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05-14-2007, 10:11 AM
From Chris Brown's blog:
DAY 1 ROOKIE OBSERVATIONS: There was a lot to look at on day one of rookie camp. Here are some of the things I noticed while madly trying to catch all of the action spread all over the field.
RECEIVERS - Rookie free agents Jemalle Cornelius and Johnny Quinn have very good hands. Cornelius who looks like one of the more polished route runners in the group also caught just about everything thrown to him. He got good separation in 7-on-7. Quinn is a cagey, heady player that just knows how to get open. And a lot of his catches very difficult ones that he made look easy. Scott Mayle has deep speed as advertised. Marshawn Lynch was also complementing him on his hands after practice in the locker room. Aaron Brown had a tough first day with some bobbled passes, but made a few plays.
TIGHT ENDS - 7th round pick Derek Schouman is very good at catching the ball. He really plucks that thing out of the air. It looks pretty effortless to him. If he can block effectively he should make Buffalo's roster this fall. The tryout player Tommy Christy can run fairly well for a big tight end. At 258 pounds he moves fairly well.
RUNNING BACKS - Lynch's cutting ability is impressive. His change of direction agility makes him so elusive. He's a cut on a dime kind of player. Already he was used a bunch split wide, as was Fred Jackson. If that's a defined role for at least one of the backs in this offense, the Jackson-Shaud Williams competition should be fierce. Dwayne Wright is not a big, plowing back at all. He's got some "wiggle" as the scouts say in space. He also looked very, very comfortable catching the ball. But he'll still tell you his best asset is his power.
QUARTERBACKS - On first glance I'm very impressed with Edwards. This kid is the real deal. Very mechanically sound, strong in his decision making. I understand it's not live football, but for a guy having one night to absorb the playbook as much as possible he fared very well on the field Saturday. This guy is going to be stiff competition for Craig Nall.
OFFENSIVE LINE - Tough to evaluate in this setting.
LINEBACKERS - Posluszny is really immersing himself in the details of the defense, as much as possible after a day of learning. His focus is unmistakable on the field. Thaddaeus Washington (Colorado) has a similar passion for the game. Both were at MLB today.
DEFENSIVE LINE - Among the linemen I think the one that runs the best, and that's important in this defense, is the tryout player from Central Arkansas Jeremy Pittman. Part of that may be due to the fact that he's the lightest of the D-linemen at 250 pounds, but he looks fluid out there.
DEFENSIVE BACKS - It was tough to get a read on some of these guys because they were told if they were in danger of making contact with a receiver to pull off. So as plays unfolded the results of the play weren't wholly accurate. But I'll say that Wendling's hands appear to be pretty good just going off ball skill drills. I wasn't overly impressed with rookie free agent Duane Coleman. His transition seems slow when he flips his hips. He also was looking for a sub in the morning after four plays because he was winded.
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DAY 1 ROOKIE OBSERVATIONS: There was a lot to look at on day one of rookie camp. Here are some of the things I noticed while madly trying to catch all of the action spread all over the field.
RECEIVERS - Rookie free agents Jemalle Cornelius and Johnny Quinn have very good hands. Cornelius who looks like one of the more polished route runners in the group also caught just about everything thrown to him. He got good separation in 7-on-7. Quinn is a cagey, heady player that just knows how to get open. And a lot of his catches very difficult ones that he made look easy. Scott Mayle has deep speed as advertised. Marshawn Lynch was also complementing him on his hands after practice in the locker room. Aaron Brown had a tough first day with some bobbled passes, but made a few plays.
TIGHT ENDS - 7th round pick Derek Schouman is very good at catching the ball. He really plucks that thing out of the air. It looks pretty effortless to him. If he can block effectively he should make Buffalo's roster this fall. The tryout player Tommy Christy can run fairly well for a big tight end. At 258 pounds he moves fairly well.
RUNNING BACKS - Lynch's cutting ability is impressive. His change of direction agility makes him so elusive. He's a cut on a dime kind of player. Already he was used a bunch split wide, as was Fred Jackson. If that's a defined role for at least one of the backs in this offense, the Jackson-Shaud Williams competition should be fierce. Dwayne Wright is not a big, plowing back at all. He's got some "wiggle" as the scouts say in space. He also looked very, very comfortable catching the ball. But he'll still tell you his best asset is his power.
QUARTERBACKS - On first glance I'm very impressed with Edwards. This kid is the real deal. Very mechanically sound, strong in his decision making. I understand it's not live football, but for a guy having one night to absorb the playbook as much as possible he fared very well on the field Saturday. This guy is going to be stiff competition for Craig Nall.
OFFENSIVE LINE - Tough to evaluate in this setting.
LINEBACKERS - Posluszny is really immersing himself in the details of the defense, as much as possible after a day of learning. His focus is unmistakable on the field. Thaddaeus Washington (Colorado) has a similar passion for the game. Both were at MLB today.
DEFENSIVE LINE - Among the linemen I think the one that runs the best, and that's important in this defense, is the tryout player from Central Arkansas Jeremy Pittman. Part of that may be due to the fact that he's the lightest of the D-linemen at 250 pounds, but he looks fluid out there.
DEFENSIVE BACKS - It was tough to get a read on some of these guys because they were told if they were in danger of making contact with a receiver to pull off. So as plays unfolded the results of the play weren't wholly accurate. But I'll say that Wendling's hands appear to be pretty good just going off ball skill drills. I wasn't overly impressed with rookie free agent Duane Coleman. His transition seems slow when he flips his hips. He also was looking for a sub in the morning after four plays because he was winded.
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