Astro-Notes: 7-29-17 Third Practice

[Astrobot]

Cirrus and 62 degrees to begin practice, but it climbed into the low 70s before 11 on 11s began. I'm with my grandson, podcaster and TwoBillsDrive poster Drew, and DraftTekkers Linda, Vito and Joe. Onfield first today is Nick O'Leary, followed by Wood, Powell, Rashad Ross, Vallejo, Kyle Williams, TJ Yates, Peterman, and Andre Holmes.

 

Getting the biggest cheer was Tyrod, who shook hands with Sammy before they went to positional warmups. You can set your clock when you see players scurrying to starting positions; it'll say 8:44.

 

Kick coverage players and Carpenter are working on spacing for kickoffs, then everyone's stretching. Stretching is more serious this year, and all players participate. They spend longer on it, which I hope will avoid injuries. Those really putting in the effort include Towbridge, Dawkins, Zay Jones, and Tyrod.

 

In positional drills:

• TEs pair up exactly the same, with Clay and O'Leary together doing demonstration of a particular block, with Croom-Towbridge copying them, and Thomas-Saxton third.
• WRs are turning around quick to catch a pass aimed at their backs,
• OLs have Henderson and Glenn just blasting out of their stances, so nice to Seantrel looking healthy.
• QBs have an assistant harassing them with a pad while they're setting up to throw. Peterman's unfazed. Some of Yates' passes were too high. Tyrod's throws and demeanor were on point.
• Ks: Hauschka nails a 50-yarder. We haven't seen Rehkow yet, but we see him today.

QBs are now throwing to WRs.

• Peterman seems to have the quicker release. Yates is running at a slower RPM. He's off target twice.
• Watkins drops 2 but catches a long ball for a TD.
• Peterman has some overthrow issues today; 3 of his passes are high or wide.
• Dez Lewis has a very impressive snatch of a rifle shot throw, but then a drop of an easier ball.
• Powell still makes some nice catches. I think he'll be on the squad through the preseason games, as he doesn't count toward the 53.
• Daikiel Shorts is impressive again, especially on a throw from Tyrod.

QBs now work with the TEs.

• Logan Thomas makes his best catch of camp, using his hands awway from his body.
• Clay does a good job of securing the catch quickly.
• O'Leary has to go up to bring down a high throw, but makes it look eeasy.
• Croom has two very nice catches and Towbridge has one.

Darby for some reason is not out there for the start of 11 on 11s.

• Tre White is on LeSean McCoy, who's lined up wide. Thr play goes to Watkins for a big gain.
• Kyle Williams gets a TFL by nailing an escaping Tyrod.
• TJ Yates' pass to Philly Brown out in the left flat is complete, but Shamiel Gary's there for the immediate stop for no YAC.
• Rehkow comes in and nails a FG with Schmidt holding for him. It's good from 47.
• Peterman threads the needle for the catch of the day for Daikiel Shorts, who's running at an angle over the middle.
• Punting Rehkow drills it too far and it goes into the end zone.
• Hauschka kicks off several times, again doing it over until it's right. Marcel Dareus is down on sidelines with the DL wearing a ball cap instead of a helmet. At least it's not a captain's hat.
• Shady McCoy gets handoff from Tyrod and runs up inside, getting some decent yardage.
• Jonathan Williams one-ups Shady with a beautiful long run left side with some impressive wheels. In a race, I'd take Shady, then J-Will, then Cedric O'Neal.
• Hughes, Humber, and Lorenzo seal the edge and thwart a run by McCoy.
• J-Will gets some good yardage around the end. Id seen McCoy get the edge but not J-Will until now.
• Shady run for 3 yards. Our middle run defense is stout.
• Greg Pyke puts a good block while Peterman hands off to O'Neal for a nice run.
• Holmes has his catch of camp to date. It drew an "Ooooh" from the crowd. The stands are full on the sunny near side of the field.
• Tolbert just flattens a DB on a run up the middle. Not sure he was one of the 11 playing; seems like he was just watching from the wrong place.
• The D-Line gets a stop thanks to Shaq Lawson and Adolphus Washington.
• Peterman bootlegs, but Hughes sets the edge well.

The defense and offense have separated, each now on one side of the field. At the left end of the field, Pat DiMarco joins Watkins and Holmes in a new look. Zay is out wide (a departure from his slot work at ECU). On your right, the defense is working on communication as scrub players show them changes in formations.

 

The next 11 on 11 starts.

