\nWhile Darnold and the starting offense had trouble scoring once in two days, Milroe threw four touchdown passes in a half-dozen plays against the third-team defense during seven-on-seven red-zone scrimmaging into the opposite end zone Wednesday. <\/p>\n
At one point Wednesday after another sterling throw, Macdonald went up to Milroe to remind him how far he\u2019s come since the first practice of rookie minicamp in early May. <\/p>\n
\u201cRoutes on air. Man, how much different does it feel compared to two months ago?\u201d Macdonald asked his rookie QB. <\/p>\n
Milroe flashed a big smile. <\/p>\n
\u201cMan,\u201d he told his coach, \u201cI feel great.\u201d <\/p>\n
Milroe ended minicamp for the entire team when he zipped a pass onto the chest of undrafted rookie tight end Marshall Lang from Northwestern up the middle of the field for a touchdown on the final play. All his teammates cheered, and Macdonald called it a day \u2014 and a minicamp. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou see the poise, the fundamental stuff that we\u2019re asking, footwork and timing and reads,\u201d Macdonald said. \u201cBut you don\u2019t just do that by showing up every day. You have to be intentional and on record with his work ethic and stuff. That\u2019s really impressive. He\u2019s earned kind of that feeling of confidence right now. He\u2019s earned that feeling going into the summer.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kubiak said last week Milroe has been on the field at 4:30 a.m. running through plays. Asked Wednesday if that was accurate, Macdonald smiled and said \u201cI\u2019m not here at 4:30, so I can\u2019t tell you that, specifically.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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