Saturday morning practice notes

JimBone · 06-03-2006, 01:56 PM

OK guys, here is what i saw in today'f practice:

QB's- Brees looked good throwing the ball, but it is clear that he has some work to do on his timing, especially with guys like Lyman, Lewis and Chris Horn. Martin looked ok...solid not spectacular...Bouman was himself, and McPherson has a great arm but he was hot and cold. Eugene, who already is a fan favorite, really only threw to the running backs in their drills so i didnt see too much of him...but the fans love him.

RB's-Deuce looked good to me, he was able to find a crease and make a run that would have been a long gainer, and he seems to be at a good weight..he didnt look overweight at all. Bush made a handfull of cuts that drew praise from the fans and he was able to outrun the defense to the corner on a couple of runs...Bennett showed good hands catching balls out of the backfield.

WR's-I will start by saying that in the beginning of practice when only the special teams were working, the only person on the sideline doing any work was Joe Horn...he had one of the staffers throw him some balls low so he could practice catching passes at his feet. When the drills started, he didnt miss one single ball...whether it was 1 on1, 7 on 7, or 11 on 11 Joe Horn and Chris Horn caught everything thrown their way...they really stood out to me. Chase Lyman made some nice plays and only dropped one ball. Henderson looked really good up until he flew by Jason Craft for what would have been a 45 yard TD but dropped a perfectly thrown ball by Martin in the end zone. Horn and McKenzie had some good battles with Horn winning every one...C. Horn abused Joey Thomas all morning.
Stallworth did not practice and i thought it was because he was rehabbing from shoulder surgery, but come to find out, he and Payton had a little talk that led Payton to tell him to not even worry about practicing because he wasnt focusing and his mind wasnt into it...lets see where that leads. Sorry Whodi. Oh, and Mike Hass cant work with the team till his class graduates...thats an NFL rule.

I cant really tell you much about the o-line in helmets and shorts, but i do know that the first team o-line was Stinchcomb, Mayberry, Faine, Nesbit, and Brown.

Same goes for the d-line...i do know that Charles Grant would have had at least 1 sack in the team drills. Whitehead and Young were the first team DT's.

LB's-It caught me off guard, but the first team LB's were Simmons, Fincher, and Fujita...the 2nd team was Polley, Foreman, and Melton...leaving Bockwoldt on the 3rd team with Kaule and Iwuchukwu. Not good news for all of you Colby fans. Fujita is extremely tall in person, didnt realize he was that big. Polley made some nice plays going to the sideline chasing down backs coming out of the backfield. Bockwoldt was burned a few times by Hilton.

DBs- I didnt get to see much of them in individual drills because they were on the other side of the field, but they all caught the ball in their INT drills that i watched. Phillips, Lay, and Joey Thomas were beaten all day long by the WR's. Ray Williams, one of the undrafted rookies, made the best play of the day after letting a WR get behind him and he took away what looked like a TD by jarring the ball out of the WR's hands in the end zone. Harper broke up a pass on a one on one drill intended for Zach Hilton...very nice play. Dwight Smith looks like a beast and i really dont want to see him go. Bullocks and Stoutmire ran with the first unit early in practice, and later in practice it was Smith and Bellamy.

A few other notes, Coston, the 7th round pick at WR, showed some good hands but was repeatedly getting jumped on by the coaches for running with the ball in his wrong hand. Lyman looks like a player in shorts, but we will see what he can do with pads on. Hilton and Campbell caught the ball very well. Reggie Bush has the quickest feet i have ever seen. He had the crowd in awe a handfull of times. Joe Horn seems like the consummate pro, he never sits and does nothing, he finds someone to throw him passes. I also saw him giving Chris Horn some tips on the sideline. The team seems to have fun with each other, they seemed relaxed.
I also saw Hollis Thomas and Sullivan lined up next to each other, WOW!!!

spkb25 · 06-03-2006, 02:04 PM

jimmy b thanks for the post and news man. stally getting into some stuff with the coach huh. i am liking paytons no nonsense attitude. probably what these guys need after haz

JimBone · 06-03-2006, 02:23 PM

Kenny Wilkerson made a comment about how there are a handfull of guys that are used to acting a certain way because the previous staff let them get away with it, and now Payton is not putting up with it. He also mentioned that Dwight Smith is doing whatever he can to do what this staff is asking of him because he heard the rumor of going to Tampa and he wants nothing to do with the Bucs and mainly Gruden. So maybe thats a good thing.

gandhi1007 · 06-03-2006, 03:30 PM

the only person on the sideline doing any work was Joe Horn...he had one of the staffers throw him some balls low so he could practice catching passes at his feet.

