-The drill began with Chad Henne passing deep down the left side to Brian Hartline, who made a spectacular catch in traffic. This was the best play of the drill for Henne.
-Next, Henne missed Bess wide left. Henne was frustrated.
-Henne then fired an incomplete pass Bess. Play was broken up by Yeremiah Bell.
-Henne then threw a short pass to Daniel Thomas in the left flat. -Next up was Tom Brandstater’s turn.
-First pass was high to Marlon Moore who was well covered.
-Second pass was intercepted by Jimmy Wilson. Was intended for Edmond Gates.
-Third pass was complete to Roberto Wallace. Intermediate pass over the middle.
-Next it was Pat Devlin time.
-First pass went to Julius Pruitt, who made the catch after the ball somehow squeezed through coverage. Went to the right side, probably about 10-12 yards.
-Second pass was intended for Dedrick Epps, who dropped it. Wasn’t a very good throw.
-Then it was back to Henne.
-First pass was intended for Hartline, cutting across the middle on an intermediate route. The throw was in traffic and it led Hartline into coverage. He would have suffered a big hit had there been full contact
-Second pass was complete to Lousaka Polite under the middle.
-Third pass went deep down the right sideline to Bess. He made it dive for it, got his hands on it, but couldn’t come up with it. Wasn’t a bad throw, just slightly too far.
-Fourth pass went to the right side and Nolan Carroll jumped the route and nearly intercepted it.
-Then it was back to Devlin
-He completed his first pass to Mickey Shuler – short route over the middle.
-Second pass went to Marlon Moore on the right side – was a good catch.
-Third pass was incomplete down the left side, but the officials called pass interference.
-Then Brandstater in
-First pass to Brooks Foster – medium route, pass goes to the left side.
-Second pass was overthrown down the right side. Intended for Phillip Livas. Didn’t have a chance.
TEAM PASSING DRILL
-Starts with Henne in …
-First play: Henne pass to Davone Bess for a gain of about 15. Bess cutting across the middle and was open. Nice play.
-Second play, false start, or something wrong with the exchange. Redo.
-Third play, Soliai jumps offside through the middle.
-Fourth play, Henne to Brandon Marshall, complete pass on the left side, short pass
-Fifth play, Karlos Dansby comes streaking in from the left side and would have destroyed Henne had there been contact. Counts as a “sack.”
-Next set: Brandstater in …
-First play, the pass was broken up by Tim Dobbins.
-Second play, Brandstate tried to squeeze a pass into Gates, throw was overthrown out of bounds. Would have been a tough play to make, with coverage coming in over the top.
-Third play, pass was complete to Brett Brackett down the middle, gets between the coverage and makes the catch while falling down.
-Next set: Devlin in …
-First play, the pass goes off Daniel Thomas’ fingertips on the right side. Thomas did push-ups.
-Second play, Devlin completed a pass to Brooks Foster on a short route on the right side.
-Third play, Devlin throws again complete to Foster but it not a great pass, was off-center to the right, short route over left-middle.
-Next set: Henne back in …
-First play, he squeezes one into Fasano down the middle, nice pass and catch.
-Second play, complete pass to Dedrick Epps, who would have been blown up by Nate Ness.
-Next set: Brandstater back in …
-First play, complete pass to No. Brackett.
After a brief break with other drills, the team passing drill began again from the offense’s own 30:
-We start with Henne in at QB
-First play: under pressure, he tries to dump it off over the middle short to Thomas, incomplete.
-Second play, the pass was broken up by Koa Misi over the middle. Wasn’t a good throw.
-Third play, complete pass to Marshall on an out route to the left sideline.
-Next set, Devlin in …
-First play, he overthrew Epps, throw was off to the right on the sideline.
-Second play the pass went to Marlon Moore over the middle. Incomplete but should have been caught.
-Third play, pass goes to Daniel Thomas, who was promptly dropped by Ness.
-Next set, Brandstater in
-First play, pass goes to Brooks Foster, who made a nice jumping catch over the middle.
-Next passing play, after a handoff, Quinton Spears “sacks” Brandstater. Rush comes up the middle.
-Next set, Henne in …
-First play was a pass to Marshall over the middle. Was off and off target. Marshall tries to tip it to himself but can’t – pass nearly intercepted.
-Second play, the pass goes to Hartline, one of Henne’s better passes of the day, but Hartline drops it.
And that’s all she wrote.
