Training Camp Recap: Saturday, 7/26 AM Practice
Saturday, July 26, 2008 - Morning practice, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Scout.com (Warpaint Illistrated) seem to have some very good coverage of the Chiefs training camp this year, so here are some excerpts from their most recent post.
It’s nice to know that Tony G. and D. Edwards have still got it and are giving it there all this early in training camp. Not all veterans would do this.
PLAYS OF THE DAY
Brodie Croyle took a five-step drop, surveyed the secondary for a brief moment and then unleashed a 25-yard rocket down the left side of the field. It sizzled into the hands of tight end Tony Gonzalez, who did have to leap to make the catch after beating corner Brandon Flowers. Maybe the most impressive part of Croyle’s throw was the fact that Tamba Hali was breathing down his neck from behind. The play drew the loudest cheer of the afternoon.
Donnie Edwards may be 35, but he can still cover the best of them, as he did on one play with Tony Gonzalez, running stride for stride with the All-Pro tight end. Brodie Croyle’s ill-advised pass would have been easily intercepted had Gonzalez not broken up the play like a defensive back.
Looks like some low round pick and/or undrafted players are getting some time with the first team already.
- When the Chiefs began 9-on-9 drills today, rookie Brian Johnston replaced Tamba Hali at right defensive end with the starters. On the other side of the line of scrimmage, Mike Cox joined the first-team at fullback.
Our first team offense appears to be getting after it but the second team offense didn’t do so hot. To me this says more about the depth we have on the defensive side of the ball.
- The first official 9-on-9 session conducted on grass saw Kansas City’s starting offense ram the ball right down the defense’s throat. The Chiefs got a good push from their offensive line and Larry Johnson, Kolby Smith and Jamaal Charles all broke runs into the secondary. The defense did manage to hold the fort toward the end, however, with linebacker Napoleon Harris sticking Johnson in the backfield (despite a good second-level block from Rudy Niswanger) and safety Jarrad Page coming up to make a stop at the line.
The second-team offense did not fare as well. For the most part, the second defensive unit completely shut them down throughout the practice, with left defensive end Turk McBride getting good penetration time and again.
Also, as of right now it looks like Damion McIntosh is getting man-handled by Alfonso “Fonzie” Boone.
- I’m not sure if Damion McIntosh is going to make it through camp the way Alfonso Boone keeps bull-rushing him into the backfield. Boone is simply too strong for McIntosh. This is a matchup to keep an eye on, because both players are key starters this year.
That’s all for now Chiefs fans, but keep an eye out b/c more is sure to come.
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