Poor Joe....has anybody told him that Aaron Brooks isn't the QB anymore?

He also mentioned that Dwight Smith is doing whatever he can to do what this staff is asking of him because he heard the rumor of going to Tampa and he wants nothing to do with the Bucs and mainly Gruden.

Thank God!!!! I would not want to lose the best guy in our secondary. Bullocks is o.k. but gets beat alot on the big plays & I really don't want to start Harper as a rookie.

spkb25 · 06-03-2006, 04:00 PM

hey i think you can listen to wwl on the internet or locally about the saints mini camp now. if u cats r interested

papz · 06-03-2006, 04:25 PM

Thanks for the info... Hollis Thomas and Sullivan next to each other would be ideal for me. Hopefully they'll get into shape and that's going to be the meat we need up front. When I look at the O-Line on paper, it doesn't look so bad... hopefully I'm right. Smith and Bullocks are our best options at safety... I pray that we aren't stupid enough not to realize that and continue to pursue trading away Smith. If Harper is going to be our future, Smith will be a very good person to learn from. CB depth looks bad... sign Plummer goodness.

Poor Colby... I was rooting for him.

Oh well, go Chase!

Man if he gets injured, I'm going to hear it all year long from everyone.

hagan714 · 06-03-2006, 04:50 PM

Look the Safetie heavy list has CB/S guys all over it. look for them to do alot of the nickel and dime packages. Some of the older CB will hitting the streets IMO.
alot of new vets in the LB corp. Colby is not out of the picture yet. he is learning a new position and the coaches are looking for the right mix. Colby is young and a haard worker. he fits the patton mold. I think he would do we in a 34 D also. I think he will be around. Look for others to get cut or traded first. Thanks for the update.

gandhi1007 · 06-03-2006, 04:55 PM

Oh well, go Chase! Man if he gets injured, I'm going to hear it all year long from everyone.

BREAKING NEWS.........

CHASE LYMAN TEARS SCRODUM IN AFTERNOON PRACTICE.

Sorry Papz, i couldn't resist.

MatthewT · 06-03-2006, 05:08 PM

gandhi1007 - That is freaking hilarious... You sure come up with a good one!

papz · 06-03-2006, 05:37 PM

How you like them apples?!

06-03-2006, 01:56 PM	#1
JimBone 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Thibodaux, La Posts: 614	Saturday morning practice notes OK guys, here is what i saw in today'f practice: QB's- Brees looked good throwing the ball, but it is clear that he has some work to do on his timing, especially with guys like Lyman, Lewis and Chris Horn. Martin looked ok...solid not spectacular...Bouman was himself, and McPherson has a great arm but he was hot and cold. Eugene, who already is a fan favorite, really only threw to the running backs in their drills so i didnt see too much of him...but the fans love him. RB's-Deuce looked good to me, he was able to find a crease and make a run that would have been a long gainer, and he seems to be at a good weight..he didnt look overweight at all. Bush made a handfull of cuts that drew praise from the fans and he was able to outrun the defense to the corner on a couple of runs...Bennett showed good hands catching balls out of the backfield. WR's-I will start by saying that in the beginning of practice when only the special teams were working, the only person on the sideline doing any work was Joe Horn...he had one of the staffers throw him some balls low so he could practice catching passes at his feet. When the drills started, he didnt miss one single ball...whether it was 1 on1, 7 on 7, or 11 on 11 Joe Horn and Chris Horn caught everything thrown their way...they really stood out to me. Chase Lyman made some nice plays and only dropped one ball. Henderson looked really good up until he flew by Jason Craft for what would have been a 45 yard TD but dropped a perfectly thrown ball by Martin in the end zone. Horn and McKenzie had some good battles with Horn winning every one...C. Horn abused Joey Thomas all morning. Stallworth did not practice and i thought it was because he was rehabbing from shoulder surgery, but come to find out, he and Payton had a little talk that led Payton to tell him to not even worry about practicing because he wasnt focusing and his mind wasnt into it...lets see where that leads. Sorry Whodi. Oh, and Mike Hass cant work with the team till his class graduates...thats an NFL rule. I cant really tell you much about the o-line in helmets and shorts, but i do know that the first team o-line was Stinchcomb, Mayberry, Faine, Nesbit, and Brown. Same goes for the d-line...i do know that Charles Grant would have had at least 1 sack in the team drills. Whitehead and Young were the first team DT's. LB's-It caught me off guard, but the first team LB's were Simmons, Fincher, and Fujita...the 2nd team was Polley, Foreman, and Melton...leaving Bockwoldt on the 3rd team with Kaule and Iwuchukwu. Not good news for all of you Colby fans. Fujita is extremely tall in person, didnt realize he was that big. Polley made some nice plays going to the sideline chasing down backs coming out of the backfield. Bockwoldt was burned a few times by Hilton. DBs- I didnt get to see much of them in individual drills because they were on the other side of the field, but they all caught the ball in their INT drills that i watched. Phillips, Lay, and Joey Thomas were beaten all day long by the WR's. Ray Williams, one of the undrafted rookies, made the best play of the day after letting a WR get behind him and he took away what looked like a TD by jarring the ball out of the WR's hands in the end zone. Harper broke up a pass on a one on one drill intended for Zach Hilton...very nice play. Dwight Smith looks like a beast and i really dont want to see him go. Bullocks and Stoutmire ran with the first unit early in practice, and later in practice it was Smith and Bellamy. A few other notes, Coston, the 7th round pick at WR, showed some good hands but was repeatedly getting jumped on by the coaches for running with the ball in his wrong hand. Lyman looks like a player in shorts, but we will see what he can do with pads on. Hilton and Campbell caught the ball very well. Reggie Bush has the quickest feet i have ever seen. He had the crowd in awe a handfull of times. Joe Horn seems like the consummate pro, he never sits and does nothing, he finds someone to throw him passes. I also saw him giving Chris Horn some tips on the sideline. The team seems to have fun with each other, they seemed relaxed. I also saw Hollis Thomas and Sullivan lined up next to each other, WOW!!!
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06-03-2006, 02:04 PM	#2
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,093	RE: Saturday morning practice notes jimmy b thanks for the post and news man. stally getting into some stuff with the coach huh. i am liking paytons no nonsense attitude. probably what these guys need after haz

