If day one of padded training camp practices in Washington was the pinnacle of excitement, day two was more of the same, with slightly worse weather conditions. It was cloudy and a bit wet on Wednesday morning, but players were still flying around and playing with energy.
The crack of pads is once again becoming more normal, and positional hierarchies are starting to form in certain areas, though it’s tough to make any major calls as of yet. Regardless, here are some major takeaways from the second day of padded practices in Washington:
Bryce Love can be legitimate offensive threat
With Adrian Peterson taking a veteran’s day off on Wednesday, the RB1 role was Love’s to work with for the day, and he did not disappoint. Being allowed to work as an every-down back, Love was able to show a lot of versatility out of the backfield both in the running and passing game, and he impressed the coaches along the way.
Rivera on Bryce Love. Said it's been "amazing" to watch the RB return from that knee injury. Emphasized Love offers more versatility than he was allowed to show at Stanford.
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) August 19, 2020
Rivera said he really appreciates how hard Bryce Love has worked to get back. Rivera said he was multi-denominational and said Love could be an "every down back."
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) August 19, 2020
Washington has had to deal with the unfortunate situation surrounding Derrius Guice, who on Wednesday morning was reportedly accused of raping two women during his time at LSU, but the depth at running back has seemingly been able to hold up despite that loss. If Love can keep up this production once the games get going, Washington should be just fine in the backfield.