The training camp thread

Chucky the tree

I thought instead of me having to search through 32 team blog and news sites to find out info on everyones training camp I'd start a hread where everyone can post up the lastest news of their own teams.


Oakland Raiders
- 1st round pick DHB is slowly improving on his drops to catches ration. A big question mark over him coming into the draft and he hasn't done much to improve peoples opinion of him that he couldn't catch syphilis in a brothel.

- Javon Walker is finally looking like a WR supposedly, I believe that when I see it on the pitch. Chaz schilens in undoubtly our number 1 WR going on camp reports, have high hopes for this kid.

- Charlie Fyre is looking like our best QB supoosedly.

- Khalif barnes done his ankle and is out for 6-8weeks, Mario henderson will our starting LT for next season.

- We just traded Derrick burgess to the Pats for a 2011 3rd and 5th pick.

TheHeadhunter

Chucky the tree wrote: »

- Charlie Fyre is looking like our best QB supoosedly.

I was reading that he was looking our best back up when Garcia wasn't working out, not that he was our best QB.

Sea Devils

San Francisco 49ers

- Michael Crabtree's agent said he was prepared to reenter the draft next year but I doubt this will come true at all. I'm not too bothered about having Crabtree is camp since we have a deep WR core but it's his primma donna attitude that bothering.

- Vernon Davis has been a beast. He's caught everything thrown his way apparently.

- Sing promised that the first 15 days will be contact-heavy with full tackling practise. Has caused minor injuries here and there but nothing serious.

- Biggest surprise of camp has been OLB Ahmad Brooks.

-Everything points to Hill beating smith in the QB battle although Smith throws a deeper ball. Infact, according to Barrows, Hill was 11-12 and Smith was 5-9.

Leslie91

San Diego Chargers

All our draft picks are signed save Demetrius Byrd who was involved in a car accident before the draft. He will not be ready to play until 2010 at the earliest.

LT says he is 100% in TC for the first time in 3 years and he looks it. Sproles is Sproles, electrifying.

Both the Offense and Defense are looking real strong.

Kevin Burnett, the LB we acquired from Dallas is coming on great. It is a battle between him and Tim Dobbins for the right to play alongside Stephen Cooper. Having Burnett made Matt Whiffhelm expendable with his big salary and he has now found a new home in Philly, poor Eagles.

At RG (after the release of Mike Goff) it is a battle between Kynan Forney (ex Falcon) and rookie Louis Vasquez who is a monster.

Shawne Merriman is back looking healthy. We will see he, Shaun Phillips and our 1st round pick Larry English on the field at the same time in obvious passing situations.

Jamal Williams is the healthiest he has been in yrs too, and is getting more work than usually is the case in TC.

Almost 13K attended a practice we held at the Q wed night. Fans cannot see TC at Charger Park due to construction work ongoing there.

Leslie91

Do we have any Raven fans?. Would love to know how Oher is doing and am too lazy to try too hard finding out!.

I really thought my Bolts were gonna draft him this yr but they didn't and he ended up falling further than I thought he would.

Also, I hear Loadholt is doing well up in Minnesota, any Vikes fans out there who can give us the lowdown?.

Hazys

I went to Pats training camp in Gillette Stadium last night. It was a special night for season ticket holders or residents of Foxboro (i am neither but got tickets off a guy at work). There was like 20,000 people at it. Funny cos the New England Reveloution Soccer team wouldnt get 20,000 for their playoff games.

Leslie91

Hazys wrote: »

I went to Pats training camp in Gillette Stadium last night. It was a special night for season ticket holders or residents of Foxboro (i am neither but got tickets off a guy at work). There was like 20,000 people at it. Funny cos the New England Reveloution Soccer team wouldnt get 20,000 for their playoff games.

How's Tom?. Mobility look ok?.

Hazys

Leslie91 wrote: »

How's Tom?. Mobility look ok?.

We got in late because of traffic so i only got to see him play in one 2min drill assignment and his second pass was picked off my Merriweather so that was the end of that. Mostly got to see Andrew Walter run the second string offense and Kevin O'Connell and Hoyer sharing reps on the 3rd string offense.

On those two plays he moved well in the pocket but again its very limited analysis.

At the end all players in positional groupings, had to run/jog from one end of the field to another and he didnt have a noticable limp and for most of the runs he was leading the pack. It was funny to see Randy Moss at the back going really slowy barely jogging...he's looked ridiculously lazy!!!

WR Nunn made a spectacular catch in one of the drills, apparently he's been the biggest suprise out of the free agent rookies tru training camp.


At the end O'Connell and Hoyer stayed out at the end, taking turns, doing 3/5 step drops and throwing the ball to a stationary ball boy along the sideline. Hoyer was way more accurate than O'Connell, which is worrying for O'Connell. Also the ball boy was useless he nearly dropped every pass!!! (but he is probably still got better hands than Reche Caldwell)

Leslie91

Hazys wrote: »

We got in late because of traffic so i only got to see him play in one 2min drill assignment and his second pass was picked off my Merriweather so that was the end of that. Mostly got to see Andrew Walter run the second string offense and Kevin O'Connell and Hoyer sharing reps on the 3rd string offense.

