Camp Practice Update 8/12 A.M.
August 12, 2009 - Bob Gretz |
From River Falls, Wisconsin
Todd Haley threw his team a bone on Wednesday morning when he cut back on the practice time, putting the Chiefs through their shortest session of camp so far: 1 hour, 35 minutes.
“I thought it was crisp, I thought we got a lot done,” said Haley of the practice that went down in full pads under sunny and hot weather conditions here at UW-River Falls. “Overall I thought it was a pretty good morning, pretty competitive and I think the offense picked it up a bit. They made some tough plays from a couple different positions. It was a good start to the day.”
There were big name visitors watching the practice. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith was there with three other union officials, including former Chiefs safety and Raytown South product Jason Belser. Also in camp for the rest of the week and working with the tight ends is former Giants TE Mark Bavaro.
“He’s a guy I’ve gotten to know over the years and he’s one of my favorite football players of all time,” said Haley. “I’m excited about having him in here to work with the tight ends. He can bring a lot to them.”
More from the morning workout:
– Six players were on bike patrol in the No Man’s Land: S DaJuan Morgan, Gs Wade Smith and Tavares Washington, ILB Zach Thomas, TE Jake O’Connell and RB Kolby Smith.
– RT Damion McIntosh was on the field, but when the Chiefs No. 1 offense ran in the team work portion of practice Herb Taylor was with the first unit.
– On special teams the Chiefs worked on the on-side kick. The No. 1 team for that situation is Bernard Pollard, Brandon Carr, Brandon Flowers, Jarrad Page, Terrance Copper, Derrick Johnson, Andy Studebaker, Turk McBride, Jackie Battle and Mark Bradley.
– Chiefs offense picked things up in the blitz drill, as all four quarterbacks got throws and they went 11 of 15 for the session. Brodie Croyle was on fire, hitting four of his five throws. Matt Cassel was four of six, while the star was Tyler Thigpen at two of two, including one dart that he completed to WR Taurus Johnson that excited Haley. “Way to go Tyler, way to go,” Haley yelled.
– Flowers seemed to be everywhere on defense, but he dropped two interceptions.