Here were the standout players from the team’s first intrasquad scrimmage:
The rookie made the game of the day (and camp so far), and went full extension for an interception on a deep ball on the left. Parallel to the ground, Holmes correlated the pass and retained possession as he hit the grass. Who says defensive backs can’t catch on? It was another step in the right direction for the fourth-round pick from UCLA who already had a few picks under his belt this summer.
“He’s a really competitive man who comes to work every day with a full head of steam,” Judge said. “He’s very attentive. I’m not surprised he’s improving day by day. I was happy with the way he played today. I’m sure there are things he needs to clean up. I have a few “things got off the top of my mind at the moment, as I did with every player on the team. But I was happy with the way he came and competed today.”
While Holmes had the game of the day, Brunson, another rookie, delivered the biggest hit on a receiver who came over the middle. The seventh-round pick from South Carolina later made a tackle into space on a tight end to prevent a big play from coming on the sideline. Those are the fundamental plays that win games.
The blue no. 84-jersey sometimes has very camp flashes, and today was one of them again. After taking a walk-off touchdown from Colt McCoy to end Thursday’s practice, Sills was part of an offensive rebound in the second half of Friday’s control to counter a defense that was the early part. dominate. His biggest play today was a touchdown by Daniel Jones, who has built up some confidence in him.
From top to bottom, the running depth was at full view. Although not surprisingly, Saquon Barkley showed unusual lateral speed on one play, where he shot outside to the left and ran for a short touchdown. Javon Leake, an undrafted rookie from Maryland, had one of his most productive days yet, showing the burst allowing him to average 7.22 yards per carry in 2019, the third best average among FBS running backs. Leake was also Rodgers-Dwight’s Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year last year. Meanwhile Wayne Gallman also looked crisp and explosive. … Penalties should work. Shortly after he was forced to run one, DB Dravon Askew-Henry broke two passes. … Defensive linemen can often get lost in the shuffle during practices for the naked eye, however Dexter Lawrence was bad to miss. He was part of a couple of battles on the line of scrimmage and even put a good leak on Barkley on a bang-bang game in the open field after a reception. … TE Eric Tomlinson picked up the final touchdown of the day from McCoy’s arm, which he also found WR Alex Bachman en WR Austin Mack for scores. … TE Kaden Smith got a touchdown from Jones.