On those two plays he moved well in the pocket but again its very limited analysis.

At the end all players in positional groupings, had to run/jog from one end of the field to another and he didnt have a noticable limp and for most of the runs he was leading the pack. It was funny to see Randy Moss at the back going really slowy barely jogging...he's looked ridiculously lazy!!!

WR Nunn made a spectacular catch in one of the drills, apparently he's been the biggest suprise out of the free agent rookies tru training camp.


At the end O'Connell and Hoyer stayed out at the end, taking turns, doing 3/5 step drops and throwing the ball to a stationary ball boy along the sideline. Hoyer was way more accurate than O'Connell, which is worrying for O'Connell. Also the ball boy was useless he nearly dropped every pass!!! (but he is probably still got better hands than Reche Caldwell)

Ha ha........ good ol 'Ricochet', that's what we called him in SD. I didn't realise he has been on the scrapheap since mid 08. He had some talent but it never materialised into anything for him.

Tx for the blurb on the Pats action at Foxboro. It is a nitemare to get to by car isn't it!?.

kev_s88

Jags looking good so far in terms of rookies...

still waiting for 1st round pick Eugene Monroe...

2nd rounder Eben Britton has been doing well...standing up strong against the established defense and LBs...looking like he'll be lining up at guard as opposed to tackle, especially since we have Eugene Monroe, Tony Pashos and Tra Thomas all competing for the 2 tackle positions

CB Derek Cox looking like he could be in line for a CB berth...been showing great potential so far...depends on the situation with safeties Gerald Alexander and Sean Considine, cause we might be pushing Brian Williams back to safety from CB

all the WR's have been showing good form. Mike Thomas, Jarret Dillard, and Tiquan Underwood looking pretty good...hope all 3 can combine together to back up Torry Holt and Mike Walker

DT Terrence Knighton looks like a complete run-stuffer!!! hope he manages to push Derek Landri for the backup to Big John Henderson... heres hoping anyways

RB Rashad Jennings looks like he'll be a capable no.2 for us...not showing anything exceptional but being very steady and thats all we need behind someone like MJD!

apart from that theres no real news from Jaguars training camp... all going steady and everyone progressing as expected and hoped. just really hope the O-Line can hold up past the first game of the season this time

Hazys

Leslie91 wrote: »

Ha ha........ good ol 'Ricochet', that's what we called him in SD. I didn't realise he has been on the scrapheap since mid 08. He had some talent but it never materialised into anything for him.

Tx for the blurb on the Pats action at Foxboro. It is a nitemare to get to by car isn't it!?.

It started at 7pm so we had drive across the city in rush hr. It took 1hr 45mins to get there and only 35 mins to get back:mad:

tallaghtoutlaws

Hazys wrote: »

It started at 7pm so we had drive across the city in rush hr. It took 1hr 45mins to get there and only 35 mins to get back:mad:

Man the drive during rush hour is mental had to do it once a long time ago rushing to get to a Monday Night game. Jebus that was an experience. I might have to do it again for the Home opener also really looking forward to the traffic. MASS roads always remind me of the M50 :D During rush hour that is.

Hazys

tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »

Man the drive during rush hour is mental had to do it once a long time ago rushing to get to a Monday Night game. Jebus that was an experience. I might have to do it again for the Home opener also really looking forward to the traffic. MASS roads always remind me of the M50 :D During rush hour that is.

I might just have to leave work earlier in future so

Hynzie

Sea Devils wrote: »

San Francisco 49ers

- Michael Crabtree's agent said he was prepared to reenter the draft next year but I doubt this will come true at all. I'm not too bothered about having Crabtree is camp since we have a deep WR core but it's his primma donna attitude that bothering.

- Vernon Davis has been a beast. He's caught everything thrown his way apparently.

- Sing promised that the first 15 days will be contact-heavy with full tackling practise. Has caused minor injuries here and there but nothing serious.

- Biggest surprise of camp has been OLB Ahmad Brooks.

-Everything points to Hill beating smith in the QB battle although Smith throws a deeper ball. Infact, according to Barrows, Hill was 11-12 and Smith was 5-9.

Check this out from the Dallas observer:

''Remember when we said Michael Crabtree shouldn't be listening to his cousin? He might not be the best guy to get advice from. When the local alt-weekly has done a 5000-word investigative piece on you, you're probably not squeaky clean.

Crabtree's cousin/advisor/miscellaneous hanger-on, David Wells, has been advising the 49ers draftee to hold out, all season if need be. Here's an article Crabtree needs to read.

The first thing you need to know about Wells is that he made his name as a bail bondsman. But if a man whose company's motto is "U Ring, We Spring," isn't enough to turn you off, back in 2002 the Dallas Observer did a story that makes you wonder why he isn't in jail, let alone advising a top young athlete.

