Training camp highlights: The St. Brown, Goff connection is unreal

Video highlights from Detroit Lions training camp, and some analysis of each play.

Sunday’s practice was nearly 2.5 hours for the Detroit Lions, as training camp continues to ramp up for the regular season. With so much content at their disposal, the team offered a ton of highlights from practice for those who weren’t in attendance.

Let’s break down the highlights, adding my own commentary based on my personal viewpoint of practice.

Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jared Goff are on another level

In general, I thought the defense was doing a great job during the one-on-one drills between receivers and defensive backs. Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, and Tim Patrick all struggled to win their individual reps.

However, Amon-Ra St. Brown was unstoppable, and it wasn’t because of poor defense. St. Brown’s relationship and chemistry with Jared Goff are unmatched. In the two reps above, safety Brian Branch is in solid position, but thanks to ideal ball placement (and maybe a little push-off on the out-route), St. Brown is able to come down with the catch.

But what’s particularly incredible is the first replay on the deep shot. Branch is in such a good position that he actually gets a hand on the ball, breaking the spiral and making it a tougher catch for St. Brown. But you wouldn’t even know unless you slowed the video down, because the Lions receiver still catches it with complete ease.

1-on-1 highlights

Over on the team’s Instagram, they offered a bunch of one-on-one drills from every position. Here are the most interesting reps:

• Isaac TeSlaa uses his size to create a ton of separation from new Lions cornerback Nick Whiteside
• Aidan Hutchinson tries the spin move that worked against Penei Sewell on the opening day of padded practice. But this time, Sewell is ready for it and shuts it down.
• Derrick Barnes has a fantastic coverage rep against David Montgomery—timing his tackle perfectly for the pass breakup
• Rookie on rookie crime! First-round pick Tyleik Williams runs second-round pick Tate Ratledge a few yards back, but the rookie offensive lineman never loses his anchor.
• In the last clip, Jahmyr Gibbs runs full speed downfield, giving linebacker Alex Anzalone no real chance to keep up. A perfect ball from Goff hits Gibbs in stride for the touchdown.

Overall highlights:

The full highlights from practice offer a little more insight into Sunday’s session. Notably, as I mentioned in our observations post, Kalif Raymond had a couple of big plays on the day.