UPDATED Saints practice report (1 Viewer)

[rzrback77]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action. However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once. The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field. He seemed to be on the field the majority of the first team offense’s plays. Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett. There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field. He seemed to have good control of the offense. Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short. He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled. Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4). When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction. Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day. Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts. John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline. His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

 

[psychobillies]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action. However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once. The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field. He seemed to be on the field the majority of the first team offense’s plays. Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett. There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field. He seemed to have good control of the offense. Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short. He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled. Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4). When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction. Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day. Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts. John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline. His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

Thanks for the info.

 

[duaneok66]

thanks very much for the info . . . I'm a big Hass fan and I hope he has a great NFL career, especially knowing that he has a lot of work to do to overcome his 6th round pick status . . .

 

[Cecil Lammey]

Good work! I am a big Hass fan, and am rooting for him every step of the way!

 

[LHUCKS]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action. However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once. The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field. He seemed to be on the field the majority of the first team offense’s plays. Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett. There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field. He seemed to have good control of the offense. Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short. He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled. Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4). When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction. Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day. Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts. John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline. His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

Is Hilton the only TE running with the first team?

 

[rzrback77]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action.  However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once.  The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field.  He seemed to be on the field the majority of  the first team offense’s plays.  Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett.  There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field.  He seemed to have good control of the offense.  Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short.  He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled.  Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4).  When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction.  Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day.  Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts.  John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline.  His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

Is Hilton the only TE running with the first team?

There were a lot of TEs seeing playing time today. I think that Campbell saw at least as many plays as Hilton and possibly more. Billy Miller, Ernie Conwell,a nd Tim Euhus also saw action.

 

[LHUCKS]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action.  However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once.  The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field.  He seemed to be on the field the majority of  the first team offense’s plays.  Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett.  There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field.  He seemed to have good control of the offense.  Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short.  He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled.  Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4).  When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction.  Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day.  Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts.  John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline.  His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

Is Hilton the only TE running with the first team?

There were a lot of TEs seeing playing time today. I think that Campbell saw at least as many plays as Hilton and possibly more. Billy Miller, Ernie Conwell,a nd Tim Euhus also saw action.

not surprised...thanks.

 

[Mister CIA]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action. However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once. The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field. He seemed to be on the field the majority of the first team offense’s plays. Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett. There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field. He seemed to have good control of the offense. Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short. He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled. Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4). When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction. Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day. Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts. John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline. His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

I live on the other side of the Res (Ridgeland). I've buried my nose in work and FBG as of late and I nearly forgot about this. Is training camp going on this weekend? Do I need to bring cash?

Later.

 

[rzrback77]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action.  However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once.  The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field.  He seemed to be on the field the majority of  the first team offense’s plays.  Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett.  There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field.  He seemed to have good control of the offense.  Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short.  He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled.  Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4).  When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction.  Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day.  Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts.  John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline.  His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

I live on the other side of the Res (Ridgeland). I've buried my nose in work and FBG as of late and I nearly forgot about this. Is training camp going on this weekend? Do I need to bring cash?

Later.

Parking is $5. Otherwise you only need money for snacks and/or Saints stuff. All of the practices at the Millsaps Stadium should have more than enough capacity for all who come. I heard there were 1700 today and it was the first practice. However, some of the practices will be at the "upper fields" area which is farther north on campus closer to Memorial Stadium. There is very limited bleacher space there so you may have to get there early to get a spot.There are two practices tomorrow and Sunday. I can't go, but the full practice schedule is available at millsaps.edu

 

[Mister CIA]

Maybe I am just a newcomer to witnessing practice, and it was the first one of the camp, but the majority of the plays seemed more like touch football, than live action.  However, Deuce McAllister did get rolled down once.  The crowd seemed to collectively catch its breath, but Deuce got up and rumbled on down the field.  He seemed to be on the field the majority of  the first team offense’s plays.  Aaron Stecker also ran well and shared back-up duties with Michael Bennett.  There seemed to be lots of plays with the RBs and even FBs split out wide, planning for Reggie Bush.

Drew Brees was extremely accurate, but seemed to be throwing mostly short routes, although there were a few passes down the field.  He seemed to have good control of the offense.  Adrian McPherson unloaded some bombs, with relative ease, but that may have been a perspective issue as most of Brees tosses were rather short.  He surely exhibited athleticism, but also made several poor throws. He, Bouman, and Fife all saw action.

