meanwhile, in the Saints and Falcons camps

[goodoleboy]

On July 30, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Sam Mills Fan said:

I just did a Twitter search for Josh Norman. Redskins fans are both happy and worried that Norman has been abused by DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon so far in camp. Zero highlights by Norman so far, nothing but lowlights of him being burned.

http://www.totalprosports.com/2016/07/31/josh-norman-getting-torched-by-desean-jackson-pierre-garcon-at-redskins-camp-video/

[ncfan]

Falcons will be about the same.  

Saints D made some decent moves in the draft but don't worry me right now.   That Cooks, Thomas, Fleener trio will be pretty stout.  Remember we were pretty high on Thomas but just didn't have a need at WR

[KB_fan]

Here's the WaPo perspective on the J-No v DeSean Jackson battle:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2016/07/29/the-daily-matchups-between-desean-jackson-josh-norman-are-benefiting-both/

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On Thursday, the first time the pair really began to go at each other, some battles were won by Jackson, some by Norman. When the 29-year-old wide receiver beat Norman on a short pass by faking a run downfield, one spectator yelled “Better step it up, Josh!” Promptly, on the final play of the day, Norman, covering Jackson tight over the middle, stripped the ball right as the pass was coming in.

The battle between the two stars settled down a bit Friday with neither player establishing the upper hand over the other.

 

 

[KB_fan]

And here's ESPN's take on the J-No vs Jackson matchup:

http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/25840/facing-desean-jackson-forces-learning-curve-for-josh-norman

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cornerback Josh Norman isn't used to covering smaller, faster players. So you'll see him get driven back, making sure he's not getting beaten deep, as Jackson catches a pass underneath. And you'll see Norman get twisted a little as he learns how to handle Jackson at the line.

It's part of what training camp is for: adjusting. In Norman's first camp with Washington, one big adjustment involves covering players such as Jackson. It makes for an entertaining matchup during practice, especially in one-on-one work.

Jackson isn't beating Norman all the time and the corner has taken away the deep ball. But for Norman, the quest is learning how to deal with a small, fast receiver such as Jackson. It's not as if there are many like him: Jackson is listed at 5-foot-10 (a bit generous) and in the last two years combined, his 19.73 yards per catch leads all other wideouts by nearly two yards.

For most of his time in Carolina, Norman said, the NFC South typically featured bigger receivers such as Vincent Jackson, Mike Evans, Julio Jones, Roddy White and Marques Colston. [Not to mention going against KB in training camp...]  Jackson requires an adjustment for any corner.

 

Sorry to post off topic stuff in this thread.  Just wanted to balance the discussion and not see this turn into a JNo bashing thread.

[saints4lifeagain]

Good write up. Thomas has looked fantastic. Cam Jordan has been unblockable in 1 on 1s. Delvin Breaux has also been outstanding this camp, really looking to build off of his rookie campaign. Hopefully the additions of Fairley and Rankins will improve the pass rush, as well as keeping the linebackers clean. They've both had their flashes at camp. 

I expect the offense to flourish, as usual. Really hoping the defense can stay healthy. A healthy Lewis, Williams, Swann and Byrd will go a long way in making this an average defense. 

[ctrcat]

As the 2016 draft showed, a king's ransom will be given even for underwhelming QB prospects.  I do expect the Saints to be "good" enough to put themselves in a QB no mans land, without giving up said ransom to the fellow needy Browns/49ers/et al of the world.  Perfect.

[MV%doe]

I had Michael Thomas as the #4 best WR in this draft and a late late first rounder. I threw up when the iants drafted him.

I'm a fantasy nut and followed sanu, cause I target #2/3 WRs. Marvin Jones was the better of the two and he got injured. Saun stepped in and did a decent job. IMO they waaaaaaay overpaid him, about 2.5x too much. He's a 4 yr 15-20 million player not 45.

Josh, o boy...... I'm willing to bet after this year, the redskins will deeply regret signing him to highest CB in the nfl history. In a couple years, Josh will be asking Dave for a contract on different terms......

[ecu88]

Doesn't Atl know they have J Hardy.........

[Mistuh Jones]

On 7/31/2016 at 11:43 AM, SOJA said:

I love Josh, but AB is on another level- I'm excited to see the battle but if history tells us anything AB is going to do what he wants 

Bro he does whatever he wants to EVERYONE not cheap shotting him 

[jimfear]

On 7/31/2016 at 11:43 AM, SOJA said:

I love Josh, but AB is on another level- I'm excited to see the battle but if history tells us anything AB is going to do what he wants 

Agree 100% - a lot of great CB's look average on a good day against AB

[pepaw]

On 7/31/2016 at 5:44 PM, saints4lifeagain said:

Good write up. Thomas has looked fantastic. Cam Jordan has been unblockable in 1 on 1s. Delvin Breaux has also been outstanding this camp, really looking to build off of his rookie campaign. Hopefully the additions of Fairley and Rankins will improve the pass rush, as well as keeping the linebackers clean. They've both had their flashes at camp. 

I expect the offense to flourish, as usual. Really hoping the defense can stay healthy. A healthy Lewis, Williams, Swann and Byrd will go a long way in making this an average defense. 

7-9

[pepaw]

again ^

[General_Purr]

Am I the only one who sees Sanu just train rolling our young CBs??

 

I see our LBs eating up Fleener... holy balls i love it

[Mother Grabber]

yay! the taints will only kinda suck this year!

maybe they will only have the 30th ranked defense. that's progress!