Giants.com's John Schmeelk gives you a sideline look into Tuesday's minicamp session that lasted just over two hours at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center:
* The tone of John Harbaugh's first practice was immediately apparent. There was very little downtime with the pace high and transitions between periods short and swift. They maximized the time to work in each period well, getting in as many reps as possible. The groups would work until the bullhorn went off indicating the next period was starting.
* Music was not turned on until a team period later in practice. Given all the communication going on within the defense and offense, which I'll write about later, it makes sense to make that a priority.
* The offense wore blue with the defense in white, but the jerseys at practice were cut much more like game jerseys.
* It's always fun to see the type of drills that a new coaching staff brings to the field. Early in practice there was a long session of special team drills working on the fundamentals of kick coverage. Harbaugh, a former special teams coach, was seen very close to the gunners while working with assistant special teams coach T.J. Weist to observe the players' technique.
* The team went to position drills after the initial special teams period. The edge players worked on getting their outside arm up to bat down passes. Defensive tackles worked on their punch. Wide receivers drilled their footwork and acceleration and deceleration around cones. Defensive backs worked on moving backwards and changing direction. The offensive tackles teamed with tight ends on executing combo blocks and getting to the second level while the guards and centers did the same.
View photos from veteran minicamp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
OLB Brian Burns (0) , OLB Abdul Carter (3)
RB Cam Skattebo (44)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
Head Coach John Harbaugh, DT Roy Robertson-Harris (95)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
CB Paulson Adebo (21)
TE Theo Johnson (84)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
CB Dru Phillips (22)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Darius Slayton (18)
S Jason Pinnock (25)
CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse (35)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
QB Jameis Winston (19)
RB Dante Miller (25)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
RB Dante Miller (25)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Tanner Conner (48)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
WR Darius Slayton (18)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
Head Coach John Harbaugh
TE Theo Johnson (84)
WR Xavier Gibson (88)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Darius Slayton (18)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Isaiah Hodgins (89)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (89)
WR Gunner Olszewski (80)
WR Xavier Gibson (88)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
RB Dante Miller (25)
RB Dante Miller (25)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
TE Theo Johnson (84)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
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WR Darius Slayton (18)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
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T Andrew Thomas (78), QB Jaxson Dart (6)
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TE Theo Johnson (84)
TE Tanner Conner (48)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
K Jason Sanders (8)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
RB Dante Miller (25)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
RB Dante Miller (25)
K Jason Sanders (8)
K Jason Sanders (8), WR Dalen Cambre (83)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
T Jermaine Eluemunor (72)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
OLB Abdul Carter (3)
RB Cam Skattebo (44)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jameis Winston (19)
QB Brandon Allen (12)
QB Brandon Allen (12)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
QB Jaxson Dart (6)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
S Jevón Holland (8)
S Jevón Holland (8)
S Jevón Holland (8)
S Jevón Holland (8)
S Jason Pinnock (25)
CB Paulson Adebo (21)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
S Jason Pinnock (25)
S Jason Pinnock (25)
CB Nic Jones (31)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
S Jason Pinnock (25)
DB Korie Black (38)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
TE Theo Johnson (84)
TE Theo Johnson (84)
RB Cam Skattebo (44)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
Head Coach John Harbaugh
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (89)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
DT Darius Alexander (91)
S Jevón Holland (8)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)
S Jevón Holland (8)
LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)
S Jevón Holland (8)
DB Korie Black (38)
LB Swayze Bozeman (54)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
Head Coach John Harbaugh
OLB Brian Burns (0)
OLB Brian Burns (0)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
CB Deonte Banks (2)
CB Dru Phillips (22)
S Ar'Darius Washington (24)
S Ar'Darius Washington (24)
CB Greg Newsome II (20)
DB Korie Black (38)
CB Rico Payton (36)
S Jevón Holland (8)
S Jevón Holland (8)
DB Elijah Campbell (28)
DB Elijah Campbell (28)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
WR Xavier Gibson (88)
WR Dalen Cambre (83)
WR Courtney Jackson (87)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
RB Eric Gray (20)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
WR Darius Slayton (18)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (89)
WR Darnell Mooney (17)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Courtney Jackson (87)
WR Gunner Olszewski (80)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
WR Xavier Gibson (88)
WR Xavier Gibson (88)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
TE Isaiah Likely (9)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
WR Beaux Collins (81)
LB Swayze Bozeman (54)
SVP & General Manager Joe Schoen
RB Eric Gray (20)
ILB Micah McFadden (41)
ILB Micah McFadden (41)
ILB Micah McFadden (41)
ILB Micah McFadden (41)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
S Tyler Nubin (27)
LB Cam Jones (47)
LB Swayze Bozeman (54)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
Head Coach John Harbaugh
Offensive Line coach Mike Bloomgren
* As the defensive team came together to work as a group, defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson was easy to hear. There was a focus on all levels to move in unison according to the play called on defense and the look the offense was giving. Players needed to hit the right landmarks and flow to the right areas based on where the quarterback looked on a play. You could hear the defenders talking to one another before each rep to make sure everyone was on the same page.
* Kickers Jason Sanders and Ben Sauls combined to go 9-for-9 on field goals, with both hitting kicks from 30, 33, 36, and 39 yards. Sauls hit an additional kick from 45 yards away.
* After a session focusing on the run and play-action game, the next period was 7-on-7. Jaxson Dart started the period with a quick completion to Darius Slayton on the sideline. He hit Isaiah Likely between the split safeties down the field on the next play, but safety Tyler Nubin was in great position to make a play on the tight end if contact was permitted. On the next play, Jevón Holland came down quickly on a short pass to the right and would have been in position for a quick tackle. The defensive backs reacting quickly and closing in on short completions was a common theme throughout practice. Cornerback Paulson Adebo would do it later on after a completion to wide receiver Darius Slayton.
* Cornerback Deonte Banks played good coverage on a deep play, staying on top of it and knocking the pass away in the middle of the field. Likely made another nice catch, completing a difficult grab on a low throw.
* Dart finished the period by completing a pretty back-shoulder throw to Darnell Mooney down the right sideline for a big gain.
* During the final two passing-focused team periods, Dart showed off his mobility to navigate the pocket and scramble on a couple of plays. Wide receiver Courtney Jackson won on a deep over route with Dart putting the pass right on the money down the field.
* The defense had its moments with Roy Robertson-Harris, Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and others finding their way into the backfield on a couple pass plays. Cam Jones had good pursuit to the sideline on a pass completed to a running back. Rico Payton played excellent coverage down the field on a pass to Isaiah Hodgins. Swayze Bozeman was in great position for a quick stop after a completion in the flat. Holland played good coverage on Darnell Mooney down the field over the middle of the field to prevent a deep completion. In the final team period, Paulson Adebo knocked a pass away to prevent a completion.
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