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Training Camp notes 7/31

Scott Bertram

TRAINING CAMP NOTES

 

  • Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell has reported to training camp out of shape once again. According to beat writer Jerry McDonald, Russell said, "I'm probably a little heavy. But I'm not 300 pounds like you all said last year." Well that's a relief, JaMarcus! It's tough to believe he's not in prime physical condition after he held a personal passing camp with his WRs a few weeks ago.

 

  • According to the Jets official Twitter page, RB Leon Washington was on the field this morning for the 2nd day of Jets training camp. After missing Thursday's camp, it seems as if the Jets and Washington have agreed on a deal. Washington is a nice RB3 in PPR leagues.

 

  • Vikings HC Brad Childress reiterated the importance of getting his rookies signed, hinting particularly at WR/KR Percy Harvin's absence. "You hate to see players miss, because those reps are vital, those meetings are vital," he said. "We go at a very rapid pace here, and we usually don't go back and start to re-do those things." Harvin will be used in a ;jack-of-all-trades" role this season, playing WR, kick returner, punt returner, and even wildcat QB.

 

  • The Browns and rookie WR Brian Robiskie reached a deal on Thursday. It's likely that Robiskie will start opposite Braylon Edwards. He could be a nice snag near the end of your draft in PPR leagues

 

  • Marques Colston and Reggie Bush will both enter training camp at 100% after offseason microfracture surgery. This is excellent news, but both guys still come with some risk. They both had the same procedure done last year, so durability is an obvious concern. Colston has a chance to sneak into the top-5 at WR this year, but Bush will be far from a similar fate. He'll lose touches because of the emergence of Pierre Thomas, but he's still a PPR asset.

 

  • Raiders RB Darren McFadden says that the injuries that plagued him last season are behind him and that he is more comfortable with the Raiders offense this year. "I'm looking forward to seeing how much more they want to put me out there," McFadden said. ;But I think you're going to see me a lot more this year." There aren't many 4th or 5th round picks with more upside than Run DMC

 

  • QB Mark Sanchez will start Jets camp as the #2 guy behind Kellen Clemens. HC Rex Ryan has clearly stated that this is an ;open competition" for the job. Sanchez has a little catching up to do, but we still expect him to come out of training camp as the Jets starting QB.

 

  • Cowboys RB Coach Skip Peete believes 2nd year RB Tashard Choice will ;have an opportunity to play a lot this year". Choice is 3rd in line for carries behind Marion Barber and Felix Jones, so the prediction isn't likely to come true. Realistically, he probably won't receive more than 5 or 6 carries per game.

 

  • Matt Mosley of ESPN.com thinks Cowboys TE Martellus Bennett could catch 45 passes and 5-6 TDs in 2009. Bennett has a slim chance to reach those totals, as Roy Williams and Jason Witten will command the bulk of Tony Romo's targets. Still, the Cowboys are making a point of emphasis to use more 2 TE sets, so Bennett will have a larger role on offense. He might make it onto fantasy radars as a TE2 during the season.

 

  • Titans HC Jeff Fisher believes that rookie WR Kenny Britt is close to signing and is healthy enough to enter camp. Britt missed quite a bit of the team's OTAs with a hamstring injury and doesn't want to fall any further behind.