6 takeaways from Day 7

The Indianapolis Colts were back on the field Sunday to conclude the second week of training camp at the Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield.

Another day of full pads took place during the afternoon practice for the Colts following two days off. Preparing for the preseason opener will be among the priorities now even though playing that game is really just to get into a rhythm again.

We also put together a quick roundup of the news, notes and highlights from Sunday’s training camp practice.

Here are six takeaways from Day 7 of Colts training camp:

1
Attendance and Injuries

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LB Shaquille Leonard (back) and WR Mike Strachan (knee) remained on the PUP list and didn’t practice Sunday.
DT Chris Williams (foot/ankle), OT Dennis Kelly (knee), LB Forrest Rhyne (undisclosed) and WR DeMichael Harris (undisclosed) continued to miss practice. They have each missed more than two sessions.
Additionally, DB Brandon King (undisclosed), S Armani Watts (undisclosed) and RB Ty’Son Williams (undisclosed) missed their second consecutive practice.
S Will Redmond (undisclosed) missed his first practice of training camp Sunday.
Rookie DT Curtis Brooks got poked in the eye during Sunday’s practice and didn’t return. It isn’t expected to be serious.

2
A sloppy day for the offense

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By most accounts, it wasn’t the best day for the offense as a whole. The encouraging news is that quarterback Matt Ryan had himself another strong day. However, his supporting cast was plagued by drops and fumbles.

The defense seems to have gotten the better of the offense in the three practices that featured full pads, which is somewhat to be expected. The offense is clearly still working out some kinks, and it’s far from panic time.

“I mean we had like five or six dropped passes. That was more than we have had the whole training camp,” head coach Frank Reich said Sunday. “We’ll clean those things up. There was still a lot of positives. We’ll clean those things up. That’s part of it – learning how to focus over a sustained period of time.”

3
Stephon Gilmore cannot be contained

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This really doesn’t come as a major surprise but as an affirmation that the move made this offseason to bring in Gilmore may…