06-03-2006, 03:30 PM	#4
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	the only person on the sideline doing any work was Joe Horn...he had one of the staffers throw him some balls low so he could practice catching passes at his feet. Poor Joe....has anybody told him that Aaron Brooks isn't the QB anymore? He also mentioned that Dwight Smith is doing whatever he can to do what this staff is asking of him because he heard the rumor of going to Tampa and he wants nothing to do with the Bucs and mainly Gruden. Thank God!!!! I would not want to lose the best guy in our secondary. Bullocks is o.k. but gets beat alot on the big plays & I really don't want to start Harper as a rookie.

06-03-2006, 04:50 PM	#7
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Look the Safetie heavy list has CB/S guys all over it. look for them to do alot of the nickel and dime packages. Some of the older CB will hitting the streets IMO. alot of new vets in the LB corp. Colby is not out of the picture yet. he is learning a new position and the coaches are looking for the right mix. Colby is young and a haard worker. he fits the patton mold. I think he would do we in a 34 D also. I think he will be around. Look for others to get cut or traded first. Thanks for the update.
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06-03-2006, 02:23 PM	#3
JimBone 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Thibodaux, La Posts: 614	Kenny Wilkerson made a comment about how there are a handfull of guys that are used to acting a certain way because the previous staff let them get away with it, and now Payton is not putting up with it. He also mentioned that Dwight Smith is doing whatever he can to do what this staff is asking of him because he heard the rumor of going to Tampa and he wants nothing to do with the Bucs and mainly Gruden. So maybe thats a good thing.

06-03-2006, 04:00 PM	#5
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,093	hey i think you can listen to wwl on the internet or locally about the saints mini camp now. if u cats r interested

06-03-2006, 04:25 PM	#6
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,737	Thanks for the info... Hollis Thomas and Sullivan next to each other would be ideal for me. Hopefully they'll get into shape and that's going to be the meat we need up front. When I look at the O-Line on paper, it doesn't look so bad... hopefully I'm right. Smith and Bullocks are our best options at safety... I pray that we aren't stupid enough not to realize that and continue to pursue trading away Smith. If Harper is going to be our future, Smith will be a very good person to learn from. CB depth looks bad... sign Plummer goodness. Poor Colby... I was rooting for him. Oh well, go Chase! Man if he gets injured, I'm going to hear it all year long from everyone.

06-03-2006, 04:55 PM	#8
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	Oh well, go Chase! Man if he gets injured, I'm going to hear it all year long from everyone. BREAKING NEWS......... CHASE LYMAN TEARS SCRODUM IN AFTERNOON PRACTICE. Sorry Papz, i couldn't resist.

06-03-2006, 05:08 PM	#9
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	gandhi1007 - That is freaking hilarious... You sure come up with a good one!

06-03-2006, 05:37 PM	#10
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,737	How you like them apples?!