Donte Stallworth and Joe Horn both looked good, but were smaller than I recalled.  Possibly it was just in comparison to Hilton (6-8), Campbell (6-6), and Colston (6-4).  When the WRs worked on a drill to practice shedding contact at the line of scrimmage, Rookie Mike Hass had the privilige of repeating the drill a few times with additional instruction.  Shortly thereafter though, in a one on one drill between WRs and DBs, he made the play that garnered the biggest crowd approval of the day.  Hass and a DB (I believe it was Mike McKenzie) worked each other over all the way downfield on a route and he barely separated just as the ball arrived making a nice catch.

Hass, Stallworth, and NFLE player Lance Moore fielded punts.  John Carney, Saints PK, possibly due to his age of 42, had the roughest practice as he and all place kickers watched it entirely from the sideline.  His only action on the day was signing autographs at the end.

I live on the other side of the Res (Ridgeland). I've buried my nose in work and FBG as of late and I nearly forgot about this. Is training camp going on this weekend? Do I need to bring cash?

Later.

Parking is $5. Otherwise you only need money for snacks and/or Saints stuff. All of the practices at the Millsaps Stadium should have more than enough capacity for all who come. I heard there were 1700 today and it was the first practice. However, some of the practices will be at the "upper fields" area which is farther north on campus closer to Memorial Stadium. There is very limited bleacher space there so you may have to get there early to get a spot.There are two practices tomorrow and Sunday. I can't go, but the full practice schedule is available at millsaps.edu

Cool! I don't know the first thing about watching TC, but it ought to be fun. Too bad Reggie won't be participating.Thanks.

 

[rzrback77]

Cool! I don't know the first thing about watching TC, but it ought to be fun. Too bad Reggie won't be participating.

Thanks.

If you get to go, please check out the following:1) Did Deuce participate? and how did you think he looked?

2) How was Brees' accuracy and arm strength?

3) Who showed on-the-field quickness?

4) If you go to the "upper field" practice with limited fan access, how crowded was it?

I am going to try to catch one of those limited access practices next week and need to know how early to show.

Thanks

 

[Bankerguy]

I've heard that they are also dabbling with the 2 TE sets.

 

[Sidewinder]

thanks very much for the info . . . I'm a big Hass fan and I hope he has a great NFL career, especially knowing that he has a lot of work to do to overcome his 6th round pick status . . .

Good work! I am a big Hass fan, and am rooting for him every step of the way!

From today's T-P:

CAMP CONFIDENTIAL

Page 3 of 4

Who's hot:

Mike Hass

The rookie receiver missed much of the Saints' offseason work because of college requirements, but he had a strong first day of practice. As usual, he caught everything thrown his way, including a crowd-pleasing diving catch deep downfield.

Link

 

[Chaos Commish]

Drew Brees has a calling in NO

Just a puff piece, but a good read.

Make no mistake, Brees would not be with the Saints if he weren't a talented quarterback. New Orleans weighed the risks of his shoulder, which was injured in the season finale, and decided that the athlete and the person were worth the risk of paying him $10 million in the first year of his contract.

So far, everyone says things couldn't be better. Brees met or exceeded every timeline for his rehab and says he's at 85 percent. He said he needs training camp to get to 100 percent healthy.

The Saints intend to keep him on a “pitch count” for the first few weeks of camp, limiting him to 80 practice throws a day.

“He'll end up making 70-75 percent of the throws that he would normally make, just the amount, not the particular throws,” Loomis said. “We'll just watch the pitch count. There's nothing wrong with his legs or any other part of his body. We just don't want to wear his arm out or his shoulder out in this early part of training camp.”

What you're about to read will come as no surprise if you know anything about Brees. Saints wideout Joe Horn said that before the team took the field yesterday, Brees got up and let everyone know the expectations for the team, on the field and off.

“He basically told the team, told the guys what he expected as the leader of this football team,” Horn said. “That's what he stated. He wanted everyone to know he was the captain, he was the leader of this football team. We didn't have to vote on who the captain would be, because we all knew Drew came in here and made that a fact.”

“When he comes on the field, it's time to go to work,” running back Deuce McAllister said. “It's the right fit for us, on the field and off.”

 

[Mister CIA]

Here's some fluff.

I made the afternoon practice yesterday and the morning practice today. ( I missed the first hour this morning, but hopefully I missed a lot of stretching).

Bear in mind, everything was run at 1/2 to 3/4 speed, and with multiple activities I was late noticing things as my attention was bouncing all over the place.

Brees did not throw at all in yesterday's afternoon practice. Made several throws this morning, including a couple downfield that would lead be to believe the shoulder is not a big deal. They were not bullets, but I don't recall Brees having a cannon arm to begin with. His shorter throws looked crisp.

