Training Camp 7/29 — practice at 9:45 am

[Buffalo Boy]

3 hours ago, Pete said:

Bills would of won the Superbowl if Mount Washington was on our team last year

Nope

McDumb*** would have had him dropping into coverage🤷‍♂️

[RobbRiddick]

What sucks the most about the Hairston injury, if it does turn out to be serious,  is the speed he was going to give us. That's the part of his game I was looking forward to, especially his recovery speed on deep routes. And if it is a serious knee injury, how will that affect his speed in the future. Fingers crossed the tests are negative

[stevewin]

Random observations from today's practice

 

- Tre came out on the field with exercise band aroung both knees and walked around and warmed up with it on for a while - never seen that before

- During ST drills Hairston and Damar were dancing then talking for a while - Damar then gave some tips to Hairston when he went in on ST coverage.  Noticed Damar talking up a lot of DBs throughout on the sidelines - seems to be a guy people gravitate to at this stage

- For a short period during ST drills Keon, Shakir and Shenault were off to the side fielding punts from the JUGs - started each one with back turned then had to turn around and pick up flight of the ball

- Also during STs, TE coach Boras was firing passes to Cook and Kincaid I guess to pass time.  At one point they were half speed 'guarding' each other as one ran a 'route' across the field and Cook got nailed in the back of the helmet playing 'defense' (Cook no Travis Hunter)

- For some reason my Dad LOVES watching punting (maybe bc he punted in HS in the 50's 😛 )  He was disappointed when I broke it to him there was no punt competition this year

- First routes against air included a 5 yd hook and ladder WR in route to RB coming from middle

- 1-1s I recorded (typing blind in sun I typed a bunch of numbers that didn't make sense so just putting ?)

   - Tre nice int

   - Virgil catch vs ?

   - Gosnell drop vs Ingraham

   - Keon catch vs Tre (battle)

   - Palmer nice catch from Josh over shoulder corner EZ but ruled oob

   - Shakir beats Bishop

   - Tre manhandles Cain no chance for catch

   - ? nice catch with Tre draped all over

   - Cain nice catch with Hancock holding the whole way

- First team 11-11s 

   - Groot batted pass - Josh engulfed

   - Josh fake pitch right then bootleg to left side - would have gotten at least 10

   - Nice screen to left side with Bosa coming like a freight train from other side

   - Josh int to Milano - had to be a miscommunication, threw it right into his belly with no receiver within 10 yds

   - Quick out Shakir 5-10 yds

   - Run stuffed by Hoecht - impressive burst and thump

   - Bishop pbu on Wilkerson

   - Fake pitch and dump off - D coming

   - Middle screen Cook 10-15 yds

   - Taron pbu Kincaid - Josh under a lot of pressure to get rid of it and tried to thread it

   - Tre all over Palmer who was looking for flag

   - Johnson nice burst for 10 yds

   - Palmer hook and ladder to Johnson (same play they ran at beginning of practice against air)

   - Keon catch over middle no one within 5 yds

   - Virgil nice 15 yd catch come back route

   - At one point Johnson was coming up the sideline and Buffalo Joe smoked him - sent him back 5 yds.  He was down for a bit but eventually returned to practice

   - Josh sidearm dump off to Gosnell under heavy pressure

   - Wilkerson nice 15 yd catch coming over middle on ball slightly behind

   - Shakir 10 yd short middle

   - Gosnell bomb TD (think Damar in coverage)

   - Tre great pbu sideline route

- There was a big scrum on other side of field didn't see who was involved - it was entertaining though to see about 50 guys on near sideline run across the field toward it 😛

- 2's (or 3's) ran same hook and ladder Wilkerson to Gore

- Trubusky had a bomb to Cain - think Strong got beat

- Refs are there but "letting them play" is an understatement - would think they would ask them to call plays close but seems to be the opposite

- Trubisky got more reps than White this practice - but have to say White looked very in command to me the small amt he was in - good ball handling with fakes and pitches, moves with confidence - qick throws.  Trubisky had the one bomb, but otherwise not impressive IMO.  White did have an overthrow int though

- 1 hr in, Tre took his shoes and socks off and walked around barefoot for about 10-15 mins (guess he knew he wouldn't be participating for a bit), then eventually put his shoes back on and resumed practice (and he wasn't even here with Hollins last year)

- Hawes has stocky tree trunk legs and looks country strong - he looks like someone who would block well.  Driving back on WGR they were interviewing McGovern and they asked what new guy impressed him the most and without hesitation he said Hawes.  Said he plays like a 3 yr vet and was effusive about his blocking

- Caught a shirt

 

- I counted 5 Hard Knocks camera/boom crews.  When the whole field was being used they were pretty unobtrusive - would approach if some drills were near the sideline/boundary - but seemed to purposely stay off and away from the main field during live practice.  As soon as there was a water break tthough hey would scramble onto the field to get close to the players - they were especially drawn to any semblance of a huddle - if there was a a group of players in a circle there was bound to be a boom mic hanging over the centter.

