SC: Camp Notes - 08/06/10

[JimmiJo]

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Camp Notes - 08/06/10

MIA/Injuries

Malcolm Kelly, Jammal Brown, Albert Haynesworth, Carlos Rogers, and Mike Furrey all held out of practice (Furrey not on the fields). During practice Trent Williams suffered what head coach Mike Shanahan described as “tightness” in his hip. Howard Green out with an undisclosed injury.

Shanahan said Brown and Kelly should be a go for Monday.

Nine days in and the bumps and bruises are mounting. However, none are of a particularly serious nature. Shanahan was asked about the low number of injuries. He pointed to the offseason conditioning program the team conducted, and to handling camp and drills in a smart manner in order to reduce the likelihood of injuries.

Offense almost all of the way in

Shanahan said after practice the offense is now “95-percent” installed, but for some two-minute packages. Tight end Chris Cooley said they can now focus on fine-tuning the offense.

“Camp is going great, we are fully installed. It’s just getting to the point where we are running all these plays, over and over. I know what I am doing; it’s just the small adjustments.”

Crash course

Quarterback John Beck is getting up early and staying late trying to learn the new offense. Beck has never played in this offense, and as a result must learn a new playbook, and new terminology.

Click HERE to read the full article...

[SkinsCrushCowboys]

Thanks for posting, only one day, but maybe Beck has some game!

[Hitman21ST]

Play of the Day
John Beck goes play action left, bootleg right, and hits Lee Vickers on a crossing pattern with a defender draped over him. Beck zipped the ball in, and put it in the only place it could go for a possible catch. Beck was asked what he saw that made him try to put the ball in such a tight space.
“The back of the defender’s helmet,” said Beck. “He only knows where his man is; he doesn’t know where I’m at, or where the ball is going to be coming from. So when he had his back to me, Vickers had a step on the guy and I knew I could try to squeeze it in.
“It was a tight spot, but that’s why they demand accuracy from a quarterback, because that can be a completed ball even though there is a defender on him. The tight end has got him by a step; the defender has got his back to you, so shoot it in there.”

That's a good observation from Beck, and I love the confidence of him making that throw...

[Sikbug]

That's a good observation from Beck, and I love the confidence of him making that throw...

Really good to read that I thought too. How old is this kid? He have any future chance or just a career backup kind of guy?

[Hiro]

Maybe there's something to what the Shanahans saw in Beck. If he can develop, we may have some nice insurance in case McNabb goes down. Not a long term solution likely, but some nice insurance.

[mossomo]

Thanks for posting, only one day, but maybe Beck has some game!

Agreed. It's still early but this Beck guy seems to be a sniper with the football.

How old is this kid?

28

[ConnSKINS26]

Thanks for the article JimmiJo! I was going through withdrawals without all of those play-by-play tweets from the media today! This helps put an image of the big things from practice in my head.

[Hitman21ST]

Really good to read that I thought too. How old is this kid? He have any future chance or just a career backup kind of guy?

I think he's 28, has 4 years in the league...older than normal cause he's a BYU grad. Probably a career backup because of age, but if the Shanahans can develop him quickly, who knows?

[Hiro]

I think he's 28, has 4 years in the league...older than normal cause he's a BYU grad. Probably a career backup because of age, but if the Shanahans can develop him quickly, who knows?

I know they're the exception to the rule, but there are guys who just needed the right team and right coach to develop them later on in their careers. Guys like Brad Johnson, Rich Gannon, and even Kurt Warner come to mind.

I'm not saying that Beck will turn out to be as good as any of those guys, but as you said, who knows?

[kreitmaster]

Wow, the play of the day was Beck to Vickers. You could have given me a 10000 guesses and I never would have picked that combo.

[authentic]

Thank you sir. Been waiting for this.

[Blue Collar Skins]

Very nice to read that about Beck.

[Drunken Master III]

That's a good observation from Beck, and I love the confidence of him making that throw...

Campbell would have never attempted that throw

I know, I know

[Fred Jones]

When I read these notes and observations Hicks keeps standing out as struggling a little. That worries me. Edwin Williams and Rhino keep showing as solid and doing well.

Heyer is just plain done.

[Dukes and Skins]

Thanks for the article JimmiJo! I was going through withdrawals without all of those play-by-play tweets from the media today! This helps put an image of the big things from practice in my head.

You were? Man I woke up grabbed my laptop and then became really upset when I couldn't read any tweets about practice today. At least we have people like JimmiJo who keep us updated on practice and help fill us in