This Chad Courrier, and it's my turn to take you inside the Vikings training camp ... or at least tell you what I think I saw Monday morning.
Sunday's practice featured some of the worst quarterbacking seen at training camp, which was good news for linebackers and defensive backs.
On Monday, the quarterbacks got a little revenge, as Tarvaris Jackson, Sage Rosenfels and Joe Webb each looked more sharp.
The first "oooh" of the morning practice came when Jackson hit Bernard Berrian with a deep throw down the right sideline during one-on-one drills between receivers and cornerbacks. Within the next half-hour, Ray Small, Taye Biddle, Logan Payne, Jaymar Johnson and Greg Lewis all had at least one nice catch behind the defense.
Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier had his first media availability after morning practice, and while nothing newsy came out of it, he talked about how well rookie cornerback Chris Cook is adjusting to the NFL, how Madieu Williams, Tyrell Johnson and Jamarca Sanford have rotated through the two safety positions and how a solid work ethic allowed Ray Edwards to emerge as an impact defensive end last season, especially in the playoffs.
The ribbing of Pat Williams continued Monday as Frazier seemed curious abut the reported 18-pound loss by the veteran defensive tackle. "If he says so," Frazier joked.
Receiver Percy Harvin was not at practice, and Childress said Sunday that Harvin was dealing with a death in the family. It's possible that Harvin has left camp to attend a funeral.
There will be more information and observations in Tuesday's print edition.
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