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Friday, July 28, 2006
Day 2: Looking foward to pads
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s Day Two of Falcons training camp with the team set to hold two sessions, one starting at about 8:30, the other, beginning at 6:15 p.m.
I’m really looking forward to the evening practice because the pads will be on and in very little time, we’ll know the men from the boys.
Day One was very hectic, very busy and it moved at a very high tempo.
There were a lot of early jitters. Roddy White dropped more passes than he should have and quarterback D.J. Shockley has had and better have better days. Shockley struggled with his accuracy at times and with limited practice reps, that can’t happen too much.
Tailback T.J. Duckett looks really good physically and, after speaking to him, he is really excited about having a good year. Safety Kevin Mathis, who had a horrific, season-ending knee injury last season, looked surprisingly fluid. I didn’t expect him to be able to move as well as he did. He was wearing a much less obtrusive brace and was working as Chris Crocker’s backup at free safety.
Someone I haven’t mentioned much with all the defensive additions is starting outside linebacker Michael Boley. He looks like he’s put on about five pounds and is very comfortable with what his duties are. Boley might be among the top pure athletes on the team and could be set to make a big-time move this season.
I’m going to try and post a new blog every day or every two days to provide as much insight as possible. I look forward to hearing from you guys and please, hit me with some questions. If I don’t answer them right away, I’ll try to get to them over the course of the week.
