hole in Red Zone drill. Nice run.
Greg Williams is to defense what Mike Martz is to offense. Mad scientist. Different blitzes, formations (fronts) and coverages.
Lowlights:
Chris Givens running reps with the 3rd unit. He got some 2nd unit reps when paired with Pettis, but was also running with 3rd unit guys like Veltung and Blake.
Shawn Hill had a rough day with accuracy. Lots of passes under thrown.
Blitz pickup still looks to be a concern.
Once again, It appears that the hard count is a very effective tool in slowing down the pass rush. At least 3 more offsides by the d-line again today.
CAMP OBSERVATIONS:
· Biggest crowd in the Fisher era. Place was packed, and electric
· Offense pulled out the stops today and pushed the ball downfield more
o Ran a couple of reverses…. To Austin who ran into the waiting arms of Robert Quinn for a huge loss
o Used Kenny Britt on a reverse for a nice gain
· Jo-Lonn Dunbar was part of Nickel package with the 2nd unit, replacing Bates as MLB. So Armstrong and Dunbar as 2nd unit LBs in Nickel
o Nice pass break up in RedZone
· New look O-Line seemed to hold up better than in previous days.
· Isaiah Pead and Tre Mason rotated with the 2nd unit
· Marcus Roberson can cover, but doesn’t seem to want to stick his nose it when it comes to contact
· EJ Gaines just “gets it” always in position, and was helping others get lined up in secondary
· Cody Davis was frequently directing Alexander in where to line up.
· With the absence of Tru Johnson, the CB looks frightfully thin
o McGee and Woodard are not ready
