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Interesting day of practice. Lots to be excited about but some worries as well. Worried specifically about the Nick Fairley and Erik Harris injuries.

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This is what I wanted to see outta Thomas, the tough catch in traffic with contact...

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That's the thing that is getting me hyped, he's making every type of catch

From short crossing routes in traffic to deep one handed diving catches, the guy certainly looks the real deal.

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Very encouraging...

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Don't know if I would call it a good rep. His feet are allright, he puts himself in a decent position but attacks a tad too much for my liking. He also flips his hip open which in turn makes him turn his shoulders giving the defender a shorter path to travel to the QB. He does however do a solid job of sealing the defender to the outside.

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Michael Thomas can play.

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Sounds like they are cramming the defensive cool aid down our throats.

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And here comes the Dennis Allen/Greg Williams nasty D attitude.

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Buffalo? got held up for a year?

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Thomas could end up being our best rec. ever, like canton material. I know I know he hasn't played a down, but this kid looks ridic right now

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I'll wait till he's playing with the ones at least before I call him Canton bound.
What is up with Armstead? Why is he sidelined?

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Who is they?

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I read somewhere earlier that Armstead has a soft tissue injury but that its nothing serious.

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first of all you apparently do not understand English. I did not say he was Canton bound, I said could be. Moron

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Here's Nick Underhill's recap of today:

ATTENDANCE: Ryker Mathews (knee), Alden Darby (ankle) and Lawrence Virgil (unknown) were the only players missing from the start of practice. Defensive tackle Nick Fairley and safety Erik Harris left practice with unknown ailments.

THOMAS HIGHLIGHT: Sean Payton said after practice that if you didn't know any better, you could show up and think that rookie wide receiver Michael Thomas was one of the team's veteran players. His strong hands are as advertised, and they showed up again on Saturday when Thomas reached around Brian Dixon to make an incredible catch. Perhaps the most impressive thing was the adjustment on the underthrown pass.

GUNNERS: Several players go work at gunner on Saturday, including Thomas, R.J. Harris, P.J. Williams, Trae Elston, Brandon Dixon, Brian Dixon, Ken Crawley and De'Vante Harris. Brian Dixon continues to show his value in this phase and had the best showing during a punt simulation drill. The other player who stood out was Ken Crawley, who did a good job of beating a pair of jammers to the mark a couple of times during the drill.


RANKINS UP: With Fairley suffering an injury, it put Sheldon Rankins with the first-team in the base defense next to John Jenkins. The rookie appeared to hold is own after starting next to Fairley in the nickel defense on Friday. During one-on-one pass-rush drills, we had Rankins splitting a pair of reps against offensive lineman Senio Kelemete.

KICKER COMP: Kai Forbath made all four his attempts, while Connor Barth had one hit the upright. Another wrinkle to this might be kickoffs. The kickers handed those duties on Saturday, and special teams coach Greg McMahon told The Advocate that all three players, including punter Thomas Morstead, will be competing for that job.

ONE-ON-ONES: One thing that stood out was how well Cam Jordan performed during the session. He had four reps and dominated in three. Kasim Edebali had a very nice rep when he beat Joe Cheek with a spin move. Andrus Peat, who received reps at both guard and tackle, did a very good job against Obum Gwacham. Jack Allen, Max Unger and Tim Lelito did not give much up. Ashaad Mabry beat Landon Turner on one rep.

COOKS VS. BREAUX: Brandin Cooks got out on Delvin Breaux again. Breaux, however, responded by breaking up a pair of passes later in practice. Sticking with the cornerbacks, Damian Swann got some first-team reps on the outside. P.J. Williams handled those duties on Friday when the team was in base.

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Good stuff. On one play Senio got the jump on Rankins on the snap, but Rankins still got low and practically lifted and drove Senio back like a rag doll.

Not as much a slam on Senio, but awesome technique and power by Rankins, who has been dominant so far.

I also heard that Peat looks significantly more muscular and fit than last year, and basically won against everyone not named Cam Jordan.

Beast list finalists so far in camp
Thomas
Cooks (every other play dominates)
Rankins
Peat
Jordan (duh)
Bell
Fleener
Harris
Williams
Swann

Can't wait until PSG1:p

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Also, from reports I've read CJ Spiller looks to be healthy and is flashing the stop-go speed he had in his prime, and I'm hearing the same about Byrd too.

Thats really encouraging.

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Oh, and Vaccaro is welcoming all the youngster to the NFL, with some violent skull crushing hits.

I'm starting to think he really really hates offensive players.

Hunch: He may have a Polamalu type season.

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Another camera angle on Spiller's run today - I don't know where the hell this has been, but it's a welcomed site...

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And Coach Payton gives a summary...

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I watched some highlights on Nola.com and CJ looks remarkably more comfortable running, he busts out multiple spin moves and then breaks away using his speed.

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If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time as a Saint that Spiller is at 100%. If he can stay that way he could become the difference maker that Payton projected him to be.

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That spin, explosion and subsequent burst was nuts by Spiller.

I'm predicting a lot of headaches forthcoming for opposing defensive coaches in 2016.

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Not too many OT/OG's can handle Cam Jordan 1on 1. He is truly a Manchild on the field. Just think back to both failcan'ts games and even the Colts game, Killa Cam was doubleteamed on each and every play and still wrecked their O-Lines. If we had only had another DE who was able to provide adequate pressure, he would have had at least 15 sacks and we would have won at least 10 games last season.

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Remember he had surgery 2 weeks before the start of last season. He obviously rushed himself back to justify his signing. He should be fully healthy this year.

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Injury update:

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Where the hell is everyone? This place isn't this dead in the offseason? This thread hasn't moved in like 2 hours.

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I'm here! But just for the comments.

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The Big fella ... notice the technique. Early on Rankins is proving to be as good as advertised.

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"Look up in the sky, it's a BYRD! ".... seriously speaking, I'm glad to see him out there in pads so early in camp.http://prod.images.saints.clubs.nflc...960&height=720

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Expect BIG things from Spiller this season. PLEASE stay healthy.

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Cooks going to work (as usual).

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Fleener is a big dude ...

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OFF SIDES ... Cam Jordan :p.


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