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Training Camp Day 8 brings the 1-on-1s

Training Camp Day 8 brings the 1-on-1s


Chubb brings the power

RB Nick Chubb had one of his best runs of camp on the next play. He took a zone handoff, headed right at DE Danielle Hunter. The Texans star edge disruptor had beaten the tackle and tight end and was ready to tackle Chubb. However, the Texans newest running back had different ideas. He nearly came to a complete stop and then hit the gas up the field to avoid Hunter. That was an excellent, and powerfully impressive, run.

Anderson Jr. continues to impress

On third down, Hunter’s partner in defensive end crime Will Anderson Jr. forced Stroud to have to get rid of the ball way earlier than he wanted and incomplete.

On the very next play, Anderson Jr ran down a run from the backside to slow Chubb for no gain. I mean, dude…WHAT?!?

When Mills came onto the field for his series, he initially hit RB Jawhar Jordan out in the flat wide open. That was a good read, good catch. Positive yards in red zone to start the drill

The DL then completely stuffed an inside Jordan run, led by DE Dylan Horton.

A few plays later, rookie RB Woody Marks squirted through for a solid four-to-five yard gain without getting touched. Then, Mills threw to WR Justin Watson at the goal line, only to have CB Tremon Smith knock the ball away. GREAT PBU!

On the final play of Mills’ series, he attempted to quickly put the ball on TE Brevin Jordan, but it got tipped a couple of times and CB Jaylin Smith was able to eventually gather it in for an end zone INT. That was a heck of a concentration catch on the pick.

As the drill moved inside the ten yard line, rookie QB Graham Mertz went under center. He immediately looked for fellow rookie TE Luke Lachey in the back corner of the end zone. Mertz threw a beautiful ball, but second year LB Jamal Hill got a hand on it for the PBU.

I mentioned RB Nick Chubb earlier for a great run that he had down in the red zone, but when…

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