As for backup QB, I would assume MacPherson is clearly the #2. Looked to show some nice touch on a few short throws. At one point, he actually fielded a punt. I'm not sure what that was about. Stallworth fielded a few punts too. I assume Michael Lewis is the man here, unless somebody can tell me he is only a KO returner.

Duece looked good, but really, how much can I make of it when they are running plays at 3/4 speed. Still, he looked good enough for me to think he can be a good value play this season.

Bennett made one good burst up the middle that drew some oohs from the crowd. If he is traded to ST.Louis, I'd say he is a must-have handcuff for SJax owners.

Hilton looked good. Moves very well for a guy with 6'8" frame. Reminds me of a bigger version of Jay Novacek.

Joe Horn looks to be in excellent shape (actually, all the players looked to be in excellent shape, which I would guess is expected these days, unless your name is Lendale). If Brees is 100%, I look for Joe Horn to have a huge year (just my gut talking)

Stallworth looked good, but his body language told me he really doesn't like training camp.

One of the aforementioned 40 yard passes from Brees went to Mike Hass. Hass looked good, but I did not see anything special like I was hoping for. Probably unrealistic too expect much this early in camp.

Rookie Jamal Jones is built a lot like Stallworth, and he was probably the quickest WR I saw out there.

The one player who immediately caught my attention yesterday was Marques Colston. 6'4" and 231. I've seen some people speculating the Saints turning him into a TE. Is this pure speculation of has the coaching staff alluded to it? I just don't see it. I do see a very big, fast WR with the ability to turn into a freak. At one point, he nearly knocked a CB on his ### coming off the line. Surely he is a bit of a project, but I think the Saints would be crazy to let this guy go.

Near the end today, I got to watch the DLine go against the OLine (one position at a time). I'd say the DLine got the better of the OLine 60% of the time. Jermaine Mayberry (is he a starter?) did not impress me. Sorry I can not remember the names on D, but the outside rushers looked very good (Will Smith I do remember) . I seem to recall Whitehead and Brian Young making good impressions too.

[/fluff]

I was told that there were approximately 200 people at yesterday's limited access practice. I guess there were about 150 this morning. I guesstimated that the bleachers there would seat about 400. Not sure if that is the cutoff on access or not, BUT, now that Reggie has been signed, I'll expect lots more in attendance at future practices.

You can save $5 and park on the street directly across from the entrance to Millsaps, and walk an extra 5 minutes. .... Most would probably pay the $5 than leave their car out on the street in Jackson though.

 

[Jiggyonthehut]

but the outside rushers looked very good (Will Smith I do remember) .

Charles Grant inclusive?

 

[rzrback77]

A couple of tidbits from the Jackson local TV sports. Reggie Bush could not catch a flight to Jackson today and is supposed to be in town on Monday and ready for practice Tuesday morning.

They interviewed Michael Bennett and he was quoted saying he needed more than one or two reps per practice and he was actively seeking a trade elsewhere.

 

[Donny Loved Bowling]

Is Reggie Bush expected to return punts and/or kicks?

 

[Snot Bubbler]

Is Reggie Bush expected to return punts and/or kicks?

I think I read a camp report yesterday that said that Bush would return some punts. No mention of kickoffs.

 

[JayMan]

Good work! I am a big Hass fan, and am rooting for him every step of the way!

:humming: I like big butts and I cannot lie...

 

[Sidewinder]

A couple of tidbits from the Jackson local TV sports. ...

They interviewed Michael Bennett and he was quoted saying he needed more than one or two reps per practice and he was actively seeking a trade elsewhere.

I had not heard that. No mention here:...The signing heightens the likelihood that Michael Bennett, a former Pro Bowl running back who came to the Saints as a free agent before the draft, will be traded.

"Michael has done everything we asked and he's in a bit of a tough position because he signed here not knowing that we were going to draft Reggie Bush. We didn't know that either," Loomis said. "It could be that he's on our team and it could be another opportunity comes along."

Bennett has said he appreciated the Saints' position when Bush fell to second in the NFL draft.

"I'm just looking forward to getting his autograph on a jersey," Bennett said after practice Sunday. "I'm not frustrated, because if I was an organization and the guy fell to my team with the second pick, I would pick him too. He does some great things on the field."

However, Bennett said he would prefer a trade to seeing little action this season and added that he believes the Saints are sympathetic to his situation.

"They've communicated to me they're going to take my best interests at heart," Bennett said. "I don't want to have to sit here and maybe get one or two reps of practice. I'm a guy who needs to be in there getting reps whether it be on special teams or something. I can't really sit back and watch because it really starts to make me itch a little bit." ...

