Supersteeler
08-12-2008, 08:09 PM
Took another jaunt up to Latrobe today. The mood and atmosphere was pretty different today from the past days I've been there. Tomlin was very animated and at times was really playful and was obviously having some fun out there. The players were in a pretty goofy mood too.
- Ben and Nate Washington had a mock wrestling match during warm ups after which Nate laid motionless on the field like he was dead. After Ben walked away laughing Nate jumped and and ran over and clipped Ben one on the back of the helmet and kept running. As I said, everyone was acting a little nutty today.
- During the WR warm ups, Tomlin came over and was watching very closely to the route running and hands. He then walked over to the spot where each guy was catching the ball and began doing various things to try and mess the guys up. He would do something different to every guy and was obviously enjoying himself greatly. Most guys he would just wave his hands in front of the ball and distract them. The vets got some rougher treatment. He gave Hines a light jab in the stomach as he reached up for the ball and got some laughs. The final one was the best however, as Nate Washington went, Mike whapped him one in the facemask with an open hand just as the ball got there causing him to miss it completely. The entire group got a kick out of it especially Nate and Tomlin.
- Watched Leftwich throwing today, he looked good for the most part. He had a few miscommunications with WR's on routes but that's to be expected on his 2nd practice. His legs look like they are fine. He was doing roll out drills and throwing on the run, didn't look like he was having any problems. His first pass was an underthrow on a little pass in the flat, his second was an absolute rocket that hit Dallas Baker's chest with a pop that got an "oooooh" from the crowd.
- Hartwig ran with the first team today and Tomlin said in his press conference tonight that he will start this week and have his "audition".
- I'm thinking this Justin Vincent kid (# 28 - RB) is going to land on the practice sqaud. After playing real well against the Eagles, he showed some sweet moves today and twice juked out the entire defense and ran for a score....one of which was against the first team, prompting Tomlin to yell, "Way to go 28"!
- Speaking of Tomlin yelling, he was giving Drummond some major shit (in a joking way) about fair catching a punt in a drill. You could plainly hear him say, "Eddie, what was that? You looked like a bitch on that fair catch!" As I said, Tomlin was really in a jovial mood today.
- Ben threw a sweet TD bomb to Hines, picture perfect....couldn't see who he beat though.
- Tomlin added Tyrone Carter, Gary Russell and Carey Davis to the stable of usual punt returners today.
- Ben tried to throw another bomb later for a TD but was picked off by McFadden on a real nice play.
Lots of clowning around today but a high energy, competitive practice.
- Ben and Nate Washington had a mock wrestling match during warm ups after which Nate laid motionless on the field like he was dead. After Ben walked away laughing Nate jumped and and ran over and clipped Ben one on the back of the helmet and kept running. As I said, everyone was acting a little nutty today.
- During the WR warm ups, Tomlin came over and was watching very closely to the route running and hands. He then walked over to the spot where each guy was catching the ball and began doing various things to try and mess the guys up. He would do something different to every guy and was obviously enjoying himself greatly. Most guys he would just wave his hands in front of the ball and distract them. The vets got some rougher treatment. He gave Hines a light jab in the stomach as he reached up for the ball and got some laughs. The final one was the best however, as Nate Washington went, Mike whapped him one in the facemask with an open hand just as the ball got there causing him to miss it completely. The entire group got a kick out of it especially Nate and Tomlin.
- Watched Leftwich throwing today, he looked good for the most part. He had a few miscommunications with WR's on routes but that's to be expected on his 2nd practice. His legs look like they are fine. He was doing roll out drills and throwing on the run, didn't look like he was having any problems. His first pass was an underthrow on a little pass in the flat, his second was an absolute rocket that hit Dallas Baker's chest with a pop that got an "oooooh" from the crowd.
- Hartwig ran with the first team today and Tomlin said in his press conference tonight that he will start this week and have his "audition".
- I'm thinking this Justin Vincent kid (# 28 - RB) is going to land on the practice sqaud. After playing real well against the Eagles, he showed some sweet moves today and twice juked out the entire defense and ran for a score....one of which was against the first team, prompting Tomlin to yell, "Way to go 28"!
- Speaking of Tomlin yelling, he was giving Drummond some major shit (in a joking way) about fair catching a punt in a drill. You could plainly hear him say, "Eddie, what was that? You looked like a bitch on that fair catch!" As I said, Tomlin was really in a jovial mood today.
- Ben threw a sweet TD bomb to Hines, picture perfect....couldn't see who he beat though.
- Tomlin added Tyrone Carter, Gary Russell and Carey Davis to the stable of usual punt returners today.
- Ben tried to throw another bomb later for a TD but was picked off by McFadden on a real nice play.
Lots of clowning around today but a high energy, competitive practice.