• Watkins catches the ball and immediately spins, which eludes the defender.
• Hand off for little gain.
• OL is called on a false start.
• Seantrel Henderson shows quick feet in taking the RDE out of the play.
• Deandre Coleman, Ryan Davis, and Max Valles stop the RB on a Yates handoff.
• Yates is sacked by Valles and Lorenzo Alexander before he can get the pass off.
• Streater wows the crowd with a post-pattern TD. First mention of Streater.
• Peterman passes to Dez Lewis over the middle. Dez is having a nice camp.
• Peterman's handoff is sniffed out by LBs Bradford, Ryan Davis, and S Joe Powell and BT Sanders.
• Peterman's pass is 3-4 yards outside. I think Holmes was the target.
• Another misread as Holmes runs an in route and Tyrod threw out. Tyrod looked annoyed.
• Tyrod is sacked by Hughes and Shaq.
• Hand off for a couple of yards. See the pattern? This defense is good, especially vs the run.
• Yates completes a pass to Powell, but no YAC, as Gerald Hodges (first time mentioning his name) is right there.
• Hodges is right there again as Peterman connects with Banyard over the middle.
• Yates' handoff to Cedric O'Neal is stymied as three defenders stop him before he can hit 2nd gear.
• Humber hits MCCoy while Lorenzo strips him for the defensive turnover.
• Holmes makes the catch at the boundary for about 7 yards.
• Tyrod connects with Watkins over the middle for a nice gain.
• Joe Banyard drops a would-be completion by Tyrod.
• Yates is in, and completes a too-low pass to Jonathan Williams.
• Yates completes one to Logan Thomas but is stopped immediately. Yates seems better at throwing right than throwing left.
• Peterman completes a long one to Wes Saxton for the threes, and Saxton runs it out to the end zone.
• Peterman makes a very nice throw and Towbridge makes an evern-nicer catch.

Mano-a-Mano blocking was going on at the same time, with the most impressive winners in these one on ones being Groy, Mudge, and Marquavius Lewis. Ola wasn't as impressive in his tilt.

 

See you tomorrow!

Astro

Edited July 29, 2017 by Astrobot

[LeGOATski]

Good stuff.

[Big C]

 

Kick coverage players and Carpenter are working on spacing for kickoffs, then everyone's stretching. Stretching is more serious this year, and all players participate. They spend longer on it, which I hope will avoid injuries. Those really putting in the effort include Towbridge, Dawkins, Zay Jones, and Tyrod.

 

 

He's back? NOOOOO

[Figster]

Good stuff.

I can get a better idea of whats happening reading Astro's reports then I could being at the live practice.

 

Awesome stuff

[Paul Costa]

Thanks once again buddy!!!👍

[nickrage]

Still no pads right?

[26CornerBlitz]

Still no pads right?

 

Today was the 1st day in pads.

[nickrage]

Cool. How long before full contact?

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

Cirrus and 62 degrees to begin practice, but it climbed into the low 70s before 11 on 11s began. I'm with my grandson, podcaster and TwoBillsDrive poster Drew, and DraftTekkers Linda, Vito and Joe. Onfield first today is Nick O'Leary, followed by Wood, Powell, Rashad Ross, Vallejo, Kyle Williams, TJ Yates, Peterman, and Andre Holmes.

 

Getting the biggest cheer was Tyrod, who shook hands with Sammy before they went to positional warmups. You can set your clock when you see players scurrying to starting positions; it'll say 8:44.

 

Kick coverage players and Carpenter are working on spacing for kickoffs, then everyone's stretching. Stretching is more serious this year, and all players participate. They spend longer on it, which I hope will avoid injuries. Those really putting in the effort include Towbridge, Dawkins, Zay Jones, and Tyrod.

 

In positional drills:

• TEs pair up exactly the same, with Clay and O'Leary together doing demonstration of a particular block, with Croom-Towbridge copying them, and Thomas-Saxton third.
• WRs are turning around quick to catch a pass aimed at their backs,
• OLs have Henderson and Glenn just blasting out of their stances, so nice to Seantrel looking healthy.
• QBs have an assistant harassing them with a pad while they're setting up to throw. Peterman's unfazed. Some of Yates' passes were too high. Tyrod's throws and demeanor were on point.
• Ks: Hauschka nails a 50-yarder. We haven't seen Rehkow yet, but we see him today.

QBs are now throwing to WRs.

• Peterman seems to have the quicker release. Yates is running at a slower RPM. He's off target twice.
• Watkins drops 2 but catches a long ball for a TD.
• Peterman has some overthrow issues today; 3 of his passes are high or wide.
• Dez Lewis has a very impressive snatch of a rifle shot throw, but then a drop of an easier ball.
• Powell still makes some nice catches. I think he'll be on the squad through the preseason games, as he doesn't count toward the 53.
• Daikiel Shorts is impressive again, especially on a throw from Tyrod.

QBs now work with the TEs.

• Logan Thomas makes his best catch of camp, using his hands awway from his body.
• Clay does a good job of securing the catch quickly.
• O'Leary has to go up to bring down a high throw, but makes it look eeasy.
• Croom has two very nice catches and Towbridge has one.

Darby for some reason is not out there for the start of 11 on 11s.

