Camp Notes: Defense Closes Richmond With Tons of Sales Originally Posted by NBC Sports Washington
RICHMOND, Va. – Saturday was the Washington Football team’s final practice session before training camp resumed at Ashburn on Monday, and the defense closed the distance generating revenue after revenue.
After the session, Ron Rivera stated that he won’t be too upset about his quarterbacks’ interceptions until the preseason games begin. Giving away the ball now has no serious consequences, he said, but of course live against an opponent.
Here are notes on those tips and more from a well-attended Fan Appreciation Day …
- Landon Collins led with two interceptions in 11-on-11s, one where he slipped to his knees and one he caught near the goal line while working on the red zone. When this Collins shows up in September people will be more than excited.
- While Collins hit Cole Holcomb In terms of the quantity of INTs, Holcomb surpassed Collins in terms of quality. In full troop work, the linebacker covered his man with mullet, who was running down the seam. Despite the reporting Taylor Heinicke tried to complete the pass, but Holcomb had other ideas when he jumped up and grabbed him with one hand. Holcomb didn’t wear gloves either, so he gets bonus points for that.
- Reserve defensive end Casey Toohill also joined the bugging party. Khaleke Hudson cleverly distracted you in the end zone and Toohill was able to contain it before it hit the ground. Toohill’s path to the roster is ultimately determined by how well he gets to the quarterback and helps out against the barrel, but finishing Drives with his hands will only help his cause.
- with Brandon Scherff in COVID logs, Wes Schweitzer slipped over to the right guard and Ereck flowers took over the left guard.
- Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere Chasing boy People are shouting his name – and one of his teammates started doing it on Saturday too. When stretching, Tim Settle kept shouting for Young in a high voice, but Young showed excellent mental strength by ignoring him.
- Ryan Fitzpatrick and Terry McLaurin are still at the beginning of their QB-WR relationship, but their chemistry seems to be developing. Right before a snap, Fitzpatrick signaled his top target and a few seconds later he hit McLaurin for a solid chunk. Whatever Fitzpatrick asked McLaurin to do, McLaurin got through.
- One name to watch out for in the wide receiver competition is DeAndre Carter. The team silently signed him in April, but he was far from calm on Saturday. He’s more of a return specialist and if he makes it onto the list at the end he probably won’t get too much action at Wideout. Even so, he has speed and has shown strong hands throughout the action.
- To quote famous NFL wideout writer DeAndre Hopkins, “Let’s get this (you know what) out of Richmond!”