The Texans had been in pads for the entire week so on Sunday, it was time to take it back to shorts and T-shirts. For the players, a day off of banging in the heat, combined with a day off on Monday can do wonders for bodies, minds and spirits. It becomes even more important on the other end of the off day when it’s a pseudo game week. Sure, it’s not like a regular season game week, but the carrot i.e. Preseason game #1 v. New Orleans dangling out there at the end of the week is a big one for this squad. Truly can’t wait for next Saturday, but we’ve got some work to do to get there, including today’s workout at the Houston Methodist Training Center. As such, here are my Harris Hits from Day #8 at Texans Camp.
I love standing at practice where I normally stand during a game. I have a view sometimes on things that are hard to see in other spots. Case in point, seven-on-seven took place down in the red zone and I had a great look at something that seemed innocuous on the surface but really wasn’t. On the second play of the series, QB Davis Mills dropped to throw and saw WR Brandin Cooks open in the hole of a zone. It looked like a simple completion, but from my vantage point, I could see how Mills threw the ball smartly. He threw to a point where he led Cooks away from the linebacker on the inside, in front of the safety coming from the outside. Sometimes simple isn’t as simple as it looks; little nuances like this are so cool in the game.
On the next play, Mills threw quickly down the seam to rookie TE Teagan Quitoriano but rookie DB Jalen Pitre exploded to the rookie pass catcher to break up the pass. When I saw it again on the big board video, it was even more impressive because Pitre broke before Mills took his hand off the ball. Making it even more impressive was the fact that Mills didn’t waste any time deciding to throw the ball, releasing just as his back foot hit the ground at the top of his drop.
The next throw in seven-on-seven was perhaps one of the best…
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