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DEL.ICIO.USSpiraling upward
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Quick fluid break for the players, so here’s an update on practice so far.
Rookie cornerback Jimmy Williams apparently takes offense at ticky-tack blocking by receivers. Wideout Roddy White was on the receiving end of a prodigious left hook to the helmet from Williams as payback for holding him under the shoulder pads.
Rookie tailback Jerious Norwood has sideline observers whistling in delight at his flashes of speed and elusiveness. Norwood’s problem though is picking a hole and commiting to diving through it. Starting tailback Warrick Dunn is putting on a clinic in that regard. And T.J. Duckett isn’t making anyone miss, but he is making would-be tacklers pay with his downhill running style.
If you were to ask me whose passes looked more apt to be intercepted, I’d say Matt Schaub’s. Today so far they’re all floaters; accurate, but taking too long to reach the targeted receivers. Second-year QB Bryan Randall on the other hand is throwing darts while working with the second team. D.J. Shockley’s only looking okay today in his sporadic work with reserves.
And here’s a mild, amusing example of that rookie hazing they talk about: star cornerback DeAngelo Had had a little fun at rookie corner Brent Grimes’ expense. Grimes was politely offering a bottled sports beverage to Hall, who looked down at it in mock disgust. Grimes skulked away to retrieve a BLUE bottle of the beverage instead of the orange. Again, Hall looked at him dismissively. Grimes had forgotten to remove the cap.
Mike Vick — shrouded in a towel — appeared on field nearly 90 minutes after practice started, held out of workouts for a third straight day.
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