Minicamp Notes: Day 1
The Bills mandatory minicamp picked up right where the three previous weeks of OTA workouts left off as the players pressed forward with their preparations for training camp and the 2007 season.
"It was full go," said J.P. Losman. "We've been full go for three weeks, but today was the first day where we didn't have any installation. We got to run the same plays over and we were sharp on our game. We've got to do that for two more days."
Walker absent, Mayle back
The only absentee at the mandatory minicamp was defensive tackle Darwin Walker. Bills GM Marv Levy commented on the Walker situation Monday. ...
Lynch getting more first team reps
Bills top pick Marshawn Lynch continues to accumulate reps with the first team offense. After Anthony Thomas was given his handful of plays first, Lynch was in right after him getting carries during team work.
"We're doing a lot of the same things that I did at Cal with coach Tedford," said Lynch. "Lining me up at receiver, making catches out of the backfield and getting carries. I feel good about all that I'm being asked to do."...
Right cornerback update
Kiwaukee Thomas lined up at right cornerback with the first unit during the walk through portion of practice, but when team work began Jason Webster got most of the first team reps at the position. Thomas got reps with the second unit, while Ashton Youboty was sprinkled in with the ones and the twos on that side of the formation.
11-on-11
Early on the offense focused on the ground game with Thomas getting three carries in the first series. When Losman went to the air Lee Evans, not surprisingly, was his most popular target. Evans caught four of Losman's first seven passes.
There were a couple of times when Losman hung onto the ball longer than normal and with the pass rush exhibited by the defense a couple of the plays may have resulted in sacks if it were live football.
Roscoe Parrish and Josh Reed also made their share of plays in the passing game. Parrish caught a deep ball from Craig Nall that found its way between Kiwaukee Thomas and safety George Wilson. He also caught a pass from Nall that was initially tipped by defensive end Eric Powell.
Losman was working the hard count well on Monday. He drew a couple of defensive linemen offsides with his cadence.
Defensively there were a couple of stuffed runs with Coy Wire and Anthony Hargrove making some good reads. John DiGiorgio effectively flew to the football on a pass over the middle to Shaud Williams. He arrived so quickly that had it been live football there would have been a big time collision. The defense also had what would have been a tackle for loss on another run play.
7-on-7
Peerless Price and Dwayne Wright were among the more frequent targets involved in the passing game during this period of team work. The tight ends were more involved during this segment as Brad Cieslak, Kevin Everett, Matt Murphy and Derek Schouman all had receptions.
Jason Webster turned in the most impressive defensive play breaking up a pass intended for Evans on a deep crossing pattern.
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The Bills mandatory minicamp picked up right where the three previous weeks of OTA workouts left off as the players pressed forward with their preparations for training camp and the 2007 season.
"It was full go," said J.P. Losman. "We've been full go for three weeks, but today was the first day where we didn't have any installation. We got to run the same plays over and we were sharp on our game. We've got to do that for two more days."
Walker absent, Mayle back
The only absentee at the mandatory minicamp was defensive tackle Darwin Walker. Bills GM Marv Levy commented on the Walker situation Monday. ...
Lynch getting more first team reps
Bills top pick Marshawn Lynch continues to accumulate reps with the first team offense. After Anthony Thomas was given his handful of plays first, Lynch was in right after him getting carries during team work.
"We're doing a lot of the same things that I did at Cal with coach Tedford," said Lynch. "Lining me up at receiver, making catches out of the backfield and getting carries. I feel good about all that I'm being asked to do."...
Right cornerback update
Kiwaukee Thomas lined up at right cornerback with the first unit during the walk through portion of practice, but when team work began Jason Webster got most of the first team reps at the position. Thomas got reps with the second unit, while Ashton Youboty was sprinkled in with the ones and the twos on that side of the formation.
11-on-11
Early on the offense focused on the ground game with Thomas getting three carries in the first series. When Losman went to the air Lee Evans, not surprisingly, was his most popular target. Evans caught four of Losman's first seven passes.
There were a couple of times when Losman hung onto the ball longer than normal and with the pass rush exhibited by the defense a couple of the plays may have resulted in sacks if it were live football.
Roscoe Parrish and Josh Reed also made their share of plays in the passing game. Parrish caught a deep ball from Craig Nall that found its way between Kiwaukee Thomas and safety George Wilson. He also caught a pass from Nall that was initially tipped by defensive end Eric Powell.
Losman was working the hard count well on Monday. He drew a couple of defensive linemen offsides with his cadence.
Defensively there were a couple of stuffed runs with Coy Wire and Anthony Hargrove making some good reads. John DiGiorgio effectively flew to the football on a pass over the middle to Shaud Williams. He arrived so quickly that had it been live football there would have been a big time collision. The defense also had what would have been a tackle for loss on another run play.
7-on-7
Peerless Price and Dwayne Wright were among the more frequent targets involved in the passing game during this period of team work. The tight ends were more involved during this segment as Brad Cieslak, Kevin Everett, Matt Murphy and Derek Schouman all had receptions.
Jason Webster turned in the most impressive defensive play breaking up a pass intended for Evans on a deep crossing pattern.
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