Around the NFL for Friday Night:

Evan Silva ‏@evansilva

Geno Smith has yet to throw a single INT in team drills at #Jets camp. 8 practices without a pick: http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/24831/geno-looking-to-make-his-move

Adam Caplan

Seahawks announced that they agreed to terms with former Cardinals WR Early Doucet. Another slot WR off the list.

Cam Inman

#49ers cut P/K Colton Schmidt & C Sherman Carter to make room for WRs Austin Collie & Lavelle Hawkins. Injured CB Culliver remains on roster

Kevin Fishbain

Friday's Bears notebook on Pope visiting (Leonard Pope, that is), Isaiah Frey, tomorrow's practice and more - http://shawurl.com/p9l

Chris Russell

Rex Grossman threw a long pass that pretty much died in mid air and Richard Crawford picked it off. Good to see RC back on field in team.

Mike Garafolo

Not sure how much we'll see Bills WR Stevie Johnson this preseason. Educated guess following exams on his hamstring is very little to none.

@JimmyKempski #Eagles camp: Practice notes w/ illustrations http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/red_zone/Eagles-training-camp-2013-Practice-notes-with-illustrations-galore.html … …

Mindi Bach

Gore rushed for 1,200+ yd each of the last two seasons. He & Adrian Peterson (8,849 yds) will race to be the #28th to break the 10K yd mark

NationalFootballPost

Sebastian Janikowski signed to four-year extension: Kicker rewarded by Raiders http://bit.ly/1bTZCvj

Peter King

LATROBE, Pa.-Steelers far more physical in this evening practice, w/tackling and not just "thud" stops, than at any of our previous 8 stops.

Jenny Vrentas

Very cool hearing Mike Tomlin narrate LB vs RB drills. To Le'Veon Bell: "Problem is, you went to Mich State. (Larry) Foote don't like you."

SI_DougFarrar

That must have taken a while. RT @RavensInsider: Cowboys gave injury settlement to Ikponmwosa Igbinosun

Pro Football Weekly ‏

#Ravens CB Asa Jackson suspended for PED use - http://shawurl.com/p98

Evan Silva

Cam Newton accounted for 19 all-purpose TDs & just 4 INTs over final 9 games last season. #Panthers went 6-3, wins over ATL, WAS & @ NO.

SI_DougFarrar

Prepping a fascinating and exhaustive interview with Kyle Turley for the SI debut on Monday. You will be surprised, to say the least.

ProFootballTalk

Giants first-round OT Justin Pugh out with a concussion http://wp.me/p14QSB-9erq

Andrew Krammer ‏@Andrew_Krammer 

LB Desmond Bishop walked/hobbled to the medical tent mid practice

!!! RT @PeteDougherty: Blitz period, Jolly forces fumble o Green, big play

Michael Rodney

People need to cut Barclay some slack. Moving from T to C is tough. He has the smarts and the skills to play the position. Just takes time.

I don't care. You're a professional on a championship team. You need to perform NOW!

Titans, Browns, Lions & Bills fans can "be patient". Our time is now.

EDIT... It did...

Rob Demovsky     ‏@RobDemovsky         

Efficient 2-minute drill to end practice, four plays, 70 yards in 26 seconds capped by a 15-yard TD from Rodgers to Finley.

The defense still sucks!

EDS might very well be the second most important guy on the team.  That's an uncomfortable thought.  I thought for sure Lang would get some chances at center and they'd let Barclay go for a RT  start spot or backup guard spot.

Injury Update:

Packers training camp report: Aug. 2

foxsportswisconsin.com

by Paul Imig on Friday, August 2, 2013

Would have been interesting to see how Tretter worked himself into consideration.

Based on how Daniels and Jones have been destroying guys like Lewis, Hughes, and Van Roten, you have to worry about depth. Sounds like Gerhart is battling. Love Bakhtiari's work so far. Looks like that's a potential genius/steal pick.

Get healthy Sherrod!

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Training Camp Photos: Day 7

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Practice Clips and Analysis

Articles:

News & notes: Sharp two-minute drill for offense

by Mike Spofford on Friday, August 2nd, 2013

 

 

Friday night’s practice ended with a crisply executed two-minute drill during which QB Aaron Rodgers needed just four snaps and 36 seconds to score a TD.

 

Rodgers began the drive with back-to-back 15-yard completions to WR Jeremy Ross. He then hit WR James Jones down the sideline for a 25-yard gain before zipping a 15-yard TD pass to TE Jermichael Finley. The drive began with just 56 seconds on the clock and the offense needing a touchdown. Rodgers was 4-for-4 for 70 yards, and the score came with 20 seconds to spare.

 

“The two-minute drive was very clean for the offense,” Head Coach Mike McCarthy said. “Aaron was very sharp. It was clean on every single play. He does a phenomenal job with the cadence.

 

Obviously he had the big play there (to Jones), and the ball to Jermichael. That was very well done.”

 

–RB James Starks continued a solid first week of camp with an impressive rep in the one-on-one blitz pickup drill against the outside linebackers. Rather inconsistent through his career picking up blitzes, Starks cleanly kept Palmer at bay.

 

–The absences of Lattimore and Jones at inside linebacker led to rookie seventh-round draft pick Sam Barrington taking a series of reps alongside A.J. Hawk with the first defense in team work.

