Golden Nuggets: Checking in On Bears in the Pros
by Berkelium97 on Aug 8, 2010 2:00 PM PDT
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PrintFall camp opened for Cal yesterday afternoon, but some former Bears have already been working hard at various NFL training camps. He's a look at how some of the recent draft picks have fared on their respective NFL teams.
The Good:
Detroit Lions beat writer Jamie Samuelson calls Jahvid Best the most important player for the Lions (besides QB Matthew Stafford).
He is the fastest running back the Lions have ever had. If Scott Linehan and Matthew Stafford can combine to get him into the open field, this could really be fun. The Lions ran a flea-flicker at practice where Best threw the ball, and the reason the play worked so well was because the would-be tacklers were trying to converge on him so quickly. Defense will have to respect his speed, and that alone should open things up for Stafford and the passing game.
Zack Follett is a likely starter for the Lions defense this season. It's a remarkable turn of events after he was barely hanging onto the practice squad last year.
"If we hadn't seen any signs," coach Jim Schwartz said, "he wouldn't be in the position that he is. He's done nothing to disappoint us there. He's still got a long way to go and all of those clichés. But the signs are there."
The Bad:
Woody Paige thinks the Denver Broncos are on their way to cutting Syd'Quan Thompson. Paige says Syd "doesn't have the size, speed, or attitude for the Broncos."
The Ugly:
The Dallas Cowboys subjected their rookies to a hazing ritual involving ridiculous haircuts. Mike Tepper lost half his hair, an eyebrow, and some chest hair. It's about as bad as Tim Tebow's monk haircut.
After the jump, everyone and their mothers report from the first day of fall camp, providing a wealth of information on everything from injuries to impressive freshman to who has been running with the first team.
Football
- JO previews fall camp. He covers the concerns, the gaps that need filling, and the changes brought about by Genyk and Pendergast. Ted Miller also provides some insight into what we should expect to learn during fall camp. CalSportsDigest previews fall camp as well as the rest of the season and provides some projections for the starting lineup.
- Okanes is now on Twitter. So far he has been providing live updates during practice. Nothing major emerged from yesterday's practice. Vereen sat out with a tight hamstring, Kapp sat out with a concussion, and Vachel Samuels sprained his foot. BearTerritory.net said Keenan Allen looked very impressive yesterday. Other news of note: Trajuan Briggs was running with the first team offense, Eric Stevens replaced Kapp on the first team, and Steve Williams spent a large amount of time with the first team defense.
- Crumpacker talks about the effects construction has had on practice as well as his disappointment that practices are mostly closed.
- CalBears.com interviews various players as they report to camp, including Shane Vereen, Marvin Jones, Sean Cattouse, Derrick Hill, Mitchell Schwartz, and Keenan Allen.
- Shane Vereen has big expectations for himself and his team this year. He says this year's team is more focused than previous teams he has been on ('07, '08, and '09). Mike Mohamed says the team has used the low expectations as motivation to prove critics wrong, one week at a time.
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Cal VS VT 2002 on ESPNU
It’s just starting, just in case it wasn’t posted earlier.
Is this the version where the skip the entire 3rd quarter?
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Yup. They also skipped Cal’s TD drive right before halftime. The editing is highly questionable so far.
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Late practice update from Crumpacker
Cal’s starting left tackle, Matt Summers-Gavin, hurt his right knee in Sunday’s non-contact practice at Memorial Stadium. By the end of practice he was on crutches. Coach Jeff Tedford said the sophomore from San Francisco will be tested on Monday. If it’s more than a tweak, it could be a blow for the Bears (or any team, for that matter), given the importance of the left tackle position on a team with a right-handed QB.
I promise I won’t freak out until test results are announced.
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That sucked any goodness from this weekend.
by BlackandOldGold on Aug 8, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Doomed.
