Costa Mesa – After Monday’s day off, the Chargers practiced without pads on Day 11 of training camp. Among the voices notably absent during practice was head coach Brandon Staley. His youngest son, Grant, underwent toe surgery Tuesday morning to treat a fracture and possible infection, and Staley spent the day with his family in the hospital as the surgery was completed. I waited for
As a result, the Chargers’ coordinators held practices for the day.
Here are my observations and notes from the Chargers’ 11th summer training camp practice.
11 vs 11 highlights
offense
- On the second play, 11-11, the offensive line put a big hole in Isaiah Spiller.
- The quarterback continues to be mobile throughout camp. In Sunday’s scrimmage, Justin Herbert played on the right side and ran for over 20 yards. On Tuesday, it was Chase Daniel, who kept it for first downs and more.
- Keenan Allen worked his magic on the midfield crosser and picked up a pair of first downs. Allen and Herbert’s chemistry hasn’t missed a beat, looking to step up from his 1,110-yard link formed a season ago.
- The Chargers also worked on several end-arounds, with non-quarterbacks making passes.
- Herbert had most of his success on short to intermediate passes on Tuesday. He attempted a deep shot on Josh Palmer in his final series, but it came empty as Nasir Adderley and JT Woods covered.
defense
- Herbert’s 11-for-11 first dropback was an intentional pass to Allen, but JC Jackson cut off the route and dropped what was supposed to be an interception.
- Arohi Gilman has shown particularly good diagnostic screens and rush attempts in the last two practices, and he did it again on Tuesday. Gilman ate a screen designed against the second team’s defense for a two-yard loss.
- Against the second team’s offense, Brandon Fejoko hit downhill and lost a 3-yard tackle.
- The defense made a conscious effort to reach the line of scrimmage and appeared to hit two passes.
- Ja’Sir Taylor made an interception from Herbert as he targeted Allen in the middle. The offense worked naturally, making it fairly easy for Taylor to execute for pick six.
- On the final play of 11-11, Dean Leonard came close to an interception with a deep throw to the sideline from the Easton stick.
Jamalie Sarrier looks at the right tackle
Jamalie Sarrier, who has played almost exclusively as a guard during the OTA and training camp, was seen on the right tackle on Tuesday. As a member of Georgia’s Nationals his championship team, Salyer played his tackle at left, but he is considered an NFL-level guard by draft pundits, and the Chargers staff criticized him early on. seemed to agree with that sentiment, based on the way it was arranged. upon.
Thanks to the reps Salyer received on his right side, he fit snugly without looking awkward. Chargers coaches and veterans have raved about Sulrier’s sheer ability and football intelligence since camp began, so perhaps they’re taking a closer look at what he has to offer at right tackle. I’m testing his versatility.
kick & punt unit
The Chargers once again took a closer look at their pair of kickers and punt maneuvers in camp.
Dustin Hopkins and James McCourt each attempted three field goals at ranges of 33, 43 and 51 yards in a simulated game-like setting. In this part of practice, kickers he was 6-for-6.
They also put in a ton of work to simulate what a punt team would look like.Punter JK Scott was connecting bombs over 50 yards with hang time around the 5.0 mark.
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A Kenan Allen movie that grabs the attention of his teammates
Keenan Allen, one of the best route runners in the game, gathers his teammates in the receiver room to collectively consume his game film.
“In my opinion, he’s the best route runner in the league,” wide receiver DeAndre Carter said of Allen. watch him work
Carter and Allen have trained together for the last four years during the offseason as they share the same receiver coach. Carter spent years trying to steal moves from Allen after practice, but now that he’s part of the same pass-catching group, he understands why Allen has been so successful over the years. I got
And Carter is not alone. Second-year receiver Josh Palmer is also glued to Allen’s film. Palmer said he studies Allen on film every day, all the way back to Allen’s rookie season.
“We’re looking for how he gets off the ball, how he releases it, the top of the route, the middle of the route,” Palmer said of what he looks for when studying his teammates. “It’s almost unparalleled, so if we can add it to the game as close as possible.”
Darwin James hold-in and other non-participants
The Chargers have reached Day 11 of training camp, but Darwin James is still out of practice as he awaits a new contract. On Tuesday, much like James’ camp over the past three weeks, he attended a pre-practice walkthrough, but remained on the sidelines during individual and team practices.
The Chargers had a handful of players who didn’t show up for Tuesday’s practice. Among them were Drew Tranquil, Mike Williams, Khalil Mack, Gerald Everett, Donald Parham, Tre McKitty, Nick Niemann, Tevorn Campbell, Mark Webb and Jason Moore.
Tranquill participated in the walkthrough, and it was his first walkthrough in just over a week.
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