Welcome to Camp Whispers. We've spread our reporters acro s the country and will bring you real-time insights as teams prepare Austin Meadows Jersey for their first preseason games. Here's today's batch:* opens his preseason Saturday night in Minnesota against the at 8 ET. NFL Media's Jeff Darlington, at camp, reported that after installing the offensive playbook first in the offseason and again to open training camp, Winston is now focusing on his mechanics: "This is the first opportunity he's had to really zone in on specifics all year around at the quarterback position, so this past week, for instance, Winston (noted) that he's been working on making sure he opens his hips up so that he can throw acro s the body to the left side of the field. We're talking about some very technical details now as it pertains to Winston's game." Our resident GM Charley Ca serly on how to watch rookies like Winston in camp and the preseason: "A lot of times people get hung up on, 'what were his stats of the day? Oh, he had a good day, a bad day.' When you're evaluating rookies, what you're trying to do is, first of all, what can you build on? Do you see the Avisail Garcia Jersey flashes of the skills that made you take this guy with the first pick? Yes, you see the arm strength. You see a quickne s of release. This guy does have decision-making ability. Now, do you see it every play? No, because it's a learning experience right now as he's learning the offense. He'll be the most inconsistent in the blitz period." More from Ca serly on Winston's technique and what he needs to addre s: "He has a tendency to drop the ball instead of throwing it right from the ear. When you drop the ball, you telegraph your throw a split second to the defense to react, so keep the ball up high. He's trying to do a better job of that. Sometimes the ball will sail on him, go too high. That's because he's over-striding, so he's trying to shorten his stride." Transaction news: Rex Ryan's linebacker off waivers, a day after he broke. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport broke the news, which the team later confirmed. "This seems like a joke but is really not a joke -- Rex Ryan has claimed the player who punched in the jaw and knocked him out for six-to-ten weeks," Rapoport said. Ryan drafted Enemkpali in the sixth round last year. Rapoport reported the heard Enemkpali's side of the story before bringing him in. Former QB Joe Namath called into 'Inside Live', spoke with Rhett Lewis and credited GM Mike Maccagnan for bringing in . Namath also said he liked Enemkpali's potential: "I thought he was a good player when I watched him last year, too. He's an up-and-comer, great on special teams, the guy has some quickne s too. He's a good teammate but you can't lose Chaz Roe Jersey you poise either on the field or off the field ... I'm glad he has another opportunity to play in Buffalo." Namath on Smith: "One of the things we learned when we were kids growing up, hopefully, is you don't put your finger in somebody's face. That can get you in trouble." With Smith, the team is said to be looking to add another veteran presence to the QB room, where Fitzpatrick is now the starter. NFL Media's Rand Getlin reported Tuesday the team is considering Rex Gro sman, and the also reached out to . Getlin reported, however, that a reunion with after the parties talked. Ca serly: "When you ask people out there they give you names, and they say 'this isn't a very strong list.'" Contract bits, from Rapoport. Re: : " Chris Archer Jersey Arthur Blank was very clear he wants to be a Falcon for life and they are closing in on making it happen."Re: : "If there has been any progre s it has been incremental at beast." Rivers wanted to get a deal done by the team's first preseason game (DAL @ SD, Thurs 10 ET, NFL Network), but Rapoport said the QB is also content to play out the last year of his deal. Speaking of the , our Michael Silver was with the team this morning in Pittsford, New York. According to Silver, explained that, under Ryan, he feels comfortable putting a sweater on during a team meeting or not worrying about which socks he wears onto the practice field. Under former coach Doug Marrone, Dareus said, he felt restricted in matters that went well beyond football. Find Silver on the bandwagon, where he's certainly not alone: "Shady believes he is an MVP candidate and I am inclined to agree. He talked about (offensive coordinator) Greg Roman ... and how good he is at getting backs in space ... I'm expecting big things from , and so is Rex Ryan." has played in 11 of 15 career preseason openers. As the ' walk-through today in Foxborough, however, Brady was in court challenging his four-game suspension. and throughout the day on NFL Network. Stacey Dales reported that he's not likely to play in tomorrow's preseason game against the at 7:30 ET. This means extended time Ji-Man Choi Jersey for , who Dales said could see significant time tomorrow night given that QB3 was only recently brought in and has not seen significant practice time. Here's an inside look at how the are traveling to San Diego for their preseason opener (Thurs., 10 ET). You can find coverage of the game on NFL Network as round two of a double-header that begins with - at 7:30 ET. Thanks, from your whisperer, for reading. The latest Podcast and recaps the first Hard Knocks episode in Houston.
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