Said offensive coordinator Grant Udinski, “Progress is never going to be a straight line, but you see the route tree continuing to develop the chemistry, the timing, and the understanding of the quarterback and receiver – whether it’s the quarterback knowing the receiver’s going to win on a certain route a certain way, or the receiver knowing the quarterback is going to put a ball on a certain location versus a certain look.
“When you have that down, and you don’t need to think about it, and you don’t need to communicate verbally, pre-snap every single play based on a look, that increases your chance of execution significantly.
“You see that at times out there. It’s certainly something we’re going to continue to work on, but it’s been exciting to see it come to fruition when it has.”
Also connecting with Lawrence for big plays on Sunday: Fourth-year Parker Washington, who made the day’s biggest catch on a pass from Lawrence down the right sideline. Lawrence and his top weapons have consistently turned in strong repetitions throughout camp, a sign of an offense that is taking steps forward after increased time together.
The defense had its share of plays Sunday, with safeties Eric Murray and Rayuan Lane III recording an interception and a forced fumble/fumble recovery, respectively.