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7/29 Practice Notes Jul 29, 2018 20:40:33 GMT -7 Rimrock, End Zone, and 3 more like this

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Post by Zaz on Jul 29, 2018 20:40:33 GMT -7

BTW, this is how practices reports around here should be. Quality.

Highlights:
- Bradford is as advertised. Deadly accurate. Clearly best QB on the field.
- #91 DE Benson Mayowa. He was extremely fast and bendy like Chandler Jones. He dominated vs OL drills. 100% looks like a camp gem, at the moment.
- Mason Cole looked really good. Granted I only saw 2 reps vs DLs, but he stonewalled the guy both times.
- I really like the team organized stretching. Just makes it seem like a team. Regimented.
- TJ Logan looked very good running the ball. *However he did drop 1 punt.
- Reddick looked good. Especially in coverage. Almost got an INT.
- Tre Boston looked pretty good. I think he starts next to Baker or Bethea depending on package.
- PP looked like PP. Gonna be another pro bowl year.
- New RT Andre Smith looked OK. Better than expected. Fast guys give him trouble, but he can stuff a bullrush with ease.
- Rosen looks like a mini Bradford. Throws a beautiful, smooth, accurate ball

Lowlights:
- Rosen holds the ball too long. He'd get sacked every snap in a real game.
- David Johnson dropped an easy pass and fumbled another.
- Mike Glennon. Career 3rd stringer and looked the part.
- 1st guy off the field......Rodney Gunter. I was watching. No extra work? It shows.
- Nkemdiche jumped offsides at least 3x. No joking.
- JJ Nelson and Greg Little have stone hands...still. Somehow after all these years. Still cant catch.
- Justin Pugh did not look good at all. He got beat in the vs DL drill.
- Cant say its a lowlight but I did not remotely notice: Kirk, Chad, Seals, Bucc, Pierre, Taylor (new #2 CB), or Chase Edmonds. Total ghosts. Did nothing special. Ill focus on them next time.

Observations:
- Wilks is really standoffish during practice. He just watches. All his assistant coaches do the coaching. Little interesting.
- The new DC Al Holcomb is strict. Like really strict. He chewed out the entire defense a couple times. He aint no easy going Todd Bowles, thats for sure.
- Alot more players signed autographs than in past years. Cant be a coincidence. I think Wilks told them to. Good.
- They worked special teams alot. If practice is 2 hours, then they did O for 30 mins, D for 30 mins and STs for a full hour. Strange to me.

Last Edit: Jul 29, 2018 20:40:49 GMT -7 by Zaz

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7/29 Practice Notes Jul 29, 2018 22:15:48 GMT -7

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Post by In the Cards on Jul 29, 2018 22:15:48 GMT -7

Good post. Anyone who attends TC is more than welcome to post their observations for those of us who can't go.

Unless you're on the bubble, the lowlights, and the highlights for that matter, don't necessarily matter TOO much because this is the place to make mistakes and improve. When it gets close to cuts and the 3rd/4th preseason game, that's when mistakes matter the most.

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7/29 Practice Notes Jul 30, 2018 0:36:13 GMT -7

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Post by NorthernSoul on Jul 30, 2018 0:36:13 GMT -7

Cheers Zaz. Always great to hear reviews from people who were there.

Playing devil's Advocate, Gunter may have had a reason to leave as soon as possible? It doesn't look good, but there may well be something happening at home that he needs to be around as much as he can?

Interesting to hear so much focus on STs. Clearly this area was a weakness under Arians.
Maybe its a good way of getting the rookies involved early, with the Vets?

Did Kirk field any punts? It was an area of strength in his early college days.

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7/29 Practice Notes Jul 30, 2018 5:33:28 GMT -7 via mobile

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Post by clutchdj on Jul 30, 2018 5:33:28 GMT -7

I hope Rosen isn’t a mini-Bradford. Talk about underwhelming.

Baker needs to be on the field more than anyone. He’s by far the 3rd best player on defense.

I expect Reddick to have a great year.

I’m really excited to watch Edmonds in a real game.

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7/29 Practice Notes Jul 30, 2018 7:55:20 GMT -7

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Post by CardsFanQC on Jul 30, 2018 7:55:20 GMT -7

Jurecki thoughts on Sunday practice amongst receivers -- Jurecki on Receivers Mention on defense of good plays by Campbell CB and Reddick ... Campbell IMO is a sleeper to make 53 or at least practice squad as he could beat our Brandon Williams for last CB spot.

P.S. Note some asked about Kirk -- Jurecki's twitter account says Kirk is participating in punt return drills.

Thanks Zaz for the update -- I look for Logan to make an impact on the return game but no fumbles can happen.

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7/29 Practice Notes Jul 30, 2018 8:36:16 GMT -7 NorthernSoul likes this

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Post by Zaz on Jul 30, 2018 8:36:16 GMT -7

Jul 30, 2018 0:36:13 GMT -7 NorthernSoul said:

Did Kirk field any punts? It was an area of strength in his early college days.

Yeah he did. Non eventful.

Something I did notice about Kirk, but didnt feel its serious enough to gripe about: he doesnt practice hard. When fielding punts or catching passes, he makes the catch, but then he just jogs it out half speed. All practice I dont think he broke a sweat.

His opposite would be TJ Logan who runs very hard every time he touches the ball.

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In the Cards Pro Bowler A Cardinals Super Bowl victory is in the Cards after KK is fired. Posts: 1,362	7/29 Practice Notes Jul 30, 2018 9:25:03 GMT -7 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by In the Cards on Jul 30, 2018 9:25:03 GMT -7 Another thing to keep in mind is the fact that they weren't in pads the last couple days. Basically OTA's except it's in U of P stadium. Be concerned if things aren't looking good after this point.

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