Thursday practice observations

Length of practice: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Gear: Helmets, shells, shorts

Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees

Best: Middle linebacker Moise Fokou did a nice job of pressuring the quarterback on back-to-back passes … Quarterback Jake Locker looked very accurate in 11-on-11 drills. One of his best completions came on a deep out pattern to wide receiver Nate Washington … On another out pattern, Washington made a great catch of a Locker pass despite coverage from Michael Griffin … Kicker Rob Bironas made five straight field-goal attempts from 45 yards or better.

Worst: In seven-on-seven drills, rookie wide receiver Justin Hunter dropped a sideline pass from Locker … Also in seven-on-seven, Locker tried to hold up on a short pass to Jackie Battle and wound up bouncing it off the turf … Battle was beaten on a blitz by safety Al Afalava … Quarterback Rusty Smith was intercepted by rookie cornerback Khalid Wooten on a deep pass toward the right sideline.

Of note: Tommie Campbell took first-team reps at one of the cornerback positions, while Fernando Velasco was the first-team center … Four players returned to practice from soreness or injury: wide receiver Kenny Britt, wide receiver Kendall Wright, defensive tackle Sammie Hill and right tackle David Stewart … Those not practicing included: safety Markelle Martin (hamstring), safety Daimion Stafford (hamstring), fullback Quinn Johnson (hamstring), linebacker Greg Jones (ankle), linebacker Zaviar Gooden (ankle), linebacker Colin McCarthy (hamstring), wide receiver Marc Mariani (shoulder) and tight end Taylor Thompson (shoulder) … Defensive end Lavar Edwards dropped into coverage on at least a couple of occasions, once tipping a Ryan Fitzpatrick toss that was still caught by Roberto Wallace.

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Source: Titans Insider