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— With Braden Smith out today, and the team waiving guard William Poehls and signing guard Ian Silberman yesterday, we saw different offensive lines today. With the first team: Anthony Castonzo (left tackle), Quenton Nelson (left guard), Ryan Kelly (center), Mark Glowinski (right guard) and Le'Raven Clark (right tackle). Also seeing reps with the first unit were Joe Haeg (left tackle/extra blocker), Josh Andrews (center) and Jackson Barton (extra blocker/big tight end).
— The second unit was Antonio Garcia (left tackle), Jake Eldrenkamp (left guard), Andrews (center), Evan Boehm (right guard) and Le’Raven Clark (right tackle). We also saw Haeg at right guard and Barton at right tackle.
— The third unit line was J’Marcus Webb (left tackle), Daniel Munyer (left guard), Evan Boehm (center), Ian Silberman (right guard) and Barton (right tackle).
— The team began 11-on-11s by working on short-yardage and goal line situations, so there was a lot of different personnel used, especially players who contribute to heavy formations. Also contributing to the diversity of personnel was the amount of players out for maintenance/rest.
— Seeing some first-team reps at the skill positions were Marlon Mack, Nyeim Hines and Jonathan Williams at running back, Devin Funchess, Chester Rogers and Zach Pascal at wide receiver, and Eric Ebron, Mo Alie-Cox, Gabe Holmes and Hale Hentges at tight end.
— There were some big plays bred out of the short-yardage packages, especially coming off of play action. On the second play of the day, quarterback Jacoby Brissett faked the handoff and found tight end Mo Alie-Cox about 15 yards down the left seam. The two would also hook up later in the sequence on a goal-line touchdown pass when Brissett found Alie-Cox alone in the back of the end zone — another player where Brissett faked the handoff.
— In a late session of 11-on-11s, Brissett found Funchess about 15 yards near the right sideline. After the catch, cornerback Pierre Desir slid by while Funchess marched upfield. The play would have never developed that far, as defensive end Justin Houston got to Brissett first, but it was still a nice connection. Later, Brissett and Funchess would connect on one that did count, as Brissett hit Funchess about 20 yards down the left sideline on a back-shoulder throw.
— With the second unit — still in the early 11-on-11 short-yardage segment — quarterback Phillip Walker faked a handoff and hit receiver Zach Pascal wide open down the left side for about a 30-yard touchdown. It's the second day in a row that Pascal has hauled in a deep touchdown.
— The Colts have found a couple of big running backs who can contribute in the passing game as well. Both Jonathan Williams and newcomer Keith Ford have run with attitude between the tackles and have caught the ball seamlessly, both in scrimmages and one-on-ones. Ford also had a big run today where he found great blocking near the boundary on the right side and ran to daylight.
— One of the more entertaining battles of camp has been guard Quenton Nelson vs. defensive tackle Denico Autry. Brissett drew Autry offsides during the short-yardage 11-on-11s, which led Nelson to give an emphatic first-down signal.
— This may have been second-year receiver Daurice Fountain's best training camp practice in his young career. He made a handful of impressive catches, going low, getting his feet in-bounds on the sideline and even catching a ball off of a tip by a defender. He is also very sharp and crisp with his cuts while running routes.
— We now appear to be entering the Krishawn Hogan portion of training camp once again this year. Lat year after Hogan shed his knee brace following ACL surgery, he took off and was impressive. He's flashing again this year as he seems to make multiple big catches per practice including today. He moves very well for his 6-3, 217-pound frame.
— Rookie undrafted tight end Hale Hentges had a big showing in the one-on-ones against safeties. He caught all three of his targets — all of which were downfield — and displayed the ability to not lose any momentum when going in and out of his cuts.
— Before team drills got underway, quarterbacks and centers paired off, with Jacoby Brissett taking snaps from Ryan Kelly, Phillip Walker taking snaps from Josh Andrews and Chad Kelly taking snaps from Evan Boehm.
(via Jake Arthur/Colts.com)