NFL: Training Camp Updates (08-10-09)
TFLhe Pickle is back with some more training camp updates from around the NFL. The preseason kicked off Sunday night with Tennessee dropping Buffalo 21-18, the Eagles lose a couple more players to injury, the Saints ink their top pick, and more.
There were a few notes of interest coming out of last night’s Hall-of-Fame game. My initial reaction was the Titans looked pretty crisp while the Bills looked like they had quite a bit of work to do. For the Titans Kerry Collins looked sharp completing 7 of 10 passes as Jeff Fisher made it a point to highlight the passing game with the first team offense on the field. Tight End Alge Crumpler looks like he still has a little something left making a couple of nice catches. It looks like Fisher wants to line receiver Nate Washington up in different spots on the field to take advantage of his speed.
There were a lot of eyes focusing on how Vince Young was going to do after all of the drama he has gone through the past year. As has typically been the case with Young it was a mixed bag. He threw an interception on a play where either the receiver ran the wrong route or Young threw the wrong route resulting in an interception. Either way Young failed to recognize there was no receiver where he was throwing the ball. However Young did recover to make a nice touchdown pass in the back of the end zone to Paul Williams.
There has been some talk that Patrick Ramsey could unseat Young as the backup quarterback and he did not do anything to hurt his case completing 8 of 10 passes for 72 yards.
Running back LenDale White looked svelte and ran the ball with some authority. He looks a lot like the back we saw during his college days at USC. But, aside from Chris Henry and Chris Johnson ripping off a couple of 16 yard runs the Titans did not run the ball particularly well averaging just 2.4 yards per carry.
There is not very much positive to say how the Bills played offensively as quarterback Trent Edwards air-mailed an interception where he missed the intended receiver by quite a bit. Buffalo’s offense turned the ball over three times and failed to score a touchdown. Second year back Xavier Omon played well racking up 61 yards of offense including a 13-yard run and a 16-yard reception.
The Eagles lost two more players to injury on Monday as backup quarterback Kevin Kolb went down with a sprained knee and starting defensive end Trent Cole suffered a sprained shoulder. There is no word as to the extent of the injuries but it did not sound as though they were severe in nature.
The Saints came to terms with top pick Malcolm Jenkins on Monday. Jenkins is expected to end up as the nickle back and possibly compete for a starting job.
The Indianpolis Star is reporting that star defensive back Marlin Jackson could come off the Physically-Unable-to-Perform list as early as this week. This is good news for Colts fans as Jackson continues to work his way back from a torn ACL suffered last December.
Oakland receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey continues to battle a toe injury in camp and has been limited thus far. The team says it is not serious but it has limited what he can do in practice thus far.
Brian Leonard appears to have won the backup running back job in Cincinnati behind Cedric Benson as his primary competition, Kenny Watson, was released Monday morning.
Rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew remains questionable for the Lions’ pre-season debut against the Falcons this weekend as he works his way back from a thigh injury. It does not sound as injury is significant and head coach Jim Schwartz is just being cautious.
According to The Journal News second year man Bryan Kehl has the early inside track for the starting weakside linebacker job for the Giants as Michael Boley rehabs from and injury and serves a league suspension.
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