WitP: Colt, Veikune, Ingram, Pisa, Bess, Ikaika

Via the Advertiser, here's a Washington Post article about the QB situation in DC.

For the past two weeks, the pecking order among the four quarterbacks in Redskins' camp has been clear: Jason Campbell, the leader, the starter; Todd Collins, the reliable, experienced backup; Brennan, the young slinger, not quite ready for prime time; and Daniel, at least a Hail Mary or two from the 53-man roster.

But beginning with Thursday night's preseason opener at Baltimore, coaches will carefully scrutinize every snap, every huddle and every routine throw to see if a change in the depth chart is necessary.

Thursday's game means something different to each of the Redskins' quarterbacks. Campbell isn't expected to get much playing time, which means the other three will spend most of four quarters trying to impress coaches.

"Subconsciously, I realize that Thursday is the start of the next big test," said Brennan, a sixth-round draft pick in 2008 and record-setting signcaller from Hawaii. "I have all four preseason dates circled in my head. This is what I've been waiting for."

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Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini talked more about David Veikune today.

(On David Veikune)- “He’s making progress. It’s a big jump to go from end to inside backer. Usually, you go from end to outside backer. He is moving around, but sometimes the movements not always in the right direction. He’s going fast. What I need to do with David is get him to continue to improve his reads, continue to improve his pattern recognition, things like that. He’s working on it. He’s trying. He’ll make progress because of the way that he works at things. It’s a whole new world in there. I like the way he’s approaching it.”

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Ben Collins of The Boston Globe profiles Jake Ingram.

If Jake Ingram gets his way in tomorrow’s preseason test against the Philadelphia Eagles, you still won’t have any idea who he is by Friday morning.

Ingram is quietly wrapped up in one of the hardest-fought position battles in Patriots training camp. But, at long snapper, the faster he stands out, the faster he’s off the team. In his battle with eight-year veteran Nathan Hodel, anonymity in preseason games is currency.

“I’ve just got to have one good snap after one good snap and do what I can to contribute,’’ said Ingram.

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Nick Hut of The Daily Chronicle profiles Pisa Tinoisamoa.

Tinoisamoa almost was a luxury signing because the Bears liked their other options. Nick Roach, the 2008 starter, and Jamar Williams both stood out during offseason practices.

“We don’t necessarily need more production as much as we’re just adding another good football player,” general manager Jerry Angelo said.

Based on his track record with St. Louis during his six seasons there, Tinoisamoa will be the best choice. He had a team-high 135 tackles last season to go with a career-high three sacks, three pass deflections and two forced fumbles.

Tinoisamoa played the weak side last season, the position Briggs has owned with the Bears. But Tinoisamoa has experience on the opposite side as well.

“He understands what it takes to win football games,” Babich said.

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Brian Biggane of The Palm Beach Post takes a look at the competition between Davone Bess and Greg Camarillo.

"Both of these guys catch it extremely well," coach Tony Sparano said. "They both have great knowledge of the system, of the coverage. Both play at a high level, so it's pretty hard to separate them. "

Offensive coordinator Dan Henning said Bess (5-feet-10, 190 pounds) is physically comparable to Nat Moore, whose strength and compact build helped him last 13 seasons (1974-86) with the Dolphins.

"When you look at Bess from the shoulders down, he's built," Henning said. "He works with a tremendous base and he can change direction immediately. He has a chance to play in this league a long time because he's physically able to take a pounding.

"Camarillo is not as stout. He's a lot more fragile; he kind of flows into things."

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And Ikaika Alama-Francis talks about being shuffled along the Detroit Lions defensive line.

Alama-Francis, a second-round pick in 2007, started out as a left end who could play tackle on passing downs. He bulked up in the off-season to play more tackle, gaining about 10 pounds, taking him to 292. But the Lions started experimenting with him in recent days, and now that DeVries is out, he seems cast in his original role.

"Back to square one again," Alama-Francis said, laughing. "No. Things happen. We know injuries happen. It's unfortunate that we lost Jared, but we've got to work with what we've got. I still think we're a damn good defensive line, and if they want me to play end, I'm going to play end."