News: DC: Scout’s Eye: First Good Look At New RB Ryan Williams

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Scout’s Eye: First Good Look At New RB Ryan Williams
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Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout

OXNARD, Calif. – Continuing with the tape from Sunday afternoon’s practice, I wanted to highlight two old faces – and one new one fans will be interested to hear about.

• Orlando Scandrick continues to go about his job quietly during these practices in California. Whether it’s playing on the outside and dealing with the likes of Dez Bryant orTerrance Williams, he has shown not only the reactionary skills but the extended burst to handle any ball that is put in his direction. His key and diagnose has been spot on, making it very difficult for these quarterbacks to find any windows to work with. One of the strengths of Scandrick’s game has been his ability to play with foot quickness, which means receivers do not run away from him whether he is playing the ball down the field or driving on intermediate or underneath routes. If Scandrick does have a weakness, it would be his ball skills. He was 50 percent on opportunities on Sunday, but this is an area that we have observed before. He was 50 percent on chances on Sunday and he even juggled the one that he caught working againstCole Beasley in the one-on-one drills. He talks about making the Pro Bowl and interceptions are what gets you noticed, so this is clearly an area that he knows he can improve in.

• It has been a year since George Selvie first stepped foot on the practice field fields here in Oxnard,
  
  California. At the time, there was no fanfare or praise for the veteran defensive end but what a difference that year makes. Sunday was Selvie’s best day of practice during this camp. In looking at him, you would never believe he can play with the power that he does, but that is the case. There were several snaps where he was able to get his hands inside on the tackles and walk them back into the quarterback either as a single rusher or working with a defensive tackle in the two-man game. There is some of that strike and explosiveness to his game. He is one of those guys that plays well on his feet and when you see him engage on the blocker there is nice balance with solid hand use. One of his best traits is his ability to bend and finish the play. During the Team Period, he comes on a twist game and is able to overpower Travis Frederick and has the presence of mind to continue after Tony Romo, flushing him to his right and forcing a throw.

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[jobberone]

There is a video embedded in this article of the OL and DL having a go at each other. There's some nice commentary and a few decent looks at each side.

Coleman seems to be doing well along with Selvie and Crawford. Not excluding any of the other DL but that's all I noticed in one simple look. Smith is having a nice camp so far even though its only a few days now. The interior OL are having a bit of a problem with Coleman per Broaddus and I saw them also on a few plays.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Didn’t honestly know a great deal about Ryan Williams or the type of game he plays, but I have to admit he is growing on me.

Randall came home (I'm from his hometown and actually we graduated from the same HS) for a sports card show about a month ago and I almost asked him about Williams. I decided not to because I didn't want to put him on the spot but really wanted his opinion. Just taking a WAG I'd say Randall's chances of making the final 53 are 50/50 but I'm still pulling for him.

 

[TonyS]

There is a video embedded in this article of the OL and DL having a go at each other. There's some nice commentary and a few decent looks at each side.

Coleman seems to be doing well along with Selvie and Crawford. Not excluding any of the other DL but that's all I noticed in one simple look. Smith is having a nice camp so far even though its only a few days now. The interior OL are having a bit of a problem with Coleman per Broaddus and I saw them also on a few plays.

Thanks for mentioning the video embedded. It is really good commentary and it shows the line drills where the O-line players play all positions as they work down the line. That is why the players are showing up in different positions in some articles. Gave me a great perspective on the practice and what the coaches are doing.