2026 Training Camp Thread...

[boozeman]

This is pushing my hyphen stance. But I think it was a false catch.

 

[boozeman]

SPLASH PLAY IN YO FACE @Smitty

 

[boozeman]

No sound on the first Pete post?

It had sound earlier. I heard it. No big deal but some clapping, woo hoos and what not.

 

[Cotton]

This is pushing my hyphen stance. But I think it was a false catch.

HYPHEN!

 

[bbgun]

you can't get hurt trying to make the team

 

[boozeman]

 

[boozeman]

Even the microphones feel the pity he is dishing out.

 

[Cotton]

Even the microphones feel the pity he is dishing out.

That man is going to murder someone before the season is up. I just hope it's an Eagle.

 

[boozeman]

Pencil those guys in too.

 

[boozeman]

 

[boozeman]

 

[Cotton]

 

[Simpleton]

Better view of the Downs pick, I think this shows some of the nuance to what Parker is teaching that was obviously completely missing with Eberflus and his nursery rhyme defense.

From what it looks like the other 3 DB's (Bland, Revel and Clark) are all following guys in what looks like man, it might not be pure man, but that's how it represents within about 1.5-2 seconds after the snap. Barham also follows Blue directly out into the flat, which also looks like pure man.

But then in the middle of the field you have Downs (who was in the slot) and Thompson with Downs passing off a crossing Lamb to Thompson like it's a zone, then he falls off back to the middle of the field, sees Flournoy crossing into his space and drops back to make the pick.

I have no idea whether that's schemed or just something that Downs and Thompson understood between each other given the offensive alignment and defensive play call, but either way it's very encouraging.