A partial list of curious episodes before and during Wells's time as head of David's Bail Bonds:

•Arrested for stealing boxing gloves from the Dallas Police Athletic League.

•Banned for life by USA Boxing over allegations of misuse of funds.

•Served as the omnipresent bodyguard shoving reporters out of the way for Michael Irvin after his arrest for possession.

•Indicted for serving as a private investigator with a license that had lapsed four years earlier, but exonerated after a dubious receipt appeared showing he had renewed it.

•Let off the hook for $50,000 when one of his clients skipped town, after a dubious document appeared showing he had warned the county.

•Started a security company with a court bailiff, which is illegal due to conflict-of-interest rules.

So, Michael Crabtree, when this man tells you $23 million guaranteed isn't enough money for you, you really ought to get a second opinion.''


Hmm....some dodge stuff there.

Sea Devils

Sea Devils wrote: »

San Francisco 49ers

Sing promised that the first 15 days will be contact-heavy with full tackling practise. Has caused minor injuries here and there but nothing serious.
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And of course as soon as I posted WR Brandon Jones suffered a Shoulder injury and will be out for 8-10 weeks.:( Domminique Zeigler and Arnzaz Battle are pretty much guranteed to make the roster now.

Hynzie wrote: »

Check this out from the Dallas observer:
Hmm....some dodge stuff there.

He served as Michael Irvins bodyguard once belieive it or not

Plus what I don't get is if his agent is negeotiating the deal then why the need for his advisor to speak out?. Unless of course the agent advised the advisor to say something but it doesn't seem to add up.

Either way it's not helping Crabtree's image at all. He needs to put that ego away because Singletary is not going to put up with it. He needs to listen to a real advisor, not his idiot cousin. He's missing camp, where he needs to be at simply because this offense is way different than the spread offense he was in.

Mr. Guappa

Sea Devils wrote: »

Plus what I don't get is if his agent is negeotiating the deal then why the need for his advisor to speak out?. Unless of course the agent advised the advisor to say something but it doesn't seem to add up.

Either way it's not helping Crabtree's image at all. He needs to put that ego away because Singletary is not going to put up with it. He needs to listen to a real advisor, not his idiot cousin. He's missing camp, where he needs to be at simply because this offense is way different than the spread offense he was in.

I remember in the lead up to the draft Total Access followed Crabtree around for a while, he had his foot injury and wherever he went this mate of his went with him, not sure if it was this cousin guy but this fella still struck me as a pure hanger on but it seemed like he had crabtrees ear

Sea Devils

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

I remember in the lead up to the draft Total Access followed Crabtree around for a while, he had his foot injury and wherever he went this mate of his went with him, not sure if it was this cousin guy but this fella still struck me as a pure hanger on but it seemed like he had crabtrees ear

If that was his cousin it's a shame Crabtree doesn't simply tell him to shut up then. In this scenario all you need is one person talking to the media so all quotes should come through his agent.

Sea Devils

Latest from Niners Camp

No sign of much progress between Smith and Hill for the starting job. Singletary has said he will name the starter by the 3rd preseason game but in the first 11 on 11 session Smith and Hill completed all their attempts Smith 11-11, Hill 7-7

The Niner beatwriters and fellow fans who have been there are suggesting that this TC has been much more organised and that everybody looks prepared and have known their assignmentswith the exception of a few rookies.

The FB depth chart is going to be very interesting to look at. Maiocco made it seem that the Niners want to keep 2 FBs on the roster and that Keasey and Norris may be those two guys. Personally I'd like to see Robinson given the backup FB job and open up a spot for Sheets

Still no sign on any progress with Michael Crabtree

Leslie91

Sea Devils wrote: »

Latest from Niners Camp

No sign of much progress between Smith and Hill for the starting job. Singletary has said he will name the starter by the 3rd preseason game but in the first 11 on 11 session Smith and Hill completed all their attempts Smith 11-11, Hill 7-7

The Niner beatwriters and fellow fans who have been there are suggesting that this TC has been much more organised and that everybody looks prepared and have known their assignmentswith the exception of a few rookies.

The FB depth chart is going to be very interesting to look at. Maiocco made it seem that the Niners want to keep 2 FBs on the roster and that Keasey and Norris may be those two guys. Personally I'd like to see Robinson given the backup FB job and open up a spot for Sheets

Still no sign on any progress with Michael Crabtree

I'm interested to know how Marques Harris is doing?. Will he make the team/start?.

Sea Devils

Leslie91 wrote: »

I'm interested to know how Marques Harris is doing?. Will he make the team/start?.

He's a pass rush specialist who will get a long look given the fact that Manusky was comfortable bringing him up here. To be honest I haven't been following him too closely but he's competing against Jay Moore a guy who's been injured for the last two preseasons and Ahmad Brooks who as I said previously is having a stellar camp so he has a shot.

So yeah I say he makes the team especially since we don't have a lot of depth at OLB other then Lawson and Haralson,