- Who knew a Gosnell was a thing

- Defense was really bringing pressure today - and playing with an edge with hard thumping to end plays.  One thing to note is in this setting Josh especially knows that he won't be touched as the pocket is collpsing around him, so he more just stands his ground and throws (and maybe a whistle is blown for a 'sack') vs looking to scramble out of harms way - in live action I think he would have been forced to do a lot more to successfully get passess off with the way the D was getting to him today

- Lots of quick hitters and short throws by offense - assume dictated by the pressure the D was bringing

- Tre was all over the place to day - jumped out more than any other player to me.  Was way more physical than I ever remember and just playing with a super high level of energy and confidence.  I totally missed the Hairston injury until I got back - on the way back I was thinking how much Tre stood out and was thinking I didn't notice Hairston at all 😛

- Was scorching hot - one of the hottest camp days I remember.  A lady went down walking down the aisle in the stands right in front of us.  EMT/responders came and put ice packs all over her and gave her water - they eventually wheeled her out on a stretcher (I imagine more as a precaution).  There were lots of long water breaks one the field - one at 1.5 hr mark of practice was the longest I ever saw at camp - some people left thinking it was over.  They were about to start the last 11-11 at the end of practice - then stopped and huddled up, and came back out and just went down field half speed.  I have to imagine they changed it because of the heat

 

Edited Wednesday at 04:09 AM by stevewin

[The Firebaugh Kid]

3 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

You arent worried about Spencer Brown's back? That is the most concerning to me given he is not at practice yet and he has history of back issues. 

This is crazy to say but I think that might be the reason they don’t resign him. That and Grable. 

[OldTimer1960]

If Hairston has sustained a serious injury, get ready for the Swiss cheese secondary again.  I don’t expect Tre White to remain healthy all season given injuries and age and, welp what are we looking at then?
 

 

[finn]

3 hours ago, BuffaloMatt said:

How many lights do you see? 

"There are FOUR lights!"

[turbo044]

6 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

This is crazy to say but I think that might be the reason they don’t resign him. That and Grable. 

They already resigned him - 4 years 72m through 2028

Edited Tuesday at 09:29 PM by turbo044

[Dan in Owego]

19 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said:

Nope

McDumb*** would have had him dropping into coverage🤷‍♂️

Would have been smart to do, Ted would have covered a whole lot of space🤩

[uticaclub]

13 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

This is crazy to say but I think that might be the reason they don’t resign him. That and Grable. 

He signed a 4 year extension 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

CB goes down, eh. Have a million.

 

More worried about the wr room edit: and Kincaid with another (?) injury 

Edited Tuesday at 09:44 PM by Pine Barrens Mafia

[Ralonzo]

47 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

juss sayin’..🤷‍♂️

 

[SoTier]

7 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Without going too in depth, I am afraid this is a blessing and a curse for his potential moving forward. Fingers crossed the training and coaching staff and put it all together because he has the size to be serious, but as a 4th round pick I am not counting on him to be a factor much as of now

 

I don't expect Walker to do much this season because DT is a hard position to learn at the NFL level, but I think he could have bright future. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Chandler#81]

Fwiw, Mike Catalano says it doesn’t look too serious for Maxwell.. 🤞

[K-9]

2 hours ago, Roundybout said:

 

 

You know it’s an uneventful offseason when the board is discussing native flora instead of which QB threw a ball into the hospitality tent that morning 

[HappyDays]

9 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Fwiw, Mike Catalano says it doesn’t look too serious for Maxwell.. 🤞

 

Where did you see/hear this?

[3rdand12]

8 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

Larry gets a rest day !

 He gets six weeks of rest once the season starts.

 I already dont like him

[Awwufelloff]

The chiefs never get injuries we always do, what gives?

[3rdand12]

7 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

Vet rest??? Damn .. isn't he going to get enough rest the first half of the season?🤔

beat me by 7 hours !

[Dablitzkrieg]

A couple thoughts...

 

IIRC, the injuries last year were as long if not longer during the start of TC.  The staff is historically VERY cautious.  This team is deeper than last years' but I still expect Rasul Douglas will be considered if Maxwell is indeed out for a long period of time, it make sense for depth, even though I think he's toast.  I am however concerned that Tre will be able to sustain his level of performance for 17-19 games.  He hasn't done that it in a while.

Edited Tuesday at 10:52 PM by Dablitzkrieg

[zevo]

28 minutes ago, Awwufelloff said:

The chiefs never get injuries we always do, what gives?

Huh? Rice last year