RecapOther than a scary looking tumble taken by Anquan Boldin towards the end of practice, the receiving core looked solid as ever. Larry Fitz proved hard off-season work pays throughout the day, looking strong making some great catches. Boldin was tough and nimble, making inside moves and shrugging off line of scrimmage bumps by the corners. The dynamic duo is sure to impress this year.LeRon McCoy made a big impression today. He's really after it and seemed to out perform, or at least get more passes thrown his way, than current # 3, Bryant Johnson. McCoy could get some numbers this season if he keeps up this intensity.There was a story between the lines today. The D-Line frustrated the offense, not allowing much room for running during intersquad scrimmage. Frustrations boiled over during ISO drills and flashes of anger were seen. 11:00 a.m.: Whistle blows and another morning practice is in the books.10:55 a.m.: The fans are out in droves as practice winds down in full squad conflict. The O-Line is doing a better job protecting as legs get tired. McCoy grabs a Navarre bullet ending on a high note. The run block is still an issue late in practice. 10:48 a.m.: Offense/defense keeps going, breaking out into line and secondary. The receiving crew does a solid job against the DBs/Linebackers. Despite confusion on play alignment, Leonard Pope makes two big grabs. Eric Edwards doesn't have the gas to get under a Warner ball that Pope, despite his less than desirable pop of the line, could have grabbed. Fitzgerald smokes Gerald Ford on a big post cut and later fingertips a Warner pass inches from the ground. Boldin impresses with his power, but drops one ending a picture perfect day. LeRon McCoy continues to show that "confidence" he talked about, making some good grabs. Eric Green, David Macklin and Antrel Rolle stood out for the DBs. Tempers flair during the line drills ending in pushing and a unidentified (other side of the field) yelling, "same (expletive) team!" It gets heated in the trenches and speaks to the frustration of the O-Line today. 10:35 a.m.: Intersquad competition ends up with defensive advantage. Calvin Pace and Dockett blow through the rotating line. Both Leckey and Stepanovich took reps at center. Lutui moved to left guard today, struggling against Dockett. If this had been a drive, it would have been one or two first downs, ending in a punt. Warner thread the needed to hit tight end Eric Edwards and Boldin beat middle linebacker James Darling for a nice catch. Walters also made a nice cut against Antrel Rolle. The passing game was solid, when Warner/Navarre got enough time (3 seconds at best), but the D-Line owned the line of scrimmage and didn't allow Edge or Marcel Shipp down field. 10:22 a.m.: Offense again goes against a practice D, this time keying on the receivers. The routes are run about ¾ speed, focusing on form. The rooks don defense caps and lazily pursue a rotation of Fitz, Boldin, Johnson, Walters, Carlyle and McCoy.McCoy runs tight routes and hasn't dropped one yet today. He talked about an increased confidence from his first year at camp last season. This confidence is showing.Spurlock and Watkins join the mix for plays going to backs out of the back field and tight end routes. They still run their routes tight because they know the coaches are watching. 10:10 a.m. : Receivers get a break as the lines go at each other. Advantage: defense. Kendrick Clancy, Bertrand Berry, Darnell Docket and Chike Okeafor blow up plays and plug holes against a rotation of O-line.Nick Leckey provides all the snaps and the offense has trouble with the count. They get decent blocks on about a third of the running plays. Good thing to see the D-line being so effective, but as a fan mentioned about the offense: "looks like another year of this." Practice will only make the core better and against a powerhouse D-Line, the offense will improve in camp. Coach Green mentioned yesterday the offense is playing catch up with the 'D.' Looks like another day of that. 9:55 a.m. : The offense works through running plays against a practice defense with bags. A lot of three receiver sets with Boldin, Fitz and Johnson, as expected. TEs John Bronson and Leonard Pope get a lot of attention from the coaches. Pope lines up incorrectly and then Bronson jumps on a two count. Fitz runs some lazy slants which will be some mean blocks in live play. The rookie receivers stand in as DBs. 9:40 a.m. : The receivers join the DB's for some line of scrimmage contact. Good rookie match ups with a lot of contact as these guys self promote. Antrel Rolle just knocked around Walters. McCoy shed contact well during the drill, looking good early this morning.9:29 a.m. : They joint the QB's for some route drills. Coach Wilson singles out rookie Wilkins and uses Bryant Johnson's cuts as an example. Johnson is nimble and when he strides out, he's fast."Eyes up, stride out," Wilson chants during five yard quick hooks. 9:20 a.m.: Receivers start with downfield blocking drills. They move to shedding the defender at the line of scrimmage. There is an audible slap when Boldin slaps by Carlyle. Little big man, Troy Walters works out with Larry Fitzgerald. Although Walters is listed at 5' 8", Fitz seems a foot taller. Walters is quick though and this being his seventh year in the league gives him the tricks of the trade. 9:10 a.m. : After the team hit the sled, the positions break off. The receivers are working through agility drills to warm up.8:53 a.m. : While warm ups and stretching goes down we'll do a quick overview on the stars and newcomers of the receiving core.Not much more can be said about the dynamic duo of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald. They combined for 15 100-plus yard games last year, the most in the NFL. Boldin broke his own '03 receiving record with 1,402. Fitz beat him last year by seven yards. Fitz made the Pro Bowl and an obvious argument could be made on behalf of Anquan. With the addition of Edgerrin James, the stellar numbers might go down slightly, but the way they look at camp assures they will still get big stats. With the addition of a running game, their production may even increase with the threat of the big plays that are so important to a winning strategy according to Kurt Warner.Number 80, Bryant Johnson, plays three -in the three receiver scheme. Johnson is making good catches early in camp and is one of the fastest guys on the field. His return game is coming along and will continue to get his catches this season.Coming into his second year LeRon McCoy is, according to Coach Green, full of ambition and after the third spot. Troy Walters lends some exprience to the depth chart.Carlyle Holiday is another second year guy looking for some catches. Rookies Michael Spurlock, Damarius Bilbo, Todd Watkins and Greg lee round out the young receiving core. 8:29 a.m. : Players make their way to the field and are more talkative as the days go by. They are easing into another season of football, getting over nerves and starting to kid around.Larry Fitzgerald playfully pushes wide receivers Coach Mike Wilson as LeRon Reid laughs.
