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!!!

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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