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Not a lot of media coverage today. Not much excitement, either. Player of the Day is Bobby Felder, while the Player of Yesterday, Reggie Jones, was quiet. That should probably tell you something about players of the day. You know the drill. Quick hits, injury report, media overview, and then some 2nd and 3rd team coverage. For more in-depth coverage of camp with mine and Eric's observations, be sure to check out the afternoon and morning roundups.
- Defense dominated all day. General offensive/defensive scrums, goal line situations, kill the clocks, etc.
- Adrian Peterson is fine after suffering an allergy attack that put him in the hospital. Steamrolling through rehab.
- Ponder was 3 for 8, bringing his total in contact 11s to 10/20, 1 TD.
- Some worries about John Carlson (details below), but the offense is committed to a two tight end set.
- No changes in the depth chart, as far as we could tell.
- The defensive line, first and second teams, both look good.
- The tight ends all have the ability to beat rough coverage, but Ellison, Carlson and Rudolph (as expected) shine.
The injury list is as expected, but there are causes for concern:
- John Carlson underwent an MRI for a knee injury. He has an MCL sprain and will be out for about two-three weeks
- Josh Robinson is still recovering from his hamstring injury. May have been a setback because he's not running smoothly yet.
- Robert Blanton was sidelined for the day with a hamstring injury.
- DeMarcus Love is out with a shoulder injury.
- Mickey Shuler was able to participate fully for the first time.
- Stephen Burton should return to full participation today or tomorrow.
- Adrian Peterson seems no worse for the wear after the allergy scare, and is rehabbing at full force.
The media didn't do a whole lot with the practices today. Pelissero still has a great notebook, however. The highlight is that Matt Kalil blanked Jared Allen in one on ones, although Allen did get the better of him in 11-on-11s. He notes that there was some tension when Frazier tells Erin Henderson that he had 'too much' contact on Ponder during drills today, but it amounted to nothing. Peliserro narrates the last drill well, and it alone is worth the read.
In the video, you should expect:
- Defense is way ahead of the offense; and you'll see that from time to time. Despite the good day for the defense, Zulgad and Peliserro are still more concerned about the state of the defense.
- Frazier clearly has a heavy hand in the defense.
- Some coaching insight about Pagac, Frazier and Williams.
- Injury updates
- Carlson may be out for three weeks, but slowed down for several more. Should mean opportunities for Ellison, Reisner, and Shuler.
- Ponder looked nervous when the pocket started collapsing. Don't worry about it, though. It's a process.
- Some karate by Judd.
- Some Adrian Peterson news, it's a bit old given that the presser covers most of their questions
- Also some old Percy Harvin news about the jammed finger
- Mark Craig likes Matt Kalil
- Harrison will likely end up starting when the regular season opens, but is running with the twos
- A lot of nickel snaps, so even if Winfield is restricted to slot work, he'll see quite a few snaps
The second one is a bit more serious; it's about Chris Cook and how he's changed. It's a pretty good piece.
- Webb is 11 for 15, Rosenfels is 14 for 20 and a touchdown, and McLeod Bethel-Thompson 4 for 9.
- Todman appeared in all phases of the game: blocking, running, pass-catching and special teams.
- Everson Griffen is looking good against the run and as a pass-rusher. Leaves a lot to be desired at coverage
- Bobby Felder had a big day. Beautiful interceptions, great kick returns, pass deflections, OK blocking.
- Corey Gatewood and Corey Paredes are on the outside looking in, They have not seen too many snaps and have made several mistakes, so things are tense for rookies.