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by atomsareenough on Aug 8, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
:(
sums it up nicely
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 8, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
In more pleasant Cal related news:
Brandon Morrow, former 5th round pick of the Mariners, appears to finally be delivering on his immense talent. He was one out away from a no hitter and struck out seventeen Tampa Bay batters in a one hit virtuoso performance.
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some good news
Young and old, the receivers displayed solid hands all throughout the afternoon, dropping just four passes during one-on-one drills with quarterbacks, as well as making some eye-popping grabs in traffic against the defense.
“The young guys are fast,” Riley said. “I mean, those three young guys (Allen, Edmond and Carter), they’re up there with J-Ross, Mike Calvin and Marv-maybe faster. It’s a little different, because they have that track speed. There’s track speed and football speed, and football speed is track speed as well, but just being able to adjust to the ball. We’ve just got to work on that and get that better, because they’re going to be weapons. All of them can play, if they get the offense down. You’ve got to just keep on working with them and help them.”
The pass-catching ability of the wide receivers has not gone unnoticed by senior starting quarterback Kevin Riley, who has put in some of the most work that he ever has during the offseason in preparation for his final season under center.
“Absolutely,” Riley said about his receivers’ improved ball skills. “And, just being more consistent overall and just making plays that they weren’t making last year. That may be just catching the ball, but when it’s not a great throw, when it’s high, they’re able to make those plays and helping out the quarterbacks when those balls aren’t in the right spot. It pays huge dividends. It puts more confidence in us, just throwing the ball and when we have higher confidence, the balls are going to be better and they’re going to keep on catching them. It’s good to see, and the same with the tight ends, as well.”
In other words, Go Bears!
and bad
Payne’s day was cut short, however, during team drills, where he sustained an injury towards the end of practice. Payne was, however, able to walk off the field under his own power.
“It’s a guy thing,” Tedford said of Payne’s delicate injury.
In other words, Go Bears!
MAN DOWN!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
In the nuts, IN THAAA NUTZZZZZ
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 9, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Intriguing?
At times during team drills, Jones had trouble getting separation from defensive backs, though late in practice he was able to make a nifty grab in traffic for a gain of seven yards on a pass from Riley.
Since I have no doubts about Marvin Jones’ ability, I found this tidbit encouraging as to our DBs.
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Pretty small sample size though
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by Thoroughbred on Aug 9, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait a minute
He is the fastest running back the Lions have ever had. If Scott Linehan and Matthew Stafford can combine to get him into the open field, this could really be fun. The Lions ran a flea-flicker at practice where Best threw the ball, and the reason the play worked so well was because the would-be tacklers were trying to converge on him so quickly. Defense will have to respect his speed, and that alone should open things up for Stafford and the passing game.
Since when could Best THROW?
no cal bear? no care
Perhaps Best threw it back to Stafford; the play working so well because the defense over-committed to prevent his breakaway run? Isn’t that a flee-flicker?
by OaktownAggie on Aug 9, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Right? I think we had the RB pass play a few times over the last couple years but it was always when Vereen was in the game and he was the one that had the arm suitable for throwing the ball downfield.
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by dballisloose on Aug 9, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
WOO WOO
Quarterback Allan Bridgford looked very crisp with all of his passes today, and hooked up with both Carter and Clay.
Always been a Bridgford fan. Dude needs to get back in the mix
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So the depth chart would be:
Riley > Sweeney > Bridgford > Mansion
And next year:
Sweeney > Maynard > Bridgford > Mansion > Hinder
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by dballisloose on Aug 9, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Mansion really fell that low?
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by EchoOfSilence on Aug 9, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Pure speculation mixed with internetz rumors. He’s got the physical frame to be a great athlete but doesn’t seem to be beating Sweeney. Tedford has a history of playing the more experienced guy, which would imply Mansion goes ahead of Bridgford, because Mansion is the holder and at least steps on the field in each game. But Sweeney is ahead on the depth chart again this year. If Bridgford continues to practice well, I think the spot for 3rd string is up for grabs.
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