Training camp 2013 news

[cadams]

For those of you who have been out to training camp practices, any tips for someone going for the first time? i am taking my boy out there for friday's practice.

Thanks.

[Nconroe]

my tips, others might have others -

I like to get there 30 minutes early, around 7:30, exiting Kirby off 610 what I do, D parking lot following signs, left of the stadium.

make sure you have your tickets.

Absolutely no backpacks, bags, purses this year.

dress cool.

lots of people there just like you, take your time

more or less open seating or standing, if early can get in bleachers. I like to stand at the middle of N. end-zone, by goal posts, get a close view from there occasionally.

when you come into practice gates, there are lots of activities for kids(and grownups) before go to the practice area, part of why get there early.

if some fool has a cowboy jersey on , heckle them loudly

somebody makes a great play, cheer loudly

relax and enjoy

[Nconroe]

I went to the open training camp this Tuesday morning.

My opinions follow for today - It was coolest I can remember at training camp this morning, staying in the 80's.

Lots and lots of people there today, I had to park in an overflow parking lot, but wasn't bad to park, just have patience.

From where I was standing by North Goal posts, got to see JJ, Cushing, Andre, Sweringer, Hopkins, actually most of roster and coaches today within say 10-20 yards during first hour of practice.

Overall impression, Dline beat Oline, but WR beat DB's, as a plus, both sides doing ok some of the time. Our Oline has some big players on it.

Goal line offense, passing plays seemed to work consistently well today.

WR - Hopkins seemed to have quite a few excellent catches today, over the middle, wide out, and deep against variety of good tight defense and from a variety of QB.

QB- Keenum looked pretty good overall, so a tough choise on active roster coming.

RB - Tate looked good today after got going, the young guys all had their moments, mostly on sweeps, not up the middle.

Defense - looked like they knew what they were doing out there, whether group 1,2, or 3 at each position group, some tough choices coming, and more training camp and preseason may differentiate, still early.

DB - Keo looked surprizing good to me, lots of progress since last year. He had a good kick return as well.

P - Lechkler can boom that ball, consistently, and into the wind no problem.

sure I forgot things but that's a start. it was fun and cool enough today.

[Keith]

Thanks for the observations! Anyone else in attendance: please add more!

cadams - without kids, I would get a bleacher seat on the top row and squat there for 3 hours, never moving. With kids, they won't sit still that long. Endzone SRO is a good spot. Players will move between fields. While it is good advice to get there at least 30 mins early, usually the first hour or so after is the least interesting to kids. Later in practice (in previous years at least), the team would do more 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 stuff, sometimes a 2-min drill.

[painekiller]

I decided not to get tickets this year, so no updates from me. I always liked to go the 2nd field and watch the one on ones between the linemen, usually happening while the 7 on 7 is happening on the main field.

[Nconroe]

Originally Posted by painekiller

I decided not to get tickets this year, so no updates from me. I always liked to go the 2nd field and watch the one on ones between the linemen, usually happening while the 7 on 7 is happening on the main field.

I got one extra ticket for this Thursday morning if you or someone else would like to use it.

There were so many people there today I couldn't get to the middle to view second field very well. But that is a great spot I drift to as well on occasion.

Owen Daniels made a nice catch or two in end zone today during red zone drills.

OL on DL, seemed for stuffing the run the DL was winning. For pass protection seemed OL was winning. That might be what they were told to practice today.

Seems in years before there was a water tent over between field 1 and 2, maybe it was first day, but no water tent today in that area anyways.

Sorry, couldn't find my ITB shirt, so had to buy a Foster T-shirt.

[nunusguy]

Attended this mornings practice and it was disappointing but for a good reason: just too many people there to have the access, even find a view of the action
like it was back in the day when the team was just a struggling pro franchise instead of be a successful NFL team which is a bona fide title contender.
Did get a glimpse of Hopkins on a pass-route and he looks very quick plus also managed to see our steal of the Draft IMO, OT David Quessenberry, and he's a fairly impressive physical specimen.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

I got one extra ticket for this Thursday morning if you or someone else would like to use it.

Thanks for the offer, had some computer issues yesterday and just saw this, so obviously I missed out.

[cadams]

thanks to all. i will let you know how it goes