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Porter first player down the hill on just a real nice weather day here in Latrobe.
Cole 2nd guy I saw came down alone today.
Holcomb working some early sled drills. McCollum down early. Getting some extra stretching in.
Lots of drill work and special team work today.
DL working on punching out the ball and recovery it. Yeah punching at it. High school type drill BUT turnovers are important and most of the D Line did okay with it.
Danny Smith had the punt returners in this order... 89, 19, 16, 18, 14 n 84. All held their own today and without any wind all balls were caught. Byrd is real quick, not Austin quick, but close and he better be cause he is small. J Bradley looked okay out there and seeing a 84 on the field on the O brought back some AB thoughts. What could have been!!!!!
7 shots-
8 qb pass comp to 22 in right flat for short gain .
8 qb comp to 14 on a drag with PP covering officials ruled 14 out of end zone but a nice grab.
8 qb Pickens open pass sails high inc.
8 qb Warren stuffed by Alexander on 2 hole run. 26 reads and reacts really quickly, No hesitation then all gas no brakes.
10 qb TD toss to Mount Washington on an out. High point catch made it look easy.
10 qb Gunner in slot runs a hook timing route perfect for a TD.
10 qb inc in flat , not sure what happened to MT here some quick pressure n it looked like he got 'happy feet" n flicked it off balance.
Team breaks into 4 groups. Special teams coverage for 2 groups. Some passing drills. Last group 1 on 1 TE vs backers.
In 1 on 1 :
80 mauls 48
87 handles 45
45 bounces back n beats 87 with real nice rip under move.
90 vs 88 call that a draw
51 Herbig blows up 83.
they go again and same result Herbig to much for 83.
56 easily blows by 80 with push pull move. coaches talk to Washington
they go again... 80 puts 56 on skates and drives him out of frame. Nice recovery by the rookie.
83 beaten by 45 who just tossed Heyward to the dirt.
87 vs 48 will call it a draw
88 rides 51 wide staying on the block like a vet should.
90 vs 80 No contest 90 swim move blows past Washington. Welcome to the NFL rookie.
11 on 11:
Pistol formation about time:
8 qb Jet motion in the pistol n Harris on a 5 hole run stuffed by 56. No gain.
8 now under center 22 in single back set 7 hole toss ad even with a good block by Pickens only a few yards.
8 qb 2 hole run stuffed, inside we are not getting much of a bow.
8 qb protection is good and 18 makes a diving catch on the sidelines on a pass a bit low n outside. That extra work he did after practice yesterday helped.
10 qb Jones at LT. Warren 5 hole run but for just 3 yds.
10 qb For you Jones fans he pancakes Golden on a 7 hole run to his side but D closed down on Warren for no gain.
10 qb Jones n Washington pull left to right on 6 hole counter but play took to long to develop n no gain. Reminded me of Redskins old counter power with the hogs n Riggens running it. It needs work on our end but both rookies have good feet and obviously play with good leverage n a bit of nasty.
Muse in on that stop he read it quick before it could get turned up field, another LB who is a bit small but with quickness.
8 from the pistol with motion under and Picket hits Fitzpatrick on a perfect 20 yd in cut.
Spencer Anderson in on some of that sequence and he held his own out there.
11 on 11-
8qb 18 on a quick out ball there and nice hand catch. Accurate passes n nice hand catches will move those chains. 33 Dawson decent coverage but not enough on this play.
8 qb Watt destroys the play ( note 90 is really good) knocking Chuks backwards 8 has to toss it away.
8 hits Robinson on short gainer with PP all over him in coverage. Good play all around.
8 passes to 18 on deep out but ball tipped away by Wallace who was sticky tight. Vet makes a good play.
8 complete to 19 on a 9 and to the house TD against Porter ... speed speed speed.
10 qb Jones at LT working with the 2's. 80 Washington in too .. Jones rides olb wide inc pass on an out as Pierre has good coverage.
