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The ' coaching staff is relishing the opportunity to work with the team's young players.On Monday during voluntary workouts, both linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard and defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant referenced the molding of clay, when discu sing working with the young roster.Detroit head coach expre sed last week what he is most satisfied with as organized team activities wrap up and what the team needs to further improve upon."I feel like our fundamentals are a little bit better than they were this time of year. Of course, a lot of that is natural, because were teaching them from the ground-up how we want things done and the way we teach things. And so I feel good about that," Campbell said."We still have a lot of development and Cameron Erving Jersey growth to take place overall as a team. We need a lot more situational work, and we have no idea what were going to be until we put the pads on," Campbell explained further. "Man, thats just the bottom line, theres going to be guys that look really good right now, and Patrick Mahomes II Jersey all you guys know that were going to go out there in pads, when were able to do it in training camp, and theyre going to disappear. Then, vice versa. Some guys dont look very good right now. They look like old pick-up trucks, and then all of sudden, you put pads on them, and they come to life and thats the nature of it. But, I think that from that regard, weve got a ways to go. We still -- weve got a ton of situational work that weve got to get much better at, if we want to win games Travis Kelce Jersey this year, a lot more than we did last year.Even though voluntary workouts are reserved for rookies and inexperienced players, both running back D'Andre Swift and cornerback Jeff Okudah have decided to remain and participate.Rookie was not spotted at the portion of practice that was open to the media.AttendanceHere is the list of players spotted at practice on Monday.David BloughKalif RaymondTim BoyleBrady BreezeCorey SuttonJameson Williams -- LimitedSaivon SmithIfeatu Melifonwu -- LimitedBobby PriceJermar JeffersonKerby JosephD'Andre SwiftGodwin IgwebuikeCedric BoswellChase LucasJerry Jacobs -- LimitedNolan GivanMalcolm RodriquezCraig ReynoldsNatrez Patrick -- LimitedDerrick BarnesAnthony PittmanPenei SewellJames HoustonDemetrius TaylorObinna EzeMatt NelsonLogan StenbergKevin JarvisZein ObeidTommy KraemerJohn CominskyJosh JohnsonJames Mitchell -- LimitedKalil PimpletonTom KennedyQuintez CephusMalcolm Rodriquez and Derrick Barnes continue to developRodriguez is not difficult to spot on the field, as he is oftentimes near the football.The coaching staff continues to rave about his development and readine s to step out on the field his rookie season.Barnes should be the benefactor of the scheme change, as he appeared out of sorts for much of his .With an emphasis on tackling and running downhill, Barnes should battle for more reps on the second-team defense all throughout training camp.Scroll to ContinueShane Zylstra emerges in tight end battleZylstra is a player who certainly has taken advantage of increased reps, with rookie tight end James Mitchell being out during minicamp.On Monday, Zylstra was on the receiving end of several targets, and succe sfully hauled in a touchdown reception from Tim Boyle.Demetrius Taylor is often around NFL Kansas City Chiefs Jersey the footballWith Penisini abruptly retiring, Taylor has an opportunity to make the roster as an undrafted free agent.He was on the receiving end of a tipped pa s, and secured an interception off of David Blough.End-of-practice competitionDavid Blough took on Tim Boyle in a battle of accuracy, as both launched numerous pa ses at a moving cart approximately 30 yards away.Blough was victorious, as he demonstrated much more accuracy in the competition.Cornerback Bobby Price was defeated in the same competition by wide receiver Tom Kennedy, who took a more measured approach by focusing on accuracy over the speed of his to ses.Kennedy punted the football away in celebration after winning.Media combineMy fellow colleagues decided to sign up for the Detroit Lions media combine.The events featured field-goal kicks, catching punts, punting, pa sing accuracy, receiving pa ses from the JUGS machine and a 3-point shootout.At 43 years of age, I respectfully declined Chris Jones Jersey the invitation, and hit the keyboard as soon as practice wrapped up and my podcast interview concluded with Rodriguez.
