The Bears were back in full pads Wednesday and even did some live tackling in short-yardage situations at the end of practice.

Here are five observations from the session, keeping in mind these simply are snapshots of players trying new things and attempting to improve their techniques.

1. Kevin White consistently separated from coverage and was available for his quarterbacks.

It probably was White’s best practice of camp, and not a moment too soon. On July 31, receivers coach Zach Azzanni spoke to reporters about how White stands to benefit from positive reinforcement as he comes back from two seasons ruined by injury. Azzanni shared an anecdote about White watching video of himself back at West Virginia. That immediately brought attention to how White’s confidence is affecting him, particularly without any games to help measure his progress.

So the microscope White was under at the start of camp is now magnified many times over. I’ll have more thoughts on White in an analytical piece for Thursday’s newspaper (and online), but in this space, let’s focus on Wednesday’s practice.

White caught three passes in quick succession in 7-on-7 drills to start practice. Then in team drills he freed himself for rookie Mitch Trubisky to connect with him in the middle of the defense on an intermediate in-breaking route. White was getting off the line of scrimmage with some explosiveness and generally was sudden coming out of his breaks, which are two things he's using to help measure his progress during training camp.

Mike Glennon hit White in stride about 20 yards downfield near the right hashmarks behind Kendall Wright, whose nearby route cleared out the coverage.

White and Glennon almost hooked up on a 15-yard comeback route near the left sideline during team drills but their timing was just a click off. Glennon delivered the ball before White came out of his break, and the ball got on White just a little bit too quickly for him to catch it. The timing was close; sharpening that is their challenge over the next few weeks.

2. Mitch Trubisky’s accuracy escaped him on several throws.

Trubisky’s natural accuracy will shine more as he becomes more comfortable processing what he sees and applying that to the concept of each play. For now, though, as Trubisky works through his growing pains, timing and accuracy will occasionally suffer.

Trubisky was noticeably disappointed by how he overthrew Deonte Thompson on a corner route. Later, he attempted a pass down the middle that came out sideways and wobbly; he obviously had a poor grip on the ball.

Trubisky bobbled a snap from under center, which threw off the timing of a running play, allowing cornerback B.W. Webb to blow it up in the backfield. On a different play, the Bears fumbled when Trubisky tried to hand off to Benny Cunningham.

In the 2-minute team drill late in practice, Trubisky took a sack after he double clutched in the pocket. Then he underthrew a receiver down the right sideline; Sherrick McMannis jumped and got both hands on it and probably should’ve intercepted it, but he didn’t hang on.

One positive from Trubisky’s practice: His athleticism in the short-yardage, live-tackling team drill at the end of the session. His speed should give him the option to throw the ball or keep it on the perimeter based on how the opponent defends those situations.

3. Mike Glennon’s connection with Cameron Meredith is growing.

It’s very clear through the first week of camp that the Bears’ new starting quarterback is comfortable looking for the third-year receiver. The best throw of practice was Glennon-to-Meredith on a 20-yard ‘in’ route at the start of team drills. Glennon threw the ball before Meredith was out of his break. The timing was perfect—certainly a good sign of their chemistry.

“Two guys working really hard to develop it,” coach John Fox said. “They took a little field trip this summer break (to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) just to get to know each other as teammates. Mike has done a good job of kind of fostering that. The exact connection between him and Cam, I think he’s starting to build that with a lot of our guys, which is obviously very important.”

Glennon later showed that Trubisky isn’t the only Bears quarterback who can be dangerous on the run. He threw a 15-yard strike to Meredith while rolling to his right. We hadn’t really seen that combination of mobility and accuracy from Glennon, but the Bears would be happy to design it for game situations if Glennon repeatedly makes that throw.

Meredith was open behind the defense on a ‘go’ route down the left sideline in team drills. Glennon threw a catchable ball out in front of Meredith, but Meredith didn’t have an extra gear to run underneath it. Obviously, deep speed is not Meredith’s greatest strength—that’s more Markus Wheaton’s department—so Glennon will have to work out the timing and distance on that throw.

4. Leonard Floyd’s speed continues to flash.

The second-year outside linebacker ran down rookie speedster Tarik Cohen from behind laterally as the rest of the defense strung the play out. Cohen couldn’t capture the edge, and Floyd’s backside pursuit stopped the run behind the line of scrimmage.

Then, in the 2-minute drill, Floyd used an outside speed move with a rip under right tackle Bobby Massie to sack the quarterback and get the defense off the field. This is what Floyd can do when he’s healthy. So far, so good.

5. Some offensive linemen showed well in one-on-one pass-blocking drills.

Remember, these are just snapshots… On one snap, left tackle Charles Leno quickly shuffled his feet to stay square to Willie Young and direct Young’s outside rush wide of danger.

Center Cody Whitehair got the better of nose tackle Eddie Goldman in consecutive one-on-one reps. Whitehair got his hands inside Goldman’s on the first rep, and he stayed balanced as Goldman tried to redirect on the second.