DMN Blog: Rookie Minicamp Observations - 05/03/08

[theogt]

Imagining Campo demonstrating footwork to young DBs kinda makes me laugh. It's a funny image, you gotta give me that.

 

[Eskimo]

Campo did a great job with the secondary his first go around here. He was the one that put together our seconday for our 90s championship teams. He got great play out of Larry Brown, a 12th rounder. He had Kevin Smith on the cusp of the Pro Bowl before the Achilles injury. He converted Woodson from LB to safety. He got great production out of Tomas Everett, James Washington, Brock Marion, Kenny Gant, etc.

He did a good job as DC but I think his best work was as secondary coach. I was really excited when I heard we were bringing him back to his old job (not HC, of course).

The guy actually didn't even do so bad a job as a HC. Those teams had only a handful of NFL quality players. We were hamstrung by bad contracts and the salary cap situation. We gave away two 1st rounders for Galloway so he didn't even get to bring in any impact top-10 players until his last year when we got Roy - btw, rookie year was arguably his best.

Campo is always someone that I have a soft spot for. I think he was unfairly criticized for his stint at HC here. No one could have done all that much with that roster. Plus, he was 6/6 against the Skins.

 

[silverbear]

Campo did a great job with the secondary his first go around here. He was the one that put together our seconday for our 90s championship teams. He got great play out of Larry Brown, a 12th rounder. He had Kevin Smith on the cusp of the Pro Bowl before the Achilles injury. He converted Woodson from LB to safety. He got great production out of Tomas Everett, James Washington, Brock Marion, Kenny Gant, etc.

He did a good job as DC but I think his best work was as secondary coach. I was really excited when I heard we were bringing him back to his old job (not HC, of course).

The guy actually didn't even do so bad a job as a HC. Those teams had only a handful of NFL quality players. We were hamstrung by bad contracts and the salary cap situation. We gave away two 1st rounders for Galloway so he didn't even get to bring in any impact top-10 players until his last year when we got Roy - btw, rookie year was arguably his best.

Campo is always someone that I have a soft spot for. I think he was unfairly criticized for his stint at HC here. No one could have done all that much with that roster. Plus, he was 6/6 against the Skins.

Lousy head coach, great assistant coach/coordinator...

 

[Goldenrichards83]

I didn't like the Jenkins pick to begin with.
Now he's getting used by an UDFA and outperformed by a 5th rounder.

Watch this video and you will see why he is beaten Jenkins in practice. He specializes in beaten defenders that play off coverages but struggle with press coverage(Jenkins specialty that he wasn't allowed to do this weekend).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tGorYSLFwzk

 

[starfrombirth]

Watch this video and you will see why he is beaten Jenkins in practice. He specializes in beaten defenders that play off coverages but struggle with press coverage(Jenkins specialty that he wasn't allowed to do this weekend).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tGorYSLFwzk

That was actually pretty insightful and if they use him in the slot then he will have a natural cushion.

 

[Hostile]

I posted yesterday a blog entry before the draft from a Chicago paper that said the Bears long-time SW area scout said Felix was "special" and the writer mentioned the scout doesn't often use that term.

Interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing him in TC and pre-season.

I wonder how many people are down on Felix just because they wanted the other guy on his team? I really do. What if Mendenhall had been in a shared backfield? You think he'd have been a 1st round pick? What if he shared it with Felix? You think he would have then?

I honestly don't. He benefited by being the featured RB in his Offense.

If both Jones and Mendenhall had returned for their Senior years and were featured RBs, who do you think would go higher? It wouldn't have shocked me at all if Felix ranked higher on most Draft boards. It really wouldn't. I think without sharing the load with McFadden he's probably a top 10 RB.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I wonder how many people are down on Felix just because they wanted the other guy on his team? I really do. What if Mendenhall had been in a shared backfield? You think he'd have been a 1st round pick? What if he shared it with Felix? You think he would have then?

I honestly don't. He benefited by being the featured RB in his Offense.

If both Jones and Mendenhall had returned for their Senior years and were featured RBs, who do you think would go higher? It wouldn't have shocked me at all if Felix ranked higher on most Draft boards. It really wouldn't. I think without sharing the load with McFadden he's probably a top 10 RB.

Exactly right.

By the end of this season there are going to be many doubters who change their minds about this kid-- as he becomes one of the truly explosive players in the NFL.

 

[ThatsmyQB]

What are you talking about? What was there to evaluate? It was in the OP that he was getting beaten by Amendola and outperformed by Scandrick.

The W.R.'s have a HUGE advantage in one on one drills, since they got no safety help or even inside help, so you should expect them to get beat early and often on the 1st couple days, sometimes a W.R. just had a C.B.'s number, and vice versa, I remember Larry Brown had a lot of top games shutting Down Jerry Rice and could get burnt by a 5th W.R., maybe Amodele just has his number, and maybe Amodel didnt' face Scandrick and maybe he would of beat him also, you just don't know, sometimes a C.B. just have problems with certain W.R.'s, but it's WAY WAY WAY too early to assume ANYTHING and to do so is just plain ridiculous!

 

[Hostile]

Exactly right.

By the end of this season there are going to be many doubters who change their minds about this kid-- as he becomes one of the truly explosive players in the NFL.

I could live with that. And you know how picky I am.

:wink2:

 

[bbgun]

Hos, could you pm me? My user cp is screwed up and won't let me contact mods, start threads, use sigs, etc.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I wonder how many people are down on Felix just because they wanted the other guy on his team?

People wouldn't do that, would they?

Great to hear the positive words on Felix. And it's not just homerism, since they aren't giving the same props to Jenkins.

 

[newlander]

i'm with ya temo, camp is a goofball physically, but as you know he can coach. If he can't turn RW around.......well, see ya.

 

[adbutcher]

Switzers a tard.

Why is he getting quoted?

That is real football talk. That is why he is being quoted.

 

[Chief]

Campo: "You want some of this?"

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Hiring Campo was one of the smartest moves of the offseason, because Roy Williams hasn't played worth a crap since he left...

 

[Brandon]

Hiring Campo was one of the smartest moves of the offseason, because Roy Williams hasn't played worth a crap since he left...

+1, even though I think its to late to save Mr. Horsecallar.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Campo: "You want some of this?"

Classic Monchichi pose there Chief.

 

[Future]

It'll be tough to beat the Curse of 22, but Jones got off to a good start.

Anyone care to elaborate? Am I that ignorant?