Saturday evening update
 

Posted by Mike Triplett July 28, 2007 6:48PM

Some observations from Saturday's late practice:

- Receiver Devery Henderson has been terrific so far in camp - a far cry from last year when he was plagued by dropped passes early. He made two impressive downfield grabs on Saturday afternoon, getting a rise out of the fans. He seems to be distancing himself from the pack in the battle for the No. 2 receiver job.
- Defensive tackle Hollis Thomas was back with the first-team defense in the afternoon. He'll probably continue to rotate with Kendrick Clancy at the position. Expect to see the Saints start mixing and matching at some other defensive positions soon.
- Rookie quarterback Tyler Palko hit a rough patch during the last period of team drills. He threw a couple of passes off target, including a wobbly shovel pass that was picked off by linebacker Marvin Mitchell. ... Neither Palko nor young quarterback Jason Fife has distinguished himself in the third-QB battle yet.
- For the second straight day, Payton had the Saints running gassers after practice, but today they had to run 100 yards back and forth three times. Yesterday they ran sideline to sideline.
- Including Thursday's conditioning drills and walk-through sessions, the Saints have now made it through three full days without a drop of rain.

thats nice to hear about hendy.

Thanks everyone for your updates. I'm hoping to make a Pats camp, and provide pics. Moss looks good, sez the local press.

Good stuff BlackSaint. Devry will prevail!