Training Camp 8/7

[Iron City Inc.]

Early arrivals 18 14 82
Not practicing today 7 11 25 41 48

3 taking first team reps 78 1st team LT

Punt returns 17 18 82 84 Perfect weather today all returners showing good hands.

During team stretch Green seen on far field running 1/2 speed. No real cutting but he is moving better then he did a week back.

TE's looking better today on heavy sled drill 81 46 85 87 and 49 Note; Cooper a little tight in his cuts.

DHB had 2 drops today in his wr drills. had not seen him miss any passes all week.

7 shots:
3 at qb trips right 26 in slot Thomas reads the route and almost picks it. ball tipped away.
84 on an out 31 in coverage but not good enough TD.
84 on a drag late TD Good vision by Jones working through progressions
Bell on an out TD over Fort
Pass inc to Coates on an out 28 on a blitz picked up by 65
13 at qb pass to 34 in flat TD 46 in coverage
looking looking all covered runs for td
1 on 1:
78 flattens 90
53 takes down 93
77 over 96
53 hold out 93
84d stopped by 68o
69d stopped by 67
65o keeps out 61d
68 keeps out 64d
67o stops 69d
74o stops 79d
65 keeps out 61d
65 keeps out 64 d pancake block
61o vs 65d a draw
69o keeps out 61d
71 o keeps out 62d 2x

1 on 1:
pass coverage 81 over 95 on an out
45 over 54 on a drag
26 on an out tipped away by 50
46 catches a drag on 55
24o on a arrow route complete against Fort
85 on a post beats 56 deep
30 runs an arrow inc with 51 in coverage
87 on a drag under 57
11 on 11:
3 at qb qb looking looking good coverage play blown dead
A gap run play stuffed by 98 33 was the back
24 on 8 hole run short gain 95 drawn off sides
7 hole run stuffed by 95 Nix the back. 1 yd loss
24 gut run stuffed by 92 n 93
5 at qb check down complete to Nix 46 in coverage
8 hole run 50 n 56 with the stop no gain
6 hole run 79 n 90 hold point stay square no gain
A gap run shut down by 61 n 98
7 hole run 69 holds it to short gain

13 at qb inc pass out to 15 61 with good pressure
45 on a draw no gain 83 n 49 on the stop
24 tries 6 hole run stuffed reverses field bounces it to 7 hole for big gain Fort chased it down from behind.
30 a gap play tackle by 90 n 46

Punting practice:
4 hits punts of 45 37 52 52 n 49 with timed hang time ave of 4.95
2 hits punts of 35 33 50 n 39 with tmed hang time of 4.85

11 on 11;
3 at qb check down to 26 for short gainer
comp to 84 on a drag 50 on blitz picked up by 66
pass inc to 84 overthrown picked by 22 on the sideline
5 at qb comp to 18 on a drag
18 on deep out good for 15yds
14 on quick out over 24
16 on a check down 65 held out 56 coming off the edge
3 at qb complete to 34 who beat 46 in coverage
inc to 17 in flat poor footwork caused inc pass
qb had to run 91 with pressure
13 at qb Philon tipped pass away 46 heavy pressure on blitz
pass complete to 82 on an out nice hands catch

another 11 on 11:
3 at qb 97 blows up 72 rb tackled for loss.
Garner blows up Richardson on 8 hole run.
play action pass checked down to rb in flat smelled out by 92
A gap run stuffed by 82 n 54
30 on 7 hole run excellent block by Nix
24 on 7 hole run shut down by 51
8 hole run tackled by 79 n 37

Pouncey took big hit on his leg fell awkwardly left practice but returned after 10 minutes. We dodged a bullet there.

Kicking FG practice:
Boswell hit 8 of 10 from 40 -45 yds as team simulated clock moving down to zero. Team looked poised during this drill.

7 on 7:
5 at qb 18 drops an easy pass.
37 bats pass away from 87
13 at qb 87 complete on a hook
complete to 82 on a drag
complete to 82 on an out
complete to 16 on a slant great burst
inc to 24 on a hook 42 tipped it away

last 11 on 11;
3 to 17 on an out
to 17 on a hook
to 81 on a drag 56 all over 81 in coverage
to 81 on skinny post for long gainer 23 in coverage
inc to 84 in a flag route overthrown
to 84 on an out TD tackled by 22

13 qb low snap dropped check down to 33 inc poorly thrown ugly looking execution
deep in to 16 for big gainer 38 in coverage
blitz by 98 comes clean 13 breaks pocket runs for 15 yds,
qb scrambles left hits 18 on go 40 yds downfield for TD pass on the run right between the 1 n 8. wow play
qb flushed out of pocket again rolls left again hits 82 on a seam for long TD 44 in coverage
three outstanding plays in a row!!!!!

