mtgrizrule
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I attended practice today. Being it's early in camp, it was a lot of position group drills, some 5 on 5, 7 on 7, 11 on 11. So it was difficult to get an accurate read. I primarily focused on qbs and wr, being rb and OL are deep and almost plug in play groups.
As for offense verses defense, the defense was damn consistent and overall won the day. Coverage was better than I expected, it took time for wrs, tes, and rbs to even get somewhat open. The OL gave qbs time as well. The defense wasn't dominating,, just didn't make mistakes and looked very disciplined.
The last drill of the day was their 4th quarter and redzone competition. Surprisingly enough, Vidlak and Brown each led td drives, with terrific decisions and nice execution. McDowell threw a terrible pass that was picked. It was a bad decision and just looked bad altogether.
Speaking of passing, qbs, etc. Ah Yat threw and absolutely perfect pass 25 yards under pressure scrambling to his left. I couldn't tell who caught it.
Earlier, the offense perfectly executed a double pass for a wide open long td. Again couldn't tell which WRs threw it and caught it. I didn't have a very clear view.
I was hoping to see 1 qb stand out. Instead, Vidlak and Brown each looked consistent without any major mistakes or bad passes. McDowell was good and bad. He has a way to go in executing an offense. He also was on special teams kick return some. His athleticism and size are impressive.
WRs struggled in getting open early. As expected White and Simpson made some nice catches multiple times. Surprisingly enough, Racanelli actually stood out to me. Those 3 were the WR standouts.
Of note Bergen and Ostmo appear to be limited in practice. Physically they're fine. I just think, there's no need to risk anything with them. Child's played some. For the most part, Gilman and Iverson saw a lot of snaps. Those 2 are impressive. They each have nice size, hands, skill and terrific balance for young rbs. We will be fine at rb.
Defensively, I was impressed with their consistency. They forced the offense to make the plays and didn't get beat with errors. Offensively, the qbs and wrs have to get in sync and recognize things earlier. Based on today, qb is a 2 man race. McDowell is too inconsistent this early. Brown and Vidlak took care of the ball. They didn't make mistakes. Their problems are getting the wrs on the same page. That'll happen with time.
There's a new player not on the roster. He's #92, very tall, agile, that has a build to put on weight. He's a FR DE that just got here. No idea who he is, physically he stood out for a FR.
Great to see the boys in action.
Of note, they appear to be a calmer bunch this year. I didn't hear or see a lot of over the top antics, except from Peace. That man is intense.
As for offense verses defense, the defense was damn consistent and overall won the day. Coverage was better than I expected, it took time for wrs, tes, and rbs to even get somewhat open. The OL gave qbs time as well. The defense wasn't dominating,, just didn't make mistakes and looked very disciplined.
The last drill of the day was their 4th quarter and redzone competition. Surprisingly enough, Vidlak and Brown each led td drives, with terrific decisions and nice execution. McDowell threw a terrible pass that was picked. It was a bad decision and just looked bad altogether.
Speaking of passing, qbs, etc. Ah Yat threw and absolutely perfect pass 25 yards under pressure scrambling to his left. I couldn't tell who caught it.
Earlier, the offense perfectly executed a double pass for a wide open long td. Again couldn't tell which WRs threw it and caught it. I didn't have a very clear view.
I was hoping to see 1 qb stand out. Instead, Vidlak and Brown each looked consistent without any major mistakes or bad passes. McDowell was good and bad. He has a way to go in executing an offense. He also was on special teams kick return some. His athleticism and size are impressive.
WRs struggled in getting open early. As expected White and Simpson made some nice catches multiple times. Surprisingly enough, Racanelli actually stood out to me. Those 3 were the WR standouts.
Of note Bergen and Ostmo appear to be limited in practice. Physically they're fine. I just think, there's no need to risk anything with them. Child's played some. For the most part, Gilman and Iverson saw a lot of snaps. Those 2 are impressive. They each have nice size, hands, skill and terrific balance for young rbs. We will be fine at rb.
Defensively, I was impressed with their consistency. They forced the offense to make the plays and didn't get beat with errors. Offensively, the qbs and wrs have to get in sync and recognize things earlier. Based on today, qb is a 2 man race. McDowell is too inconsistent this early. Brown and Vidlak took care of the ball. They didn't make mistakes. Their problems are getting the wrs on the same page. That'll happen with time.
There's a new player not on the roster. He's #92, very tall, agile, that has a build to put on weight. He's a FR DE that just got here. No idea who he is, physically he stood out for a FR.
Great to see the boys in action.
Of note, they appear to be a calmer bunch this year. I didn't hear or see a lot of over the top antics, except from Peace. That man is intense.
