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Not gonna go into depth about everything but heres just a few mental notes on things I saw tonight, figured I share for those who care to know....
-People arent gonna wanna hear this, but Trent Edwards looked like crap tonight. He threw a bunch of balls at peoples feet or behind the receiver and overall just didnt have a groove. Now before people freak out (OP im looking in your direction), I saw him practice on Saturday and he looked great. I really think it was just a bad practice.
-James Hardy is getting jammed at the line. Will James looked good and made it difficult to get off the line. Hardy needs to work on getting free easier. However Hardy did have the strength to bring in some balls despite close coverage and getting hand checked. I have a feeling he will start come opening day. Lee and Trent seem to be getting a good chemistry going on out routes, and I really think Lee could do better under Trent then he did with JP. Last note on receivers, from what I saw, Steve Johnson will make this team. He doesnt look like a rookie 7th round pick. Hes comfortable running his routes, and has good hands.
-Marshawn looks good. He looks powerful and very quick. The line has been doing a great job making holes, and Marshawn is hitting them fast and hard. I really think Omon will take Wrights spot. Dwayne just looks slow and not agile, while Omon looked good.
-Marcus Stroud looked damn good. They did drills were the DT was sometimes double teamed, and he was still getting penetration. One drill he completely trucked over whoever was blocking him and was in the backfield in a blink. Kyle Williams also looked powerful and quick, and I can see why they have him listed as starting. Everything youre hearing about Ellis is probably true. He almost looked like he didnt belong. He jumped the snap 3 times in a row in a drill in which a coach was barking out the cadence. Then he just got dominated to the ground.
-Linebackers looked pretty good. Poz was swarming to the ball and will be a dominant force, and Kawika seems to be working in nice. Crowell sat out so nothing on him. I didnt really pay too much attention to the LBs beyond that.
-Out of the cornerbacks this is going to surprise you. Ashton Youboty looked pretty damn good. Mcgee was out, but Ashton probably looked the best. He had good timing on the crossing routes and closed quickly on stop routes. Mckelvin looked kind of lost at times, but im not too worried. Its his second practice and I could see the athletic ability in him that will eventually turn him into a star.
-ST, Moorman is still a freaking beast. He must have planted 6 punts in a row inside the 10. These balls bounced in the middle of the field, and would just take a left turn right to the sideline.
Im sure theres more ill remember later, just figured id give a run down to anyone who cared to read. It wasnt the best of practices, but I definately see some great potential on this team. Lets hope training camp fixes a lot of the negatives I saw.
-People arent gonna wanna hear this, but Trent Edwards looked like crap tonight. He threw a bunch of balls at peoples feet or behind the receiver and overall just didnt have a groove. Now before people freak out (OP im looking in your direction), I saw him practice on Saturday and he looked great. I really think it was just a bad practice.
-James Hardy is getting jammed at the line. Will James looked good and made it difficult to get off the line. Hardy needs to work on getting free easier. However Hardy did have the strength to bring in some balls despite close coverage and getting hand checked. I have a feeling he will start come opening day. Lee and Trent seem to be getting a good chemistry going on out routes, and I really think Lee could do better under Trent then he did with JP. Last note on receivers, from what I saw, Steve Johnson will make this team. He doesnt look like a rookie 7th round pick. Hes comfortable running his routes, and has good hands.
-Marshawn looks good. He looks powerful and very quick. The line has been doing a great job making holes, and Marshawn is hitting them fast and hard. I really think Omon will take Wrights spot. Dwayne just looks slow and not agile, while Omon looked good.
-Marcus Stroud looked damn good. They did drills were the DT was sometimes double teamed, and he was still getting penetration. One drill he completely trucked over whoever was blocking him and was in the backfield in a blink. Kyle Williams also looked powerful and quick, and I can see why they have him listed as starting. Everything youre hearing about Ellis is probably true. He almost looked like he didnt belong. He jumped the snap 3 times in a row in a drill in which a coach was barking out the cadence. Then he just got dominated to the ground.
-Linebackers looked pretty good. Poz was swarming to the ball and will be a dominant force, and Kawika seems to be working in nice. Crowell sat out so nothing on him. I didnt really pay too much attention to the LBs beyond that.
-Out of the cornerbacks this is going to surprise you. Ashton Youboty looked pretty damn good. Mcgee was out, but Ashton probably looked the best. He had good timing on the crossing routes and closed quickly on stop routes. Mckelvin looked kind of lost at times, but im not too worried. Its his second practice and I could see the athletic ability in him that will eventually turn him into a star.
-ST, Moorman is still a freaking beast. He must have planted 6 punts in a row inside the 10. These balls bounced in the middle of the field, and would just take a left turn right to the sideline.
Im sure theres more ill remember later, just figured id give a run down to anyone who cared to read. It wasnt the best of practices, but I definately see some great potential on this team. Lets hope training camp fixes a lot of the negatives I saw.
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