Italianmobstr7
07-27-2008, 03:14 PM
Hello Training Camp junkies,
Got to dove valley a little later than usual, got there about 7:30-7:45. Figured there wouldn't be many people and I was right. It got to be an average crowd later, but some hardcore fans in the crowd. They constantly cheered our players on. So it was average sized, which is fine with me, more leg room and less babies/kids to deal with. There was a kid sitting behind me, well behaved. So I think the father deserves a medal or something. Kinda sucked today without Apa, Kahn, Oskie. Didn't see Clady's cousin either...thank god.
Anywho, it was a good practice. Lots of people improved and the defense is definitely going to be teeing off this season. Lots of blitzing from everywhere, corners were coming in, safetys flying after Cutler...you name it.Quite effective. Led to a lot of turnovers.
Anyway here is my report and some pics to follow later when I upload them from Photobucket...
Offense
Quarterbacks
Jay Cutler- Hooked up a lot with Scheff, Marshall, Stokely. Seems that he has worked on distributing the ball around today instead of focusing on just Marshall and Scheff. So progress is being made there. Also worked on timing with the recievers on the other field while Hackney and Ramsey were helping run the running offense on our side of the field. So a pretty solid day, the only downside today was that he fumbled a snap towards the end of practice and on the next play defense came flying in and "sacked him".
Darrel Hackney- Maybe it's just me but he got a lot more reps today. Wasn't as good as yesterday. Was pretty average. Some good throws and some bad ones.
Patrick Ramsey. Second day in a row where he was not very good. He just doesn't look the same from the first day. Don't know what it is...
Running Backs-
Selvin Young- Looked very good today, second best running back out there today. Catches very well in the open field and his cut back is much improved.
Michael Pittman- He sucked today, dropped passes, fumbled. Everything you don't want a Running Back doing...Pittman did. Not a good day for him.
Ryan Torain- I was happy to see Torain finally see and run through the holes. The last couple practices he was just running into walls. Today he found the hole and ran with AUTHORITY. He and Selvin were the best RBs today, definitely can see a 1-2 punch here.
Andre Hall- Got more reps today and ran very well. Could be a decent 3rd running back option, maybe even #2. He was returning the kick-offs and wasn't too bad either on those.
Aldridge- Kid definitely has a ton of speed. Did some half back toss where Aldridge would run to the sideline and from there he would turn on the boosters and take off. Impressive day for the kid, even a couple times drew some applause for the long gains he did.
Payton Hillis- Wasn't his best day, he started out very cold. Dropping passes. Still effective on the block. Towards the end of practice he had a catch or two. Again not his best day and wasn't the best fullback today.
Cecil Sapp- Whoa....um he definitely read my reports on him. Sapp finally got in gear and was catching a lot of passes. Didn't see how he did on the block but he never dropped a pass. Pretty good day for him.
Wide Receivers
Brandon Marshall- From what I can see, the rust is wearing off and he is slowly becoming the Brandon Marshall we know he is. He was all business today and took Champ to school on one play. Great day for him.
Glenn Martinez- Couple dropped passes, but there were one or two occasions where he did get separation. He was pretty average.
Eddie Royal- There was one time he had a very nice catch in the middle of the field. Some improvement over yesterday when he was doing drills with Jay on the other side of the field when they were working on timing drills.
Darrell Jackson- D-Jack is going to be a nice option to have on this team. I see why Oskie is high on him. He didn't make any dazzling plays, but he did the small stuff right. Running the right routes and didn't drop many passes.
Keary Colbert- Not a good day, he did have one nice catch at the end of practice with the third team. But that was about it. He tried to separate and get open but couldn't do it. Dropped a couple passes.
Brandon Stokely- He was money today. Didn't drop a single pass. Dove and caught a pass. Drawing cheers from the crowd. He made another great catch jumping up for one with his arms fully extended in the air. He was the best performing receiver today.
Clifford Russell- Seems to be making marginal progress on the field. I don't think with his rate of improvement he will make the club. He returned kickoffs and had a catch. Minimal day for him.
