Studs
TE Fred Davis. Continues to show a little more each day. Saturday he was in a starring role – as much as one can be in a practice. Davis caught three touchdown passes as the Redskins worked on their offense near the goal-line. Because of his speed and athleticism, they’d have him start on the left side, run a play-action fake to that side and clear out the defense, then hit him running to the right for an open score. He’s a nice weapon.
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CB Ramzee Robinson. He might not make this list again, but he can always tell his grandkids one day that he picked off Donovan McNabb for one of his two picks? Think McNabb will tell his grandkids the same? Robinson also got John Beck.
LB London Fletcher. You know, I haven’t studded him yet. So here we go. He was solid, as usual. But his instincts took over when he blew up a screen pass to Larry Johnson. Would have tackled him for a five-yard loss. Had a good stop on another run. Saw one time where he bit on a fake, but that didn’t override the consistent play.
RB Ryan Torain. Every time I looked up he seemed to be cutting through a hole. Have to give credit to the line, but Torain does a nice job of pressing the hole and then finding the opening.
LT Trent Williams. Just like watching him. Did the mean streak thing again today where he flung Curtis Gatewood to the ground after a one-on-one drill. Really, what separates him is his ability to recover after getting beat. Why? Because he has such a strong base.
WR Roydell Williams. Made a terrific catch in traffic, reaching up high to grab a pass over Byron Westbrook and just in front of Chris Horton.
Duds
QB Donovan McNabb. He still could be adjusting to the offense. He could be bothered by the fact that he really only has one proven receiver. Or he could just be having a bad camp. It’s only 10 days into camp so it’s not time to panic. However, McNabb had another bad day Saturday. He’s waiting too long after the receiver cuts to make the pass, a sign that he perhaps does not yet trust them. Receivers who have broken free on crossing patterns often have to reach back inside to make a catch. His passes have allowed beaten defenders to recover. At what point do you get concerned? If he has a bad preseason, too.
TE Chris Cooley. He’s dropped more passes this camp than in probably his first six seasons combined. Not all of his drops today (I counted three) were on perfect throws and some had tight coverage. But the man has spoiled us. Not really worried about him.
DL Jeremy Jarmon. During individual drills, he constantly had to be reminded to get low; to get his head up. At one point after he hit a blocking sled, DL coach Jacob Burney told him, “Hit it with your hands, not your helmet.” He was noticeably higher during some of these drills than his linemates. He was OK during one-on-one drills, beating Will Montgomery. But on one of his first snaps in the full-team work, while playing nose he dropped his head, got off-balance and fell. Oh, and on another play LT Selvish Capers drove him to the side to open a huge hole. He’s had better days.
LS Nick Sundberg. He had another low snap on a field goal attempt in which Josh Bidwell made a good save. Graham Gano still made the kick, but I’ve seen too many of his snaps hit turf before hands.
RG Artis Hicks. Still struggling to stay low, which led to him getting beat often in the one-on-ones. Darrion Scott pushed him back and then Kedric Golston got into his pads, then dipped inside. Some issues can be covered up by schemes, but in the one-on-ones, Hicks has struggled much more than the other starters.