Link

Is Reggie Bush expected to return punts and/or kicks?

I think I read a camp report yesterday that said that Bush would return some punts. No mention of kickoffs.

Payton has said on several occassions that they would use him in certain punt return situations, but very unlikely on kickoff return duty. Interesting note, they've had Adrian McPherson working on returning punts this weekend.

 

[saintfool]

Payton has said on several occassions that they would use him in certain punt return situations, but very unlikely on kickoff return duty. Interesting note, they've had Adrian McPherson working on returning punts this weekend.

I think that's the Arena League touch, as offensive players have to play defense too. I have to think that they're just trying to find ways for him to play on the field. He's too athletic to just sit on the sideline.

 

[kbleck]

GO BEAVS!!!

Okay Im an Oregon Homer, and saw Hass in Highschool and at OSU. The guy just makes catches. Unbelievable at times that the ball gets in there but he has great body positioning and hands.

Unsigned out of Highschool and walk on at Oregon State He is a great story and hopefully he does well.

 

[rzrback77]

Deuce was back for the afternoon practice after supposedly sitting out the morning one. He is still favoring his knee and nobody the RBs much at all and especially not Deuce. Reggie Bush looks very quick. It could be a perspective issue comparing him to Deuce.

Stallworth was dressed, but mostly just roda a bike. D Henderson worked with Joe Horn on the first string. Henderson also made a serious snafu on the punt coverage work-out. He was supposed to be fielding the punt around the ten, but let it hit and did not go after it. It settled temporarily about the two and then he restarted the chase only for the ball to go on in the end zone. Mental lapse that brought a lot of heated words for hiim.

Brees still looked very good, but made a few mistakes, missing a few targets and having one or two passes batted down at the line of scrimmage. Bouman and Martin both seemed adequate at 2nd team. It was only Martin's second day.

The Saints have a roster full of capable TEs. They were in a two TE set quite a bit and it seemed that Conwell and Campbell were the two most of the time. Several TEs had targets and I believe all of them had receptions. Lawrie seemed to be the one with the most catches. Billy Miller, Tim Euhus, and also Hilton all had catches.

They worked a passing drill with a QB, two WRs, and a TE and RB quite a lot against LBs and DBs. Reggie Bush looked awesome in space. He was set in the backfield, in motion, and split out.

Several fielded punts, including Bush, Hass and once A McPherson. They worked quite a bit on the punt coverage.

Play of the day on the local news was a long reception by Mike Hass from the morning practice (I did not see it). Play of the afternoon was a pass from Brees to Horn with tight coverage by McKenzie that Joe Horn fought off and made the catch in stride and turned the corner at the sideline. Old Joe looked like he still has some speed. He really works hard at practice. He's fun to watch.

 

[PACKER 7]

Deuce was back for the afternoon practice after supposedly sitting out the morning one. He is still favoring his knee and nobody the RBs much at all and especially not Deuce. Reggie Bush looks very quick. It could be a perspective issue comparing him to Deuce.

Stallworth was dressed, but mostly just roda a bike. D Henderson worked with Joe Horn on the first string. Henderson also made a serious snafu on the punt coverage work-out. He was supposed to be fielding the punt around the ten, but let it hit and did not go after it. It settled temporarily about the two and then he restarted the chase only for the ball to go on in the end zone. Mental lapse that brought a lot of heated words for hiim.

Brees still looked very good, but made a few mistakes, missing a few targets and having one or two passes batted down at the line of scrimmage. Bouman and Martin both seemed adequate at 2nd team. It was only Martin's second day.

The Saints have a roster full of capable TEs. They were in a two TE set quite a bit and it seemed that Conwell and Campbell were the two most of the time. Several TEs had targets and I believe all of them had receptions. Lawrie seemed to be the one with the most catches. Billy Miller, Tim Euhus, and also Hilton all had catches.

They worked a passing drill with a QB, two WRs, and a TE and RB quite a lot against LBs and DBs. Reggie Bush looked awesome in space. He was set in the backfield, in motion, and split out.

Several fielded punts, including Bush, Hass and once A McPherson. They worked quite a bit on the punt coverage.

Play of the day on the local news was a long reception by Mike Hass from the morning practice (I did not see it). Play of the afternoon was a pass from Brees to Horn with tight coverage by McKenzie that Joe Horn fought off and made the catch in stride and turned the corner at the sideline. Old Joe looked like he still has some speed. He really works hard at practice. He's fun to watch.

I'm hoping that he'll be fun to watch this season. I hope I can get him later on in the draft. I appreciate the information.