Day 17 Observations of the Browns Training Camp

In recent times, we have observed uncontrolled substitution patterns at guards and centers, with Monday's most unstable changes being the most volatile of this camp.

At one party, Drew Forbes played the right guard next to the rest of the starting line. Then, in the next play, Austin Corbett played the right guard while Eric Kush played center and Forbes played the left guard. Then, in the next game, Forbes played the right guard, Corbett played center and Willie Wright played the left guard.

This type of fast rotation is a significant step forward, a real test for these players to determine how well they know their missions and if they can perform their tasks under pressure. We are no longer talking about a carousel here – it's the rough ride of your county fair.

Everyone seemed to handle the challenge well enough. Forbes continues to look better in the guard, Corbett rebounded after a tough second half season on Saturday to progress, and Kush seems to be the favorite to start on the right. They will certainly be able to handle adversity if Monday was a proof.

Damion Ratley was a player that most people expected to see appear in the list, in the lower half of an army corps receiving six people, but that derailed when he was injured on the first day of the camp. Since then, he has returned and had a good outing on Monday, taking catches and making precise routes over multiple periods of practice.

"I like his reach, his length, I like his speed," Kitchens said about Ratley after Monday's training. "It has a deceptive top speed, I just need to see the consistency."

Ratley spent the first two weeks and more on the sideline with a sore hamstring injury and did not fully get back before Monday. He has a smaller window to prove his candidacy for this team and he will have to get to work quickly. His first day was a step forward in that direction.

We will not talk much about it, but Eric Murray has improved significantly over the past week.

Murray did two good practices before going to Indianapolis with his teammates, where he recorded a pass defense and went home for a safety blitz for a sack in Saturday's win. He added on Monday, dividing two passes per team and was apparently still in the scrum of the defensive field.

The dorsal defensive situation is interesting because the total number of securities kept by this team could be higher than usual. Murray, acquired in an exchange that sent defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah to the Chiefs of Kansas City, further strengthens his case, especially in the absence of Jermaine Whitehead, injured in common practices last week.