FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons wore pads for the second straight day on Monday.
“Big short-yard emphasis for us today,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “That was kind of one of the areas that we wanted to hit on hard because it’s such a big one.”
It wasn’t a very tidy practice.
“(There were) a lot of penalties and a lot of things to clean up,” Quinn said. “But I loved the competition. We tried to feature that as much as we could today. We had one-on-ones all across the board at each position.”
Here are five plays that stood out in the nearly two hours of practice.
- --Rookie defensive end/linebacker Vic Beasley flashed his speed on one rush around right tackle Tyler Polumbus and put a nice move on the veteran.
- --Later, Beasley zoomed into the backfield, but running back Terron Ward picked him up and dropped Beasley with a good block. Beasley, after a few seconds, shook off the nice block.
- --Backup quarterback Sean Renfree tossed a nice bomb to Justin Hardy, who couldn't haul down the touchdown pass.
- --Cornerback Jonathon Mincey stepped in front of a T.J. Yates pass for an interception.
- --Free safety Ricardo Allen was in one-on-one coverage against tight end Jacob Tamme, who ran outside and then cut back inside. Allen slipped and Tamme made the easy catch.
The Falcons have Tuesday off as a recovery day before returning for practice on Wednesday and Thursday before their Friday Night Lights controlled scrimmage at Buford High School on Friday.
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TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE: The Falcons will hold their training camp at the team's headquarters for the 11th consecutive year and will have select practices open to the public.
Here’s the training camp schedule:
Tuesday, August 4 – Players’ Day Off (No Media Availability)
Wednesday, August 5 – Practice 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (open to the public)
Thursday, August 6 – Practice 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (open to the public)
Friday, August 7 – “Friday Night Lights” (Buford High School – open to the public), 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 8 – Players’ Day Off (No Media Availability)
Sunday, August 9 – Practice 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (open to the public)
Monday, August 10 – Practice 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (open to the public)
Tuesday, August 11 – Practice 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (open to the public)
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Thursday – Fullbacks/Tight ends
