With neither quarterback gaining a definitive edge over the other in camp so far, Mangini's decision might come down to how Quinn and Anderson perform in the preseason games. via photos.theobr.com
For this morning's Day 5 training camp recap, click here. The news coming in was more low-key for the evening session, so bare with me as I scrape the bottom of the barrel for some notes, as the team was not in pads. For the evening practice, Derek Anderson was working with the first-team offense.
TRAINING CAMP REPORT - DAY 5 [EVENING] (8/5/09)
- Game Specific Situations: The Plain Dealer reports that much of the evening's practice was devoted to special game situations, such as a needing a Hail Mary pass or executing a touchdown with one second left on the clock. The notes on the drills below all come from the Plain Dealer's report here.
- Drill One - At the Five: Both quarterbacks started at the five-yard line on fourth-down with one second left. Derek Anderson connected with WR Mike Furrey over DB Corey Ivy, and Brady Quinn hit TE Martin Rucker for a touchdown.
- Drill Two - From the 35: Same drill, longer distance. Anderson's pass was knocked away by S Brodney Pool, and Quinn's pass fell incomplete too.
- Drill Three - From the 45: This is more so the Hail Mary range. Anderson was intercepted by Pool this time, while Quinn's pass was knocked away by S Hamza Abdullah.
- Injury Updates: Add two new players to the "sitting out list" -- S Mike Adams and WR David Patten. No word on the status of either player. FB Charles Ali and CB Don Carey continue to sit out.
- Surprise Linebacker? This was probably from the morning practice, but the OBR mentioned that second-year LB Titus Brown has been having a fine camp, and even saw some work with the first-team defense.
- Quinn Underthrows Edwards: Steve Doerschuk's piece on the evening session talks mainly about a play in which Quinn underthrew WR Braylon Edwards on a deep ball. Edwards had beaten DB Coye Francies, but he had to wait for the ball to come to him. Francies was flagged for interference on the play, but it led to some more questions about Quinn's ability to throw the deep ball well enough.
- Speaking of Edwards: Our beloved No. 1 receiver was just that -- a No. 1 receiver in his own league. It doesn't sound like he had a single drop in either practice, but then again he lit it up in training camp last year too.
- Anderson Holding On Too Long? A user from Dawg Talkers who went to the practice commented that he believed Anderson was holding onto the ball way too long on too many plays, saying that if it were a live game, Anderson would consistently be getting sacked. Another fan saw the same thing over at The Browns Board.
- Veteran Advice: As WR Brian Robiskie came off the field for a play, veteran WR Mike Furrey offered him some advice on his footwork.
- Punt Block Drill: A fan over at The Browns Board commented on something surprising in punting drills; Dave Zastudil was punting the ball, and the punt block team was going all out to block the punt, which they did. It was a surprise in the sense that this is a situation where you can kill your punter if you hit him the wrong way on the foot/leg.
- Brownies: CB Eric Wright had an interception on Quinn, and also had a great blitz that would have killed Anderson in a live game...RB Jerome Harrison broke free for a nice run...WR Jordan Norwood put a good fake on CB Brandon McDonald in one-on-one drills to grab a pass...TE Martin Rucker had a play where he caught it over the middle and broke free...WR Paul Hubbard had a few drops, but doesn't look completely lost.
Well, I guess I did find some more reports than I thought I would, but I still scraped the bottom of the barrel. The Browns will take the field for one afternoon session Thursday.
Wednesday's Evening Link Collection / Camp Sources
i went to the evening practice today and here is what i got out of it…
- neither quarterback really impressed, but since they were doing crazy game situations I guess u cant really expect them to be real good.
- edwards looked good although there were 1 or 2 throws i thought he should of caught, but ended up being broken up.
- Robiskie had a drop near the endzone which i believe was passed by quinn and the ball went right through his hands and got intercepted.
- Hubbard is the same guy as always… drops easy catches, yet makes some amazing grabs later in practice.
- Jamal Lewis, and the whole team, looks like they are in better shape than last year.
- Anderson does hold on to the ball way too long. There was a lot of times during practice where he ended up scrambling to avoid pressure and that should not happen in practice, unless it was a drill, but i doubt it was cause quinn wasnt scrambling as much.
- Leggett looked good, but he and norwood didnt really get a lot of reps in.
- Massaquoi looks really good out there. I think he is gonna be a beast for us. really looking forward to seeing him in game action.
kjc - August 6, 2009
Thanks for the insight; we appreciate it.
It sounds like Leggett and Hubbard lost their reps due to the returning Edwards. Maybe the Patten injury will allow them to get some work in still. The Massaquoi vs. Robiskie race sounds to be getting closer as each day goes by. Hopefully all of the optimism for our wideouts pays dividends in the regular season, since the reports do seem more positive than they were last year.
Chris Pokorny - August 6, 2009
I dont think we need Patten on the team. He is injured very frequently and Furrey is better anyway. This way we can put Hub or LL on the roster
BradyQuinnisBeast - August 6, 2009
I might start a new little thing with the training camp posts, like “a year ago today in camp…”, just to reflect back a little bit. For example, for August 6, 2009, it will be the one-year anniversary since we learned Gary Baxter had surgery again, effectively ending his career with the Browns and likely the NFL.
Chris Pokorny - August 6, 2009
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