bigbub2352
08-01-2008, 09:17 AM
Well i went to the Bills Practice last night and came away with the impression that we will be probably one of the fastest Bills Teams we have seen in a Longtime.
Some Quick Notes:
Marcus Stroud is a BEAST in every sense of the word, he is completely not blockable 1 on 1 and the way he collapses the pocket on every play is something you cant teach He is also more vocal then i thought he would be
He batted down a pass and also was so stout in the blocking drills were two OLineman were blocking him and he has to stand his groud, Our Dline coach praised him everytime, also whenever the offense tried to run the ball when he was cloggin up the middle it went nowhere, I never seen someone who is 6ft 6 and 320lbs run as fast as he did when we caught a fake FG, and ran it 20 yds into the endzone, to sum it up Expect a huge year from this Mount Stroud
Also on D the Lbers were outstanding, Ellison who filled in for Crowell who sat out agian with a sore knee was still too small to play the position but Mitchell had 2-3 plays that would have been blown up at or before the line of scrimmage, and Poz's instincts to the ball our lighting quick he is in position every play, the backups didnt really standout too much, but i was really impressed with Mitchells pass defense we was covering Jackson and Lynch one on one in single coverage and blanketed the Rbs until Saftey help came over the top
Melvin Fowler was regularly pushed back into the backfeild he is my main concern about the offense, Courtney Anderson struggles to get off the line and so does Hardy but once Hardy gets moving he is very hard to cover, Lee was outstanding regulary getting open
I also came away with a new appreciation for Lynch he is a very tuff runner as we all know but i was more than impressed with his ability to pass block him and Fred Jackson were very solid in that area
Dwayne Wright was terrible in this drill as was OMon, but both ran the ball hard they are both gonna make this team and be used on shortyardage plays
Felton Huggins was impressive he catches everything runs hard routes and seems to not be afraid to go over the middle
I was also impressed with our TEs i know i know hard to believe but Derek Fine and Schouman look like football Players very sound technique blocking and running good patterns, i think for all the flak about taking Fine in the 4th rd he is defintly a football player with great instincts and find the underneath zones to get open very smart players both of them, Royal also look good very fluid and had some nice catches and routes
Oline did not impress me kirk Chambers is scary bad, we need to sign Peters now, Langston looks way out of position for LT he is too slow to handle the speed rush, Butler was doing good until the defender veried towards Fowler then he would be able to get in just like last year, Dockery was solid i did like Nevin McKaskill he looks to be very solid and stout against the pass rush and very mobile
I was also impressed with the quickness of Teraz McCray DT and Spencer Johnson and Kyle Williams and John McCargo all look very fast off the ball and were creating clogs all day long up the middle, all were very quick off the snap and creating very good push to creat havoc in the backfeild
Trent Edwards is the real deal folks his accuracy is unteachable, and even thou he struggled a little earlier in the week he hits his Wrs and Rbs out of the backfeild right on the money he is getting rid of the ball very quickly even too his check downs and and is alot more mobile then we think very quick to elude the pass rush this kid will be ok and he is very poised and smart in the pocket
Jp looked usual unaccurate and very uncertain in the pocket i was impressed with both Baker and Hamden both solid arms and very good accuracy o nthere passes, feel better about the 3rd string position
All in all we look very athletic and fast at the skill positions, he also look very stout on the DLine, and we also should start rallying behind TRent he will be good for us
Go Bills!!!
Some Quick Notes:
Marcus Stroud is a BEAST in every sense of the word, he is completely not blockable 1 on 1 and the way he collapses the pocket on every play is something you cant teach He is also more vocal then i thought he would be
He batted down a pass and also was so stout in the blocking drills were two OLineman were blocking him and he has to stand his groud, Our Dline coach praised him everytime, also whenever the offense tried to run the ball when he was cloggin up the middle it went nowhere, I never seen someone who is 6ft 6 and 320lbs run as fast as he did when we caught a fake FG, and ran it 20 yds into the endzone, to sum it up Expect a huge year from this Mount Stroud
Also on D the Lbers were outstanding, Ellison who filled in for Crowell who sat out agian with a sore knee was still too small to play the position but Mitchell had 2-3 plays that would have been blown up at or before the line of scrimmage, and Poz's instincts to the ball our lighting quick he is in position every play, the backups didnt really standout too much, but i was really impressed with Mitchells pass defense we was covering Jackson and Lynch one on one in single coverage and blanketed the Rbs until Saftey help came over the top
Melvin Fowler was regularly pushed back into the backfeild he is my main concern about the offense, Courtney Anderson struggles to get off the line and so does Hardy but once Hardy gets moving he is very hard to cover, Lee was outstanding regulary getting open
I also came away with a new appreciation for Lynch he is a very tuff runner as we all know but i was more than impressed with his ability to pass block him and Fred Jackson were very solid in that area
Dwayne Wright was terrible in this drill as was OMon, but both ran the ball hard they are both gonna make this team and be used on shortyardage plays
Felton Huggins was impressive he catches everything runs hard routes and seems to not be afraid to go over the middle
I was also impressed with our TEs i know i know hard to believe but Derek Fine and Schouman look like football Players very sound technique blocking and running good patterns, i think for all the flak about taking Fine in the 4th rd he is defintly a football player with great instincts and find the underneath zones to get open very smart players both of them, Royal also look good very fluid and had some nice catches and routes
Oline did not impress me kirk Chambers is scary bad, we need to sign Peters now, Langston looks way out of position for LT he is too slow to handle the speed rush, Butler was doing good until the defender veried towards Fowler then he would be able to get in just like last year, Dockery was solid i did like Nevin McKaskill he looks to be very solid and stout against the pass rush and very mobile
I was also impressed with the quickness of Teraz McCray DT and Spencer Johnson and Kyle Williams and John McCargo all look very fast off the ball and were creating clogs all day long up the middle, all were very quick off the snap and creating very good push to creat havoc in the backfeild
Trent Edwards is the real deal folks his accuracy is unteachable, and even thou he struggled a little earlier in the week he hits his Wrs and Rbs out of the backfeild right on the money he is getting rid of the ball very quickly even too his check downs and and is alot more mobile then we think very quick to elude the pass rush this kid will be ok and he is very poised and smart in the pocket
Jp looked usual unaccurate and very uncertain in the pocket i was impressed with both Baker and Hamden both solid arms and very good accuracy o nthere passes, feel better about the 3rd string position
All in all we look very athletic and fast at the skill positions, he also look very stout on the DLine, and we also should start rallying behind TRent he will be good for us
Go Bills!!!