General Notes
– First day of players in full pads
– Practice ran 2.5 hours
– Because Sam Darnold hasn’t signed yet some fans decided not to come, it was less than a “sell out”
– There are no bikes this year so you have to search to find the players not practicing. Today Marcus Maye, Xavier Cooper (DL) and Brandon Bryant (S) sat out
– It was what I call a “50/50” practice where the defense won some periods but then the offense responded in other periods
Player Notes
– The competition at K between Cairo Santos and Taylor Bertolet remains even in my eyes. But Bertolet’s leg seems stronger because his kicks go through the uprights much higher than Santos
– Strong practice for the ILB tandem of Darron Lee and Avery Williamson. Williamson continued his strong play but it was Lee who surprised. He showed strong & violent hands in 1 on 1 blocking drills and was able to take on and shed blocks as he had TFL’s during team periods
– Dimitri Flowers (FB) needs to improve his blocking if he’s going to win the spot over Lawrence Thomas. He got exposed during 1 on 1 blocking drills
– Rashard Robinson (CB) makes way too many mistakes in his assignments. He seems to be out of position a lot
– Trumaine Johnson has the ability to diagnose and run the route before the WR does. Seems like he was always between the QB & WR before the ball was released
– Nathan Shepherd & Foley Fatukasi flashed again today as they each had a couple more TFL’s
– Obum Gwachum (OLB) showed variety in his game as he was strong in run support and shared a TFL with Shepherd. It will be interesting to see if he shows up in games because he has a prototypical OLB frame
– Strong day for the TE’s Eric Tomlinson, Chris Herndon & Neal Sterling. With the pads on Tomlinson was able to display his blocking ability and his hands are extremely reliable. Herndon & Sterling made tough catches over the middle all day and both had TD’s during a red zone period
– Lorenzo Mauldin flashed as he had a TFL and a “sack” during 11 on 11’s
– Trenton Cannon had another strong practice as he displayed his speed. But more importantly he doesn’t shy away from running up the middle like some “speed guys” do. He had a TD on a shifty inside run during a red zone period
– Derrick Jones had another INT during 7 on 7’s against Teddy Bridgewater
– Leonard Williams & Jamal Adams continued their strong play with TFL’s, “sacks” and smack talk (from Adams)
QB
– Josh McCown was sharp as he had good chemistry with the TE’s mentioned earlier. And he finished practice threading the needle to Sterling for a TD during a situational period. The offense was down 16-10 with 9 seconds left from the 10 yard line
– Teddy Bridgewater was average as he struggled making connections with receivers during various periods. He did have a good end to practice like McCown during the situational period. He made a pinpoint throw to Tre McBride (WR) on corner route against double coverage for a TD
Keep An Eye On
– Parry Nickerson (CB), he has an incredible nose for the ball as it always seems to find him. Now he needs to pick those throws off because he should have 3-4 INT’s
Standouts
– Neal Sterling
– Chris Herndon
– Jamal Adams
– Darron Lee
– Leonard Williams
– Trenton Cannon
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