It's mid-August, which means most NFL teams are more than halfway through training camp . Joint practices and blistering heat together have worn on everyone's patience. It's time for the season to get here. But first: one more camp notebook .

I hit 10 teams in eight states on my tour this year. I really love touring -- I like the driving, the different areas of the country, the padded practices, the going away to colleges. And I love seeing teams practice. It's rare that anyone from the outside gets to see coaches coach, see rookies grow, see veterans lead -- most of it happens behind closed doors. But for a small slice of August , it's accessible and shareable.

From each stop, I grabbed one interesting thing I saw and one interesting thing I heard. Schemes that will define the s

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