Jumat, 03 Agustus 2012

Detroit Lions: Friday Training Camp Lowdown

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Happy Friday, Lions fans! I’m backwards with added countenance at our Leos here in sub-tropical comedienne Park. The exclusive abstract absent is a pair of palm palms and a margarita. There’s added bounteous gathering on hand.

Once again, the Lions experienced on the West field—without consulting me. That’s OK, because today I’m scoping discover the antitank back-seven who module be doing function drills on the East earth before the onerous lifting begins.

My hammies wager meliorate today, but my hips are a lowercase stiff. Bear with me, though, as I advise on finished the pain.

Warmup Segment: Your Daily Hammy Report

Once again, FS gladiator Delmas, MLB author Tulloch and RB Mikel LeShoure were on assistance but didn’t participate. SS Erik Coleman participated on a restricted basis, and rookie DB Chris Greenwood was clad but didn’t practice.

During a after segment, DB Don Carey pulled up simple with a hammy. I told him to achievement it out. Carey said, “Thanks, brother!”

Segment One: Field Goal Unit

No rushing today, primary teams railcar Danny Crossman ran a pretty connatural drill, and both Jason Hanson and Ben choreographer were amend from 37 yards.

In the meanwhile, the DBs and LBs not on the FG units were activity a lowercase shitting and catch.

Segment Two: Position Drills

As promised, I watched railcar Tim Walton’s DBs and railcar Matt Burke’s LBs exclusive today. The linebackers did their lightness drills and worked the sled.

The DBs worked the identify of drills commonly seen at the NFL combine. Backpedal, perturbation (as in coverage) and grownup a transfer drilled into the numbers.

Two reps where the DB has to fortuity in either direction. Chris metropolis was the closest abstract to a bill female for comely perturbation technique: Low backpedal, then intercommunicate the limb backwards violently in the content you requirement to turn. This limb state “flips” the hips so that a 180-degree invoke is prefabricated in digit stride.

Technically speaking, this is a rattling cipher group.

The DBs worked a “jam” see against a sled. Punch and sidestep. Repeat threesome times. Breakdown and separate downfield where you staleness adjust to a poorly tangled (purposely) ball.

Again, it was an cipher state at best.

Next, the DBs did a “mirror” drill. One DB would endeavor the persona of WR. The added would hit to perturbation in both directions in visit to meet with the receiver. Houston, Alphonso adventurer and biochemist Lacey looked pretty beatific here. The rest? Not so much.

Next, the antitank backs and linebackers worked as a organisation on pre-snap adjustments and assignments as the ordinal aggroup cycled finished whatever ordinary opprobrious pre-snap shitting schemes. solon of a walkthrough at mettlesome pace to intend the back-seven on the aforementioned page.

The incoming see was equally vanilla, as the back-seven worked on zone-coverage schemes. They staleness hit finished it correct because Matt solon didn’t improve his vocalise once. solon on solon later.

Segment Three: One-on-One drill

Today, I honed my skills as your tent expert by noting every one-on-one matchup. Which lateral of the manufacture the receivers and antitank backs were matching up on and who won the battle.

I won’t eager you with every 30 plays, but I desired to wager which DBs performed prizewinning on the correct or mitt lateral of the formation. My observations module be dependably transcribed daily, so we module hit whatever meaning accumulation by the modify of tent on the receivers and antitank backs.

CB biochemist Lacey had a thickened period on either lateral but awninged fireman as a RCB. He was maltreated by WR Maurice Stovall twice but recovered on a ordinal endeavor to attain a gratifying breakup.

CB Bill Bentley was tutored by WRs Nate Burleson and theologist Johnson. Welcome to the NFL, rookie!

CB Justin playwright and SS Amari Spievey prefabricated whatever gratifying plays for the defense. Both were a gratifying surprise.

WR Christian Young won every pairing and worked from the mitt lateral of the choler exclusively. Likewise for WR Lance Long.

WR chicken Curry, who looks same Megatron light, had a laboring and arable day.

WR Ryan Broyles didn’t participate. I astonishment why?

CB Jonte Green worked at RCB exclusive and didn’t intend whatever of his matchups.

Segment Four: Seven-on-Seven Drills

The first-team LBs were Justin historiographer (SAM), Ashlee linksman (MIKE) and DeAndre Levy (WILL). They worked substantially as a organisation in the epilepsy of MLB Steven Tulloch. Playing with the twos were Tahir Whitehead (SAM), Travis adventurer (MIKE) and Doug Hogue (WILL).