10 qb pass complete to White on a slant good for 20 yds. Another nice hands catch. Robinson puts big smack on White n crowd gets loud.
10 qb pressure if live he goes down, rolls out takes off. Win by DL.
2 qb Fitzpatrick on a dig for 10 MR put it right on the $$$$.
2 qb 26 in jet motion , 13 runs a hook n complete for 10 but McFarland on a wheel wide open. MR not seeing the entire field.
2 qb Boykin runs a curl the pass a bit high but catchable n inc.
More 11 on 11-
8 qb comp to 18 on a flare route good for about 5 yds.
8qb 30 at rb in 11 personnel 7 hole run Moore with good block and a good gain.
8 qb hits 22 in the flat for 10 yd gain.
10 qb hits 83 on a slant with Herbig in qb's face with a nice speed rush. 51 quick off the snap. Sometimes first defender moving. Good get off.
10 qb 1 hole run not sure who but Alexander blows it up. He is quick to read it and stick it.
10 qb 19 in motion on a wheel makes the catch and to the house. Speed , we have speed as Mickey once said.
10 qb hits 88 on a sluggo in stride just a sweet pass n catch right on target. Nice gain and a play we've seen a few times now over last 2 days.
2 qb hits Boykin on a dig nice pitch n catch for about 10 yds.
2 qb hits Boykin on 5 yard out. Who new he has decent hands.
7 on 7 -
3rd and long called out by the coaches in this drill:
8 qb hits Robinson who gets belted by 33 but holds on. Passes by 8 today on the mark.
8 qb to 83 on a slant comp against 33 who was sticky tight in coverage but pass placed perfectly.
8 qb has time 3rd read is Harris in the flat for decent gain. That looked like KP8 we saw at the end of last season.
8 qb comp to 18 on deep out who had nice toe tap grab. Crowd got loud with approval. 18 showing off good hands.
8 hits 19 on a slant that was his 2nd read TD to the house. Pass on the $$$ n yac follows.
DL n LB vs OL 1 on 1-
69 rides out 94
77 beats 54 rides him wide. Once he locks on he stays on .
74 the rookie rides 40 wide .. good slide step by Anderson.
74 a repeat again rides 40 wide.
91 n 68 a draw. Marshall is quick but Dunkle is a large body.
92 vs 62 a draw
92 vs 62 again and 92 with a nice push pull wins inside.
60 holds out 48
Leal vs Herbig a draw but Herbig may have stepped on Leal who was hurt. Took his cleat off but after a minute or 2 jogged back to main field.
11 on 11-
8 qb Dj complete on a drag another nice grab but got hit in a real bad spot. He was down for a minute but got to the sidelines.
8 qb hits 14 on a 9 but he pushed off n drew a obvious flag.
8 qb Warren on inside run for short gainer.
10 qb match up had 51 vs 71 on live play ... rookie gets the edge n makes the play for no gain.
10 qb hits Boykin on an out. Short gain but who knew Boykin can catch like this.
10 qb inc to White on a 9 Porter in good not great coverage but Norwood in cover 2 late getting to the sideline.
Not sure who was in at qb but 25 takes a 7 hole run to the house showing good speed. Makes up for a few of those fumbles.
2 qb Rudolph off the mark inc to Boykin, Marshall with some pressure.
2 qb deep 9 to 85 inc overthrown
2 qb 4 hole run by Hagans and another long gainer. Herbig with a nice seal block inside to spring it.
Post practice:
80 , 82 , 87, all with reps on jugs machine nice to see.
Fitzpatrick running extra routes with MR doing the passing. Good to see the extra reps by both these guys.
Boykin working on getting into n out of cuts quicker. Running a bunch of extra routes making the cuts as sharp as possible.
Seumalo working with Green on stoning one rusher then sliding off to help with another. Nice to see the vet sharing his knowledge.
Some new guys today. Thompson S signed, Dunn a cb signed , Graham waived injured n Trice sadly to IR.
Overall productive day where KP was on and we saw no serious injuries.
