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The Cardinals completed their first practice in Flagstaff this morning with a nice crowd watching the 90-minute workout.
Players were in shells -- helmets and the pads that go under shoulder pads -- so there was little contact. Cornerback Eric Green stood out, intercepting on pass from Matt Leinart and nearly picking off another.
The most interesting thing about the workout was looking at what players were on the first teams. Defensively, Bertrand Berry worked with the first unit at the weak outside linebacker spot, ahead of Travis LaBoy. No one should read much into that. I bet LaBoy gets a fair share of snaps with the first unit in future practices.
Bryan Robinson, the veteran, started at nose tackle ahead of Alan Branch. On offense, Ben Patrick was with the first group at tight end, but I think Leonard Pope will get a lot of snaps there, too. The lack of depth on the offensive line was highlighted by looking at the second unit. Peter Clifford, an undrafted rookie from Michigan State, was the No. 2 left tackle, and Elliot Vallejo was the backup right tackle. Neither has played a down in the NFL.
In other news:
*No sign of first-round pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and no indication that a deal is close. I haven't talked to GM Rod Graves lately. DRC's agent, Eugene Parker, is representing Rams running back Steven Jackson, who is holding out of camp. Maybe Parker is busy with that.
*Receiver Anquan Boldin isn't backing away from comments made yesterday that he won't re-sign with the team. Boldin didn't go into details today with local television stations, who weren't here yesterday for his comments. However, Boldin told Dan Bickley and Mike Jurecki this morning on XTRA 910 that the team has made two offers, neither of which was acceptable.
The first, he said, wouldn't have paid him new money until three years down the road. The next offer, he said, bumped up his salaries but didn't include any guaranteed money. You can check out the interview here.
Friday, July 25, 2008 at 12:57 PM
One down
The Cardinals completed their first practice in Flagstaff this morning with a nice crowd watching the 90-minute workout.
Players were in shells -- helmets and the pads that go under shoulder pads -- so there was little contact. Cornerback Eric Green stood out, intercepting on pass from Matt Leinart and nearly picking off another.
The most interesting thing about the workout was looking at what players were on the first teams. Defensively, Bertrand Berry worked with the first unit at the weak outside linebacker spot, ahead of Travis LaBoy. No one should read much into that. I bet LaBoy gets a fair share of snaps with the first unit in future practices.
Bryan Robinson, the veteran, started at nose tackle ahead of Alan Branch. On offense, Ben Patrick was with the first group at tight end, but I think Leonard Pope will get a lot of snaps there, too. The lack of depth on the offensive line was highlighted by looking at the second unit. Peter Clifford, an undrafted rookie from Michigan State, was the No. 2 left tackle, and Elliot Vallejo was the backup right tackle. Neither has played a down in the NFL.
In other news:
*No sign of first-round pick Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and no indication that a deal is close. I haven't talked to GM Rod Graves lately. DRC's agent, Eugene Parker, is representing Rams running back Steven Jackson, who is holding out of camp. Maybe Parker is busy with that.
*Receiver Anquan Boldin isn't backing away from comments made yesterday that he won't re-sign with the team. Boldin didn't go into details today with local television stations, who weren't here yesterday for his comments. However, Boldin told Dan Bickley and Mike Jurecki this morning on XTRA 910 that the team has made two offers, neither of which was acceptable.
The first, he said, wouldn't have paid him new money until three years down the road. The next offer, he said, bumped up his salaries but didn't include any guaranteed money. You can check out the interview here.
Friday, July 25, 2008 at 12:57 PM
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