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Zod's Camp Insights

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Its tough for me looking through the lens, I miss much of the action not around the ball. But...

- Charles Johnson was a standout today. He may push Brayton for starting left end by the start of the season if he keeps it up.

- The defense overall looked ill prepared and rusty though, I suspect it will take much time before the players settle into it and get their muscle memories working and not thinking about the new schemes so much

- Few new defensive drills today including an interception drill I had never seen before. The players seemed to enjoy it, whooping and hollering as each group got their turn.

- It never fails, every year some young CB gets a lesson taught to him by #89. They should thank him, because he gives his best each play and expects they do the same.

- Jordan Gross still takes a leak in the woods instead of heading to the porta jon, some things never change.

- Otah seems a lot more settled in and personable this year. Fairly quiet last season, seen joking around with other linemen this season. Good sign for chemistry.

- Compared to the first day of camp last season, today there was not as much of a spark, or a sense of urgency. Hard to put into words, but the overall feeling was more laid back.

- The OL did have a rough time with some of the fast new stunts in the drills, with the DL getting to the dummy QB a few times. Man, they were fast.

- Beason seems to have settled into the leader role a bit more, rallying his guys and getting them focused between plays.

- Moose looks to be in what might be the best shape his has been in for a while. Looks like he has been hitting the training program hard this offseason.

If I think of more I will add to it...

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- Charles Johnson was a standout today. He may push Brayton for starting left end by the start of the season if he keeps it up.

Was he just great in the pass rush or was he looking great at run stopping as well?

I'm hoping he continues to improve a lot, it seems this kid has the motor and heart to do good things...

- Moose looks to be in what might be the best shape his has been in for a while. Looks like he has been hitting the training program hard this offseason.

If I think of more I will add to it...

That's what was said last year... hard to believe he would look in even better shape this year. Great to hear, none-the-less..

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Good stuff.

Strange about the urgency. Is that a concern, do you think?

When I got back from the first day last year I wrote that I had no concerns about Jake and that the team looked to be playoff bound from first impression.

Jake looked good again this year, but not so sure about that second part.

Its just one practice, take it for what its worth.

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Was he just great in the pass rush or was he looking great at run stopping as well?

Both. He was in the backfield a bit disrupting the run game before it got going. I hope the fire lit under his butt stays lit.

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