WP: Redskins Chat Transcript w/ Nunyo Demasio
 

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What's up with this:

"Training camp will be closed to the public. And media access is going to be limited."

I'm hoping ALL of camp won't be closed, jeez Coach give us a chance to catch you in action!

I cant see them in action till the regular season anyways, but i hope they let u guys in

I had heard he was locking down access to the mini-camps, but not to training camp. I hope Nunyo is wrong on this one.

what exactly does nunyo do, and what his affiliation with the redskins? would he have inside knowledge for sure?

Nunyo is the new Redskins beat reporter for the Washington Post since Mark Maske moved on to broader NFL coverage

My guess is that some but not all practices will be closed to the public

He's been covering the Skins pretty regularly for the WP lately. He seems to be at Ashburn when anything is happening.

I'm just hoping he misinterpreted Gibbs when he was discussing locking down the mini-camps.

cool, thanks guys

[B]"Gibbs doesn’t use fullbacks so in a bid to make the team, Rock has gone down from 225 to about 215 and he's looked pretty good."[/B]

Interesting. I actually thought Rock was a bit bigger -- like 240 or something. In fact, last year's Sporting News Pro Football yearbook has him listed at 239. Then again, players' weights do fluctuate throughout the season.

Rock seems more ideal as a Ricky Ervins type of RB as opposed to a fullback anyway. 5'7" and 215 is pretty small, but he runs hard (remember the 4th and inches against Seattle last year inside the Skins own 30 yard line?).

I sure would like to see him make the roster. Is there enough room for him with Portis, Betts and Morton, along with all the H-backs?

I think we got enough speed and explosiveness with portis and morton. What i think we really need at RB is one power back. This is redskins football after all. We get teams worn down trying to stop portis. And then boom hit them with a change of pace of power. Hopefully Betts can be that guy. He's around 220. ten more pounds and he can pound inside. That will also help in short yardage situations.

Rock was 240 2 years ago. Last year he dropped to 225 or so, but he lost his leverage and some of his blocking skills. Unfortunately, I can't see how being 215 is gonna help him.

Enjoyable!
 

Nunyo is an enjoyable read!

[QUOTE=backrow]Nunyo is an enjoyable read![/QUOTE]
So far.
For now, he's just writing facts; no commentary.

As a beat reporter I don't think he'll be writing much commentary

[QUOTE=cpayne5]What's up with this:

"Training camp will be closed to the public. And media access is going to be limited."[/QUOTE]
The indications I've received regarding training camp are that a few practices during the first week or two may be open, but the whole thing will be on lockdown after that. It looks like Gibbs plans to continue keeping the media on a very tight leash, and he'll probably run things very similar to the way he did during the third minicamp. That means, once practices are closed to the public, the media won't be permitted to watch any of the full-team drills or scrimmages.

I'll be keeping a close eye on how this develops, and I'll let you guys know what the plans are as soon as I get word. Unfortunately, the team has a tendency to wait until the last minute to finalize the plans and schedules for minicamps and training camp, so I might not be able to give you much of a heads-up.

Any word Joe!
 

Any word from you, Joe is a good word! We are sorry you have to take off so long and sit and not watch while the team practices. But remember, whatever pics or soundbites you provide will be readily read by all!
Your previous TC trips indicate the skills of a true professional. We look forward to your trip and your reports, as we know you do!