Marquay McDaniel- Second day in a row where he wasn't noticeable.
Taylor Jacobs- Was nowhere to be seen, I know he was one of the first people out on the field but didn't see him at all.
Tight Ends
Tony Scheffler- This guy just gets better and better...definitely see a lot of promise from him for this season. Scheff was getting great separation and caught very well. He also drew cheers, however he missed a ball and bounced off him, leading to an INT.
Nate Jackson- The only time I noticed Nate, actually one of the two times. The first time, I see Nate going for a catch and he leaps for it....hits the ground and was somewhat slow getting up. I was like "aw s*** he is injured" but he got up and was fine. The second time I saw him was when he lined up next to Harris and actually did a decent job of blocking. I think I have a pic of that. I'll look for it after this...
Brett Pierce- Got some more reps today, didn't see much of him as far as catches and stuff like that.
Chad Mustard- Didn't see him.
Daniel Graham- He keeps improving, but didn't get the separation he needs. Did adequate on catching and did well on blocking. Typical Graham.
Offensive Line
Ryan Clady- I didn't focus on him as I have the last two practices. I know and I apologize, but I am more concerned with the right side where Harris is. Get to that in a bit.
Erik Pears- Held his ground.
Tom Nalen- Was Tom Nalen again.
Montrae Holland- TFTP...and was seen after practice eating Jenny Craig.
Chris Kuper- My first thought was GEEZUS, the cast on his hand/arm. Was huge, but amazingly it didn't look like it effected him whatsoever.
Ryan Harris- He improved very little, which is not saying much from yesterday. He still looked like crap. Becoming a little bit concerned about his play. Hopefully some people in the media read this board and ask Shanny wtf is up with Harris.
Ben Hamilton- Did a lot better than yesterday, which is nice to see.
Polumbus- Mainly only watched him because Crowder was lined up on the opposite side of him, he is alright for what he is which is camp body/depth. However kept getting pushed around by Crowder. He needs to work on footing or strength....or both. The reason I say that is because he seems to be backing up towards Cutler and not pushing his opponent away from the ball.
That's about it for the offense......defense next.
Got to dove valley a little later than usual, got there about 7:30-7:45. Figured there wouldn't be many people and I was right. It got to be an average crowd later, but some hardcore fans in the crowd. They constantly cheered our players on. So it was average sized, which is fine with me, more leg room and less babies/kids to deal with. There was a kid sitting behind me, well behaved. So I think the father deserves a medal or something. Kinda sucked today without Apa, Kahn, Oskie. Didn't see Clady's cousin either...thank god.
Anywho, it was a good practice. Lots of people improved and the defense is definitely going to be teeing off this season. Lots of blitzing from everywhere, corners were coming in, safetys flying after Cutler...you name it.Quite effective. Led to a lot of turnovers.
Anyway here is my report and some pics to follow later when I upload them from Photobucket...
Offense
Quarterbacks
Jay Cutler- Hooked up a lot with Scheff, Marshall, Stokely. Seems that he has worked on distributing the ball around today instead of focusing on just Marshall and Scheff. So progress is being made there. Also worked on timing with the recievers on the other field while Hackney and Ramsey were helping run the running offense on our side of the field. So a pretty solid day, the only downside today was that he fumbled a snap towards the end of practice and on the next play defense came flying in and "sacked him".
Darrel Hackney- Maybe it's just me but he got a lot more reps today. Wasn't as good as yesterday. Was pretty average. Some good throws and some bad ones.
Patrick Ramsey. Second day in a row where he was not very good. He just doesn't look the same from the first day. Don't know what it is...
Running Backs-
Selvin Young- Looked very good today, second best running back out there today. Catches very well in the open field and his cut back is much improved.
Michael Pittman- He sucked today, dropped passes, fumbled. Everything you don't want a Running Back doing...Pittman did. Not a good day for him.
Ryan Torain- I was happy to see Torain finally see and run through the holes. The last couple practices he was just running into walls. Today he found the hole and ran with AUTHORITY. He and Selvin were the best RBs today, definitely can see a 1-2 punch here.
