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Doughty, Davis miss Redskins mini-camp Sunday

Redskins Safety Reed Doughty missed the last day of mini-camp to be with his son who developed a high fever after his recent kidney transplant. Doughty’s son is 21 months old. His absence was excused by the team. 

Rookie tight end Fred Davis missed Sunday’s mini-camp. News reports said that he simply overslept. That has happened to all of us, but you hope it’s not when you are still creating your identity with your new employer.

Read somewhere long ago that it takes seven new good impressions to offset one bad one. Not sure if the number is right, but after being on both sides of that equation, I know that it’s a valid rule of thumb.

I sure hope he can catch and block.

Journalism Majors on the mini-camp

Les Carpenter, Washington Post– Jim Zorn will be his own man as coach, borrowing from Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox and Bobby Ross for inspiration. Zorn Gives Redskins a Much Different Leader

Paul Tenorio, Washington Post– Echoing Donald Rumsfeld, the Redskins must focus on the d-line they have, not on the players they wished they had, according to defensive coordinator Greg Blache. Aging Defensive Line Will Try to Hold Its Own

Jarrett Bell, USA Today — Jason Campbell’s adaptive nature will help him adjust to the West Coast offense. Redskins begin West Coast overhaul on offense

David Elfin, Washington Times– There’s more than “tweaking” going on with Greg Blache’s defense. Blache says he will use fewer packages than Gregg Williams because he want the players to focus on intimidating through speed and hitting. “It’s about giving the players something they can execute in the heat of battle and under stressful situations.” For Blache, less is more

WUSA9.com — Coach Zorn would like Jason Campbell to bend his knees more while in the pocket. Until now, Campbell has been coached to stand tall in the pocket, but Zorn says Campbell locks his knees by doing so. That makes it harder for him to evade tacklers. Campbell Learns to Play Shorter

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