Monday August 11th -- AM Practice

Today was the first time I was able to make it to an AM practice in a long time, took off work since a friend hooked me up with a field pass. You can definitely tell the regular season is drawing near just by looking at how many people are out with nicks and bruises. Players were in shells and shorts today, keeping it relaxed after a rough preseason opener.

Injury Report

• Naufahu Tahi was back and practicing after sitting yesterday out
• Robison, Mitchell, Farwell, and K. Allen were all missing from practice
• Radovich was present, but did not participate in team drills
• After suffering a minor concussion on Friday night, Safety Michael Boulware was back and practicing
• Tyrell Johnson and Madieu Williams both sat out today

Observations

• Anthony Herrera came onto the field late, jogging on at 9:08, after stretches
• Gordon, Allison, and Jaymar Johnson all dropped the ball once during Punt Return drills
• As some speculated, DT Leger Douzable saw time with the 2nd team D as a DE
• A new face was at camp today, DE Chris Norwell, who was brought in because of our injuries at DE. He was seen wearing #66, which means Guard Mike Jones was released from the team
• #32, Cornerback Dee McCann was practicing as a safety today, since they were short a couple bodies in that unit
• As of right now, the depth chart for LDE is looking like this; Edwards, Douzable, Norwell. Can't afford another injury
• Steven Hauschka had another rough date, kicking a few balls wide right of the goal post. To his credit, it was a little windy
  

CB/WR 1 on 1 Drills

• Darren Sharper got faked out by Martin Nance on one play, slipping and falling over. Gus Frerrotte found him for a 20 yard gain.
• Marcus Walker had a nice play, jumping in front of a Jackson thrown ball intended for Daniel Davis, almost picking it off
• The next time Davis and Walker faced off, Davis got the better of him, as Walker hit the turf after slipping while cutting. Booty connected with him down the field
• Robert Ferguson had a nice one handed grab, didn't catch who was on coverage
• Aundrae Allison had another big play today, hooking up with Brooks Bollinger for a big play, which would have gone for a TD. Benny Sapp was in coverage

11 on 11 Drills

• Bobby Wade had a rough day today, letting two balls hit the turf after bouncing off his hands
• They continued to mix things up in the secondary, specifically with the Safeties, giving different people looks. Today Husain Abdullah saw time with the first team unit opposite Darren Sharper
• Sidney Rice had a nice grab as he slipped and was going down, still managed to get underneath it
• Here's one you guys will like... Shiancoe had another drop

Thats more or less it for today's morning practice, I'll be attending this afternoon's Special Teams practice as well, so check back for that later. As always, thanks for reading. Pictures to follow