With no OTAs  two weeks in camp is barely enough time to get more than 90 men in the same place at the same time so it’s going to take a minute to get them all on the same page.

Still, there are definite patterns you can see emerging early as the camp battles heat up.

Here are a few things that caught my eye during last night’s game

- Right tackle is going to be the position of MHN (Most Help Needed). Khalif Barnes has the job only by default right now. He had three false starts (one on special teams that took the Raiders out of field goal range which is saying something when Sebastian Janikowski is your kicker). I’ll chalk that up to camp rust but these pre-snap penalties have got to. Joe Barksdale looked good but also gassed. No doubt the O-linemen are the ones hurting the most right now. Everyone is struggling to get in game shape but their road is just a little tougher right now.

- Stephon Heyer is going to be the most valuable sub of the season. He played both guard positions and some left tackle. He looked fresh the whole night and will prove invaluable as there are sure to be injuries during the season.

- Jason Campbell and the entire offense is out of sync as you’d expect this early in the process. JC underthrew on a couple of deep balls one to Marcel Reece to start the game and another to Darrius Heyward-Bey who ran a nice stop and go rote and would be been in the end zone had Campbell led him with the throw. The timing will get there but it was nice to see Reece used out wide and DHB to get open. Reece also bailed out Campbell by making a great grab on a screen pass that was thrown low and behind the athletic fullback.
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Noticeably absent from the names listed above is, of course, Nnamdi Asomugha. The combination of a convoluted contract married with a labor stoppage has created a free agency limbo in which football’s best cover corner currently resides.

Imagining a future without Asomugha Island is hard to digest. Let’s not even mention how rarely opposing QBs even look his way. One of the bigger voids left by Aso’s potential departure would be in the locker room and in the community.

Few players in modern sports are truly role models. Nnamdi is that rare athlete as his athletic prowess is matched only by his charitable work.

Losing Nnamdi is more than just losing an All-Pro. He’s also the best possible face of the franchise and has been a pillar of the community. There is no way to replace him.
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