I'll try it again tomorrow.
Cole 2nd guy I saw came down alone today.
Holcomb working some early sled drills. McCollum down early. Getting some extra stretching in.
Lots of drill work and special team work today.
DL working on punching out the ball and recovery it. Yeah punching at it. High school type drill BUT turnovers are important and most of the D Line did okay with it.
Danny Smith had the punt returners in this order... 89, 19, 16, 18, 14 n 84. All held their own today and without any wind all balls were caught. Byrd is real quick, not Austin quick, but close and he better be cause he is small. J Bradley looked okay out there and seeing a 84 on the field on the O brought back some AB thoughts. What could have been!!!!!
7 shots-
8 qb pass comp to 22 in right flat for short gain .
8 qb comp to 14 on a drag with PP covering officials ruled 14 out of end zone but a nice grab.
8 qb Pickens open pass sails high inc.
8 qb Warren stuffed by Alexander on 2 hole run. 26 reads and reacts really quickly, No hesitation then all gas no brakes.
10 qb TD toss to Mount Washington on an out. High point catch made it look easy.
10 qb Gunner in slot runs a hook timing route perfect for a TD.
10 qb inc in flat , not sure what happened to MT here some quick pressure n it looked like he got 'happy feet" n flicked it off balance.
Team breaks into 4 groups. Special teams coverage for 2 groups. Some passing drills. Last group 1 on 1 TE vs backers.
In 1 on 1 :
80 mauls 48
87 handles 45
45 bounces back n beats 87 with real nice rip under move.
90 vs 88 call that a draw
51 Herbig blows up 83.
they go again and same result Herbig to much for 83.
56 easily blows by 80 with push pull move. coaches talk to Washington
they go again... 80 puts 56 on skates and drives him out of frame. Nice recovery by the rookie.
83 beaten by 45 who just tossed Heyward to the dirt.
87 vs 48 will call it a draw
88 rides 51 wide staying on the block like a vet should.
90 vs 80 No contest 90 swim move blows past Washington. Welcome to the NFL rookie.
11 on 11:
Pistol formation about time:
8 qb Jet motion in the pistol n Harris on a 5 hole run stuffed by 56. No gain.
8 now under center 22 in single back set 7 hole toss ad even with a good block by Pickens only a few yards.
8 qb 2 hole run stuffed, inside we are not getting much of a bow.
8 qb protection is good and 18 makes a diving catch on the sidelines on a pass a bit low n outside. That extra work he did after practice yesterday helped.
10 qb Jones at LT. Warren 5 hole run but for just 3 yds.
10 qb For you Jones fans he pancakes Golden on a 7 hole run to his side but D closed down on Warren for no gain.
10 qb Jones n Washington pull left to right on 6 hole counter but play took to long to develop n no gain. Reminded me of Redskins old counter power with the hogs n Riggens running it. It needs work on our end but both rookies have good feet and obviously play with good leverage n a bit of nasty.
Muse in on that stop he read it quick before it could get turned up field, another LB who is a bit small but with quickness.
8 from the pistol with motion under and Picket hits Fitzpatrick on a perfect 20 yd in cut.
Spencer Anderson in on some of that sequence and he held his own out there.
11 on 11-
8qb 18 on a quick out ball there and nice hand catch. Accurate passes n nice hand catches will move those chains. 33 Dawson decent coverage but not enough on this play.
8 qb Watt destroys the play ( note 90 is really good) knocking Chuks backwards 8 has to toss it away.
8 hits Robinson on short gainer with PP all over him in coverage. Good play all around.
8 passes to 18 on deep out but ball tipped away by Wallace who was sticky tight. Vet makes a good play.
8 complete to 19 on a 9 and to the house TD against Porter ... speed speed speed.
10 qb Jones at LT working with the 2's. 80 Washington in too .. Jones rides olb wide inc pass on an out as Pierre has good coverage.
10 qb pass complete to White on a slant good for 20 yds. Another nice hands catch. Robinson puts big smack on White n crowd gets loud.
