Warriors in the Pros: Bess, Ash, Colt

Davone Bess started and caught 2 passes for 12 yards in Miami's preseason win over Jacksonville.

Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star writes about the Chiefs signing Ashley Lelie.

Lelie is the second veteran receiver signed by the Chiefs since the start of camp, the other being Amani Toomer.

Lelie as recently as 2005 caught 42 passes and averaged more than 18 yards per reception.

That speaks to the speed Lelie once had — and indeed may still possess. But his career has tailed off since as Lelie drifted from the Broncos to the Falcons, 49ers and Raiders. He caught 11 passes for Oakland last season.

The fact he was still looking for work in mid-August should limit the Chiefs’ expectations for Lelie. But they felt they had little to lose with the acquisition.

“He’s a little different from anything we have,” Haley said of Lelie. “He’s a long, lean guy with some speed, potential top-end speed. I thought the chance to get somebody in here that’s a little different from what we had is important to me.”

John Keim of the Washington Examiner writes that the Redskins coaches are happy with Colt Brennan's progress.

Brennan completed four of 12 passes for 43 yards and a passer rating of 10.1 However, it was the little things they saw this summer as opposed to last: his cadence; his ability to change protections; his improved footwork.

Not that Brennan was better than the other two quarterbacks. Starter Jason Campbell went through his progressions much better than at this time last summer. Todd Collins was fairly accurate. Brennan, by comparison, resembled a second-year quarterback — which he is. But the coaches saw progress.

"He was accurate, he made great plays, there were some great throws on rhythm and he did everything right," offensive assistant Chris Meidt said. "He made a couple great reads and great throws."
Compare that to what Meidt thought about Brennan's first game last summer, vs. Indianapolis.

"He did nothing else right, yet he threw a couple corner routes for a touchdown and all of a sudden he won some games," Meidt said.

And Colt breaks down his performance with John Pappas of Warpath Confidential.