Seahawks training camp notes for July 30th

The first day of the Seahawks Seahawks training camp is in the books, and it is already easy to see why this team is favored to make waves in the NFC.

It wouldn’t be a day of Seahawks training camp without some draft notes for everyone to digest. I know I couldn’t contain my excitement for football being back, and Seahawks players seemed to agree. The energy at camp today was incredible.

Dan already posted some notes from camp today. I won’t re-hash anything he delved into, but there were a few things I saw that I felt were worth adding. Keep in mind that the players were not in pads today. Take any notes about how a player looked with a grain of salt.

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Cassius Marsh and Mike Morgan split time with the starters on defense at SAM linebacker. Marsh looked fine against the run, but Luke Willson ate him alive on passing downs. Morgan looked natural, but unspectacular. Neither played with the speed we were used to seeing from Bruce Irvin at that spot.

Kevin Pierre-Louis, who spent most of the OTAs at SAM, spent the day with the 2nd unit on the weak side. Eric Pinkins manned the strong side with the 2s. I’ll update the rotation at SAM daily (if I remember to take notes) so we can look for trends at the most-wide open position battle.

Cornerback Stanley Jean-Babtiste looked surprisingly fluid in DB drills. There was none of the expected hip stiffness that CBs as tall as him cannot afford. He still has a long ways to go, but I am more optimistic of his chances to make the roster than I was before today.

Deshawn Shead, and not Jeremy Lane, lined up with the starters opposite Richard Sherman. Lane was a full participant in practice, so it was interesting that this is how the rotation started.

The two wide receivers who stood out today were Paul Richardson and Deshon Foxx. It is clear that Richardson’s is back, and he didn’t seem to have any ill effects from his ACL tear or hamstring issue.

Foxx was an afterthought in training camp a year ago, and then bounced on-and-off the practice squad all season. He looked confident and comfortable out there today, and seemed to be catching every pass thrown whenever he was on the field.

I should also mention Tanner McEvoy as well. The 6 ft 6 in safety/quarterback/athlete out of Wisconsin spent the day at wide receiver. He worked out with the DBs in OTAs, and so I believe this was the first time he’s practiced with the offense. The Seahawks even move from the safety to WR on the official roster.

McEvoy’s routes were… interesting… but he’s tall and jumps well and showed some surprisingly good hands.

CJ. Procise sat out for most of the day with a sore hamstring. I would have really liked to have seen his routes and hands in 7 on 7 drills, but they’ll have to wait until he’s healed.

With Rawls not cleared to play, and Procise sidelined, Christine Micheal spent the day with the offensive starters. He looked fine, but it is impossible to judge the RBs when the blockers and defenders aren’t in pads yet.

Justin Britt got the reps at center with the starters, as was expected. Make no mistake, he is being given every opportunity to win this job, just like Drew Nowak was last year.

Britt is going to have to fail horribly to not end up as the starting center, even though nothing about his play from the last two seasons suggests that this is a good idea. But hey, it is Tom Cable calling these shots.

Next: Who, and what? is Brandin Bryant?

Keep an eye on this situation. Patrick Lewis and Joey Hunt need to force the issue. If they don’t, then Britt will be the team’s starting center.

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