 

Earlier in practice, Barrington had a thunderous collision with FB John Kuhn in the half-line running drill that was perhaps the loudest pop of pads in camp thus far.

 

Also, during team work, DL Johnny Jolly burst into the backfield and stripped RB Alex Green of the ball. CB Brandon Smith recovered for the defense.

 

“Good play for the defense, bad play for the offense,” McCarthy said. “I thought it was a good play by Johnny, it’s unacceptable by Alex. That’s part of training against one another.” continue

Green Bay Press Gazette:

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Packers Training Camp Friday, Aug. 2, 2013

by Evan Siegel

Post-practice McCarthy: Green fumbles; Quarless, Nelson sit

by Weston Hodkiewicz on Friday, August 2nd, 2013

 

On Jordy Nelson sitting out:
Jordy banged his knee like two days ago. Worked through it. He’s still being evaluated. It’s a little recurrence of an old injury.

 

On practice:
Thought it was a good practice. I thought the energy was where it needs to be. That was our seventh install of eight. I like where we are schematically. I’m sure to see what the mental errors will come out when we evaluate the film but I thought the offense had three or four segments where they looked like they were supposed to. I think the defense, particularly on the backend, and the overall coverage of our defense – the coverage was tighter, competing for balls. That’s just something as you go through training camp you can see your team coming in sync. I think we definitely took a step towards that.

 

On Andy Mulumba (#46):
Mulumba’s doing good. I’ve liked him since the spring. I thought he jumped out in the spring. It’s been no different since he put the pads on. I think he’s an excellent fit for our defense. He plays with excellent leverage with his long leverage. He has a nasty streak to him. I thought Donte Savage has jumped out here the past two days, too. I’m very happy with that outside linebacker group. continue

Insider: Thumbs up to Mulumba, down to RB Green

by Pete Dougherty on August 2nd, 2013

 

Thumbs up

It’s almost a given at least one undrafted rookie will make the Packers’ final roster, and perhaps more – 11 have made final cuts at the end of camp the last four years combined. The best undrafted rookie so far this year is Andy Mulumba, who’s giving himself a fighting chance to make it as the No. 4 or 5 outside linebacker. Mulumba (6-feet-3 and 260 pounds) is making the transition from a hand-on-the-ground defensive end at Eastern Michigan to a standup player in the Packers’ 3-4 defense.

 

Did you notice?

When starting linebacker Brad Jones dropped out of practice because of a finger injury, rookie Sam Barrington (#58) replaced him in the base defense. continue

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

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Packers camp report: Friday at a glance

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

 

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This year, the free-agent rookie in camp is RB Angelo Pease of Kansas State, who is faster and a better prospect than Tyler. He's running No.6 at the position and would need a miracle to make the team, but don't be surprised if he comes back on the practice squad.

 

On Friday night, Pease had the unenviable assignment of blocking Nick Perry three times in the one-on-one edge blitz drill. Enjoying a five-yard head start and a 50-pound weight advantage, Perry decisioned Pease in their first joust. On the next two, however, Pease showed absolutely no fear and neutralized Perry each time.

 

Pease received just 96 carries in two seasons for the Wildcats but continues to impress the Packers.

 

"He's not bad, I'll tell you," RB coach Alex Van Pelt said Thursday. "He's a good pass protector. He's got a good feel for the run game. I'm excited to see what he can do in the preseason. There's a chance. I like his ability."

 

■ The position swapping in the offensive line continued, with RT Marshall Newhouse taking a sizable number of snaps behind LT Bryan Bulaga. That allowed rookie RT David Bakhtiari to work extensively with the starters.

 

■ After Jones exited, A.J. Hawk replaced him as the dime LB. But in a 2-minute drive to end the 2-hour, 9-minute practice, Terrell Manning replaced Hawk.

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Past the click, a brutal night for the CBs in their one on ones with the WRs. a recap of Johnny Jolly's one on one work, which backup guard showed some improvement, and who picked off Harrell to end one of the practice segments.

Packers' Jerron McMillian is talking trash, backing it up

By Tyler Dunne of the Journal Sentinel

Aug. 2, 2013

 

He understood nothing between the F-bombs. All Jerron McMillian saw was left guard Josh Sitton shouting and pointing a finger toward his group — the defensive backs — so it was on.

 

From the sideline, in so many words, the 203-pound safety all but challenged the 318-pound guard to fight.

 

"I don't back down from anybody," McMillian said. "Regardless of who you are, I'm here. Defense vs. offense, I'm going to make sure my defense is good at the end of the day."

 

McMillian hasn't shut up since.

 

This off-season, McMillian talked to defensive lineman Mike Daniels all about this while training in Green Bay. Both players decided to cuss, to scold, to shout as much as possible throughout practice.

 

"We both made it our duty to bring that edge, bring that attitude. Both of us," Daniels said. "We talked about it every day like 'We have to do it. Let's speak up. Let's step up.'...Be loudmouth jerks. Just bring it.'" continue

 

New Jordy Nedlson commercial  via TMZ Total Packers

CB coach Joe Whitt is high on his group from one to nine, but on this night the charges of WR coach Edgar Bennett dominated.

I think you're going to see the offense dominate in most games this season as long as we have health at the WR position.

Conversely, I'll be surprised if the DB's lose "11-2" in any game we play this year.

#tadealwith

AND the QB position!