Denver Native (Carol)
07-27-2013, 08:05 PM
Andrew Mason shares his takeaways from the first padded practice of this year's training camp.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It's the third day of training camp, and judging by the sight of fans mimicking the players' pre-practice calisthenics, almost everyone at training camp was sufficiently stretched out for the first day in full pads.
1. It was a terrific day for Ronnie Hillman.
In June, the second-year running back spoke about the weight he was adding this year, bulking up from around 180 pounds to nearly 200. Hillman knew what the 200-pound threshhold felt like; he weighed that much at the 2012 Scouting Combine. But he shed that weight in time for his rookie season, so Saturday's work was his first full-speed, full-pad work at close to 200 pounds.
So far, so good. Hillman cut decisively, was explosive in the open field, adeptly kept his balance and looked as fast at 195 pounds as he did at 180. He opened one team period following his blocks, including one from Jacob Hester, moving right and darting upfield for a sprint that elicited one of the louder ovations of the day.
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Five-Thoughts-From-Training-Camp-Day-3/c5fb0d1a-f6cf-4445-ae1e-0b89792c51a3
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It's the third day of training camp, and judging by the sight of fans mimicking the players' pre-practice calisthenics, almost everyone at training camp was sufficiently stretched out for the first day in full pads.
1. It was a terrific day for Ronnie Hillman.
In June, the second-year running back spoke about the weight he was adding this year, bulking up from around 180 pounds to nearly 200. Hillman knew what the 200-pound threshhold felt like; he weighed that much at the 2012 Scouting Combine. But he shed that weight in time for his rookie season, so Saturday's work was his first full-speed, full-pad work at close to 200 pounds.
So far, so good. Hillman cut decisively, was explosive in the open field, adeptly kept his balance and looked as fast at 195 pounds as he did at 180. He opened one team period following his blocks, including one from Jacob Hester, moving right and darting upfield for a sprint that elicited one of the louder ovations of the day.
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Five-Thoughts-From-Training-Camp-Day-3/c5fb0d1a-f6cf-4445-ae1e-0b89792c51a3