Andre Hall- Got more reps today and ran very well. Could be a decent 3rd running back option, maybe even #2. He was returning the kick-offs and wasn't too bad either on those.
Aldridge- Kid definitely has a ton of speed. Did some half back toss where Aldridge would run to the sideline and from there he would turn on the boosters and take off. Impressive day for the kid, even a couple times drew some applause for the long gains he did.
Payton Hillis- Wasn't his best day, he started out very cold. Dropping passes. Still effective on the block. Towards the end of practice he had a catch or two. Again not his best day and wasn't the best fullback today.
Cecil Sapp- Whoa....um he definitely read my reports on him. Sapp finally got in gear and was catching a lot of passes. Didn't see how he did on the block but he never dropped a pass. Pretty good day for him.
Wide Receivers
Brandon Marshall- From what I can see, the rust is wearing off and he is slowly becoming the Brandon Marshall we know he is. He was all business today and took Champ to school on one play. Great day for him.
Glenn Martinez- Couple dropped passes, but there were one or two occasions where he did get separation. He was pretty average.
Eddie Royal- There was one time he had a very nice catch in the middle of the field. Some improvement over yesterday when he was doing drills with Jay on the other side of the field when they were working on timing drills.
Darrell Jackson- D-Jack is going to be a nice option to have on this team. I see why Oskie is high on him. He didn't make any dazzling plays, but he did the small stuff right. Running the right routes and didn't drop many passes.
Keary Colbert- Not a good day, he did have one nice catch at the end of practice with the third team. But that was about it. He tried to separate and get open but couldn't do it. Dropped a couple passes.
Brandon Stokely- He was money today. Didn't drop a single pass. Dove and caught a pass. Drawing cheers from the crowd. He made another great catch jumping up for one with his arms fully extended in the air. He was the best performing receiver today.
Clifford Russell- Seems to be making marginal progress on the field. I don't think with his rate of improvement he will make the club. He returned kickoffs and had a catch. Minimal day for him.
Marquay McDaniel- Second day in a row where he wasn't noticeable.
Taylor Jacobs- Was nowhere to be seen, I know he was one of the first people out on the field but didn't see him at all.
Tight Ends
Tony Scheffler- This guy just gets better and better...definitely see a lot of promise from him for this season. Scheff was getting great separation and caught very well. He also drew cheers, however he missed a ball and bounced off him, leading to an INT.
Nate Jackson- The only time I noticed Nate, actually one of the two times. The first time, I see Nate going for a catch and he leaps for it....hits the ground and was somewhat slow getting up. I was like "aw s*** he is injured" but he got up and was fine. The second time I saw him was when he lined up next to Harris and actually did a decent job of blocking. I think I have a pic of that. I'll look for it after this...
Brett Pierce- Got some more reps today, didn't see much of him as far as catches and stuff like that.
Chad Mustard- Didn't see him.
Daniel Graham- He keeps improving, but didn't get the separation he needs. Did adequate on catching and did well on blocking. Typical Graham.
Offensive Line
Ryan Clady- I didn't focus on him as I have the last two practices. I know and I apologize, but I am more concerned with the right side where Harris is. Get to that in a bit.
Erik Pears- Held his ground.
Tom Nalen- Was Tom Nalen again.
Montrae Holland- TFTP...and was seen after practice eating Jenny Craig.
Chris Kuper- My first thought was GEEZUS, the cast on his hand/arm. Was huge, but amazingly it didn't look like it effected him whatsoever.
Ryan Harris- He improved very little, which is not saying much from yesterday. He still looked like crap. Becoming a little bit concerned about his play. Hopefully some people in the media read this board and ask Shanny wtf is up with Harris.
Ben Hamilton- Did a lot better than yesterday, which is nice to see.
Polumbus- Mainly only watched him because Crowder was lined up on the opposite side of him, he is alright for what he is which is camp body/depth. However kept getting pushed around by Crowder. He needs to work on footing or strength....or both. The reason I say that is because he seems to be backing up towards Cutler and not pushing his opponent away from the ball.
That's about it for the offense......defense next.