10 qb pressure if live he goes down, rolls out takes off. Win by DL.
2 qb Fitzpatrick on a dig for 10 MR put it right on the $$$$.
2 qb 26 in jet motion , 13 runs a hook n complete for 10 but McFarland on a wheel wide open. MR not seeing the entire field.
2 qb Boykin runs a curl the pass a bit high but catchable n inc.
More 11 on 11-
8 qb comp to 18 on a flare route good for about 5 yds.
8qb 30 at rb in 11 personnel 7 hole run Moore with good block and a good gain.
8 qb hits 22 in the flat for 10 yd gain.
10 qb hits 83 on a slant with Herbig in qb's face with a nice speed rush. 51 quick off the snap. Sometimes first defender moving. Good get off.
10 qb 1 hole run not sure who but Alexander blows it up. He is quick to read it and stick it.
10 qb 19 in motion on a wheel makes the catch and to the house. Speed , we have speed as Mickey once said.
10 qb hits 88 on a sluggo in stride just a sweet pass n catch right on target. Nice gain and a play we've seen a few times now over last 2 days.
2 qb hits Boykin on a dig nice pitch n catch for about 10 yds.
2 qb hits Boykin on 5 yard out. Who new he has decent hands.
7 on 7 -
3rd and long called out by the coaches in this drill:
8 qb hits Robinson who gets belted by 33 but holds on. Passes by 8 today on the mark.
8 qb to 83 on a slant comp against 33 who was sticky tight in coverage but pass placed perfectly.
8 qb has time 3rd read is Harris in the flat for decent gain. That looked like KP8 we saw at the end of last season.
8 qb comp to 18 on deep out who had nice toe tap grab. Crowd got loud with approval. 18 showing off good hands.
8 hits 19 on a slant that was his 2nd read TD to the house. Pass on the $$$ n yac follows.
DL n LB vs OL 1 on 1-
69 rides out 94
77 beats 54 rides him wide. Once he locks on he stays on .
74 the rookie rides 40 wide .. good slide step by Anderson.
74 a repeat again rides 40 wide.
91 n 68 a draw. Marshall is quick but Dunkle is a large body.
92 vs 62 a draw
92 vs 62 again and 92 with a nice push pull wins inside.
60 holds out 48
Leal vs Herbig a draw but Herbig may have stepped on Leal who was hurt. Took his cleat off but after a minute or 2 jogged back to main field.
11 on 11-
8 qb Dj complete on a drag another nice grab but got hit in a real bad spot. He was down for a minute but got to the sidelines.
8 qb hits 14 on a 9 but he pushed off n drew a obvious flag.
8 qb Warren on inside run for short gainer.
10 qb match up had 51 vs 71 on live play ... rookie gets the edge n makes the play for no gain.
10 qb hits Boykin on an out. Short gain but who knew Boykin can catch like this.
10 qb inc to White on a 9 Porter in good not great coverage but Norwood in cover 2 late getting to the sideline.
Not sure who was in at qb but 25 takes a 7 hole run to the house showing good speed. Makes up for a few of those fumbles.
2 qb Rudolph off the mark inc to Boykin, Marshall with some pressure.
2 qb deep 9 to 85 inc overthrown
2 qb 4 hole run by Hagans and another long gainer. Herbig with a nice seal block inside to spring it.
Post practice:
80 , 82 , 87, all with reps on jugs machine nice to see.
Fitzpatrick running extra routes with MR doing the passing. Good to see the extra reps by both these guys.
Boykin working on getting into n out of cuts quicker. Running a bunch of extra routes making the cuts as sharp as possible.
Seumalo working with Green on stoning one rusher then sliding off to help with another. Nice to see the vet sharing his knowledge.
Some new guys today. Thompson S signed, Dunn a cb signed , Graham waived injured n Trice sadly to IR.
Overall productive day where KP was on and we saw no serious injuries.
I'll try it again tomorrow.
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