-During positional drills, Martellus Bennett went up against the sled, raised it up with great form, and when he was done he slammed it to the ground and stood over it and stared down at it. It was a sight to see.
-James Brown received the majority of the 1st team snaps at RG, and he also played some LG with the second team. He looked like the best of the three guards today.
-When doing QB positional drills, Cutler threw a high pass towards Josh McCown and he made an excellent leaping, one-handed catch. Looked like Brandon Marshall out there.
-Fendi Onobun looked quick and strong, and I didn’t see him drop a ball all day. Still working mostly with the second team.
-Steve Maneri got a lot of work with the 1s today. Lots of 2 TE sets.
-McCown threw a gorgeous deep ball during an 11-on-11 drill to Marquess Wilson, who made a great leaping grab. It was textbook.
-The 2nd unit offensive line changed as practice went along. It started out (from left to right) as Cory Brandon, Eben Britton, Edwin Williams, Kyle Long, and Jonathan Scott, but when Long started getting first team snaps, it was C. Brandon, James Brown, Taylor Boggs, E. Williams, and E. Britton.
-Jordan Mills got very little work with the second team but held his own during positional drills.
-Matt Slauson struggled versus both Melton and Paea. Melton made him look silly and completely blew by him for an open “hit” at the quarterback.
-Corvey Irvin pulled a nasty swim move, and looked to be the most impressive of the group that is competing for the 4th DT spot.
-Eben Britton struggled during positional drills, but looked fine during team drills.
-Cory Brandon was able to handle Shea McClellin when they went one-on-one during positional drills, but conversely, McClellin was having his way with J’Marcus Webb.
-During those same one-on-one drills, Kyle Long threw Nate Collins down to the ground. It was quite impressive.
-Kyle Long seemed to hold is own all practice, and he is definitely getting better every day.
-Roberto Garza was really able to hold his ground in one-on-one drills. He did better than I anticipated.
-Edwin Williams struggled during 11-on-11 drills at both Center and Guard.
-Slauson got beat pretty bad by a D.J. Williams blitz during 11-on-11 drills.
-More than half of the practice elapsed before Long saw time with the first team. James Brown is definitely ahead of him at this point at RG, but if Slauson continues to struggle at LG, we could see both Brown and Long start.
-During 11-on-11s, Cutler threw a deep bomb to Jeffery, who had a step on Kelvin Hayden, and he made a great over-the-shoulder catch for the touchdown. It looked just like the touchdown in the Bears-Vikings game Week 13. It was beautiful. The crowd loved it.
-I didn’t see Cutler throw an interception all day (which doesn’t mean it didn’t happen)
-Martellus Bennett seemed to be Cutler’s favorite target today. They are developing good chemistry.
-Devin Aromashodu saw a surprising amount of time with the first team, and he looks to be the 4th WR as of right now.
-Joe Anderson struggled a little bit, including a fumble/incompletion where he started running before he had full control of the ball. Steltz took it to the endzone, untouched.
-Terrance Tolliver spent a significant amount of time with the second team, and looked impressive with some nice catches. He is definitely higher on the depth chart than I thought.
-Isaiah Frey made a nice interception on a ball from Matt Blanchard. Couldn’t tell for sure, but I think it was tipped.
-Tony Fiammetta was in with the first team more than I anticipated
-Maneri lined up in the backfield on a Shotgun play or two
-Gabe Miller made a couple of nice catches after struggling early on.
-Sherrick McManis made a couple of nice pass breakups. He’s showing that he’s more than just a special teams player