• Tre White is on LeSean McCoy, who's lined up wide. Thr play goes to Watkins for a big gain.
• Kyle Williams gets a TFL by nailing an escaping Tyrod.
• TJ Yates' pass to Philly Brown out in the left flat is complete, but Shamiel Gary's there for the immediate stop for no YAC.
• Rehkow comes in and nails a FG with Schmidt holding for him. It's good from 47.
• Peterman threads the needle for the catch of the day for Daikiel Shorts, who's running at an angle over the middle.
• Punting Rehkow drills it too far and it goes into the end zone.
• Hauschka kicks off several times, again doing it over until it's right. Marcel Dareus is down on sidelines with the DL wearing a ball cap instead of a helmet. At least it's not a captain's hat.
• Shady McCoy gets handoff from Tyrod and runs up inside, getting some decent yardage.
• Jonathan Williams one-ups Shady with a beautiful long run left side with some impressive wheels. In a race, I'd take Shady, then J-Will, then Cedric O'Neal.
• Hughes, Humber, and Lorenzo seal the edge and thwart a run by McCoy.
• J-Will gets some good yardage around the end. Id seen McCoy get the edge but not J-Will until now.
• Shady run for 3 yards. Our middle run defense is stout.
• Greg Pyke puts a good block while Peterman hands off to O'Neal for a nice run.
• Holmes has his catch of camp to date. It drew an "Ooooh" from the crowd. The stands are full on the sunny near side of the field.
• Tolbert just flattens a DB on a run up the middle. Not sure he was one of the 11 playing; seems like he was just watching from the wrong place.
• The D-Line gets a stop thanks to Shaq Lawson and Adolphus Washington.
• Peterman bootlegs, but Hughes sets the edge well.

The defense and offense have separated, each now on one side of the field. At the left end of the field, Pat DiMarco joins Watkins and Holmes in a new look. Zay is out wide (a departure from his slot work at ECU). On your right, the defense is working on communication as scrub players show them changes in formations.

 

The next 11 on 11 starts.

• Watkins catches the ball and immediately spins, which eludes the defender.
• Hand off for little gain.
• OL is called on a false start.
• Seantrel Henderson shows quick feet in taking the RDE out of the play.
• Deandre Coleman, Ryan Davis, and Max Valles stop the RB on a Yates handoff.
• Yates is sacked by Valles and Lorenzo Alexander before he can get the pass off.
• Streater wows the crowd with a post-pattern TD. First mention of Streater.
• Peterman passes to Dez Lewis over the middle. Dez is having a nice camp.
• Peterman's handoff is sniffed out by LBs Bradford, Ryan Davis, and S Joe Powell and BT Sanders.
• Peterman's pass is 3-4 yards outside. I think Holmes was the target.
• Another misread as Holmes runs an in route and Tyrod threw out. Tyrod looked annoyed.
• Tyrod is sacked by Hughes and Shaq.
• Hand off for a couple of yards. See the pattern? This defense is good, especially vs the run.
• Yates completes a pass to Powell, but no YAC, as Gerald Hodges (first time mentioning his name) is right there.
• Hodges is right there again as Peterman connects with Banyard over the middle.
• Yates' handoff to Cedric O'Neal is stymied as three defenders stop him before he can hit 2nd gear.
• Humber hits MCCoy while Lorenzo strips him for the defensive turnover.
• Holmes makes the catch at the boundary for about 7 yards.
• Tyrod connects with Watkins over the middle for a nice gain.
• Joe Banyard drops a would-be completion by Tyrod.
• Yates is in, and completes a too-low pass to Jonathan Williams.
• Yates completes one to Logan Thomas but is stopped immediately. Yates seems better at throwing right than throwing left.
• Peterman completes a long one to Wes Saxton for the threes, and Saxton runs it out to the end zone.
• Peterman makes a very nice throw and Towbridge makes an evern-nicer catch.

Mano-a-Mano blocking was going on at the same time, with the most impressive winners in these one on ones being Groy, Mudge, and Marquavius Lewis. Ola wasn't as impressive in his tilt.

 

See you tomorrow!

Astro

....must say Astro these are some of THE best camp summaries I have EVER seen in 55 years of following this club.....combine EVERY WNY alleged "Bills journalist" and they do NOT even come close to your analysis or offerings....not even "dirt on your cleats"......thanks for sharing...........

[chris heff]

Thank you

[stevewin]

 

 

• Yates completes a pass to Powell, but no YAC, as Gerald Hodges (first time mentioning his name) is right there.
• Hodges is right there again as Peterman connects with Banyard over the middle.

 

Yesterday saw a report Hodges was running 3rd team for a while behind the two rookies?

[boyst]

Ruv ru rastro

[Big Gun]

 

He's back? NOOOOO

Thought the same thing.

[Guest NeckBeard]

Excellent work, OP! Looking forward to the next installment already.

[smuvtalker]

Thank you for your hard work and awesome notes, please keep em coming!!!

[26CornerBlitz]

Another excellent Astro production. Thanks!

[eball]

Ranks Rastro!

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

Another excellent Astro production. Thanks!

 

...is he related to George Jetson???....just askin'............

[Deranged Rhino]

[3rdand12]

I save the reports as my last read for the day.

 

Just freakin' awesome Astro.

 

#Respect