One of the easiest ways to tell how good of a training camp a player is having is by comparing his playing time to his peers. Even then, though, it’s an imperfect science. Game-long snap counts, which are released by the league, can be found but don’t account for who comes on the field first or with which unit they were on the field for.
The stats might say that the Green Bay Packers’ first-round rookie linebacker Quay Walker saw the fourth-most snaps at his position, as he did last week, but they don’t tell you that he started the game and was rested early on against the San Francisco 49ers.