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In the aftermath of the first pre-season game, the team held one practice on Monday at 3:30 PM. The team worked out in shells in the afternoon heat with limited contact. The biggest news of the day was that OT Vernon Carey returned to full practice after being injured during the Jaguars game on Saturday night. He showed no ill effects from the contusion he suffered during the game and an MRI showed no damage to the knee. RB Lorenzo Booker missed practice to attend the birth of his child, but WR Marty Booker returned to practice for the first time since last week. The practice started out with individual and special teams drills and featured Jay Feely punting as a change of pace. Ted Ginn, Jr, Az-Zahir Hakim and Travis Daniels all worked as punt returners with Ginn and Az-Hakim getting the majority of the work. Despite the poor showing in the pre-season game on Saturday, the starting offensive line remained the same as it was against Jaguars - at least, to start the practice. However, after getting blown up by Kevin Vickerson and Mkristo Bruce in team drills, rookie Drew Mormino was replaced at starting left guard by Chris Liwienski. Trent Green continued to work mostly with the first string on offense and looked better than he has. He appears to be working hard to prove that he deserves the starting job. The highlight offensive play of the day was a 30 yard Green-to-Hagan pass down the right sideline. John Beck also looked good, lobbing perfect passes to Mike Malone and Ted Ginn. Ginn is lining up on the outside with the starters, putting Chambers in the slot on three WR sets. Cleo Lemon, however, had a rough workout. He worked almost exclusively with the second team and Will Allen picked off two of his passes during the practice. On the defense, Rodrique Wright caught Jesse Chatman from behind on a sweep, showing some excellent quickness. Chatman was working as the second string RB, running behind Reagan Mauia. The team worked in full pads on Tuesday morning, starting again with individual and special teams drills. Lorenzo Booker missed another day of camp for the birth of his child, while Joey Porter, Az Hakim, rookie LB Kelvin Smith, OT Mike Rosenthal and Andre Goodman rode the bikes. During field goal drills, Jay Feely made several routine kicks in the 40-45 yard range, but also nailed a 55-yarder and two from 60 yards. In one of the first team drills, WR Derek Hagan roasted Jason Allen. Allen was left so far behind that, even though Hagan had to slow down for Trent Green's throw, he still had a touchdown. According to onlookers, Trent Green is consistently having problems with accuracy beyond 20-25 yards. John Beck, however, is not having the same problems throwing deep. He completed a series of nice passes to Derek Hagan, Mike Malone, Kerry Reed and David Sutton. The tight ends were reportedly much more involved in this practice than in other practices and were the target of many more throws than usual. Rookie TE Aaron Halterman is making a strong case for a spot on the roster, while veteran Justin Peelle is having problems holding on to the ball. The offensive line was shuffled a lot during the morning practice. Drew Mormino and Chris Liwienski split time working with the first team at left guard while Anthony Alabi took a few snaps at left guard during 9-on-9 drills. The team had a light workout on Tuesday afternoon as the list of injuries grows. Most of the injuries aren't serious, but PK Sam and Will Allen were added to the injury list. Keith Traylor, Joey Porter, Mike Rosenthal, Kelvin Smith and Marty Booker all rode the bikes on Tuesday afternoon. Derek Hagan continues to impress and had a nice one-handed catch on Tuesday afternoon. Ted Ginn also had a one-handed grab, but dropped an easy one later on. Backup CB Michael Lehan continues to impress by providing tight coverage and picking off Trent Green twice. Most of the practice period on Tuesday afternoon was devoted to special teams - notably, kickoff coverage. Despite not giving up any big plays on Saturday against the Jaguars, Coach Cameron said he was not pleased with their play.
The offensive line is currently in disarray as the coaches search for the best combination to be the starters. Drew Mormino has been bounced in and out of the starting lineup, while LJ Shelton has been working with the 3rd string. At wide receiver, Derek Hagan has been the most consistent receiver over the last three practices. The rookie wide receivers don't seem to be standing out as much as they did in the earlier weeks, although both Kerry Reed and David Sutton had at least one highlight catch on Tuesday. Jesse Chatman seems firmly entrenched as the backup running back while Ronnie Brown is not having an easy time with the chaos on the offensive line.
None were recorded this week.
OL Joe Toledo (foot) and CB Andre Goodman (shoulder) continue to remain on the sideline and on the PUP list. OT Mike Rosenthal (shoulder) and LB Joey Porter (knee) also missed all the practices on Monday and Tuesday. WR Marty Booker has joined the list of veterans who only practice once a day as he sat out the Tuesday afternoon practice with Keith Traylor and Az-Zahir Hakim. LB Kelvin Smith missed both practices on Tuesday and WR PK Sam missed the afternoon session with unspecified problems.
There is one report from Phinfever.com from the Monday night: BLITZ Monday Night Training Camp Report
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It's disturbing that Trent Green seems to be having accuracy issues. Most onlookers say that Green is routinely throwing behind or short of his receivers. Of course, that could be due to getting familiar with his receivers, but why don't the other quarterbacks have the same problems? On the flip side, reports continue to praise John Beck's accuracy in most cases and say he has the best deep touch on the ball of any of the quarterbacks on the team. While he clearly isn't ready to assume the starting job just yet, it's nice to hear that all he needs is seasoning. Clearly, however, the offensive line is the biggest issue currently facing the team. Coach Cameron seems to think that they will pull together rapidly, but only time will tell. It will be interesting to see how well they play on Thursday night.
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