Goal line 7 shots:
3 qb 45 on a toss gets td 91 with tackle
4 hole run 94 stuffed play 56 n 54 also on stop
play action pass to 85 hit by 21 inc
Mathews n Dangerfield blow up 7 hole run
33 behind 66 power counter TD
hand off to 34 on 8 hole run TD
counter power again 30 gets TD behind 66 block.

No real post practice work family night so a lot of kids on the field.
I'll write a week summary Monday. Vaca for me is over hope you enjoyed the updates.

[bostonsteeler]

Vaca for me is over hope you enjoyed the updates.

Yes, and a huge thank you!

[RuthlessBurgher]

Thanks again for spending your precious vacation time at St. Vincent's and keeping us all abreast of the highlights from an insider's perspective. My vacation is at the end of this month...taking the kids to Disney World. I'll be sure to follow your lead and give detailed scouting reports from each park. We all know what to expect from Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy, but what about role players like Chip and Dale? Are Anna and Elsa from Frozen ready to move up from the practice squad into the regular Princess lineup? ;)

[RuthlessBurgher]

Practice Report: Fourth-and-1
Posted 16 hours ago

By Mike Prisuta

RBs eventually crack the D in live goal line drill.

LATROBE, Pa. - A breakdown of Practice No. 9 at Saint Vincent College:

GOAL LINE: The first live goal line drill of 2016 brought to a close and highlighted a competitive afternoon that also included a short-yardage period (fourth-and-1).
How competitive was it?

On the third rep, LB Arthur Moats brought QB Landry Jones to the ground just after Jones had let go of a play-action pass.

And by the seventh rep, defensive coordinator Keith Butler had positioned himself on the goal line in response to the defense’s complaints that the offense was getting favorable calls.

The offense won the drill, 4-3, thanks to a TD run by RB Cameron Stingily that even Butler didn’t dispute.

RB Fitz Toussaint opened the drill by scoring on a sweep right.

RB Daryl Richardson was denied the goal line by NT Daniel McCullers and LB Anthony Chickillo.

TE Xavier Grimble couldn’t pull in a pass from Jones.

And Stingily was dropped for a loss by S Jordan Dangerfield, which gave the defense a 3-1 lead.

From there, Toussaint scored again and Richardson barely nudged the ball over despite taking a big hit from LB Jordan Zumwalt, which put Stingily in position to break the 3-3 tie in favor of the offense.

The offense ran with personnel groups that didn’t include wide receivers in its attempts to move the ball the required 1-and-a-half yards.

The defense initially went with linemen Cam Heyward, McCullers, Stephon Tuitt and Javon Hargrave, linebackers Ryan Shazier, L.J. Fort, Moats, Chickillo, Lawrence Timmons and Vince

Williams, and cornerback Ross Cockrell.

FOURTH-AND-1: Stingily got the ball in a 3-3 stalemate but was brought down short of the line to gail by CB Al-Hajj Shabazz.

The drill opened with Toussaint being dropped for a loss and with Richardson being denied by a thunderous hit from Timmons.

Toussaint (barely) converted, as did Stingily despite a hard hit from Shabazz (“That’s a bad spot,” inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky complained).

RB Brandon Brown-Dukes had his helmet knocked off by LB Tyler Matakevich, with help from Chickillo, which set up the decisive seventh rep.

SEVEN SHOTS: This one was all offense, with the only stop occurring when RB Le’Veon Bell was tripped by S Shamarko Thomas, who broke hard on the play, and Jones’ pass fell incomplete.

Jones hit WR Antonio Brown on a beautiful fade to the back corner over Cockrell and got the ball to Brown again in the middle of the end zone after deciding against trying to find FB Roosevelt Nix in the flat.

Jones’ last rep was a roll right that connected with Bell, who managed to stay in bounds, make the catch and successfully navigate the pylon.

QB Dustin Vaughan hit WR Sammie Coates and RB DeAngelo Williams for conversions and scrambled the last one in himself after initially holding the ball and finding nothing to his liking. The offense won the drill, 6-1.

MEDICAL FILE: “No real news from an injury standpoint,” head coach Mike Tomlin said. “Those that are experiencing some general maintenance are working their way back. Nothing new of any significance to speak of.” QB Ben Roethlisberger, WR Markus Wheaton, CB Artie Burns, LB Travis Feeney, LB Bud Dupree and OG Cole Manhart didn’t practice. Timmons and S Mike Mitchell were among the limited participants.
AUDIBLES: “A.B., you’re too valuable for special teams.” _ fan in the stands to Brown when Brown joined a group of players waiting to catch punts.

“I need it all.” _ Brown to the fan in the stands.

http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Practice-Report-Fourth-and-1/64dcc064-a0f5-4851-9252-cb11f57c5e40