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  • August 9, 2015 at 8:56 pm #28424
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    RamzFanz

    All I watched today at TC through my binoculars was the centers. Barnes was exclusively with the ones and he looked every bit a starter today to my eye. I will focus on the other the last 2 open camps.

    What a better practice! Lots of hitting. Even Quick got hit and went down on his shoulder but he was fine. Fisher went straight over to make sure.

    I focused on the centers all day. Barnes was with the ones and played very well to my eye. Good stops. Got to the second level and blocked. Even got 10 yards down field and lead blocked in a run play on the far sideline. He stuffed Donald several times.

    Overall, just a good day. All that was missing was the long ball. Only a few of those.

    A lot of runs today. In the drills the O-line was making nice holes. In the 7v7 and 11v11, not as much.

    Pead was the best RB on the field with Mason out again. Consistent, makes himself small, good hands, fast.

    there was a Givens sighting at 5:36PM, 2 hours and 6 minutes into practice. If he’s not on the bubble, no one is. Damian Williams 10 is the challenger we think although there are also other WR standouts like Slavin 8 and Rodrigues 3.

    Foles was more accurate today.

    Kendricks had a good day. A number of nice catches.

    I’m on the fence about Foles so far, but I think the O is coming along. The skill players are all playing good and several are playing really good. This is a season with far fewer question marks and a LOT to be impressed with. I’m personally loving what I see in the D line (of course), plus Quick, Bailey, Cook, Britt, Jenkins, Mannion, Mason, and the O line rookies. I could write a whole page on the good things I’ve seen. You can already feel the shift in attitude from commentators and other teams’ fans. The penalties have to stop though.

    Good day. Ninety degrees and stifling hot. A lot of good work on both sides of the ball. Much more serious than Friday. Me thinks some players got their crap jumped.

    The beer man has completely given up. He stops halfway down the field and yells if you want a beer, you come to him. This is really funny because he almost begs for tips.

    August 9, 2015 at 10:23 pm #28428
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    My random observations:

    It seemed a much more serious tone today.

    There was a lot of work on the run game. Pead got a lot of reps and looked good.

    I can’t get over Battle. He is huge. Playing on the second team at LT, one has to wonder how long and where before this guy cracks the starting line up. He sure looks the part. Havenstenstein looks fantastic too. I’ll just say I’m excited by what I see in both guys.

    Where was Givens? He got a ton of playing time in the first practices but was almost unseen today. Maybe he was getting an autograph from Reverend Ike? We never saw Bruce. Damian Williams, Tyler Slavin, Isiah Ferguson and even Daniel Rodriguez got more work at WR. Coach likes Williams, who is actually a 6 year pro, to potentially take that last WR spot. Whoever gets it, Givens is on the bubble is the general feeling.

    Rodriquez worked as the kick returner. Didn’t see anybody else catch kicks today.

    Tavon Austin was wearing number 1 today. He dances too much. He runs ten miles but doesn’t gain a yard. That stuff doesn’t work in the NFL very often.

    The defense was not blitzing like crazy today. And, I didn’t hear coach Williams yelling. Maybe Fish told him to lay off a little.

    I was on the lookout for Jacob Hagen, number 43, for our our newest member @tinman1. He took part in special teams and some plays at safety in 11 on 11. No spectacular plays but he hustles. I read where he won the rookie “take the ball” contest. Apparently he has huge hands.

    Zack Laskey did line up in the FB spot a few times but he is sure not the kind of body I picture as a traditional FB. Too Small. I suppose that sort of football has fallen by the wayside but I do not understand it…especially when you have an “impose your will” kind of team. Why not get a big trucking bruiser to run block for your Ferrari? The FB position is a relic for some reason.

    Funny note: There was a guy in the audience yelling “get low and stick ’em!”. This guy has was impossible to ignore and, according to Coach, has been kicked out of practice before by Spags. Coach put the over/under at 25 times he would yell his favorite phrase and that was about the right line. I counted close to 20.

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