Redskins Training Camp, Day 5

S Laron Landry’s special teams work this season may be limited to punt coverage units. He seems to be uniquely suited, on the Redskins, at least, to blocking punts, with his great speed and aggressive, attacking style.
LB H.B. Blades, a 2007 draft pick, still hasn’t lost his anger from slipping down into the later rounds of the draft last year. He has seen work on special teams and all 3 linebacker positions, though right now he is focusing more on backing up MLB London Fletcher. That would give the Redskins two smallish, but very quick middle linebackers.
Head Coach Jim Zorn has a teaching style that can be rather unconventional — at least by the stuffy standards of the NFL coaching fraternity.
Zorn has come up with another of his special drills. In this one, the quarterback takes the snap and the other QBs — plus Zorn, plus Sherman Smith — throw those big blocking pads (they’re soft, but they’re probably 2 1/2 feet wide by maybe 4 feet long) at the scrambling QB, simulating a rush. Jason Campbell is particularly enthusiastic about throwing the pads. He lifts them over his head and flings them.
Speaking of Zorn, he’s something of an outdoors exercise freak — perhaps a remnant from his days playing and coaching in the Pacific northwest. In this video, Zorn talks about his teaching style, his passion for biking and for football. Enjoy.
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