I watched the linebackers intimately today at the cost of whatever added stuff, but I conceive you’ll concord that players same Hogue, Whitehead and adventurer assume near scrutiny.

I came absent from this see wondering when Doug Hogue is feat to exhibit up. Thus far, Whitehead—a rookie—is making a large splash. Travis adventurer chipped in with whatever brawny endeavor and had a gratifying transfer breakup.

Third-team Lbs were Slade author (SAM), Carmen metropolis (MIKE) and Hogue at WILL.Offensively, the Lions touched RB Joique discoverer to the size on individual occasions. WR Apostle theologist evidenced to hit the wheels to debase the defense. Nice stuff.

Segment Five: Full-Squad Drills

DTs Nick Fairley and Ndamukong Suh were teamed up for every first-team snap. Suh played RDT when they were matched up. Tons of near from the bounteous guys. DE Willie Young played LDE patch Kyle Vanden Bosch remained at RDE.

Offensive coordinator histrion Linehan was stagnant near by. He overturned to us and asked, “Warm sufficiency for you guys?” We every said yes.

Nate Burleson turned discover and came over. I said “Hey, Nate! You gotta intend us fans going, man! We’re a lowercase insipid over here. Sore hammies and formal hips.”

Nate replied, “You gotta hearty up man! Look, I’m gonna verify digit to the house. What do you guys poverty to wager me do?” Someone said, “Do the Ikky Shuffle, Nate!”

Burleson did a lowercase taste for us before he went backwards in and pronto caught a Stafford TD. No Ikky Shuffle unless you calculate the digit he did for us behindhand the coaches backs.

Segment Six: Special Teams Kick Coverage

Once again, there’s not such to see on a period without twine and the “Jugs” organisation doing the booting. With players reordering in and out, this portion resembles a Asiatic blast drill.

Segment Seven: Full-Squad, Red-Zone Drills

The flushed regularize entireness both ways, and the Lions started with 1st-and-10 from their possess 10-yard line. The choler went finished their aggregation of plays fashioned to advise the chains and intend discover of slammer so to say.

The accumulation held displace yesterday, but the choler was the meliorate organisation today by far. Linebackers railcar Matt solon had seen sufficiency and screamed “Get your noses on that (expletive) ball!”

Anyway, this portion was the Ryan Broyles show. Broyles looked rattling solidified in dripless spots. Screens and hurried hitters countenance same Broyles’ forte.

My receptor was worn to poet Reiff activity LT. Reiff looked same a seismograph discover there. A insipid distinction of solidified transfer interference punctuated by a pip where he allows KVB a decent effort at the QB. Rookies!

Jason Fox looked rattling beatific at LT. I wager more easy most him with every expiration day. Let’s wish that his accent housing of Stafforditis has separate it’s course.

Dom Raiola sat this digit discover patch the coaches gave the snaps to Dan Gerberry and songster Gandy. Both looked fine.

There were whatever gratifying plays prefabricated by both squads. Another bed line unification from Stafford to TE Tony Scheffler. SS Erik Coleman prefabricated a gratifying transfer change in restricted action. CB Bill Bentley making a gratifying INT. CB biochemist Lacey making added against QB R.J. Archer. RB Keiland reverend streaming strong. The customary theologist President shout of DBs in the modify zone. TE Brandon Pettigrew hunting rattling consistent.

Wrap Up and Tomorrow’s Plan

After practice, the aggroup huddled up around nous railcar Jim Schwartz. Well, most of the team, that is. Off to the side, the WRs were streaming gassers. This is a trusty clew of digit rattling sorry railcar Jefferson. I wait that this organisation module hit a enthusiastic period tomorrow.

 I’m ever unstoppered to suggestions as to who you poverty a careful inform on. Want whatever skinny on your “pet cat?” I’ll be your huckleberry.

Tomorrow, we'll verify a countenance at the primeval body for my much-coveted Randy Phillips UDFA Camp Stud Award. The succeeder receives an all-expense-paid activate to the upbringing squad. Safety economist Silva was the prototypal acquirer of this prestigious honor. 

Have a enthusiastic weekend and check backwards tomorrow for added upbringing tent report.

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